Intellectually Adaptive Sports Intellectually adaptive sports offer athletes with impairments the opportunity to play sports they love. These adaptive sports often closely resemble their nonadaptive counterparts and many of the same coaching regimes are used. Adaptive athletes benefit from training and conditioning while also developing teamwork skills and confidence. Have something to add? It looks like we’re running low on content for this sport. Help us fill this page with useful tips, drills, and information. Submit your ideas or resources and we’ll get to work! Make a suggestion Special Olympics Celebrates 50th Anniversary More Athlete's Health Articles From Pads to Flags: A New Era of Youth Football? Increase in awareness and scientific focus should result in safest possible system How to Make Sure Youth Sport is Delivering on Your Expectations Here, TrueSport Expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, is sharing eight ways to make sure youth sport is delivering on you and your athlete's expectations. Amazing Gray’ Inspiring Family During Fight Against Leukemia Rule Change to Enhance Heart Protection for Athletes 10 Tips for Balanced Nutrition during Vacation and Holidays Tips on how to approach holidays and vacations mindfully so that athletes can feel comfortable getting the nutrients they need and the flavors they want. Red and Yellow Flags: How to Tell the Difference with Body Image TrueSport Expert Dr. Melissa Streno shares some of the most common ‘red’ and ‘yellow’ flag behaviors when it comes to young athletes and body image. How to Best Support Student-Athlete Mental Wellness and Why It Matters How are communities, schools, trainers, parents, coaches, and even the athletes themselves best able to support mental wellness within youth sport? Top 6 Foods to Avoid When You’re In Charge of the Team’s Snacks As a parent of a young athlete, you’re likely going to be on team snack duty at some point. Here are a few foods to avoid bringing & what to bring instead. Top 10 Health Benefits of Soccer Sport Performance Anxiety in Youth Sports Sometimes the most harmful stressors aren’t in athletes' bodies but in their heads Special Olympics Help Bring Community Together When Can a Child Wear Contact Lenses? The new school year is underway, you are busier than ever, and your child is asking you, “am I old enough to get contact lenses?” Find out here. View all athlete health articles