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Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

              
                Since April 15th, 1999
              
                501(c)(3) Nonprofit Charity
              
                Lake Forest IL, United States
              
                Adaptive Recreational, Fitness & Competitive Sports Programs

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association's Mission:

It’s about so much more than sports. At GLASA, you are part of the team. Adaptive sports change the lives of our athletes on and off the court thanks to our coaches, volunteers and supporters.

About the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Our programs fuel the life of an individual on the court and beyond. GLASA is a community where athletes thrive. Our resources, programs and services empower participants to reach their highest potential in all pursuits of life. Every aspect of our mission is to support our athletes. It is our greatest honor to stand in awe and admiration as they achieve their dreams and inspire the world.

A Lifelong Pursuit of Health and Wellness

GLASA believes that health is a lifelong pursuit and offers programs for individuals ages 3-75+. GLASA supports athletes with primary physical or visual disabilities, such as amputation, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, spina bifida, stroke, visual impairment and more.

Adaptive Programming to Fit Every Need

Our programs are adapted to meet the needs of individuals who use manual or power wheelchairs in addition to those with ambulatory disabilities. We also offer specialized programming to injured military Veterans.

GLASA Great Lakes Games

GLASA brings hundreds of athletes together each year for our Great Lakes Games In Partnership With The Hartford, a multi-day event that provides a continuum of competition for the developmental to elite Paralympic athlete.

No One Sits on the Sidelines

No one is ever turned away due to an inability to pay, and no prior experience is needed to join GLASA recreational or competitive programs. With 20+ adaptive sports to get involved with, there is something for everyone.

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The donations will support:

Empowering our athletes to be active and enjoy the physical, social and emotional benefits of adaptive sports, fulfilling our mission and making all the difference for our athletes.

Group of youth GLASA athletes using wheelchairs getting ready to kayak with a GLASA volunteer.

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Upcoming Events

GLASA Wheelchair basketball game on an indoor court with a kid getting ready to shoot the basketball and an adult attempts to block them

GLASA Adaptive Equipment Lending Program Grant

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Apply For GLASA Athletes, equipment is provided based on availability. GLASA provides adaptive sports equipment for the sports of wheelchair basket...

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Athletes getting ready to compete in the archery competition at the Great Lakes Games.

GLASA Archery | Big Foot Archery | Sep 22

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Archery is open to everyone (ages 8+). Athletes may participate in Archery in a standing, bracing or sitting position. ...

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Group portrait of the Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football team.

GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Practice | Glenview, IL | Sep 22

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer The GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football team will hold tryouts and practices to prepare for competition against other te...

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GLASA athlete performing a bench press with 25lbs on each side while their thighs and ankles are strapped to the bench with volunteers spotting the lift.

GLASA Powerlifting | GLASA Office | Sep 23

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for...

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Two GLASA athletes using wheelchairs looking at a target that they shot with air rifles.

GLASA Shooting Air Rifle | GLASA Office | Sep 24

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer You will gain practical skills in the art of shooting and marksmanship at GLASA’s Shooting (Air Rifle) program. GLASA provid...

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Person lifting weights on a bench press competition at the Great Lake Games

GLASA Powerlifting | Lake Forest, IL | Sep 26

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for...

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Two GLASA youth wheelchair tennis athletes practicing with their coach.

GLASA Youth Adaptive Tennis | A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center | Sep 26

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Youth Tennis Instruction is provided for youth players who are ambulatory or use a manual or power chair. Tennis is a year-r...

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Two GLASA wheelchair tennis athletes greeting each other by touching the sides of their tennis racquets together.

GLASA Adult Competitive Adaptive Tennis | A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center | Sep 26

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Instruction is provided for intermediate and tournament players who are ambulatory, use a manual or power chair. Sports chai...

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GLASA Athletes playing in a wheelchair basketball game

GLASA Wheelchair Basketball | Donato Foundation Gym | Sep 27

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Wheelchair basketball is played by individuals with varying physical disabilities. GLASA has two teams, a Junior Prep Divisi...

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Athlete ready to release a bow in the archery competition at the Great Lakes Games.

GLASA Archery | Big Foot Archery | Sep 29

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Archery is open to everyone (ages 8+). Athletes may participate in Archery in a standing, bracing or sitting position. ...

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Person lifting weights on a bench press competition at the Great Lake Games

GLASA Powerlifting | GLASA Office | Sep 30

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for...

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Two GLASA athletes using wheelchairs looking at a target that they shot with air rifles.

GLASA Shooting Air Rifle | GLASA Office | Oct 1

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer You will gain practical skills in the art of shooting and marksmanship at GLASA’s Shooting (Air Rifle) program. GLASA provid...

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GLASA athletes using wheelchairs about to roll a boccia ball.

GLASA Boccia | GLASA Office | Oct 3

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Boccia is a game of strategy and accuracy played on a flat, smooth surface, where players must throw or roll colored balls a...

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Athlete bench pressing with spotters at the ends of the barbell at the Great Lakes Games.

GLASA Powerlifting | Lake Forest, IL | Oct 3

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for...

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Person in a wheelchair and a child in a pink wheelchair on a tennis court with a tennis racket and ball.

GLASA Youth Adaptive Tennis | A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center | Oct 3

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Youth Tennis Instruction is provided for youth players who are ambulatory or use a manual or power chair. Tennis is a year-r...

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Portrait of four people, two from Great Lakes Adaptive Sports and two from Cincinnati Tennis Foundation on an indoor tennis court, two of whom are using tennis wheelchairs.

GLASA Adult Competitive Adaptive Tennis | A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center | Oct 3

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Instruction is provided for intermediate and tournament players who are ambulatory, use a manual or power chair. Sports chai...

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View from a basketball being scored from a game of wheelchair basketball with GLASA athletes.

GLASA Wheelchair Basketball | Donato Foundation Gym | Oct 4

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Wheelchair basketball is played by individuals with varying physical disabilities. GLASA has two teams, a Junior Prep Divisi...

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Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football team on the sideline.

GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Practice | Glenview, IL | Oct 6

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer The GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football team will hold tryouts and practices to prepare for competition against other te...

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Rows of athletes competing in the archery competition at the Great Lakes Games.

GLASA Archery | Big Foot Archery | Oct 6

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Archery is open to everyone (ages 8+). Athletes may participate in Archery in a standing, bracing or sitting position. ...

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GLASA athlete performing a bench press with 25lbs on each side while their thighs and ankles are strapped to the bench with volunteers spotting the lift.

GLASA Powerlifting | GLASA Office | Oct 7

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for...

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Two GLASA athletes using wheelchairs looking at a target that they shot with air rifles.

GLASA Shooting Air Rifle | GLASA Office | Oct 8

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer You will gain practical skills in the art of shooting and marksmanship at GLASA’s Shooting (Air Rifle) program. GLASA provid...

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GLASA Boccia | GLASA Office | Oct 10

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Boccia is a game of strategy and accuracy played on a flat, smooth surface, where players must throw or roll colored balls a...

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GLASA wheelchair tennis coaching helping a youth player hit the ball on the racquet.

GLASA Youth Adaptive Tennis | A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center | Oct 10

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Youth Tennis Instruction is provided for youth players who are ambulatory or use a manual or power chair. Tennis is a year-r...

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Person lifting weights on a bench press competition at the Great Lake Games

GLASA Powerlifting | Lake Forest, IL | Oct 10

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for...

Show full details

GLASA Adult Competitive Adaptive Tennis | A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center | Oct 10

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

Register | Volunteer Instruction is provided for intermediate and tournament players who are ambulatory, use a manual or power chair. Sports chai...

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