Our Mission and About Us

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Gem State Falcons mission is to enhance the lives of individuals with physical disabilities through adaptive sports and recreation, empowering them to lead independent and fulfilling lives. 

Basketball helps break down the barriers people may have with people with disabilities. We are not just a team of players but a group of people wanting to help bring a new look on life, excitement, appreciation, and self confidence. 

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We currently have 10+ active players on the team. Age range is from 16 to 69. We plan to help develop several teams throughout the state from juniors through collegiate in the next 5 years. If you know of someone who wants to be involved or is trying to start a team please have them contact us.

Falcons are registered with the NWBA, National Wheelchair Basketball Association, as a division 3 team. The team played  in the Spokane Showdown for the start of their second season. We just finished playing in Houston, Texas in Novemberof 2023. Our next tournament is in Sacramento in December of 2023.  We will update you on future tournaments for this season

Last season we hosted the City of Trees Basketball Tournament in Boise Feb 2023 at the Salvation Army Gymnasium on Emerald Street in Boise. We had teams from Arizona, California and Washington attending. We had great crowds that learns a lot about Wheelchair Basketball and were amazed at the pace and ability of the players.

This year we will have our 2nd Annual City of Trees Tournament. We will again be at the Salvation Army March 9-10 2024.

The Falcons are part of Idaho Adaptive Sports. IAS will work together with other adaptive programs to help the people of Idaho become more aware of all the great opportunities that this state has to offer.  https://idahoadaptivesports.com

As we grow we would like this website to offer a diverse selection of resources for people looking for adaptive sports and recreation in Idaho. If you know of or are a part of another opportunity please contact us with your information so that we can include it on our resources page.