Wheelchair Sports Clinic FREE to Veterans and persons over the age of 50

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The Indiana State Games and the Downtown YMCA will host a Badminton and Shuffleboard Clinic for Veterans and persons over the age of 50 who use wheelchairs.

The Clinic will be Saturday, April 9th 1:00-3:-00 at the Downtown YMCA.

USA Badminton representative Steve Kearny is coming to Evansville from Colorado to run the FREE Badminton and Shuffle-board Clinic.

The National Senior Games Association has partnered with the Veterans Affairs to offer the clinics in State Games willing to host for the Non Ambulatory Athletes that want to get involved in Sports and Activities. Indiana State Games—Fit and 50 is hosting this Clinic for the State of Indiana, along with 25 other sporting events coming up this May in Evansville.

The clinic will provide all equipment for those that are participating to use onsite. If the event goes well, the Indiana State Games hopes to offer more opportunities to those that use wheelchairs in the community.

To learn more about the Indiana State Games—Fit and 50 go to www.IndianaStateGames.org