Arizona Disabled Sports – Basketball (Team Mesa & Arizona Heat Adaptive Programs)
59 East Broadway Road, Mesa, AZ 85210
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Arizona Disabled Sports – Basketball (Team Mesa & Arizona Heat Adaptive Programs) is part of a larger program that includes adaptive sports, weekly sports and recreation programs, special interest classes, social activities, and sports training and competitions. Participants may also take part in activities such as wheelchair basketball, pickleball, goalball, air rifle, adaptive ski lessons, a toddler fun run, a Para Fencing clinic, sled hockey, a Holiday Bowling Party, and a summer camp.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Price: The registration fee structure for the Physically Challenged programs is $40 for one sport.
The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled, doing business as Arizona Disabled Sports (AzDS), began using this name in 2007 and is a non-profit organization. Its mission is to provide a variety of sports and recreation programs and activities to individuals with all types of disabilities, and its vision is a community that creates opportunities that empower individuals of all abilities through sports and recreation. The organization uses the slogan, “Let No One Sit on the Sidelines!”
Arizona Disabled Sports offers Team Mesa programs for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and Arizona Heat Physically Challenged programs for individuals with physical disabilities. The sports programs for individuals with physical disabilities are for athletes ages 6 through adulthood who have an orthopedic, neurological, or sensory impairment, and Team Mesa programs include sports training, competitions, and recreational activities for individuals ages 8 through adulthood who are intellectually developmentally disabled. Participation is not limited to Mesa residents, and many participants come from the metropolitan Phoenix area and across Arizona, with about 1,000 local athletes in seasonal training and competitions and about 500 additional athletes from across the country in Association-sponsored events. AzDS often hosts programs in Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale.
The Team Mesa Adaptive Sports programs are a collaborative effort between the City of Mesa Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities, Mesa Public Schools, and Arizona Disabled Sports. The Association coordinates resources with Mesa Public Schools and the City of Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities, and serves as Team Mesa in competitions hosted by Special Olympics Arizona while remaining a separate non-profit organization. Programs are sanctioned by Adaptive Sports USA, Disabled Sports USA, the US Association of Blind Athletes, and US Paralympics, and community resources listed by the organization include City of Mesa Adaptive Recreation, Mesa Public Schools, Special Olympics Arizona, Ability 360 Sports & Fitness Center, US Paralympics, Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association, Arizona Spina Bifida Association, Arizona Cerebral Palsy Association, Move United, and the US Association of Blind Athletes.
The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled is incorporated as a non-profit organization through the Arizona Corporation Commission, is recognized as a 501c3 corporation by the Internal Revenue Service, is a chapter of Adaptive Sports USA and Disabled Sports USA, and is a Paralympic Gold Level Sport Club. The leadership team includes Edward Wessing (President), Anthony Leopard (Secretary), Shaun Clark (Treasurer), Barb Peacock (Secretary and listed contact at [email protected]), Cory Grant (Board Member), Mark Grant (Board Member), Gregg Baumgarten (Board Member), Lance Fite (Board Member), Gabe Trujillo (Board Member), Jacquie Gallo (Board Member), Oscar Venegas (City of Mesa Representative and Recreation Supervisor), and Nina Bernardo and Joshua Underwood (Team Mesa Program Coordinators).
Last updated January 8, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Price: The registration fee structure for the Physically Challenged programs is $40 for one sport.
The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled, doing business as Arizona Disabled Sports (AzDS), began using this name in 2007 and is a non-profit organization. Its mission is to provide a variety of sports and recreation programs and activities to individuals with all types of disabilities, and its vision is a community that creates opportunities that empower individuals of all abilities through sports and recreation. The organization uses the slogan, “Let No One Sit on the Sidelines!”
Arizona Disabled Sports offers Team Mesa programs for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and Arizona Heat Physically Challenged programs for individuals with physical disabilities. The sports programs for individuals with physical disabilities are for athletes ages 6 through adulthood who have an orthopedic, neurological, or sensory impairment, and Team Mesa programs include sports training, competitions, and recreational activities for individuals ages 8 through adulthood who are intellectually developmentally disabled. Participation is not limited to Mesa residents, and many participants come from the metropolitan Phoenix area and across Arizona, with about 1,000 local athletes in seasonal training and competitions and about 500 additional athletes from across the country in Association-sponsored events. AzDS often hosts programs in Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale.
The Team Mesa Adaptive Sports programs are a collaborative effort between the City of Mesa Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities, Mesa Public Schools, and Arizona Disabled Sports. The Association coordinates resources with Mesa Public Schools and the City of Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities, and serves as Team Mesa in competitions hosted by Special Olympics Arizona while remaining a separate non-profit organization. Programs are sanctioned by Adaptive Sports USA, Disabled Sports USA, the US Association of Blind Athletes, and US Paralympics, and community resources listed by the organization include City of Mesa Adaptive Recreation, Mesa Public Schools, Special Olympics Arizona, Ability 360 Sports & Fitness Center, US Paralympics, Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association, Arizona Spina Bifida Association, Arizona Cerebral Palsy Association, Move United, and the US Association of Blind Athletes.
The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled is incorporated as a non-profit organization through the Arizona Corporation Commission, is recognized as a 501c3 corporation by the Internal Revenue Service, is a chapter of Adaptive Sports USA and Disabled Sports USA, and is a Paralympic Gold Level Sport Club. The leadership team includes Edward Wessing (President), Anthony Leopard (Secretary), Shaun Clark (Treasurer), Barb Peacock (Secretary and listed contact at [email protected]), Cory Grant (Board Member), Mark Grant (Board Member), Gregg Baumgarten (Board Member), Lance Fite (Board Member), Gabe Trujillo (Board Member), Jacquie Gallo (Board Member), Oscar Venegas (City of Mesa Representative and Recreation Supervisor), and Nina Bernardo and Joshua Underwood (Team Mesa Program Coordinators).
Last updated January 8, 2026.
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