ABILITY PROGRAMS
ADAPTED SPORTS CLINICS
Location: Bradford Branch
Everybody is different. Adapted Sports Clinics are for those who learn new skills differently. They may not understand ideas that others learn easily due to a mental, physical, developmental or other special need. In this program, traditional sports will be adapted to meet the needs of each individual participant. Our Athletes are children and adults from all around the River Region. They are finding success joy and friendship as part of our community. They’re also having a lot of fun.
The Field of Dreams at the Prattville YMCA Bradford Branch
An ADA Accessible Baseball Field
The Field of Dreams and Ability Sports removes the barriers that keep children with mental and physical disabilities off the baseball field and out of the gym and lets them experience the joys of America’s favorite pastimes. Participants that play on the field, play on a custom-designed rubberized turf field that accommodates wheelchairs and other assistive devices while helping to prevent injuries.
The Field of Dreams and Ability Sports are not just about the sport. It is about making new friends, building self-esteem, learning independence and being treated like any other athlete. The league serves children and adults who suffer from any physical or mental disability that causes them to be excluded from traditional leagues.
Ages 5 and up. We have players as old as 65 participate.
FIELD OF DREAMS BASEBALL
| Fall Season: | |
| Spring Season |
Players will only play 1 day a week on either Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday.
FIELD OF DREAMS KICKBALL
| SPRING | |
| FALL |
Players will only play 1 day a week on either Tuesday or Saturday.
For more information regarding programs and or sponsorship and what is included
in each sponsorship please call June Dorough 358-9622.
ABILITY SPORTS CLINICS:
Fee: $5 a month or $20 for all 5 months
ABILITY SWIM LESSONS
| Location: | Don M. Smith Branch (365-8852) |
| Days & Times: | Monday 7:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Saturday 1:00- 1:30 or 1:30 – 2:00 PM | |
| Session Dates: | Aug 30 – Sept 25 ~ Sept 27 – Oct 23 ~ Oct 25 – Nov 20 |
| (no classes during Thanksgiving week) | |
| Jan 3 – Jan 29 ~ Jan 31 – Feb 26 ~ Feb 28 – Mar 26 | |
| Fee Per Session: | $47 Members | $77 Non-members |
ABILITY GYMNASTICS LESSONS
| Location: | Gymnastics Center (348 Hwy 82 W, 491-9622) |
| Days: | Saturday |
| Times: | 8:00 – 8:30 A.M. |
| Fee Per Month: | $47 Members/$77 Non-members |
Ability Programs are for children ages 3 – 16 who have a special physical or medical need that would benefit from one-on-one instruction (must provide a doctor’s note). Children cannot qualify to participate in Ability and Group lessons at the same time.