Hello Athletes and Coaches,
We are so excited for this years Texas Regional Games Presented by the Hartford and hope you are too! Utilize this site for all details including schedule, venues, host hotel, draws/relays, results, pictures, etc. Please make sure you have read the logistics page and your sport guidelines before your competition. In the event of any last-minute changes due to weather or any other unforeseen circumstances, we will post information on the website News and Updates page and Texas Regional Para Sport Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Texasregionalparasport/. We are excited to offer the same cluster of State-of-the-Art facilities as we did last year with Morgan’s Wonderland Park, Morgan’s Wonderland Sport, Heroes Stadium, STAR Soccer Complex and Josh Davis Natatorium. Morgan’s Wonderland Park will be open Friday (10am-2pm), Saturday (10am-4pm) and Sunday (11am-3pm). Each athlete will be given a credential. This credential will get you and one guest into the park for free. We hope you will find the time to come into Morgan’s Wonderland Park to experience the 25 Ulta-Accessible attractions sprawled across 25 acres of inclusion. From a wheelchair accessible Ferris wheel to catch-and-release fishing, there is truly something for everyone to enjoy! Everyone must come to Event check-in at Morgan’s Wonderland at 5223 David Edwards Drive on Thursday (3pm-9pm) or Friday (12noon-8pm) at Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center. If you do have a classification time that is not within the check-in time, we will check you in while you are here, no worries. If you have a question about classification, please email Darlene darlen.e.hunter@gmail.com. If you have a question about ground transportation, email Brayson braysonpope@gmail.com. Calling all athletes! We are blessed to be a Move United Sanctioned Event and part of the Hartford Event series this year and with that we have exciting new things in store. Brand new to Texas Regional Games is the Event Celebration at Morgan’s Wonderland Sports Saturday evening. To kick the Event Celebration off we will be hosting various sport experiences and an athlete Meet and Greet with 3 Paralympic athletes from 4:30-6:00pm. Dinner will be provided for athletes and a +1 from 5:30pm to 6:45pm. No additional tickets can be purchased at this time. The Hartford’s Human Achievement award will be presented at 6:30pm and you must be present to win. We want YOU to nominate a deserving athlete today! Find more information and nominate an athlete by the deadline of Friday, April 8th at 7 pm CST by going to https://www.moveunitedsport.org/events/sanctioned-competitions/the-hartford-human-achievement-award/. This award is given to an athlete, nominated by their peers, who serves as an advocate for the adaptive sports movement and inspires others as a role model. The recipient of this award will receive a $2,500 grant in support of their athletic pursuits in adaptive sport as well as a VIP gift bag. We have some wonderful clinics planned this year that are listed below. Please check your schedule and attend all that will work into your schedule. Thursday 3pm-6pm Sports in the Park @ Morgan’s Wonderland Park Friday 2pm-4:30pm Paralympic Air Guns Clinic with Bob Foth @ Morgan’s Wonderland Park 3pm-5:30pm Sports in the Park @ Morgan’s Wonderland Park Saturday 11am-1:30pm Cycling Clinic w/ Adaptive Adventures @ Morgan’s Wonderland Sport 12noon-2pm Racing Chair Assistance w/ Saul Mendoza @ Heroes Stadium 3:15pm-4:30pm Tennis Clinic w/ Dana Matheson @ Morgan’s Wonderland Sport 4:30pm-6pm Sport Experiences and Fun @ Morgan’s Wonderland Sport. As a Move United Sanctioned event, it is a requirement for each athlete to sign a Move United participant waiver before they can compete. If you will click this link, you can do that ahead of time or you can do it when at check-in. https://www.waiverfile.com/b/LoneStarParalysisFoundation/ChooseWaiver.aspx?eventid=861ec093-b377-4537-9508-49bb2b391ba1 This event would not be possible without our amazing partners including The Hartford, Move United, Morgan’s Wonderland, Morgan’s Wonderland Sports, Lone Star Paralysis Foundation, Southwest Wheelchair Athletic Association (SWAA), Circle Bar Foundation, MaxWell Medical Services, United States Tennis Association (USTA), Adaptive Adventures, HEB, Pedal Guerrero and Christus Santa Rosa Sports Medicine. When posting on social media feel free to tag @TexasRegionalParaSport, @TheHartford, @MoveUnitedSport and use hashtags #AdaptiveSports and #HumanAchievement. Please check the event website for all details.
After you read the logistics page and sports info pages on our website, if you still have a question, please email Event Director, Wendy wgumbert@hotmail.com.
Thank you and happy final training days,
The Texas Regional Games Event Staff
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