Palaestra articles from January 2004

Palaestra archives from January 2004

20 years of excellence.(Editor's Corner)
January 1, 2004... Wait a minute... Can it really be? Is PALAESTRA starting its third decade of service to the professions embraced within adapted physical activity--disability sport, adapted physical education, and therapeutic recreation? It seems like only...

Obesity--issues and implications.(Legislative Update)
January 1, 2004... Obesity is a condition that has been described as an epidemic in today's society. This is due to the following incredible statistics-- * 61% of adults and 13% of adolescents and children are overweight or obese; * The Healthy People...

Save these dates.(APAC Action)
January 1, 2004... The North American Federation on Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA) Symposium is scheduled for October 28-30, 2004, at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The conference theme is Back to the Future: Interdisciplinary...

AAHPERD National Convention and Adapted Physical Activity Council.(APAC Action)
January 1, 2004... The Adapted Physical Activity Council of AAALF is sponsoring many exciting adapted physical activity presentations during the 2004 AAHPERD National Convention in New Orleans, March 30-April 3. Presentations will reach out to and inspire...

Congratulations.(APAC Action)
January 1, 2004... Janet Wessel, Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University, was honored with a Crystal Apple Award in recognition of her lifetime of service to children with disabilities and her contributions to the College of Education. The ceremony was...

Governance.(U.S. Paralympics Forum)
January 1, 2004... In October, The United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors gave final approval to a new National Governing Body (NGB) for equestrian sport. The new organization, formed through the combination of USA Equestrian and the United States...

Funding.(U.S. Paralympics Forum)
January 1, 2004... U.S. Paralympics is hosting an inaugural Paralympic Sponsor Summit. The purpose of the summit is to discuss marketing platforms to create exposure for the disability community and raise awareness for the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. Tentative...

Visibility.(U.S. Paralympics Forum)
January 1, 2004... In December 2003, in partnership with Forbes Magazine, U.S. Paralympics created a special section on the performance and ability of persons with physical disabilities to be published in Forbes. The special section focuses on U.S. Paralympics in...

Performance.(U.S. Paralympics Forum)
January 1, 2004... U.S. Paralympic athletes are setting their sights on Athens in 2004. On October 20, 2003, the U.S. Paralympic Soccer Team qualified for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, with a sixth place finish at the Paralympic World Championships...

Lynn Seidemann wins gold.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... Paralympic Equestrian Committee (IPEC) Dressage World Championships this past September in Moorsele, Belgium. Competing in the Grade I-B division, Seidemann, a member of the U.S. team at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, received a score of...

U.S. finishes sixth in team competition.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... In the team competition, the U.S. finished sixth out of 22 teams. The U.S. team included Seidemann, who competed in Grade I-B on Phoenix B; Robin Brueckmann of Summerfield, NC, who competed in Grade IV on Richmond; Barbara Grassmyer of...

Dressage at Devon.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... Dressage at Devon hosted the first-ever National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) IPEC Grade IV Championship for riders with physical disabilities, September 23-28, 2003 in Devon, PA. The NDSA Championship consisted of two classes. The first...

Events in the news.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... Soccer Congratulations to U.S. Paralympics Men's National Soccer Team which has qualified for the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. Playing in the World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 9-22, the team finished in sixth place....

NDSA website.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... The NDSA website is going through major reconstruction. Be sure to visit www.ndsaonline.org to see our new, improved look!

Call for volunteers.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... In an effort to improve its outreach efforts, NDSA is putting together a speaker's bureau to share with local organizations, service clubs, etc. If you would be interested in becoming a pan of the NDSA speaker's bureau, please contact Jerry...

Mastandrea wins U of I award.(NDSA)
January 1, 2004... Linda Mastandrea, former Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) track athlete and a multiple gold medalist from the 1992 and 1996 U.S. Paralympic Teams, won the 2003 Harold Sharper Achievement Award. The Award is presented by Delta Sigma...

