Ronald W. Davis, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX Jeff Jones, BlazeSports America, Decatur, GA John Register, United States Olympic Committee, Colorado.

Ronald W. Davis, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Jeff Jones, BlazeSports America, Decatur, GA

John Register, United States Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, CO

Gavin Cloy, Sweet Apple Elementary School,

Roswell, GA

Purpose The purpose of this presentation is to learn how to

address the sport and fitness needs for students with physical disabilities through coordinated sport programs in general/adapted classes, community club sports, elite level training programs

Resources and professional development opportunities designed for general/adapted physical educators will be shared by discussion about texts community sport programs professional conferences

dedicated to helping students with physical disabilities follow atraditional interscholastic and club sport model to success.

Your students can be OUR ATHLETES …

Spinal Cord Injured

Visual impairments

Cerebral Palsy

Head Injured and Stroke survivors

Amputee

Les Autres

French for “the others”

MD, MS, OI, etc

Putting disability sport in your General Physical Education Program How did you enter into a sports program? How did you learn the rules, skills, and

strategies for basketball, soccer, volleyball, or tennis?

Through your school physical education program, right?

So why shouldn’t that be the same place for students with disabilities to learn about sport?

Who’s to benefit?

Everyone benefits: Students without disabilities can benefit from learning

about sports played by students with disabilities by:Making your curriculum more comprehensive

Broadening the perceptions of SW/OD related to sports

Putting SWD and SW/OD on common ground of sports…think of the reactions if you can get SW/OD to learn the skills of WC basketball or what it would be like for a SWD to have his/her friends say to them “who won your game last night?” or “I’ll be at your game tonight”

Sport is Sport….we should embrace the common ground it provides for learning and social interaction

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Basketball

Football (Soccer)

Tennis

Volleyball (sitting)

Look at the similaritiesTraditional Disability Sport Skills

Basketball Wheelchair Basketball pass, dribble, shoot, retrieve, transition

Soccer Wheelchair Indoor Soccer

pass, dribble, shoot, block, retrieve

Volleyball Sitting Volleyball pass, block, serve, rotation

Tennis Wheelchair Tennis serve, forehand, backhand, volley

So how can it be delivered? Through planned

○ Curriculums Same – SWD & SWOD follow same curriculum Multi-level - same curriculum with slight modifications Modified – IEP goals aligned with curriculum goals; SWD

and SWOD doing different activity for same goals Different – SWD unique needs not met in GPE

○ Use of various teaching styles Teacher centered Student centered

○ Use of various class formats 1on 1 Small group Large group Mixed

Examples of similarities for teaching:Traditional Basketball Sport skills

Basketball Key Teaching points○ Passing __________________○ Dribble __________________○ Shooting __________________○ Ball Movement __________________

Similarities for teaching the same skill in wheelchair basketball Wheelchair Basketball

Skills Key Teaching points○ Passing __________________○ Dribble __________________○ Shooting __________________○ Ball Movement __________________

Bounce StopBounce SpinBall Retrieval

So why do it? Why try to put Disability Sport in your PE Curriculum?

For the same reason as you do for traditional sportPromote fitness and address issues of

obesityPromote a common ground for All children

to communicate, socialize, and learnBecause it’s the right thing to do

Address the GAO report!

Findings from the GAO report on extracurricular activities for SWD After national interviews and survey results the

GAO office stated:

District and school officials cited a lack of information on ways to expand athletic opportunities, lack of clarity regarding schools’ responsibilities, and budget constraints as key challenges.

Education has provided little information or guidance on PE or extracurricular athletics for SWD, and some states and districts said more would be useful.

According to IDEA, sports should be a school responsibility for all children…

Additional Barriers Impacting SWDs Participation in Disability Sport

A lack of: • Opportunity for inclusion• Organized programs• Trained professionals • Knowledge of coaching/training SWDs • Role models• Transportation

So who is doing it? Who has Disability Sport in the Schools?

Five states in the United States have merged their high school interscholastic sport programs to include athletes with disabilitiesFlorida*GeorgiaIllinoisKentucky*MarylandMinnesotaOregon

*depicts emerging

So what resources are available for General Physical Educators?

