Programs
ADAPTIVE CYCLING
Cycling was the first adaptive sports program Operation Comfort started in 2005. We have a fleet of hand cycles, road bikes, recumbent trikes and tandems we adapt and fit to you! Rides are lead by our cycling coaches with assistance from the program Ambassador Athletes. Everyone involved work to keep participants safe while maximizing their independence. Our cycling team, Team America, participates in training rides, special events, camps, clinics and competitions together throughout the year.
SLED HOCKEY
WANT TO BE A PART OF A TEAM?? Our San Antonio Rampage sled hockey team was formed in 2007 with the help of the AHL San Antonio Rampage and became the first all military sled hockey team in the US. The team is comprised of wounded, ill and injured service members as well as community athletes with physical disabilities.
We play in tournaments in San Antonio, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver and Nashville. All equipment and ice time is provided.
ADAPTIVE YOGA
Come escape the craziness of life with an hour to relax and rejuvenate your mind & body! The OC Yoga class is a slow, modified flow for all abilities including chair yoga. Yoga Journal reports 38 ways yoga improves health. Benefits include improved flexibility, muscle strength, posture, bone health, emotional control and lifestyle habits. Research proves that yoga decreases stress, pain and illnesses.
AQUATICS
Love the water? Us too! Kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming and water workouts are aquatic activities we offer Veterans and family members
between May and September each year. These are low impact, low risk of injury, total body workouts.
WOODWORKING
Woodworking provides opportunities to work with your hands and be creative while improving fine motor and gross motor skills in a non-clinical setting. We have a large variety of woodworking projects you can build and customize. This program is run by a Veteran that is a Texas Veteran Commission certified Peer Mentor.
SPECIAL EVENTS
We provide various special events to engage, educate and empower. These events get one back into the community and comfortable with their new normal. Special events include community reintegration outings, adaptive sport clinics, camps, competitions and trips.
ADAPTIVE CYCLING
Cycling was the first adaptive sports program Operation Comfort started in 2005. We have a fleet of hand cycles, road bikes, recumbent trikes and tandems we adapt and fit to you! Rides are lead by our cycling coaches with assistance from the program Ambassador Athletes. Everyone involved work to keep participants safe while maximizing their independence. Our cycling team, Team America, participates in training rides, special events, camps, clinics and competitions together throughout the year.
SLED HOCKEY
Sled hockey is an exciting ice sport that allows individuals with disabilities to enjoy the great sport of hockey. It is very similar to “stand-up hockey” in terms of concept and rules. The main difference is that instead of standing up to skate, participants sit on their skates using an adaptive device known as a sled, which is affixed with two skate blades and a runner in the front to form a tripod. The other main difference is that in sled hockey, participants use two shortened hockey sticks with a blade on one end and a pick (similar to the end of a figure skate) on the other end, which enables them to propel themselves across the ice much like in cross country skiing. Hard checking, elevated puck shooting, and 60-mile an hour slap shots are as much a part of sled hockey as they are in “stand-up” hockey.
ADAPTIVE YOGA
Come escape the craziness of life with an hour to relax and rejuvenate your mind & body! The OC Yoga class is a slow, modified flow for all abilities including chair yoga. Yoga Journal reports 38 ways yoga improves health. Benefits include improved flexibility, muscle strength, posture, bone health, emotional control and lifestyle habits. Research proves that yoga decreases stress, pain and illnesses.
AQUATICS
Love the water? Us too!, swimming and water workouts are aquatic activities we offer Veterans and family members
between May and September each year. These are low impact, low risk of injury, total body workouts.
WOODWORKING
Woodworking provides opportunities to work with your hands and be creative while improving fine motor and gross motor skills in a non-clinical setting. We have a large variety of woodworking projects you can build and customize. This program is run by a Veteran that is a Texas Veteran Commission certified Peer Mentor.
SPECIAL EVENTS
We provide various special events to engage, educate and empower. These events get one back into the community and comfortable with their new normal. Special events include community reintegration outings, adaptive sport clinics, camps, competitions and trips.