Special Olympics and University of Massachusetts-Boston join forces.(SOI)
January 1, 2004... On September 26, 2003, Timothy P. Shriver, Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics, and Jo Ann Gora, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts-Boston, joined forces to change the world by signing a Memorandum of Agreement designating the...

Are you a healthy athlete? Wins.(SOI)
January 1, 2004... The Special Olympics booklet Are You A Healthy Athlete? was selected as a winner in the prestigious 10th annual National Health Information Awards. The awards recognize the nation's best consumer health information programs and materials....

Nothing but net: Make the Point! a slam dunk in Indiana and Texas.(SOI)
January 1, 2004... Special Olympics athletes, local celebrities, and high school students were a winning team at the first-ever Make the Point![TM] for Special Olympics events in Indiana and Texas. Make the Point!, a unique new basketball free-throw fundraiser...

California Governor and First Lady stop at SOI board meeting.
January 1, 2004... Newly inaugurated California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver showed their ongoing commitment to Special Olympics and to all people with intellectual disabilities by making one of their first official stops at an...

2003 summer camps thrive.(USABA)
January 1, 2004... This year marked the third year for the National Sports Education Camp Project (SEC), a joint venture between USABA and Western Michigan University (WMU). In addition to the six sites holding camps in 2002, five more were added in...

Delta Gamma provides funding.(USABA)
January 1, 2004... USABA is pleased to announce a partnership with the Delta Gamma (DG) Foundation to enhance the sports development of blind and visually impaired youths through a new grant program, the USABA Initiative for Integration into Community-Based...

Focus on training.
January 1, 2004... Name: Scott Brown Sport: Rowing Height: 5' 10" Weight: 170 lbs Classification: AT Hometown: Collingdale, PA Occupation: Human Resources, U.S. Department of Labor Background There are not many athletes with...

Commonly asked questions regarding nutrition for exercise.(Exercise Nutrition: Q & A)
January 1, 2004... Questions abound about how to eat for more energy, less body fat, and better performance. Here are answers to questions most commonly asked by active people; perhaps the answers will help you to get the most from your food plan. I know...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... Camps/Clinics March 4-6 MiDSA/NDSA Regional Classifiers Certification Training, East Lansing, MI. Contact: J.J. Lewis, Michigan Disability Sports Alliance, 211 IM Sports West. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824;...

A celebration of the history of adapted physical education.
January 1, 2004... The year 2004 offers wonderful opportunity for celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of two scholarly journals for adapted physical activity: PALAESTRA: The Forum of Sport Physical Education & Recreation for Those with...

Adapted physical activity: the golden years.
January 1, 2004... Neither adapted physical education nor adapted physical activity programs involving individuals with disabilities was a product of legislation starting in the 1970s. Prior to enactment of PL 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act)...

Historical overview of the Paralympics, Special Olympics, and Deaflympics.
January 1, 2004... Anniversaries are a time to reflect on where we have been, celebrate our successes, and address challenges that lie ahead. In North America disability sport has been dominated by three movements--Deaflympics, Paralympics and Special Olympics....

Therapeutic recreation: a long past, but a brief history.
January 1, 2004... It has often been said of psychology that it is a field with a long past but a relatively brief history. A similar statement could be made about therapeutic recreation. While recreation has been used for therapeutic purposes since the time of...

Rhythmic gymnastics.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... Rhythmic gymnastics is quickly becoming an active sport for individuals who use wheelchairs and an excellent means of integrating non-disabled dance partners. First started and utilized as a means for Special Olympians who use wheelchairs to...

Position statement on inclusive challenge courses.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) supports independence, inclusion, and the meaningful participation of individuals who have disabilities in the challenge course experience. The ACCT position statement guiding principles...

NWBA honored at Basketball Hall of Fame.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... On October 18, 2003, the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) was honored at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Massachusetts. Fourteen of the previously inducted NWBA hall of Famers took part in a full day of...

