.png)
DASA provides year-round adaptive sports and fitness opportunities for children, teenagers, adults, senior citizens, and injured service members and first responders living with a qualifying physical disability in the St. Louis and Columbia, MO areas.
Recreation programs are offered in four 6-week sessions throughout the year—two in the fall, two in the spring, and a 5-week summer session. Sport offerings may vary by session. General start dates are listed below but vary slightly each year. Registration typically opens 3-4 weeks prior to the first night of the session.
- Session 1: January
- Session 2: March
- Summer Session: July
- Session 3: September
- Session 4: November
Whether you're brand new to DASA, or a returning athlete, the steps outlined below will get you on your way!
All new athletes must fill out the New Athlete Form for their area before registering for programming. Once your form is processed, we'll get you registered.
Returning athletes can skip this step and go straight to registration below.
DASA uses SportsEngine as our registration platform, so athletes or parents need a SportsEngine account to register for all DASA sports.
Both St. Louis and Columbia area athletes register through the same forms below for recreation and competition programs.
We welcome athletes from the Columbia area to participate on our competitive teams, but please be aware that competitive practices take place in the St. Louis area.
Please note: the insurance offered by the SportsEngine platform is not affiliated with DASA.
Tap a program to see days, times, location, and cost for this session. St. Louis and Columbia programs are listed within the same sport if they are both offered.
Athletes will engage in strength & conditioning stations including weight lifting. This training can prepare the athlete for a future in Para Powerlifting as well as an additional day to maintain strength and conditioning training!
Para Powerlifting is open to male and female athletes with physical impairments. The bench press is the sport’s single discipline. Competitors must lower the bar to the chest, hold it motionless on the chest and then press it upwards to arm’s length with locked elbows. Athletes are given three attempts and the winner is the athlete who lifts the highest number of kilograms.
This Paralympic sport is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors use air rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary target. Each athlete is set at an individual station and taught safety when handling the air rifle. Athletes must be at least 12 years of age.
Bull’s eye is the name of the game! Learn the skills and technique needed to get that bull’s eye every time! Adaptive equipment available. Athletes will be split into two 45-minute groups based on age and skill level.
Boccia is a game of strategy and accuracy. The sport is played on a flat, smooth surface, where players must throw or roll colored balls as close as possible to a white target ball, known as the “jack.” The player, pair or team with the most balls near the jack is the winner.
DASA Flames is the beginner power soccer team. DASA provides the soccer chair, you provide the athlete!
Adaptive Rock Climbing is an amazing sport for our athletes. At DASA, we make sure that every athlete can make it to the top! We have experienced rock climbers making sure this activity is completely safe for our athletes and volunteers.
Learn to swim with one-on-one instruction.
St. Louis
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights have 2 classes (6:00pm-6:45pm & 6:45pm-7:30pm). Wednesday night has 2 classes (6:30pm-7:15pm & 7:15pm-8:00pm).
Columbia (COMO)
There are 3 sessions to choose from (4:45pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-6:15pm & 6:15pm-7:00pm).
Each class must have a minimum of 3 swimmers. DASA reserves the right to cancel a class if the minimum is not met. Athletes will be notified prior to the start of class.
Serve. Set. MATCH! Wheelchair or standing tennis players are welcome! The game of wheelchair tennis follows the same rules as able-bodied tennis as endorsed by the International Tennis Federation, except the wheelchair tennis player is allowed two bounces of the ball. The player must return the ball before it hits the ground a third time. The wheelchair is part of the body and all applicable ITF Rules which apply to a player’s body shall apply to the wheelchair. DASA can also help you up your game for the Paralympics, collegiate level or for FUN!
Learn basketball skills & drills. This is your chance to try out the sport before committing to the DASA Competitive team! Youth only.
St. Louis
Columbia (COMO)
Winter Jam is happening again, and we want to see your athlete there for another year of late-night fun & craziness!
Due to limited staff, all participants must be a DASA athlete, medically independent and between ages 7-16.
DASA programming is geared toward individuals with Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Amputation, Visual Impairment, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, or an Orthopedic diagnosis.
If your diagnosis isn't listed above, the Recreation Council of Greater St. Louis can help you find the right program, and our Athlete Resources page lists other organizations and resources.
Refunds are not provided for missed classes, and make-up dates for cancellations are not guaranteed. A $5 credit card processing fee will be assessed for athlete cancellations.