The following is the official definition of who may participate in TOP Soccer. The abridged version is that anyone who, for whatever medical, mental, or emotional reason, cannot play in rec soccer is welcome to come play.
The level of ability for our players is varied, and we'll make every effort to place your child on a team with other players of his or her abilities.
DEFINITION OF DISABILITY OUTLINE
I. Who Is an Individual With a Disability? The Three Prongs of the Definition.
A. A person with a disability (a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities).
1. Physical or mental impairment.
2. Examples of major life activities: caring for himself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working
3. Substantially limits: unable to perform major life activity, or significantly restricted as to the condition, manner, or duration under which major life activity can be performed, in comparison to the average person/most people.
II. Must be assessed without regard to mitigating measures (prosthetics, assistive devices, medications, etc.)
B. A person with a record of a disability.
C A person who is regarded as having a disability.
III. Someone who has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but who is treated as if the impairment does constitute such a limitation.
IV. Someone who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment.
V. Someone who has no impairment but who is treated as if they have a substantially limiting impairment.