Menu
Photo: Several young people at the WCMX in the Sport Center at the REHACARE trade fair; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Andreas Wiese

Sports and recreation – at REHACARE 2023!

Visit us in Düsseldorf: 13 - 16 September 2023!

Whether sailing, wheelchair basketball or table tennis – the diversity of inclusive sports has always found a home at REHACARE! As the world's largest trade fair for rehabilitation and care, REHACARE offers both space and know-how in an own hall to try out many types of sports directly on site and to get advice – whether from employees of the numerous clubs or from the experts of the companies that manufacture aids for sports and leisure.

Be part of it!
Photo: The BRSNW magazine "aktiv dabei" is available at the BRSNW information stand in the Sports Center at the REHACARE trade fair; Copyright: beta-web GmbH

The countdown to REHACARE is on!

days hours minutes seconds

Exhibitors from the field of sports for people with disabilities

The Sports Center is one of the most popular meeting places at REHACARE. There the Rehabilitation and Sports Association of People with Disabilities in North-Rhine Westphalia (German: Behinderten- und Rehabilitationssportverband Nordrhein-Westfalen – BRSNW) invites the trade fair visitors to discover the diversity of sports. If you are looking for sports aids for people with disabilities or for leisure and sports activities in a club, you must come to REHACARE 2023, because there you are guaranteed to find whatever you are looking for. Visit us in Düsseldorf and get in touch with various exhibiting companies and associations in the field of sports and leisure activities for people with disabilities. You can find offers in the following product categories:
Graphic: green icon of a person playing soccer as a symbol for the theme area sports and recreation for people with disabilities at the REHACARE trade fair.
– Leisure facilities
– Swimming aids
– Sport equipments, winter sports
Graphic: green icon of a person playing soccer as a symbol for the theme area sports and recreation for people with disabilities at the REHACARE trade fair.
– Exercise therapy
– Equipment for strength-training
– Gymnastics equipment and accessories

REHACARE Sports Center

Graphic: Logo Sports Center of REHACARE in cooperation with BRSNW

From table tennis to soccer to Para ski – there is always something going on at the REHACARE Sports Center in Hall 7a! Also this year, a large range of participatory activities, coordinated by the BRSNW, will ensure this.

In addition to the program highlights on the individual days, many sports can also be tried out on site on all days of the fair. So there is always something to experience at the Sports Center!

Click here for the program overview
Photo: Two people play blind soccer in the Soccer Egg at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Two people play blind soccer in the Soccer Egg at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Soccer

Experience soccer in all its facets! The Soccer Egg entices with exciting matches in blind football, walking football, classic 1:1 or sets a new record in LED wall shooting.

Photo: Person at Para Skisport in the Sports Center of the BRSNW at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Person at Para Skisport in the Sports Center of the BRSNW at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Para snow sports

Experience alpine skiing on our mobile ski slope and try out a downhill run in mono or bi-ski.

Photo: Woman shooting an arrow in the Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Andreas Wiese Photo: Woman shooting an arrow in the Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Andreas Wiese

Para Archery

Try out your aim with bow and arrow.

Photo: Woman sitting in the inclusive sailing boat in the Sports Center of the BRSNW at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Woman sitting in the inclusive sailing boat in the Sports Center of the BRSNW at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Inclusive sailing

Learn about inclusive sailing and try out how it feels to sit in a sailboat. The right knot technique is also required.

Photo: Person in a wheelchair at the inclusive high-altitude experience in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Person in a wheelchair at the inclusive high-altitude experience in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Inclusive high altitude experience

Experience the hall from above during the inclusive height experience – an unique experience!

Photo: Woman in a wheelchair playing wheelchair tennis in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Woman in a wheelchair playing wheelchair tennis in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Wheelchair tennis

Make the first serve and try out wheelchair tennis with Rollitennis e.V..

Photo: Person in Power Base Tec wheelchair playing golf at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Person in Power Base Tec wheelchair playing golf at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Golf

Swing the golf club at Power Base Tec. Supported by wheelchairs that allow you to stand upright, you can practice putting or the big tee shot.

Photo: Close-up of a foot from behind that will kick a football at any moment during the speed test in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Close-up of a foot from behind that will kick a football at any moment during the speed test in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Soccer speed check

The soccer speed check and a reaction game challenge your reflexes!

Photo: Several people on the wheelchair course in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Several people on the wheelchair course in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Wheelchair course of the KiJu

Learn how to drive, turn and turn with the wheelchair and pick up your wheelchair driving licence after the successful course!

