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Adaptive Sports and Recreation
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Contact Info Address: 1475 West Gray Houston, TX 77019 Phone: 832.395.7333 |
Office Hours Mon. - Fri. 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Sat. - Sun. Closed |
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IMPORTANT SERVICE CHANGES
All Houston Park and Recreation Department Community Centers, the North Wayside Sports and Recreation Center, and the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center are currently closed. |
UPCOMING EVENTS
METROPOLITAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTER
The Metropolitan Multi-Service Center was built in 1982 and transferred from the City of Houston Health Department to the Houston Parks and Recreation Department in 2006. H.P.A.R.D.’s Adaptive Recreation Section was created at this time to offer a variety of recreational, sporting and quality of life programming for people with disabilities. Opportunities include structured classes, a fitness room, a full court gym, an indoor heated pool for use by people with disabilities, a beep baseball field, a tennis court, a quarter-mile outdoor trail, and an urban garden.
The Vale-Asche Foundation Playground Without Limits opened on April 16, 2011, during a day long Festival of Abilities. The festivities included: Wheelchair Tennis, Beep Baseball, The River Recital, Wheelchair Basketball, Line Dancing and a special ribbon cutting ceremony for the Vale-Asche Foundation Playground Without Limits took place at 11:30 a.m.
ADAPTIVE RECREATION PROGRAMS
Friends of the Park Council at MMSC
The Friends of the Park Council at MMSC serves to support the staff and programs of HPARD’s Adaptive Recreation section. They also help communicate the vision, goals and services of the program to constituent communities and provide a forum for program ideas and services.
The Friends of the Park Council at MMSC meets the second Tuesday of every month.
| Date: | 3rd Tues of every month |
| Time: | 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7325 charles.french@houstontx.gov |
Accessible Fitness Center
The Metropolitan Multi-Service Fitness Center is specifically designed to be used by adults with a physically disability including visually impaired and blind who are able to function independently.
The facility is equipped with wheelchair accessible upper body weight equipment along with cardio machines to get your heart pumping. Pre-registration and a safety briefing are required before using this facility.
| Ages: | 16 – older |
| Registration: | Required |
| Time: | 7:00 am - 7:00 pm, M – Th 7:00 am - 4:00 p.m., F |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7333 |
Adaptive Yoga
This Adaptive Yoga class modifies traditional Kundalini Yoga for persons with physical disabilities based on students abilities. This 60 minute class led by a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor. It combines seated, standing and floor postures and incorporates guided meditation and creative visualization.
| Ages: | Youth and Adult |
| Registration: | Required |
| Program Dates: | 9:00 am - 10:15 am 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 10am-11am |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7333 |
Adaptive Aquatics Program
The MMSC pool provides a great environment for people with disabilities to exercise. The 5-lane, 25-yard heated pool is fully accessible and is equipped with a zero depth entry ramp, hand rails, and 3 chair lifts. Changing and shower facilities are available adjacent to the pool area.
| Ages: | Youth and Adult |
| Registration: | Required |
| Program Dates: | Year-round |
| Time: | Vary, Call For Schedule |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7333 |
Adult Wheelchair Basketball
Weekly practice and play is scheduled throughout the year for adults age 16 and up. No motorized chairs allowed in this game.
January through March open gym will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays. From April through May, Mondays will be league nights. Sports chairs are available to check out. Registration is required.
| Ages: | All Ages |
| Registration: | Required |
| Program Dates: | Sept 5 - Nov 23 |
| Time: | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, M. |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7333 |
Adult Wheelchair Rugby
Get ready for fast, full-court action when adults clash metal to metal in this fast paced wheelchair sport. Rugby is for quadriplegics who have independent, upper body function. Participants must have independent functioning skill to participate. Motorized chairs not permitted in this game.
| Ages: | 12-Older |
| Registration: | Required |
| Program Dates: | Sept 1, 2016 - April 26, 2017 |
| Open Play: | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Th. |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (713) 797-5928 |
Join Us for some Sqauremino!
Everyone is welcome to join the Squaremino Team at Metropolitan Multi-service Center to have a fun time playing the Squaremino board game.
| Dates: | Nov 9 and Nov 30, Wed Dec 7, Dec 14 and Dec 21, W. |
| Time: | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7325 |
Power Soccer
Power Soccer is the fastest growing sport for wheelchair users. Power Soccer is the first team sport designed specifically for power wheelchair users. It 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. All ages and abilities welcome!
| Ages: | All Ages |
| Registration: | Required |
| Program Dates: | Jan 9 - April 30, 2017 |
| Time: | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Sat |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7325 |
Youth Wheelchair Basketball
TIRR Memorial Hermann Junior Hotwheels Basketball team practices on Tuesday nights through March 2015.
This youth basketball program accepts any school-aged players with physical disabilities that are interested in wheelchair basketball, either competitively or recreationally.
| Ages: | 16 - older |
| Registration: | Required |
| Program Dates: | January - March, 2017 |
| Time: | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Tues |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (713) 797-5928 |
Boccia Ball
Boccia (pronounced ‘Bot-cha’) is a Paralympic sport that was introduced in 1984. Boccia is played indoors on a flat, smooth surface by either individuals or teams. Athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting closest to a ‘jack’ ball. It is designed specifically for athletes with a disability affecting locomotor function.
| Ages: | All Ages |
| Registration: | Required; On-Site |
| Program Dates: | Ongoing |
| Time: | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Mon |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7325 |
Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program Support Group
The support group is hosted monthly for adolescents and their family by Texas Children’s Hospital Staff in partnership, with HPARD’s Adaptive Recreation Staff. Meetings are held at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center. This is a specialized program designed to enhance the overall fitness level and functional capacity of each bariatric patient. Focus will be on lifetime fitness activities and exercise.
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| Program Dates: | 2nd Tuesday Of Every Month |
| Time: | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Tue |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 822-0615 |
Houston Area Parkinson Society
The Houston Area Parkinson Society’s mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by Parkinson’s disease through services, education and advocacy. The Houston Area Parkinson Society provides numerous programs and services for the Parkinson’s community. Each week HAPS provides 34 free physical, occupational, speech, water, Tai Chi and other therapy groups. Free support groups are available for individuals with Parkinson’s and caregivers to share their experiences in a warm, friendly environment. In addition, HAPS offers free transportation services to and from HAPS therapy sites and physician visits. Respite, social services and educational programs are also available.
| Activity: | Exercise for Adults with Parkinson |
| Information: | (713) 313-1652 |
Air Rifles
Paralympic shooting practice and competition is open to male and female athletes with a physical disability. Shooting is divided into rifle and pistol events, air and .22 caliber. Our focus will be on .177 Air Rifles and pistols. Shooting matches athletes of the same gender, with similar disabilities, against each other, both individually and in teams.
| Ages: | All Ages |
| Registration: | Required; On-site |
| Program Dates: | 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month |
| Time: | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Wed |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7325 |
Table Tennis
Paralympic table tennis competition is open to male and female athletes with physical disabilities such as amputation/limb loss, spinal cord injury/wheelchair-users and cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke. The same quick technique and finesse is apparent in the games of athletes from various disability groups, including men’s and women’s competitions, as well as individual and team contests. Are you the next table tennis Paralympian?
| Ages: | All Ages |
| Registration: | Required; On-site |
| Program Dates: | Beginning January 2017 |
| Time: | 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tue and Thu |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Location: | Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray |
| Information: | (832) 395-7325 |