 The
beginning of a new year is a great time to resolve to learn more
about disability sport winter opportunities available across the
United States for kids with disabilities. The purpose of this month's
section is to provide you with healthy options for a variety of
these winter opportunities.
The activities and events listed in this section are
not meant to be exhaustive by any means, but to provide just a glimpse
into all that is available. These links provide a base of ideas
for adapted physical education teachers, adapted physical activity
professors, and parents and kids with disabilities to see how you
might get involved in disability sports in your local area.
Please contact the providers listed here for more information about
their programs and events in your area.
Brent Hardin
Adapted Section Editor
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| BlazeSports Winter Events |
BlazeSports is a program of
the U.S. Disabled Athletes Fund, the successor organization to the
Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee. Sports offered through
the BlazeSports programs are: wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball,
wheelchair racing, wheelchair rugby, swimming, and field events.
BlazeSports Winter events are listed below:
January 20-22, 2006, BlazeSports Georgia Swimming
Open, GA Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
January 28, Goalball
Camp and Competition, Mesa, AZ
February 4, Adaptive
Golf Camp, Mesa, AZ
February 25, SportsSpectacular,
Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, Georgia
March 10-13, National
Disability Sports Conference, University of Georgia, Athens
March 17-19, BlazeTrack
and Field Camp, Warm Springs, GA
For more information on
BlazeSports Clubs of America, visit the BlazeSports
website, or email blazesports@blazesport.com.
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| Wheelchair
Sports USA offers national wheelchair sport opportunities
in swimming, table tennis, weight lifting, archery, and track
& field. This winter WSUSA will sponsor the following events:
January 20, U.S. Paralympic Open Swim Meet
Atlanta, GA
January 28, Goalball Camp and Competition
Mesa, AZ
February 4, Adaptive Golf Camp
Mesa, AZ
February 17, Butte Bi-Ski Bash
Crested Butte, CO
February 24, Big Mountain Session VI
Crested Butte, CO
Find out more about Wheelchair Sports USA programs
in your area, or email wsusa@aol.com
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Recumbent
Trikes - Check through this great list of resource links on
triks. These would be great fun for anyone!
Therapeutic
Tricycles - special needs tricycles and accessories for children
with disabilities.
Quadribent
Bikes - These Quadribents™ side by side recumbent bikes
feature co-steering which allows either rider to pilot the vehicle.
The dual-drive allows people with different physical abilities
to go biking together with either rider generating from 0 to 100
percent of the pedal power.
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I recently watched video footage of a Paralympic volleyball event. I was very impressed by the game and began to wonder how could I incorporate this into my physical education classes. I shall soon be starting my student teaching and I would love to hear any suggestions or ideas on how I might achieve this. Please post
in the forum.
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| Junior Wheelchair Basketball
Winter Events
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The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has information
about over 50 junior wheelchair basketball teams in local communities
all over the United States. The NWBA junior season has three divisions;
Prep, Junior Varsity, and Varsity. The season is now in full swing
with a full schedule of tournaments for 2006.
PREP DIVISION TOURNAMENTS:
Jan. 13-15, Philadelphia, PA - contact Stuart Greenburg, carouselpa@aol.com
Jan. 20, Fort Wayne, IN - Contact Joe Worman, joe@turnstone.org
Feb. 3-5, West Coast Prep Regional, Las Vegas, NV - contact Pat
McCoy, bigpat1@cox.net
March 10-12, Prep National Championships, Peoria, IL - contact
Katie Hogan, KHogan@peoriaparks.org
JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION
March 17-19, Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha, contact Kris Noreen (december1201@msn.com)
or Marcy Ruback (joxmom@cox.net)
VARSITY DIVISION
January 6-8, Mid-West Regional, Univ. of Wisconsin,Whitewater -
contact Tracy Chynoweth, chynowet@uww.edu
January 13-15, East Coast Regional, Philadelphia - contact Stuart
Greenburg, carouselpa@aol.com
March 24-26, Varsity Division National Championships, Houston,
TX - contact
Peggy Turner, peggyturnerusa@yahoo.com
Check out the NWBA
website to find a local team in your area.
For any other questions about junior wheelchair basketball, please
contact the NWBA junior commissioner Doug Garner at DGarner728@aol.com
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| USA
Deaf Sports Federation administers sporting events for students
who are deaf and hard of hearing.
This winter the USA Deaf Sports Federation will be hosting The
USA Ski and Snowboard Tryouts
for 2007 Winter Deaflympics. The Event is March 12-19 at Telluride,
CO. For more information about this even, contact Stephen Hlibok
at StephenHlibok@usdssa.org.
For more information about USA Deaf Sports Federation programs
in your area visit their website at www.usdeafsports.org.
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Special
Olympics is an international organization dedicated to providing
athletic opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics offers year-round localized training and competition
in over 20 sports. There is no charge to participate in Special
Olympics.
Each state and region has hundreds of Special Olympic sporting
events on a weekly basis. To find information about Special Olympic
programs in your local area visit the Special Olympics website at
www.specialolympics.org.
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| If you have ideas, comments,
letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email
one of the following Adapted PE Section Editors: |
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| U.S.B.A. Snow Skiing Events
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United States Association of Blind Athletes (USBA)
offers competitive, world-class athletic opportunities for students
who are blind or visually impaired. Many of the winter events
include snow skiing.
January 2-5, 14th Annual Sarah Will Vail
Monoski Camp, Vail, CO - contact Sarah Will, (970) 926-8041, imonoski@vail.net
January 3-8, Diana Golden Level I Race - contact Bretton Woods,
(603)278-3398, adaptiveprogram@brettonwoodscom
January 13-16, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports (LTS), Pico Mt.,
VT - c ontact Donna Stanley, (802)353-7584, south@vermontadaptive.org
January 22-25, Healthsports Ski Classic (LTS), Hidden Valley
Ski Resort - contact Leah Gray, (412)826-2703, hsports@city-netorg
January 23-27, Camelback Mt. Invitational Youth Development Camp
(LTS/LTR),
Camelback Mt., PA - contact Isabel Bohn, (215)765-5118, pacenter@aol.com
January 27-29, DS/USA Learn to Ski and Kids Camp, Sugarbush Resort,
VT - contact Ellen Thompson, (802)343-1193, north@vermontadaptive.org
January 28, The Adaptive Sports Foundation,
Windham Mt., NY - contact Kim Seevers, (518) 734-5070, Absd2001@aol.com
January 29, Diana Golden Level I Race,
Windham Mt., NY - contact Kim Seevers (518)734-5070, Absd2001@aol.com
January 31-February 4, National Sports Center for the Disabled,
Winter Park, CO - contact Erick Petersen, (970)726-1548, EPetersen@nscd.org
February 1-4, 4th Annual Vail All Mountain Ski Camp (MLD) Adaptive
Adventures, Vail, Colorado - contact Joel Berman, (866)679-2770,
skicamps@adaptiveadventures.org
February 4, Adaptive Adventures Level I Race
Vail, Colorado - contact Joel Berman, (866)679-2770, skicamps@adaptiveadventures.org
February 6-9, Expand Your Horizons Ski Camp (MLD), Telluride
Adaptive Sports Program, Telluride, CO - contact Colleen Trout
or Lori Dabson, (970)728-7537, tasp@tellurideadaptivesports.org
February 12-16, Ski Camp (LTR), Breckenridge, CO - contact Gene
Gamber, (970)453-5633, gene@boec.org
For more information and events, please visit their website.
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