ASF Conclude Summer Programs After Final Skateboard Camp

WINDHAM – The Adaptive Sports Foundation’s summer programming wrapped up Saturday, September 20, with the conclusion of its final adaptive skateboard camp.

This marked the fifth year the ASF has held adaptive skateboard camps, and the first time the organization utilized CD Lane Park in nearby Maplecrest. Local skateboard coaches Johnny O’Connor, Frank Cabrera and other pro-level instructors were hired by ASF to provide participants with top-tier training, regardless of experience level.

“These camps are a celebration of individual progression,” Cabrera said. “Whether the student is just figuring out how to propel themselves on the board or trying to learn much more advanced stuff, we celebrate each accomplishment.”

“My favorite part of these camps was making a lot of friends,” said participant Belle Holbrook, who had never stepped foot on a skateboard before attending all of the ASF’s camps this summer. “I also learned some new skills, like balancing. I’m going to try skateboarding on my own at the park near where I live.”

“The empowerment that comes with learning how to skateboard—the board becomes these students’ friend,” Cabrera said. “Skateboarding gives our students the freedom to glide and the freedom to be who they want to be without restrictions. Whether you’re an adaptive athlete or not, skateboarding is all-inclusive. Once you skateboard, you’re a skateboarder, and being a skateboarder is a way of life.”

This summer, the ASF hosted five adaptive skateboard camps, eight Warriors in Motion® programs and a four-day multi-sport summer camp. The foundation will now turn its attention to its busy winter season, offering adaptive ski and snowboard lessons to individuals with disabilities at Windham Mountain Club. ASF’s winter programming begins the third weekend in December and runs through the third weekend in March.