Power Soccer

The Therapeutic Recreation Department at NRH offers free Power Soccer clinics on  Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Emery Recreation Center, 5801 Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20011. 

Guards to fit on power wheelchair will be provided at no cost. All are welcome. To register or volunteer, contact Gabrielle Thornton at gabrielle.thornton@medstar.net or 202.877.1517.

About Power Soccer

Power Soccer is the first competitive team sport designed and developed specifically for power wheelchair users. These participants include persons with quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, head trauma, stroke, spinal cord injury and other disabilities.

Power Soccer combines the skill of the wheelchair user with the speed and power of the chair itself, to participate in an extremely challenging game similar to soccer. The game is played in a gymnasium on a regulation basketball court. Two teams of four power chair users attack, defend, and spin-kick a 13-inch soccer ball in an attempt to score goals.