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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices12-9-2008Northeast Passage Hosts Power Soccer ScrimmageOn Saturday, Dec. 13Keely AmesNortheast PassageFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationAmes, Keely, "Northeast Passage Hosts Power Soccer Scrimmage On Saturday, Dec. 13" (2008). UNH Today. 605.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/6059/13/2016 Northeast Passage hosts Power Soccer Scrimmage on Saturday, Dec. 13http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2008/dec/ka9soccer.cfm.html 1/1UNH Media Relations Northeast Passage Hosts Power Soccer Scrimmage OnSaturday, Dec. 13Media Contact:  Keely Ames 603­862­0070Northeast PassageDecember 9, 2008DURHAM, N.H. ­ Northeast Passage's Power Soccer team will be hosting a scrimmage onSaturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Northeast Passage is a program of the University of New Hampshireand offers adaptive sports and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities.Date: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008Time: Starts at noonLocation: University of New Hampshire's Hamel Recreation CenterVersus the Massachusetts Hospital School's teamNortheast Passage's team features players of all ages from New Hampshire, Massachusettsand Maine.Free and open to the publicPower Soccer is the first competitive team sport designed and developed specifically forpeople who user power wheelchairs. The sport combines wheelchair users' skill with thespeed and power of the chair itself. The game is played on a basketball court. Two teams offour power chair users attack, defend and spin­kick a 13" soccer ball in an attempt to scoregoals.Northeast Passage started this team in 2007 to reach adults and youth with significantmobility impairments, giving them much needed access to physical activity and teamcamaraderie. This program reaches people living with quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis,cerebral palsy, head trauma, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and other disabilitiesFor more information, please visit www.nepassage.org or call 603­862­0070.The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a New England liberal arts college anda major research university with a strong focus on undergraduate­oriented research. A land,sea and space­grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 11,800undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students.email this page!

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