Palaestra articles from January 2002

Palaestra archives from January 2002

A Call To Action. (Editor's Corner).(prevention of obesity)
January 1, 2002... On December 13, 2001, David Satcher, Surgeon General of the United States, announced his Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, asking for wide-ranging changes in communities, restaurants, schools, and worksites. In...

Selected legislative action items for physical education and recreation advocates. (Legislative Update).
January 1, 2002... Several legislative items are on the table concerning physical education and recreation for individuals with disabilities. Some are informational items, others could soon require advocacy action. This issue of Legislative Update provides brief...

APAC soliciting nominations for officers. (APAC Action).(Adapted Physical Activity Council)
January 1, 2002... The Adapted Physical Activity Council (APAC) is soliciting nominations for officers (i.e., Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Member-at-large). Elections will be held during the APAC business meeting at the 2002 American Alliance for Health, Physical...

New Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) editor. (APAC Action).(David Porretta appointed as new editor)
January 1, 2002... January 1,2002, Claudine Sherrill (Texas Woman's University) completed her five-year term as the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) Editor, and passed the baton to David Porretta (The Ohio State University) who will serve as the new...

AAALF training workshops. (APAC Action).(American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness)
January 1, 2002... Be on the lookout for an American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF) training general physical education inclusion workshop in your area! Previous featured speakers have included Bill Brady (Fairfax County Public Schools),...

Athlete performance awards. (USP Forum).(U.S. Paralympics)
January 1, 2002... The U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Paralympics (formerly U.S. Paralympic Corporation) have announced the creation of athlete performance awards for the 2002 and 2004 Paralympic Games. U.S. athletes who perform and medal are being awarded...

U.S. Paralympics' objectives. (USP Forum).
January 1, 2002... The number one objective of the U.S. Paralympics is to collaborate and work with the Olympic National Governing Bodies to integrate Paralympic athletes into existing programs utilizing NGB coaches, resources, and events. Secondly, the major...

Adapted vs disability sport terminology -- a view.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Various leaders and organizations related to sport throughout the world are using different terminology in referring to sport related to individuals with disabilities. Currently, adapted and disability sport terminology appear to be most...

Diana Golden Brosnihan: pacesetter -- from recreational sport to Olympic gold. (DS/USA).
January 1, 2002... Diana lost her leg to bone cancer at the age of twelve. It did not slow her down, however, either on the slopes, or in life. She was back on the slopes almost immediately. Her instructor at that time was Kirk Bauer, a single-leg amputee as a...

Topeka wins bid for 2002 Boccia America's Championships. (NDSA).
January 1, 2002... The 2002 Boccia America's Championships will take place in Topeka, Kansas, March 16-21, 2002. Teams from Mexico, South America, Canada, and the United States will vie for championships in individual, team, and pairs competitions. This is a...

Davis named to NDSA Board of Director. (NDSA).(Ross Davis)
January 1, 2002... Ross Davis, three-time Paralympian, has been named to the Board of Directors for NDSA. Davis, from San Antonio, Texas, has a long history in the disability sports movement. Besides his own athletic accomplishments in wheelchair track, Davis has...

Rafferty named recipient of James Brady Professional Achievement Award. (NDSA).(Sandy Rafferty)
January 1, 2002... Sandy Rafferty, long-time international equestrian coach, was named recipient of the James Brady Professional Achievement Award at the 2001 Annual Conference of the National Association of Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA) in Seattle,...

Wolff named inaugural recipient of NIKE's Casey Martin Award. (NDSA).(Eli A. Wolff)
January 1, 2002... Eli A. Wolff, an activist in the disability sports movement since his undergraduate days at Brown University and a member of the NDSA Soccer Team, was named winner of the first Casey Martin Award. Wolff, a stroke survivor, who was recently...

Youth across America visits schools for Special Olympics -- Read to Get Into It national challenge. (SOI).
January 1, 2002... Students across the nation will visit elementary schools to read Mafia Shriver's newly released book, What's Wrong with Timmy? and challenge youths to get involved with the Special Olympics movement. These events are part of the Special...

Officers celebrate 20 years of The Law Enforcement Torch Run[R]. (SOI).(Special Olympics)
January 1, 2002... Law enforcement officers from throughout the world gathered in Wichita, Kansas, November 1-4, 2001 in support of Special Olympics for the Annual International Law Enforcement Torch Run[R] Conference and 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Hyatt...

A new world of sports. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes)
January 1, 2002... It is USABA's goal to seek out young students who are blind and visually impaired and provide them with special opportunities they otherwise may not be given to learn new skills. To make this happen, USABA plays host to sport education clinics...

New youth sports education camps. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes)
January 1, 2002... During the past year, more than 200 student athletes with visual impairments, ages 9-18, were involved in recreational and competitive sports through four new USABA-sponsored sports education camps. The camps were made possible through a grant...

Cycling identification camp to be held in March. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes)
January 1, 2002... With the hope of assisting cyclists in moving to the next level and identifying potential athletes for future international competitions, USABA is conducting a U.S. Disabled Cycling Team training camp tentatively scheduled for March 27-31 at...

