Sportable Hosts Paralympian Trevon Jenifer April 15
RICHMOND, VA – (Tuesday, March 14, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier accessible sports club, is proud to welcome Paralympic Gold Medalist Trevon “Trey” Jenifer as the keynote speaker at the RVA Adaptive Sports Festival on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Jenifer’s speaking engagement is sponsored by Henrico-based Allianz Partners and will take place at center…
River City Classic Presented by Allianz Partners March 4-5
RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, February 27, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to host the River City Classic presented by Allianz Partners this weekend, March 4-5, 2023. Hosted by the Sportable Rim Riders, the adult wheelchair basketball tournament will feature a dozen Division II and Division III teams from across…
Discovering Sportable Was A Game-Changer
By: Ricky Jones I’m pedaling down a scenic trail, feeling the wind on my face, and experiencing a sense of freedom I haven’t felt in years. A decade ago, I didn’t think this would be possible again after a tractor-trailer accident nearly took my life. I’m still dealing with multiple injuries including head trauma, chronic…
Sportable Announces Landmark Partnership with Virginia Department of Health
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, February 9, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce a new multi-year project focusing on sexual abuse prevention policies, training, and public awareness, funded by Virginia Department of Health Office of Family Health Services, Injury and Violence Prevention Program (VDH IVPP). Sportable is the only…
RVA Adaptive Sports Festival April 15
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, January 26, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier accessible sports club, is proud to host the third annual RVA Adaptive Sports Festival presented by C&F Bank and C&F Mortgage on Saturday, April 15, 2023, 10am-2pm, at Glen Allen High School. The free event is the largest exposition in the region of…
A Race to the Starting Line
Written by: Danica King “I saw on Facebook that a Sportable athlete completed the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K in a wheelchair. I thought, ‘I can do that,’ and attempted to train at a track in my everyday wheelchair. I struggled and took 23:22 to make one lap. I called Sportable. I was told I should…
Sportable Hosts River City Classic March 4-5
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, January 5, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce the return of the River City Classic March 4-5, 2023. Hosted by the Sportable Rim Riders, the adult wheelchair basketball tournament will feature a dozen Division II and Division III teams from across the east coast…
Sportable Introduces Youth Wheelchair Basketball Team
RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, November 28, 2022) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to introduce Richmond’s inaugural Junior Prep wheelchair basketball team designed for kids with physical disabilities aged 5-13, the Sportable Spokes. Outfitted with custom sports wheelchairs by The Rotary Clubs of Brandermill and Hanover’s 2022 Rotary District Grant on…
Pickleball? Who Me? How I was Introduced to this Crazy Addictive Sport!
By: Robin Yoder, Sportable Athlete In April of 2021, I participated in the Sportable running program. We were still very much dealing with COVID but this was an outdoor program and for the first time it was being held in Chesterfield County near my home, at Swift Creek Middle School. I hadn’t done much running…
Marchiano Selected to USA Wheelchair Rugby Development Team
RICHMOND, VA – (Tuesday, October 18, 2022) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce that Mandy Marchiano has been named to the USA Wheelchair Rugby Developmental Team. One of 15 players chosen at the Development Team tryouts designed for players who show potential for elite level wheelchair rugby in September,…