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About the PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program

The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks PlayLA Youth & Adaptive Youth Sports Program is a city-wide initiative that provides access to quality sports programming for youth of all abilities between the ages of 5 and 17. Made possible by an investment from the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), PlayLA is the single largest commitment to youth sports development in California and serves as a legacy before, during and after the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Over the next six years, the PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program will offer young people with disabilities access to a variety of adaptive sports programming at no cost in a safe and fun environment at their local recreation centers and neighborhood facilities. The first- of-its-kind program in the City of LA aims to remove barriers to participation by providing an underserved community with the opportunity to discover a sport they are passionate about and can pursue.

The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program raises awareness of the benefits adaptive sports can offer young people with disabilities, including enhancing lifelong leisure pursuits and helping achieve a more equitable quality of life. LA Parks is committed to creating a lasting positive impact through this initiative and fostering a new generation of para-athletes and fans ahead of the LA28 Games.

Check out the highlights below from our para surfing camps and adaptive skateboarding classes!

Check out the fun by watching the videos below

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Adaptive Sports Calendar 2024

Sport
Season/Quarter
Month
Special Event Horsin Around | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Special Event Goalball | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Swim Lessons | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Year round
Jan.-Dec.
Para Equestrian | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Year round
Jan.-Dec.
Sitting Volleyball | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Winter
Jan.-Feb.
Winter
Feb.-March
Wheelchair Tennis | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Spring
May-June
Para Surfing | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Summer
July, Aug.,Sep.
Wheelchair Basketball | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Summer
Aug-Oct
Blind Soccer | English Flyer - Spanish Flyer
Fall
Sep-Nov

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News

Meet the Team

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Austin Dumas

Chief Operations Officer

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Irving Moreno

Facility Director

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Caroline Lammers

Principal Recreation Supervisor I

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Erika Luna Diaz

Director

Partners

Made possible by LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Contact Info

2459 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064

rap-adaptivesports@lacity.org
(310) 202-2803