Welcome to UCP of Greater Kansas City

Sports for Cerebral Palsy is a year round training program designed for athletes with physical disabilities to:

develop sports skills
improve physical and mental fitness as well as providing an atmosphere of individual and team goal setting.
enhance general physical fitness through adaptive physical exercise
provide recreation with fun experience designed to improve the individual's self-esteem
provide team training with the opportunity to travel to local, state, regional, national and international meets can be realized.

CP Sports

The philosophy of this program emphasizes: "Sports by Ability, Not Disability". The program is based upon a philosophy that the act of competition is essential to the total development of any person and that involvement in individual and team events can teach a person humility and pride and instill a sense of self worth and respect for others. The program's purpose is to provide an opportunity for athletes:

To learn or improve on individual and team sports
To have fun and meet other athletes
To learn cooperation in the attainment of a common goal
To improve self-confidence

Basic sports skills and concepts will be taught both on an individual and team basis. Sports proposed will include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

Wheelchair Team Handball
Ambulatory Soccer
Track and Field Events
Boccia
Cross Country
Bowling
Swimming and Cycling

The program is designed for those with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities who are not appropriate for Special Olympics.

For more information about CP Sports, please contact UCP at (816) 983-2207 or send an e-mail.