The 2010 Texas Statewide Independent Living Conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Suites in Dallas, March 7-9th, 2010.

RISE received a special invitation from Paula Margeson/REACH to participate with a booth and hosting an adaptive recreational equipment workshop. Regina Blye/Executive Director/TXSILC hosted an excellent conference. We met new friends and recognized old faces. The RISE workshop was hosted by Paul Gray/CEO/RA. Spencer Larimore spoke about Quad Rugby and demonstrated the chairs used to play the sport. Mike Peters demonstrated Hand Cycling and Sled Hockey. Gary Pickle demonstrated Golf and how to use an Adaptive Golf Cart. Gary used Mike as a first time participant for demonstration purposes for this fast growing program. Everyone had a great time working towards a common goal in supporting the disability community.

USQRA Quad Rugby Tournament is Big Eye Opener for Local Team.

On Friday February 5th The North Texas Cowboys played their first real quad rugby game against Possibilities Crown, a team from Southern California.  They lost the game by 16 points…  But at the end of the game no one was hanging their head.  They were ecstatic, they played beyond their expectations and they played hard as a team.  There were a total of 7 teams from all around the country that came to play.  Crown went on to take first place in the tournament and the Cowboys continued to lose the rest of their six games. Read the rest of this entry »

Texas Thunder Quad Rugby Tournament, February 5-7th Great Results!

We would like to thank all of our volunteers  and sponsors, The Texas Stampede, RISE, C & R Medical,  Lift-Aids, the Hilton Garden Inn, and the City of Irving for helping put on an excellent tournament.  Seven quad rugby teams from across the country came to the city of Irving to compete in this three day event.  The competition was stiff with no teams going undefeated.

CLICK HERE for more photos of the tournament.

Check out the tournament results below…

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Charity Fundraising Rugby Match is a Huge Success!

On Friday December 18, the Dallas Harlequins played  Team RISE Adventures in a charity fund raising Quad rugby event. This year we gathered to help support two charities over the holidays. The event brought in tons of toys for Toys for Tots and some money for Triggers Toys. Both teams brought out numerous fans to support their team and these wonderful charities. Once again Team Rise dominated the scoreboard 56 – 46!  ON Magazine did a photo shoot with RISE and it will soon be profiled in their magazine.

This event wouldn’t have be possible without these great sponsors!  C & R Medical ,  Lift Aids, and  ON magazine

CLICK HERE to see more photos of the event.

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Numerous levels of EVENT Sponsorships are available for Corporations and Collaborative Partners!

Support the RISE mission. Benefits to corporations that participate in corporate sponsorship opportunities are plentiful. The company will gain brand recognition, additional advertising opportunities, and have the option of having the company logo appear on advertising materials. The company also has the benefit of being perceived as an organization that gives back to the community. Likewise, customers of the organization will benefit from the knowledge that they have contributed to a good cause or helped support a local event by supporting the company sponsoring the event or team.

Info Available
Summer Bash Sponsor Brochure

Water sports sponsor brochure

RISE Quad Rugby Keeps Growing (New Video)

The RISE Adventures Quad Rugby program is getting bigger and better.  There are new players showing up every week.  This week we had 18 players.   The competition is getting fierce!  Five of our consistent players now have their own chairs and RISE Adventures provides 13 more chairs!  So come on out and bash it up with us!   No reservations are required for this weekly program.  We play every Friday from 6 pm till 9 pm at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center.

Georgia Farrow Recreation Center
530 Davis Dr
Irving, TX 75061    click here for map.

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C & R Medical – RISE Title Sponsor

Without RISE Title Sponsors we would not be able to provide our programs for Free. Please support our sponsors by contacting them today!

C & R Medical for all of your urological needs.

Team RISE Quad Rugby Newest Player

RISE quad rugby has been growing leaps and bounds this past several months.  One of our newest players is an 18 year old man from Benbrook, Texas. Justin Miller’s first experience with RISE was with this program.  Here’s what Justin had to say:

“I heard about quad rugby over the internet and I first started playing sometime in May. I was encouraged to play rugby by watching the movie “Murderball” with Mark Zupan. He has been my idol since I was 4. I like playing rugby because I like the rough competition and playing with my friends. Also I like contact sports, which makes rugby all the better. Since I can’t play football, quad rugby is the next best thing. When I first started playing I kind of stunk, but now I am getting better and better as I practice. I plan on playing Murderball all the way through collage, even though I don’t know which collage I’m going to yet.”