State manuals from those States with current programs

Community based programsBlazesportsSpecial OlympicsAAASP

TextbooksTeaching Disability Sport for PE Teachers

Resource Available for PE Teachers

Jeff Jones – Blazesports America

Moving from Schools to Community and Clubs Sports

Moving from School to the Club Sport Programs

Until disability sport is better established in the public schools, where does the student with a disabilityLearn about sportParticipate in sportCompete in sport

Community Programs like BlazeSports AmericaHere is Jeff Jones to tell you about how you can get

your student into sport competition beyond school competition

At BlazeSports America, our mission is…

to advance the

Lives of youth

and adults

with physical

disability through

sport and

healthy lifestyles

Who We Serve

Children and adults with physical disability who: have a spinal cord injury have an amputation have visual impairment or

blindness have a neurological or mobility

impairment (e.g. cerebral palsy or brain injury)

Military recently disabled American

soldiers in military hospitals and rehab facilities

BlazeSports America Offices

BlazeSports America National Office

Atlanta, Georgia

BlazeSports America Office of Sport Policy and Advocacy

Washington, DC

Why BlazeSports?

Opportunities

Non Disabled Abundant opportunities exist in all

local communities throughout America

Recreation agencies, schools, churches and sports leagues assure that these opportunities abound

Intellectual Disability Special Olympics provides an

extensive network of both recreational and competitive sport for cognitively disabled

Sports Camps

TrailBlazers Youth Leadership Training

We cannot always build the future for our youth but we can build our youth for the future.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Weekly programs…

EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEEVICTORY FROM DEFEAT! The Road to the Paralympic Podium Therapeutic Recreation Symposium for Southwest Arkansas2011 Spring Symposium/Conference March 18, 2011

Mr. John Register - USOC

Paralympics and the Paralympic Movement

•Paralympic Games are the second largest sport event on Earth!

•Only second to the Olympic games.

VICTORY FROM DEFEAT! THE ROAD TO THE PARALYMPIC PODIUM.

A Brief History of the Paralympic Movement

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Stoke-Mandeville Games

1948

First Paralympic Games in

Rome

1960

International Paralympic

Committee (IPC) Formed

1989

United States Olympic

Committee forms U.S Paralympics

2001

A Brief History of the Paralympic Movement

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Rome Paralympics Games400 Athletes23 Countries

Only wheelchair athletes

1960

First Summer Games in Montreal

1600 Athletes40 Countries

1976

Paralympic Games in Beijing

4200 Athletes148 Countries

2008

First Winter Games in Sweden

Nordic and Alpine Sport12 Countries

1976

Support of the Paralympic Movement

USOC Mission:Support U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes in achievingsustained competitive excellence and preserve the Olympic

ideals and there by inspire all Americans.

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Paralympic Sport

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Summer SportArcheryBasketballBocciaCanoeing/KayakingCycling to include hand cyclingEquestrianFencingGoalballJudoPowerliftingRowingRugbySailingShootingSoccerSwimmingTable TennisTrack and FieldTriathlonVolleyball

Goalball

Wheelchair Rugby

Sit Volleyball

Paralympic Sport

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Winter SportAlpine skiingBiathlonCurlingNordic skiingSled hockey

Sled Hockey

Biathlon

Curling

Paralympics vs. Special Olympics

Similarities•Both focus on sport for athletes with disabilities.•Managed by international non-profit organizations.

Differences•Special Olympics’ focuses on participation rather than• competition.•Paralympic Games is about elite competition; athletes must • meet qualification standards.•Paralympic name derives from “Para” Parallel Games to the Olympics.

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Sport enhances rehabilitation!

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Sport improves a disabled service member’s life because it:

•Improves self-esteem and performance in daily activities.•Increases longevity and lean body mass.•Reduces body fat and risk of metabolic diseases.•Enhances rehabilitation.

But sport also . . .

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Sport improves a disabled service member’s life because it:

•Identifies the individual by their abilities not their disabilities.

•Helps individuals discover hope and healing through sport.

•Opens opportunities to compete on their home courts or on an international stage.

•Inspires the individual to keep pursuing their dreams.

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Call to Action

•Do you believe that Paralympic sport will enhance an individual with physical or visual impairments physical and mental well-being?

•Do you believe that Paralympic sport will improve an individual with physical or visual impairments quality of life?

•Do you know individuals with physical or visual impairments in your community?

•Would you make a commitment to help U.S. Paralympics reach out to this individual to make a difference in their life?

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Call to Action

Please take a few minutes to consider the following and make a commitment to individuals with physical and visual impairments and your community.

Please complete the Call to Action!

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Gavin Cloy,

Sweet Apple

Elementary School,

Roswell, GA