How can I start a league or team?

The first step is to contact us. We may already know of interested participants in your area. If not, we may be able to help find some interested participants. Through our web page, media exposure and advertising, persons in many cities looking for a local program commonly contact us.

Do not expect you will immediately find 30 participants in your area. It takes time to develop a
program. In Minnesota we started with just 5 friends meeting once a month (sometimes not even that much) and playing for fun. No uniforms and not a lot of equipment. A rehabilitation center called Courage Center let us have free gym time.

We started putting together informational brochures and sending them to other friends. We also placed information in newsletters of local organizations serving disabled people (like hospitals, rehab centers etc.). Within a couple of years our Minnesota mailing list grew from 10 to 100, which led to a formal Minnesota Division consisting of 4 teams (about 30 players). The Minnesota Division has a 10 game regular season along with playoffs. Teams wear uniforms (jerseys), stats are kept and volunteers referee the games. But it took a lot of time to get to this point. So be patient!