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March 19, 2004
CONTACT: Gordon Ovenshine (724) 738-4854;
e-mail: gordon.ovenshine@sru.edu
SRU TO HOST SPORTS CLINIC FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED MARCH
27
CONTACT: Gordon Ovenshine (724) 738-4854; e-mail: gordon.ovenshine@sru.edu
SLIPPERY
ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University and the
university’s Adapted Physical Activity Council on March 27
will host a one-day sports clinic for the visually impaired.
Participants ages 8 to 18 will learn the fundamentals of taekwondo,
gymnastics, weight lifting, aerobics, dance and a special sport
called "goalball."
The
SportsVision Day Clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
the Robert N. Aebersold Student Recreation Center. The public is
invited.
The
student-led Adapted Physical Activity Council works to promote
recreational opportunities for people with disabilities, including
the team sport goalball, which uses a ball containing bells rolled
toward the opponents goal line for points.
“We’re
just excited to continue advancing our reputation for adapted
sports,” said Diana Helt a sport management major from Ross
Township, member of the council and wheelchair basketball player.
“There’s an obvious need, and we know our adapted
programs provide opportunities for people with various
disabilities. This will help other area children and young
adults become active and recognize the opportunities available to
them.”
The
clinic is a natural fit for SRU, which offers a number of programs
for athletes with disabilities and earlier this month hosted the
National Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Association
Tournament.
SRU
was the first university in Pennsylvania to launch a minor in
adapted physical activity. The program prepares students for
creating and managing fitness routines for special
populations.
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