Table 3.

Barrier-Strategy Pairings Described by Participants

Barrier presented	Strategies to overcome it
Threat of injury	Assistance from program staff
	Enjoyment of “risk-taking,” identification as “risk-taker”
	Investing time to figure out how to safely participate before trying new sports
Doubts about abilities	Staff and peer-peer mentorship
	Watching others with similar disabilities participate
	Acknowledgement that it can take some time to gain mastery
Lack of awareness about what a given adaptive sport entails or requires	Watching other athletes engage in adaptive sports
	First-hand experience with new sports
Transportation problems	Planning trips in advance
	Establishing regular dates and times to participate
	Setting aside several hours for transportation before/after programs