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Sports In Abundance.

Adapt To Life.

The Problem

Before an adaptive athlete ever gets in the game, there's a learning curve. How to access the sport, find the right equipment, and navigate a system that wasn't built for you.

That knowledge has always come from the people who came before. The ones who figured it out and passed it on.

Now those generations are stepping back. What they know lives in sideline conversations and car rides to practice. When they leave, it leaves with them.

The Vision

A world where any adaptive athlete can find their sport, learn the game, and afford to play. Where the wisdom to navigate and thrive is preserved and passed forward. Where access isn't a barrier. It's a given.

Alec Tranel coaching young wheelchair basketball athletes in a gymnasium

What We're Building

The front door to adaptive sports.

Someone opened the door for me. A brochure. A coach who believed I could compete. A mentor who taught me how to navigate the system.

We're building that door at scale. A directory so any athlete can find a program. Educational resources so they know what to expect. A fund so cost never closes the door before it opens.

The Story

Alec Tranel, founder of Adapt To Life

My name is Alec Tranel. I was injured at six years old. By 18, I had been through 28 operations.

I've been part of the adaptive sports community for over 20 years. In that time, I've watched people I came up with die. Some from their injuries. Some because they couldn't find a reason to keep going.

I'm still here.

Someone handed me a brochure. Someone showed me I could still compete. Someone taught me how to travel, how to live, how to build a life I didn't know was possible.

Adaptive sports didn't fix everything. But it showed me I wasn't done.

That's what I want for every athlete who comes next.

The Ask

This is just the beginning.

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