About The Point Pleasant Challenger Flag Football Program
The Point Pleasant Challenger Flag Football Program is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that believes that the football field is a place where more than just a game is played. It is a place that can make the world a better place and help bridge the difference and promote understanding of the people with special needs.
Through the program, volunteers learn that people with special needs are not so different than themselves. The volunteers develop an understanding of the challenges their differently abled counterparts face each day.
The challenger athletes have the opportunity to play a team sport, experience a sense of comradery and make physical gains in terms of coordination and endurance while also learning how to work as a member of a team. Developmental skills such as the ability to wait, focus, follow directions and feel a sense of accomplishment are worked on through on the field skills and training.
The Point Pleasant Challenger Flag Football Program was designed to allow children with various types of special needs the opportunity to participate in a team sport that promotes inclusion and helps those with special needs succeed.
