Camp Abilities PA at WCU

Camp Abilities PA at WCU Join us for CAPA '26, held over Memorial Day weekend! Athletes receive one-on-one instruction during all physical activities and events.

Camp Abilities PA @ WCU is an educational sports camp for youth ages 7-17 who are blind or have low vision. The purpose of the camp is to empower children to be physically active, improve their overall health and wellness, encourage them to make food choices that support an active lifestyle, and develop their confidence and self-esteem through sport and physical activity. Camp Abilities PA is an o

vernight camp experience that introduces children to a variety of sports, including 5-a-side soccer, cross-country and track running, field events, tandem biking, and swimming, and provides opportunities to participate in goalball, football, golf, lacrosse, frisbee, and beep baseball.

TWO CLAPS for our triathlon volunteers- athletes from the community who used their skills to support camp this weekend. ...
05/28/2026

TWO CLAPS for our triathlon volunteers- athletes from the community who used their skills to support camp this weekend. We had runners from Brewer Run Club, local bikers, and athletes from West Chester Women’s Multisport come to run and bike with athletes as well as course marshal our triathlon.

(Photos 1 and 2: BRC runners guide CAPA athletes on the trails. Photo 3: a BRC runner leads a group of athletes and coaches in a cheer. Photo 4: WCWMS athletes pose together. Photo 5: a BRC runner poses with a friend on the camp cross country course.)

Finishing strong at the 2026 CAPA Triathlon. (Photos 1-3: coach-athlete duos run on the cross country course. Photo 4: ...
05/28/2026

Finishing strong at the 2026 CAPA Triathlon.

(Photos 1-3: coach-athlete duos run on the cross country course. Photo 4: a coach and athlete cross the triathlon finish line.)

Swim, bike, run!Some photos of our athletes and coaches on the run course and in transition at our triathlon this mornin...
05/25/2026

Swim, bike, run!
Some photos of our athletes and coaches on the run course and in transition at our triathlon this morning.

(Photo 1: an athlete crosses the finish line with her coach in pursuit. Photo 2: an athlete and coach run across the parking lot out of T1. Photo 3: an athlete and coach turn the final corner to the track. Photo 4: an athlete and guide turn down the hill after T1. Photo 5: an athlete and coach cross the finishing line using a tether.)

Soccer, throwing, and jumping!(Photo 1: a group of athletes vie for the soccer ball. Photo 2: an athlete takes off into ...
05/24/2026

Soccer, throwing, and jumping!

(Photo 1: a group of athletes vie for the soccer ball. Photo 2: an athlete takes off into the long jump pit. Photo 3: an athlete pauses with his foot on a soccer ball. Photo 4: Coach Sean gives instruction to an athlete throwing a javelin. Photo 5: an athlete runs down the runway towards the long jump pit.)

Tennis, goalball, and a trail run to kick off our second full day of camp. (Photo 1: an athlete starts to serve a tennis...
05/24/2026

Tennis, goalball, and a trail run to kick off our second full day of camp.

(Photo 1: an athlete starts to serve a tennis ball. Photos 2&3: athletes and coaches run down a paved trail using tethers. Photos 4&5: athletes throw a goalball during a game.)

Preparation for the swim portion of the triathlon is underway. (Photo 1: an athlete swims into the wall as a coach cheer...
05/23/2026

Preparation for the swim portion of the triathlon is underway.

(Photo 1: an athlete swims into the wall as a coach cheers her on. Photo 2: a coach supports an athlete to do a back glide. Photo 3: a coach calls to an athlete as he glides off the wall. Photo 4: an athlete back glides off the wall as a coach gives instructions.)

The rain couldn’t stop us! We spent the morning doing field events, tandem biking, and soccer. (Photo 1: an athlete does...
05/23/2026

The rain couldn’t stop us! We spent the morning doing field events, tandem biking, and soccer.

(Photo 1: an athlete does a broad jump into the long jump pit. Photo 2: a coach give an athlete feedback on javelin throw. Photo 3: a CIT calls from the goal while an athlete shoots a soccer ball. Photos 4 & 5: pairs of coaches and athletes tandem bike. Photo 6: a coach helps an athlete with shotput.)

A rainy morning on the trails. (Photo 1: an athlete and coach run through a puddle using a tether. Photo 2: a coach and ...
05/23/2026

A rainy morning on the trails.

(Photo 1: an athlete and coach run through a puddle using a tether. Photo 2: a coach and athlete and coach run down a wooded trail using a tether. Photo 3: a coach an athlete round a corner on the cross country course. Photo 4: groups of athletes and coaches run down a trail using tethers.)

Our coaches have arrived and are learning more about CAPA sports to get ready to teach our athletes!(Photo 1: coaches gu...
05/22/2026

Our coaches have arrived and are learning more about CAPA sports to get ready to teach our athletes!

(Photo 1: coaches guide run through the woods. Photo 2: coaches learn about tandem biking from Coach Beth. Photo 3: coaches learn about javelin from Coach Sean. Photo 4: a coach claps to call a blindfolded coach during a soccer drill. Photo 5: two coaches vie for soccer ball.)

Why stop at 2016? Let’s throw it back to 2006!Our first year of CAPA in 2006 was small but mighty and set the stage for ...
01/21/2026

Why stop at 2016? Let’s throw it back to 2006!
Our first year of CAPA in 2006 was small but mighty and set the stage for many fantastic years of camp memories.

(Photo collage of a posed picture of coaches, one of athletes and coaches smiling in the pool, a photo of a coach with his arms around two athlete’s shoulders, a group photo of coaches kneeling behind their sitting athletes, a group of athletes sitting in a circle stretching, and a picture of Coach Maria presenting an athlete with a certificate.)

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