Photo: Person in the Frame Runner by Wolturnus at REHACARE; Copyright: beta-web GmbH Photo: Person in the Frame Runner by Wolturnus at REHACARE; Copyright: beta-web GmbH

Frame running

Frame Runners are tricycles with an upper body support and without pedals. They enable running experiences for anyone with limited balance or mobility impairment. Frame running is a separate discipline of para athletics.

Photo: Valentin Baus plays table tennis in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Valentin Baus plays table tennis in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Para table tennis

Fast and exciting rallies on the table – that's what characterizes Para table tennis.

Photo: Several people with and without disabilities playing inclusive games in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE 2022; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Several people with and without disabilities playing inclusive games in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE 2022; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

eSports

Gaming for all: Inclusive gaming lets you play together with special operating aids. Feel like Super Mario on the live Mario Kart track!

Photo: Person playing Para Badminton in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Andreas Wiese Photo: Person playing Para Badminton in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Andreas Wiese

Para badminton

Exciting rallies in singles, doubles or as an Integra team.

Photo: Several people playing wheelchair basketball in the Sports Center of the BRSNW at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann Photo: Several people playing wheelchair basketball in the Sports Center of the BRSNW at REHACARE; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

Wheelchair basketball

Sitting down to shoot baskets – the model sport in terms of inclusion.

Photo: Wobbly canoe in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: beta-web GmbH Photo: Wobbly canoe in the BRSNW Sports Center at REHACARE; Copyright: beta-web GmbH

Para canoe

In the wobbly canoe, your balance is needed to get a feel for the inclusive water sport of para canoeing.

Other sports to try out

  • Para athletics: Try out different disciplines of para athletics: Whether shot put or running – there is something for everyone.
  • Sport shooting: Precision and concentration are required at the laser rifle and the laser pistol.
  • E-wheelchair sports: Discover Power Chair Hockey and manoeuvre the hockey ball into the goal with the stick using an electric wheelchair up to 15 km/h!
  • Para rowing: Learn the right technique and row for the course record during indoor rowing on the rowing ergometer!
  • Football tennis: The sport for young and old! Play football together over the tennis net on Friday and Saturday and have exciting matches.
  • Skittles: The skittle rail makes skittles possible even for those who sit in a wheelchair.
  • Dance and music: For everyone – with the MotionComposer, movements can be transformed into sounds and wonderful melodies and choreographies are created.
  • Shuffleboard and boccia: are just two of the many sports games that invite you to try out and play along.
  • Explore the fair on running wheels, made possible by Laufrad Ilting.
  • Running on prostheses – even on sports prostheses of a Paralympics athlete – that is possible with APT Prothesen!
Photo: Two teenage girls sitting in an inclusive sailboat at Rehacare; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf / Andreas Wiese

Sports for people with disabilities: active on land and water

Many people engage in sports in their free time. Some want to promote their own health, others want to achieve a specific goal. Some people use sport to clear their heads, while others simply enjoy it. Sports activities also serve as a meeting place for social contacts and shared experiences.
Click here for the article about sports for people with disabilities
Photo: an inclusive sailboat with a man in front and a woman behind. The woman is missing her arms and steers with her feet; Copyright: Andrea Francolini-www.afrancolini.com

"Disability is no longer an issue once you get in the boat"

What does inclusive sailing entail? Just ask Elke Paatz. She practically grew up on a sailboat and has become disabled as the result of a sports accident. Paatz is the contact person for inclusive (adaptive) sailing on behalf of the German Sailing Federation, DSV.
Click here for the interview about inclusive sailing

All product categories of REHACARE

Foto: Electronic eating aid
Photo: Focal parc "People with disabilities at work"
Photo: Hand reaching for a holder on a tiled bathroom wall
Photo: Buggy for children with disabilities
Photo: Close-up of a talker display for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC)
Photo: Several patches are attached at different places on the upper body of a doll
Medical care
Photo: Close-up of an interior of a converted car, among other things with steering wheel and adapted gearshift.
Photo: Man with a leg prosthesis walking down stairs
Photo: Hands operate an app on a smartphone that controls the nursing bed in the background
Photo: Exhibitor and visitor sitting next to an accessible small boat
Photo: Several colorful balls and massage rolls
Photo: Various exhibition stands from a bird's eye view, among others by BAG SELBSTHILFE and VdK Germany