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Facts:
Visual impairment and blindness sometimes serves as a barrier to
learning how to execute physical functions such as throwing, running and hand
eye coordination.
Incidental learning is inhibited due to not taking in visual cues as
children develop.
Knowledge of object permanence and spatial awareness are greatly
effected by vision loss and take a more detailed instructive and/or hand over
hand approach to teach.
Students with visual impairments and blindness experience school
related barriers due to class sizes and time restraints of teachers this
hinders students with forms of low vision or blindness from the physical
benefits of engaging fully in physical education classes. The varying
consequences of not being physically engaged are numerous but through sports
education camps, MOBALE has a vision to have athletes accel and gain knowledge
in spatial concepts, physical health, sports knowledge and set goals for
personal well-being.
Purpose:
Sports education camp provide each athlete to learn about and
participate in physical opportunities they may be missing on their local
community/school. MOBALE follows goals and systems implemented by other sports
education camps and providers including the United States Association of Blind
Athletes (www.usaba.org) to provide detailed
instruction, including modeling hand-over-hand, in a variety of sports.
Athletes get group and individual training in each sport/activity they engage
in at sports education camps, workshops or events including: swimming, bowling,
goalball, fencing, gymnastics, zumba, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, ice skating
and track & field events.
Documentation:
Athletes attending sports education camps, workshops or events are
assessed related to skill of each physical activity being presented including
but not limited to:
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General movement and special awareness
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Kicking
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Throwing
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Batting
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Gait
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Coordination
A questionnaire is administered verbally identifying what athletic
participants understand regarding sports presented including but not limited to:
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Size of specific equipment (soccer ball vs
volleyball)
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Distance of Track & Field Events
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Rules related to goalball
Resource:
Lieberman, Ponchilla & Ponchilla Physical
Education and Sports for People with Visual Impairments and Deafblindness
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