Mitchell reaps gold at Pan Am Games. (USABA).(Royal Mitchell wins three gold medals at the Pan American Games)(United States Association of Blind Athletes)
January 1, 2002... Elite high school athlete and Spartanburg, SC's hometown hero Royal Mitchell walked off the track with three gold medals at the Pan American Games last year. Mitchell's partial blindness has not caused him to lose sight of his ultimate...

Wheelchair Archery Championships. (WSUSA).
January 1, 2002... The Wheelchair Archery World Championships were held in Nymburk, Czech Republic, just outside of Prague, July 26 through August 7. The seven people who represented the United States at the event included Head Coach and Team Leader, Glen Harris,...

Lauren Reynolds -- WSUSA Athlete of the Year. (WSUSA).(Wheelchair Sports, USA)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Lauren Reynolds, a 22-year-old Basking Ridge, NJ, native, is the Wheelchair Sports, USA Female Athlete of the Year. Reynolds is a member of the University of Illinois varsity women's swim team. She is a junior at U of I where she is majoring in...

Steve Pate--WSUSA Male Athlete of the Year. (WSUSA).(Wheelchair Sports, USA)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Steve Pate, known for his punishing style of play on the quad rugby court, is the 2001 Wheelchair Sports, USA Male Athlete of the Year. The Santa Barbara, CA, native was a member of the 2000 Paralympic Quad Rugby Team that won a Gold Medal in...

The Things I Take for Granted -- a Movement Narrative.
January 1, 2002... The Things I Take for Granted -- The morning sun rises high up in the sky. The birds fly and two bunnies go hopping by. I skip out the door ready for the world. That's when I met this wonderful little girl. Her name...

The Salt Lake 2002 Paralympic Winter Games are Here. (Paralympic Spirit).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... March 7-16, world-class athletes with disabilities compete in the 2002 VIII Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Held ten days after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games end, the Paralympic Winter Games celebrate life, achievement, and...

Calendar of events.
January 1, 2002... Camps/Clinics May 5-11 WMU Sports Education Camp, Kalamazoo, MI. Contact: Paul Ponchillia, Dept. Blind Rehabilitation, W. Michigan University, 1903 Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; (616) 387-3449; paul.ponchillia...

A comparative study of monoskiers, conventional downhill skiers, and snowboarders. (Cover Story).(Statistical Data Included)(Cover Story)
January 1, 2002... Snow skiing has increased in popularity as an outdoor, cold-weather activity into the twenty-first century. From its simple origins of tying wooden planks to street shoes, it has grown to include downhill skiing, cross-country skiing,...

Play for children with severe and profound disabilities.
January 1, 2002... Play is, perhaps, the most powerful phenomenon of human existence. Children with and without disabilities need play to enhance their growth and development in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. The adapted physical educator and...

Sustaining exercise motivation and participation among people with spinal cord injuries--lessons learned from a 9-month intervention.
January 1, 2002... At McMaster University's Department of Kinesiology (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada), a 9-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) was completed of exercise training among people with complete and incomplete traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI). Among...

Wheelchair-using vets go for gold in the Big Apple.(New York, New York)(National Veterans Wheelchair Games)
January 1, 2002... From July 1 through July 5, 2001, nearly 520 veterans who were paralyzed or amputees from across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Great Britain converged on New York City to compete in the 21st National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG). This...

Making dietary changes ... willpower--or nutrition skillpower? (Sport Nutrition).
January 1, 2002... "I wish I had more will power, I just can't seem to stick to any diet and lose weight." "If only I had more will power, I wouldn't be tempted by the vending machine. Every afternoon at 3:00, I get drawn to it like a magnet..." "I'm a...

Profile: Robert Walsh. (Focus on Training).
January 1, 2002... Name Robert Walsh Sport Biathlon, Nordiac Skiing Age 35 Height 6'2'' Weight ...

Intensive therapeutic program for children with cerebral palsy. (Bits & Pieces).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Euro-Peds Clinic at Noah Oakland Medical Center offers a hospital-based, multidisciplinary approach to an intense type of physical therapy for children who have cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders. Children who live locally...

Gerald Isobe in RIT Sports Hall of Fame. (Bits & Pieces).(Rochester Institute of Technology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has inducted Gerald Isobe into its Sports Hall of Fame. Isobe graduated in 1976 from their National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) with a degree in accounting and is one of six chosen for...

Animal farm. (Bits & Pieces).(disabled children visit farm)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Daniel Dintzner participated in a fun outing to a working farm in Staffordville, CT, with a group of children who have visual impairments. This trip was part of the U.S. Sports and Fitness Center for the Disabled program contract with the...

The Garden Conservancy.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Garden Conservancy, a national not-for-profit organization, was founded in 1989 to provide resources necessary to preserve many of America's finest gardens and to open the gates of these exceptional gardens to the public for education and...

Open Days Program.(Garden Conservancy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Open Days Program is the only national program that invites the public to visit America's very best, rarely seen, private gardens. The mission of the Open Days Program is to increase public appreciation and enjoyment of America's gardens in...

