United States Department of Veterans Affairs

National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

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Benefits of Adaptive Sports

Recent studies indicate that disabled Veterans who participate in adaptive sports report benefits such as:

  • less stress
  • reduced dependency on pain and depression medication
  • fewer secondary medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension)
  • higher achievement in education and employment
  • more independence

Contacts

Event Director
Tristan Heaton, Acting Director, NVSSC, 858-642-6426
Media Contact
Jordan Schupbach , (202) 664-3733

#NVSSC... What is it?

There's a new way to keep in touch with information about the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic and it's called a hashtag. It allows you to post your own photos, videos, stories and experiences about the Summer Sports Clinic on Twitter! All you have to do is create a Twitter account, and then write a post about the Clinic with #NVSSC at the end. After you post you can click on #NVSSC to see what everyone is saying about the Clinic. Keep following for great updates and fun photos.

To sign up go to: http://www.twitter.com

Special Events

Interested in creative arts or attending a sports clinic? Check out these VA sponsored special events that are coming up soon.

Want to learn more about programs and services related to healthcare, employment, education and other topics? Visit the National Resource Directory (www.NRD.gov) and Warrior Gateway (www.warriorgateway.org) to connect to thousands of resources to assist in recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration.