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PlayLA Blind Soccer Clinics Return to Los Angeles This Fall

Posted September 5, 2025  Blind Soccer

Los Angeles, 2025- For the fourth year, the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) will support the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department (LA RAP) to offer visually impaired and blind soccer clinics as part of the PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program.

The free clinics are designed for blind and visually impaired youth ages 5 to 17, with all skill levels welcome to participate. Clinic participants will be taught blind soccer fundamentals, drills, gameplay, and communication by coaches and members of the USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team.

Clinic Dates and Times:

Hubert Humphrey RC (Pacioma, CA)

  • October 4, 2025 9:00-10:30 am
  • October 11, 2025 9:00-10:30 am 
  • October 18, 2025 9:00-10:30 am
  • October 25, 2025 9:00-10:30 am

Martin Luther King Jr RC (Los Angeles, CA)

  • November 1, 2025 9:00-10:30 am
  • November 15, 2025 9:00-10:30 am

Mar Vista RC (Los Angeles, CA)

  • November 22, 2025 9:00- 10:30 am
  • December 6, 2025 9:00-10:30 am

The sport of blind soccer has been part of the Paralympic Games since 2004. Out of the 22 sports represented in the Summer Paralympic Games, blind soccer is the only sport without U.S. representation. At the LA28 Paralympic Games, the U.S. team will make history and receive an automatic bid into the blind soccer tournament as the host country.

“As we get closer to the LA28 Paralympics and the debut of our USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team, we are so excited to be back for our fourth year of building blind soccer in Los Angeles,” said USABA CEO Molly Quinn. “Through our continued partnership and engagement with LA RAP, we aspire to provide access to sport and recreational opportunities for blind and visually impaired youth and possibly identify a future Paralympian who will compete for Team USA at the LA28 Games.”

A key milestone in USABA’s 49-year history came in January 2022 when the organization was officially named by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as the National Governing Body for blind soccer. In collaboration with U.S. Soccer, USABA has launched seven Building Blind Soccer sites across the country, including Los Angeles, to help to grow the sport. In November of 2022, USABA named the first-ever USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team. After several training camps, the U.S. team hosted Canada in a pair of international friendlies in March in Chula Vista, Calif., emerging victorious in both contests, with the opener live-streamed around the world.

Through the PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program, youth of all abilities are provided access to a variety of adaptive sports programming at their local recreation centers and neighborhood facilities. The first-of-its-kind program for the City of LA aims to remove barriers to participation in sport and contribute to the lasting positive legacy of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 

PlayLA 2025 flyer with dates for blind soccer clinics

2025 PlayLA Fall – Visually Impaired & Blind Soccer Clinics


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