Pro Surfers complete 2nd Annual Charity Surf Tour--dollars raised for spinal injury research.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Pro Surfers and They Will Surf Again (TWSA) Co-Founders James Pribram and Seth Elmer successfully completed their 2nd Annual Surf Pledge tour raising money for the non-profit, They Will Surf Again. TWSA is dedicated to targeted...

A long trip for an all-around athlete.(Lowe Syndrome Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Ann Keefer has a four-year-old nephew and godson named Larry. Because of Lowe syndrome, Larry has had numerous surgeries, tests, and hospitalizations. In order to increase awareness of this little known and rare syndrome affecting boys, Ann...

Challenger Eagles fly.(Little League Challenger Division)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Bob Axner had a dream of seeing his son Christopher play baseball. He was not sure Christopher, who has Down syndrome, would be able to participate in traditional Little League organized play. However, in the Spring of 1992, they traveled to...

Teaching children with autism using Digital Video. (Research Application).
January 1, 2002... Motor development for any child is a meticulous process which requires time and practice. For children with autism, skill acquisition can be a painstakingly slow process, given the wide range of abilities they exhibit. Characteristics that...

Will theaters receive two thumbs up from individuals with disabilities? (Issues).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... In response to serious competition from cable and satellite television, DVDs, and home theater systems, movie theater chains across the United States are building larger and more lavish theaters. One of the most poplar innovations in this...

No Ordinary MOVE.
January 1, 2002... Bidabe, L., & Voll, C. (2001). No Ordinary Move Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House (Rte. 38l North, 15437; (860) 435-6464, FAX (860) 435-6434; jeanne@samccartin.com; ISBN 0-87486-915-3; hardback, 336 pgs, $24.00). This is the...

Physical Activity and Obesity.
January 1, 2002... Bouchard, C. (Ed.) (2000). Physical Activity and Obesity Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., PO Box 5076, 61825-5076; (217) 351-5076, (800) 747-4457, FAX (217) 351-2674; ISBN 0-88011-909-8, hardcover, 400 pgs, USA $52.00, Canada...

As I Am (video).
January 1, 2002... Brodie, J. (n.d.). As I Am (video) Boston, MA: Fanlight Productions (4196 Washington St., Ste. #2, 02131; (800) 937-4113, FAX (617) 469-3379, outside U.S. call (617) 469-4999; video, 21 rain, $99.00 + $9.00 s/h). In this engaging...

New Horizons in Sport for Athletes With a Disability: Proceedings of the International Vista '99 Conference, 2 vols.
January 1, 2002... Doll-Tepper, G., Kroner, M., & Sonnenschein, W. (Eds.) (2001). New Horizons in Sport for Athletes with a Disability: Proceedings of the International Vista '99 Conference (Two volumes) Holt, MI: Meyer & Meyer Sport--Partners Book Distributing,...

Sport Facility Planning and Management.
January 1, 2002... Farmer, P.J., Mulrooney, A.L., & Ammon, R., Jr. (1996). Sport Facility Planning and Management Fitness Information Technology: Morgantown, WV (Sport Management Library, PO Box 4425, University Ave., 26504; (304) 599-3482, (800) 477-4348; ISBN...

Spine Injury Management Video: Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete.
January 1, 2002... National Athletic Trainers Association (2001). Spine Injury Management Video: Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., PO Box 5076, 61825-5076; (217) 351-5076, (800) 747-4457, FAX (217)...

T'ai Chi, in a Chair: Easy 15-Minute Routines for Beginners.
January 1, 2002... Quarta, C. (n.d). T'ai Chi, in a Chair: Easy 15-Minute Routines for Beginners Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers (33 Commercial St., 01930; (978) 282-9590, FAX (978) 283-2742; manon@ rockpub.com; ISBN 1-931412-60-X; paperback, 239 pgs, $16.95...

Understanding Sport Organizations: The Application of Organization Theory.
January 1, 2002... Slack, T. (1996). Understanding Sport Organizations: The Application of Organization Theory Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing (804 N. Neil Street, Ste. 100, 61820; (217) 359-5940, FAX (217) 359-5975; ISBN 0-87322-948-7; hard cover, 348 pgs,...

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Your Personal Guide to the Law, 3d ed.
January 1, 2002... The Americans with Disabilities Act: Your Personal Guide to the Law (Third Edition) (n.d.) Washington, DC, Paralyzed Veterans of America (301 Eighteenth St., N.W., 20006; paperback, 53 pgs; voice (202) 872-1300 or (800) 424-8200, TDD (202)...

The Great Activities Newspaper.
January 1, 2002... The Great Activities Newspaper Durham, NC: The Great Activities Publishing Company (PO Box 51158, 27717-1158; $18 per year, published 5 times per year). Innovative. Practical. Creative. These are just three vivid descriptors of this...

Bibliographic listings. (Publication Reviews).(Bibliography)
January 1, 2002... Abemethy, B., Kippers, V., Mackinnon, L., Neal, R.J., & Hanrahan, S. (1997). Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., PO Box 5076, 61825-5076; (217) 351-5076, (800) 747-4457, FAX (217)...