Justin Miller

RISE Quad Rugby is every Friday night from 6–9pm at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving.

No reservations are required so come join us.

We play every Friday from 6 pm till 9 pm at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center.

Georgia Farrow Recreation Center
530 Davis Dr
Irving, TX 75061    click here for map.

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RISE is on Television, again!

Irving Community Television (ICTN) covered TEAM RISE versus the Dallas Harlequins able bodied rugby game. Parkscape is shown on local cable. This is great video

Texas Stampede Quad Rugby, this video Rocks!

Click the image below to save and download the Texas Stampede Quad Rugby Promo video! It’s worth the download time!

Team USA Quad Rugby Clinic

May 9th & 10th- Paralympic Coach and new commissioner of the United States Quad Rugby Association, James Gumbert, better known as Coach Gumbie, is holding a two day Quad Rugby Clinic at The University of Texas at Arlington UTA Physical Education Building, Greek Row and Nedderman, 801 W. Greek Row, Arlington, TX 76019-0260. This two day activity is only for quadriplegics to learn and play the game of rugby.

Space and equipment are limited so make your reservations now by contacting Paul Gray at pgray@riseadventures.org of 469-762.5075.

Schedule
Saturday
9am – 12pm Gym
12pm – 2pm Lunch and Classroom
2:30 – 5pm Games

Sunday
10am – 3pm Exhibition games and Texas vs Dallas
3pm Home

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Singles Church Group vs. Team RISE Quad Rugby

Friday, April 24th, 7:00-9:00 pm. After an exciting evening versus the Dallas Harlequins, Lea Stewarts church group decided they wanted to take the same challenge. Please join us for an exciting evening of able bodied versus TEAM RISE Quads. No reservations required.

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TEAM RISE versus Dallas Harlequins Recap

Friday Evening, April 10th the TEAM RISE Quad Rugby team soundly defeated the Dallas Harlequins Able Bodied USA Rugby Team before a packed gym of enthusiastic fans! The score wasn’t the story on this fun night. Both team’s player’s competitiveness and camaraderie was a true reflection of the evening.

TEAM RISE salutes the Dallas Harlequins as a truly nice bunch of very talented tough guys. Their fans showed up in force. Our hats are off to TEAM RISE Quad Rugby for putting on a show that will be remembered for a very long time. Are hats are also off to the Dallas Harlequins, a great organization that RISE will continue to work with on many endeavors. This was the first annual event and the tradition is just getting started. Irving Community Television Network filmed the event and will show on local cable in May.

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TEAM RISE Quad Rugby vs Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club

When
Friday, April 10th @ 7:45PM

Where
Georgia Farrow Recreation Center
530 Davis Dr
Irving, TX 75061

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About
Come join in the excitement and watch the USA Rugby League Harlequins in quad rugby chairs for the first time! This will be a short scrimmage to see how our tough guys and gals match up with these very tough guys. They have shown interest in adopting our future team as their sister club. Let us know if you plan on coming out and how many friends you are bringing to watch this exciting match by emailing Paul Gray at pgray@riseadventures.org.

RISE Sports a Smashing Success!

RISE Rugby makes the news in an exciting Dallas Morning article and video. The article can be found here. Click here for the video.

Rugby

Rugby last night was awesome! We fielded a team of mixed players. We had quad’s and para’s playing full contact, neck-n-neck games! We had a lot of fun and it was nice to see so many of you out enjoying yourselves. Since Coach Andy wasn’t in town (he’s attending a rugby tournament) we skipped the usual warm-ups and went straight into playing. Spencer and Justin did an awesome job explaining the rules to the new players and helped get everyone positioned. I want to send a special thanks to Eric (E-D) for encouraging the newbie John to come out and play. Can you believe John has only been injured since June?! We look forward to seeing him and all the other regulars next week!

If you’re a quad or para and are interested in playing, check our Rugby Program page and get yourself acquainted. We have lots of pictures and if you have any other questions feel free to email Paul Gray at pgray@riseadventures.org.

RISE Equipment Day

Local Iron Workers #263 has scheduled Saturday, January 24, 2009 to donate their expert time and equipment to repair RISE’s adaptive sporting equipment for quad rugby and sled hockey. RISE would like to thank the union for supporting our ever growing equipment maintenance needs. For more information or to get involved please contact Paul Gray @ pgray@riseadventures.org or 469.762.5075.