Who is eligible to compete?
Everyone with any type of dwarfism (that is, any proportionate or disproportionate skeletal dysplasia) is eligible to register for competitive events after providing to DAAA:
Verification of height:
Agreement to conduct oneself according to the DAAA behavioral contract, both on and off the competition sites.
Agreement to the DAAA Waiver and release of liability and Publicity release.
Submission of registration and sport entry fees.
No person shall, on the grounds of sex, race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of DAAA.
Verification of height:
- 5 ft. 0 in. maximum - for a disproportionate dysplasia
- 4 ft. 10 in. maximum - for a proportionate dysplasia
Agreement to conduct oneself according to the DAAA behavioral contract, both on and off the competition sites.
Agreement to the DAAA Waiver and release of liability and Publicity release.
Submission of registration and sport entry fees.
No person shall, on the grounds of sex, race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of DAAA.
When are the games?
DAAA National Games are held in the U.S. annually during the summer, usually in early July. The timing and location of the Games are planned to coincide with the annual National Conference for Little People of America (LPA). The locations of future Games can be found on web site and Facebook.
DAAA athletes can participate in the World Dwarf Games, held internationally every four years. For locations of future Games, please see watch for announcments on Facebook and website.
DAAA athletes can participate in the World Dwarf Games, held internationally every four years. For locations of future Games, please see watch for announcments on Facebook and website.
What Sports are offered?
Annual National Games competitions can include a number of sports but are not limited to these sports. They are for a range of ages and abilities.
Most years the variety of sports includes the following:
Badminton
Kurling
Powerlifting
Most years the variety of sports includes the following:
Badminton
- Singles: Junior, Open, Masters,
- Women's double: Junior, Open, Masters
- Men's double: Junior, Open, Masters
- Mixed double (male + female): Junior, Open, Masters
- Junior & Open
- Individual & Teams
- Future, Junior, Open Masters
- Teams: Futures, Junior, Open (including Masters)
Kurling
Powerlifting
- Open, Masters
- Singles: Junior, Open, Masters
- Doubles: Open, Masters
- individual - 15m, 20m, 40m, 60m, 100m, 200m
- relay - 4 x 60m, 4 x 100m Field athletics
- shot put
- discus
- javelin
- tennis ball (for children 4 to 12 years old)
- softball throw (for children 4 to 12 years old)
- flippy flyer throw (for children 4 to 12 years old)
- Teams: Futures, Junior, Open (including Masters)
- breaststroke - 25m/yd, 50m/yd, 100m/yd
- backstroke - 25m/yd, 50m/yd, 100m/yd
- freestyle - 25m/yd, 50m/yd, 100m/yd, 200m/yd
- butterfly - 25m/yd, 50m/yd
- individual medley - 100m/yd, 200m/yd
- freestyle relay - 4 x 25m/yd
- t-shirt relay - 4x25m/yd
- lifejacket swim - 25m/yd (for children 4 to 12 years old)
- kickboard swim - 25m/yd (for children 4 to 12 years old)
- Teams: Juniors & Open (including Masters)