SAVE THE DATES FOR 2026 Summer Sports Camp

 

 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT:

MOBALE is proud to announce that we will be partnering with the University of New Hampshire to present the …

 2026 UNH Wildcat Sports Education Camp for the Blind

 Dates: Sunday June 28 – Thursday July 2, 2026

Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. campus, overnight lodging in safe & secure dormitories with adult supervision

 Who can participate: Boys & Girls aged 10-18 (Senior in high school) who are blind or visually impaired from Maine & other New England states

Cost per athlete: $100 – includes housing, use of athletic facilities, meals & camp Tee-shirt. NOTE: sponsorships are available for athletes from Maine and former MOBALE athletes from other states who may need financial assistance

Funding: The 2026 UNH Wildcat Sports Education Camp for the Blind is generously supported by The Gibney Family Foundation (TGFF), whose mission focuses on fostering independence for individuals who are blind by partnering with organizations to build sustainable resources. Thanks to this support, we are able to keep program costs affordable for athletes. Please reach out if the program fee creates a financial hardship.

 Registration Deadline: May 1, 2026

 WHAT WILL THE 2026 UNH WILDCAT SPORTS EDCATION CAMP OFFER TO YOUTH ATHLETES WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED?

MOBALE will take a major role in developing and directing the camp using the familiar vigorous, instructional, and FUN model of the Sports Education Camp (SEC) that we have presented for the past 10 years in Waterville, Maine.

 The SEC will provide special instructional strategies, adapted rules, equipment and playing surfaces designed to address the unique needs of youth who are blind and visually impaired to enable them to develop motor and coordination skills so they can participate in sports with knowledge, skill and confidence that they can meet any challenge they may face.  

 You will recognize competitive sports of:

·        Goalball

·        Wrestling

·        Track and Field

·        Disc Golf

  Additional sports may include:

·        Rock climbing

·        Tandem biking

·        Fitness and strength training

·        Beep kickball

·        Yoga

·        Swimming

 MOBALE staff/volunteers bring unique and robust skills and experiences of professionals in the field of education and rehabilitation of the blind as well as adults and junior counselors who are former MOBALE athletes and are themselves, blind and visually impaired.

NEW & EXCITING!

The University of New Hampshire graduate students from the Master’s Program of Kinesiology and Adapted Physical Education will join the MOBALE staff as trainers and counselors to offer their expertise which will bot challenge and support participant athletes.

CAMP BENEFITS:

In addition to offering opportunities and training in a variety of adapted sports, the SEC model actively promotes

·        Confidence-building

·        Sportsmanship

·        Leadership development

·        Self-advocacy skills

·        Orientation & mobility skills

·        Peer interactions and relationship-building

·        Safety awareness

·        Personal health and fitness habits

·        Experience a college campus environment    

And, of course . . .

FUN, FUN, FUN!

 

COMING SOON!

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