On Tuesday morning, September 15, the Rolling Rapids were invited to showcase Power Soccer at the Denver Public Schools Adapted Field Day. This event was held at the All-City Stadium track and field. My Dad, Richard, Dom, and I attended to represent the Colorado Rolling Rapids. We really wanted to attend this event to connect with Carolann Skeats, an adaptive PE specialist across Denver Public Schools. Having her contact on standby will help secure a gym to practice in at one of the schools whenever we struggle to find an available gym on a certain date. So we mainly went to grab some good contacts to help spread the word about Power Soccer and our team. We also went to this event to demonstrate Power Soccer and see if we could get interest from people with physical disabilities, and we did have some luck.
Power Soccer at Denver Public Schools Adapted Field Day
Tuesday morning, September 15, 2026 · All-City Stadium track & field
All-City Stadium · 275 South Federal Boulevard, Denver, CO 80219
Our demonstration area was on one corner of the football/soccer field, and I'm not going to lie, I was a little worried about playing on the turf since the Strike Force Chair wasn't really built for outdoor use. But it actually did pretty well, and no, I don't recommend anyone playing on turf, even though it was cool to do a full-field soccer corner kick at the end of the event. The turf made the ball slow down much faster than it does on a gymnasium floor because of the higher friction, so when we did the corner kick, Dom had to wait forever for the ball to get to him.
During this event, we identified two potential prospects (Hafeez and Senor), and Hafeez has already emailed us. Personally, Hafeez reminded me of Arsalan Memon from North Texas Fully Charged. I think he could be a wing, maybe a striker, depending on how much he's willing to practice and how determined he is. Senor, however, will definitely be a wing and a good one. Of all the people who got a strike force chair, Senor was definitely the best player. He had good timing and was smart enough not to chase the ball, especially with how young he was.
I thought the PT therapists, the kids in the chairs, and their caregivers were very surprised by the sport and that they were fully out there independently playing. It was definitely a cool event to be part of, and we are thankful that Carolann Skeats invited us to share what Power Soccer is.
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