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With our roots dating back to the Syracuse Flyers wheelchair basketball team founded in 1979, Move Along has come a long way! Our organization still hosts to the Flyers basketball team, as well as home to a number of other activities, including sled hockey, paddling, cycling, and new in 2017: tennis! We are a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and we serve the communities of greater Syracuse, Oswego, and Central New York.

Our Commitment to Education is embodied by all that we do, and especially in our Inclusive Sports Training programs offered as a roadshow to local schools and organizations. Interested in bringing adapted sports and recreation training to your community? Search no further!

Serving our Veterans has become a more pronounced mission of ours, as we team up with local veteran service organizations, and can offer significant assistance to veterans seeking to participate in any of our programs through the generosity of VA: Mission Re-Defined.

Mission Statement:

Move Along Inc. provides and promotes inclusive adaptive sport and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities and allies.

Vision Statement:

At Move Along Inc. we believe in a world where people with disabilities fulfill their personal dreams and aspirations, live healthy lives, and have access to sport and recreation outlets that meet their diverse needs.

Our Goal:

Our goal is to develop these opportunities and experiences by engaging participants and encouraging community involvement with desired outcomes including increased physical activity, but also fostering a community where social skills such as self-confidence, self-reliance, and independence are paramount to our success.

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Adaptive Shooting

Para Shooting has been part of the Paralympic Games since Toronto, Canada in 1976 and currently is being practiced in over 75 countries. Air Rifle and Pistol shooting is a test of skill and mental discipline, in which competitors use pneumatic rifles and pistols to fire a series of shots at a paper target. Competitions…

In the beginning you had to have a spinal cord injury in order to play wheelchair basketball. But that, much like the game itself, has come a long way since 1946. Today, in order to be eligible to play wheelchair basketball within the NWBA (National Wheelchair Basketball Association) a person must have a permanent lower…

Rain, sleet, snow, or hail … it seems that no matter the weather, you can always see a cyclist biking for pleasure, on an errand, or keeping fit. The love of bike riding is rapidly growing across nearly every demographic. Cycling has always been a great way to enjoy the outdoors, socialize with fellow bikers,…

Horseback riding is naturally therapeutic. Whether they have physical, cognitive, sensory or emotional disabilities, participants benefit from riding or working with horses. Nicole Budden, Founder and Director of Happy Trails Riding Center All About Equestrian Getting Started Equine-assisted therapy, hippotherapy, therapeutic riding…These are all terms that have specific definitions, but they share a common…

When you go skiing, you need to find a mountain and cold weather. You don’t need anything special to start kayaking. Kayaking is just down the road. -Joe Mornini, Executive Director of Team River Runner Getting Started Looking to spend a quiet afternoon enjoying the outdoors and scenery? Perhaps you’re more of a thrill…

All About Sled Hockey Sled Hockey A Sport for All Abilities Sled hockey had its beginning in the early 1960s when some enterprising athletes at a physical rehabilitation center in Sweden wanted to play the game. The men modified a metal frame sled with two regular-sized ice hockey skate blades that allowed the puck to pass…

The people you meet through tennis are friendly, happy, optimistic and outgoing, They just want to have a good time and want others to have a good time. – Steve Kappes, Director of the San Diego Wounded Warrior Tennis Program and Director of Military Outreach for the San Diego District Tennis Association All About…