Mission. DAAA is dedicated to
serving the estimated quarter million people in the United States who have any
of the more than 200 forms of dwarfism as a result of skeletal dysplasia or
related causes. The DAAA mission is to encourage all people with dwarfism to
participate in sports. DAAA accomplishes this mission by providing athletic
competition, guidance, support, and information to people of short stature and
to their families. Every level of ability and skill is welcomed and supported.
Activities. DAAA's
primary activity is planning, financing, and staging the annual DAAA National
Games. Core sports include basketball, boccia, soccer, swimming, track and
field, and volleyball. Other sports that are offered when time, facilities, and
budget permit are archery, badminton, flag football, floor hockey, kurling,
powerlifting, table tennis, tennis, and shooting. The DAAA National Games
typically are held in conjunction with the annual Little People of America
(LPA) convention; a practice that insures exposure of a large population of
short-statured people to sports opportunities.
DAAA also conducts
local and regional sports clinics and competitions in collaboration with the 70
LPA chapters and 14 LPA districts. In addition, DAAA is committed to
recognizing and encouraging elite athletes to train with the goal of
participation in competitions sanctioned by US Paralympics and the
International Paralympic Committee, and an ultimate goal of competing in the
Paralympic Games. Toward this end, every four years DAAA coordinates and
sponsors a USA team at the World Dwarf Games.
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