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Hoosier Thaw is a power soccer invitational hosted by Turnstone on March 6–7, 2027, at the Turnstone Plassman Athletic Center. Open to all United States Power Soccer Association teams, the competition guarantees every team four games, with division matchups determined by registration.

Hoosier Thaw

USPSA is the governing body of the first competitive team sport designed for power wheelchair users. 
The USPSA is the governing body for power soccer in the United States. 

Power soccer is the first competitive team sport designed and developed specifically for power wheelchair users. Athletes' disabilities include quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, arthrogryposis and many others. The game is played in a gymnasium on a regulation basketball court. Two teams of four players attack, defend, and spin-kick a 13-inch soccer ball in a skilled and challenging game similar to able-bodied soccer.

United States Power Soccer Association 

Power Soccer

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Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities has been providing adaptive sports and recreation for more than 20 years. As one of eleven Paralympic training sites in the United States, Turnstone offers competitive and recreational opportunities in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, power soccer, indoor rowing, adaptive golf, sled hockey, boccia and more.

THE PLASSMAN ATHLETIC CENTER OPENED IN 2015 AND FEATURES:
75,000-square-foot fieldhouse
230-meter track and four collegiate sized basketball courts
5,655-square-foot warm water pool
13,000 square feet of extra space for equipment, exercise classes, personal training and therapy
Spectator Seating: 1,000
25-35 Ft. Ceiling Height
Scoreboards
Locker rooms with showers and restrooms specially designed for easy use by athletes with disabilities
Located within a mile of Fort Wayne’s shopping, dining, and tournament district
Home training site of the silver medal winning 2016 Paralympic Men’s Goalball team and the bronze medal winning 2016 Paralympic Women’s Goalball team
 

PREVIOUS EVENTS HOSTED:
Endeavor Games
Goalball National Championships
Midwest Conference Wheelchair Basketball Championships
Power Soccer National Championships
Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball and Judo Paralympic Qualifying Competition