Adapted Air Rifle | Fall 2024

Description

Ready to take your shot? Come and learn the Paralympic sport of Air Rifle! The Bridge II Sports Adapted Air Rifle program is open people with physical disabilities; including youth, adults, and Veterans.

Cost: $20 per Session (Non-Members)

Participation is FREE for any athlete with a current BIIS Membership. (sign up HERE)

You MUST log in for your membership discount to apply. If you don't remember your password, please click here. You will recieve an email with instructions to reset your password.

Scholarships may be available to potential athletes, including Veterans, to cover membership fees if cost is a barrier to participation.

For more information please contact:

programs@bridge2sports.org

Can I Participate?

Blind or Visually Impaired? COME PLAY!

Use Mobility Equipment? COME PLAY!

Limited Arm Strength? COME PLAY!

Can't Use Your Arms? COME PLAY!

Don't Have Arms? COME PLAY!

Something Else? JUST ASK US!

Please note, we are aware that the system we use for registration is not easy to use for people who rely on screen readers or other digital access technologies. We are working with the vendor to try and address those issues. In the meantime, if you are Blind or Low Vision, and are struggling to get registered, please contact us directly:

Email: programs@bridge2sports.org

Phone: 866-880-2742

Interested in helping our adapted air rifle program as a volunteer? Click below to find out how you can help us build bridges for our adapted athletes.	Interested in staying up to date with our adapted air rifle program? Please click the link below to sign up for our general air rifle mailing list.

New Volunteers: Before we can approve your application we need you to register here, first, and then follow the steps outlined in this document.

2024 FALL PROGRAM
Our current air rifle schedule runs from the second week in September and will culminate in a competition and cookout on November 24th, 2024. For our Fall Season we are pleased to be hosting an independent afternoon session for our Blind & Visually Impaired athletes using our new targeting system from ECOAIMS. This unique system uses a laser rifle and target receiver instead of a traditional air rifle, and the athlete aims based on auditory feedback communicated through headphones. The ECOAIMS will provide a means for our BLV athletes to find success, largely indepedently, and we couldn't be more excited. Based on feedback we have recieved we are currently limiting our morning sessions, for sighted participants, to five athletes; and our afternoon sessions, for BLV participants, to three athletes. We recognize that this may limit the number of individuals able to shoot on a given day, but the intent is to provide athletes with more range time and, ultimately, a more valuable experience. At the end of the registration form you will have the option to select any of the following dates you would like to attend; and you will also be able to choose between sighted or BLV sessions. Once a session is full it will disappear from the registration form. If there is a date you would like to attend, and do not see it as an available option, please contact us and we will put you on a waitlist: Email: programs@bridge2sports.org Phone: (866) 880-2742

2024 FALL PROGRAM

Our current air rifle schedule runs from the second week in September and will culminate in a competition and cookout on November 24th, 2024.

For our Fall Season we are pleased to be hosting an independent afternoon session for our Blind & Visually Impaired athletes using our new targeting system from ECOAIMS. This unique system uses a laser rifle and target receiver instead of a traditional air rifle, and the athlete aims based on auditory feedback communicated through headphones. The ECOAIMS will provide a means for our BLV athletes to find success, largely indepedently, and we couldn't be more excited.

Based on feedback we have recieved we are currently limiting our morning sessions, for sighted participants, to five athletes; and our afternoon sessions, for BLV participants, to three athletes. We recognize that this may limit the number of individuals able to shoot on a given day, but the intent is to provide athletes with more range time and, ultimately, a more valuable experience.

At the end of the registration form you will have the option to select any of the following dates you would like to attend; and you will also be able to choose between sighted or BLV sessions.

Once a session is full it will disappear from the registration form. If there is a date you would like to attend, and do not see it as an available option, please contact us and we will put you on a waitlist:

Email: programs@bridge2sports.org

Phone: (866) 880-2742

2024 FALL SCHEDULE
	DATE	TIME
	September 11^th	10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sighted) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Blind/LV)
	September 25^th	10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sighted) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Blind/LV)
	October 9^th	10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sighted) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Blind/LV)
	October 23^rd	10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sighted) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Blind/LV)
	November 6^th	10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sighted) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Blind/LV)
	November 13^th(Tentative)	10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sighted) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Blind/LV)
	November 24^th Competition & Cookout Day	10:00 am - 3:00 pm (Sighted & BLV Athletes)

		Program Lead
	Our 2024 Adapted Air Rifle Season is graciously being led by Brad "Casper" Vande Hei. To many of you, Casper may be a familiar sight as he has participated in Valor Games Southeast, as an athlete, from the very beginning. This year, in addition to serving as a Sport Head for the 2024 Valor Games Air Rifle Competition, he has been stepping up to lead our Adapted Air Rifle Program. Casper has worked closely with John Book to learn all of the tips and tricks of the trade so that he can keep the tradition of athlete success alive. In addition to his expertise on the range, Casper also runs a successful business training Service Dogs; so, if you're coming to the program, you may see him attended by one of the dogs he's training.

Program Lead

Our 2024 Adapted Air Rifle Season is graciously being led by Brad "Casper" Vande Hei. To many of you, Casper may be a familiar sight as he has participated in Valor Games Southeast, as an athlete, from the very beginning. This year, in addition to serving as a Sport Head for the 2024 Valor Games Air Rifle Competition, he has been stepping up to lead our Adapted Air Rifle Program.

Casper has worked closely with John Book to learn all of the tips and tricks of the trade so that he can keep the tradition of athlete success alive.

In addition to his expertise on the range, Casper also runs a successful business training Service Dogs; so, if you're coming to the program, you may see him attended by one of the dogs he's training.

Location
Bridge II Sports - Main Campus 3729 Murphy School Road Durham, NC 27705 The Bridge II Sports Adapted Air Rifle Program takes place in our climate controlled warehouse, so programming will take place, regardless of weather, as long as at LEAST one athlete is registered.

Location

Bridge II Sports - Main Campus

3729 Murphy School Road

Durham, NC 27705

The Bridge II Sports Adapted Air Rifle Program takes place in our climate controlled warehouse, so programming will take place, regardless of weather, as long as at LEAST one athlete is registered.