WCMX And Share The Skate
2017–2021. WCMX clinics, the Adaptive Sports Jams and 100 Share the Skate decks.
ASF Adaptive Sports took action sports to the skatepark: wheelchair motocross (WCMX) clinics, a trip to the World Championships and two Adaptive Sports Jams that drew riders from around the world to St. Petersburg.
Share the Skate grew from a youth skate program into a campaign to make skateparks accessible to everyone.
Stories From 2017–2021
2017 WCMX World Championship Recap
ASF and the Florida WCMX crew traveled to the 2017 RISE WCMX World Championships in Irving, Texas to cheer on local riders.
Accessibility Project: SS American Victory
An ASF project to improve accessibility at the SS American Victory, a WWII-era ship museum in Tampa.
WCMX Clinics With SBACFL
Learn-to-ride WCMX clinics with Tony Torres and Florida pro riders covering safety, balance, wheelies, 360s and spins.
ASF Attends 2018 WCMX World Championships
Tony Torres made his third WCMX World Championships appearance in 2018, with ASF among his sponsors and Tina Tallman as his coach.
Meet ASF Adaptive Sports
ASF Adaptive Sports, a division of Action Sports Foundation, works with youth groups, organizations and athletes to provide adaptive sports training.
2019 ASF Adaptive Sports Jam Recap
The first ASF Adaptive Sports Jam brought WCMX and adaptive skateboarding to the new St. Pete Skatepark, with a visit from the mayor and TV news coverage.
Campaigns That Powered Florida's Adaptive Athletes
ASF's 2018–2019 campaigns: athlete travel, a demo trailer, adaptive fitness and the North and Central Florida Adaptive Sports Awareness Initiative.
Sheckler Foundation And Boards For Bros In Tampa
ASF filmed the Sheckler Foundation and Boards For Bros in Tampa, getting skateboards into the hands of local kids.
2020 ASF Adaptive Sports Jam
February 14–16, 2020: the second ASF Adaptive Sports Jam brought top WCMX and adaptive skate athletes from around the world to St. Petersburg.
Share The Skate: 100 Decks And An Open Skatepark
ASF's Share the Skate program: youth skate events, 100 #ShareTheSkate decks set loose, and a more accessible St. Pete Skatepark for WCMX riders.
ASF Adaptive Sports At Tampa General Hospital
ASF brought its real-life Adaptive Sports Circus to Tampa General Hospital to show doctors and therapists how skateboards and adaptive gear can support rehab.
2020: On TV, On Video And Back At The Park
ASF Adaptive Sports on RightThisMinute, a friends-and-family video mashup, a call to action and a post-shutdown skate session in 2020.
Tony Torres: WCMX Athlete, Coach And Author
Pro WCMX athlete Tony Torres led ASF Adaptive Sports as executive director, coaching and mentoring wheelchair athletes, and wrote the Jimmy Wheelz children's books.
Paul Bertocci: Celebration Of Life
ASF's tribute to Paul Bertocci, a Tampa Bay kiteboarder and Army veteran, shared in February 2021.
Santa Surprise With ASF!
A holiday Santa surprise from the ASF crew, shared at the end of 2021.
From The Archive
Dates and notes recovered from old ASF and TBKA pages.
- Local sponsors back ASF Adaptive Sports
Embrey's Moving Solutions announced its support for Tony Torres, ASF and the Florida WCMX crew, and asked for donated ramps and rails for youth clinics.
- Featured on RightThisMinute
ASF Adaptive Sports video picked up by the viral-video TV show.