Brave in the Attempt to open on March 5.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... A new feature length documentary titled Brave in the Attempt has just been released in theaters through the Madstone Theater chain. Often humorous and poignant, the movie follows fifteen athletes on a Special Olympics basketball team in their...

Find a passion!(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... Travis Roy learned to skate when he was 20 months old and ice hockey became a passion for him. Speaking to a group of Longmeadow (MA) High School students he said, "Passion gives you something to look forward to every day." As a youngster...

Huntsman Cup at Park City Mountain Resort.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... From January 3-5, 2004, the National Ability Center (NAC) and Park City Mountain Resort hosted the 17th annual Huntsman Cup, alpine ski race for skiers with disabilities. Returning Huntsman champion Chris Waddell (mono) came out of...

Exceptional hockey player.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... October is an exciting time for Andrew Bateson. It is the start of the Brown University Youth Hockey season. In the 11- to 13-year-old division, he has played both offense and defense and has scored several goals. Andrew has a slightly...

Tip Thiboutot at the Basketball Hall of Fame.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... Known around the world as Tip, Armand Thiboutot has played and promoted wheelchair basketball since the early 1950s. In his 20s, after becoming paraplegic, Tip joined the New England Clippers wheelchair basketball team. The Clippers eventually...

Jason Wening inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... Jason Wening, one of PALAESTRA's Department Editors, was recently inducted into the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Athletic Hall of Fame. One of WPI's most celebrated swimmers of all time, Wening was a four-year letter winner and captain of...

U.S. Women's Goalball Team becomes first disabled OTC resident program.(Bits & Pieces)
January 1, 2004... The week of January 12, 2004, is a landmark in the history of the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC), as members of the U.S. Women's Goalball Team moved into the OTC and became the first-ever disabled team to obtain residency at the Center. ...

Davis, R.W. (2002). Inclusion Through Sports: a Guide to Enhancing Sport Experiences.
January 1, 2004... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., Box 5076; [217] 747 4457, [800] 747-4457, [217] 351 2674 [FAX]; ISBN 0-7360-3439-0; paperback, 220 pgs, $27.00). Games and activities derived from six popular sports for participants with...

Edginton, C.R., Hudson, S.D., & Ford, P.M. (1999). Leadership for Recreation and Leisure Programs and Settings (2nd ed.).
January 1, 2004... Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing (804 N. Neal St., 61820; [217] 359-5940, [800] 327-5557, [217] 359-5975 [FAX]; bparker@sagamorepub.com; ISBN 1-57167-437-3; paperback, 214 pgs, $44.95 plus s/h $6.00 for the first book and $1.50 for each...

Gallahue, D.L., & Donnelly, F.C. (2003). Developmental Physical Education for All Children (4th ed.).
January 1, 2004... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., Box 5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, [217] 351-2674 [FAX]; ISBN 0-7360 3388-2; hardback, 744 pgs; United States--$75.00, Canada--$129.95, plus variable s/h, includes CD-ROM with...

Hamilton, Karen (n.d.) Recreation: a Great Way to Be Active.
January 1, 2004... Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Office on Disability and Health (Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, CB #8185, 27599-8185, [919] 966-2932, [919] 966-0862 [FAX]; odhpubs@nail.fpg.unc.edu;...

Shasky, J., & MacBird, B. (n.d.). A Sign of the Times (video).
January 1, 2004... Boston, MA: Fanlight Productions (4196 Washington St., Ste #2, 02131; [800] 931-4113, [617] 469-3379 [FAX], outside U.S. call [617] 469-4999; ISBN 1-57295-236-9; video, 23 min, $145.00 plus $9.00 shipping). Diondre Carter, a high school...

Steadward, R.D., Wheeler, G.D., & Watkinson, E.J. (Eds) (2003). Adapted Physical Activity.
January 1, 2004... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: The University of Alberta Press (Ring House 2, T6G 2E1; [780] 492-1662, [780] 492-0719 [FAX]; uap@ualberta.ca, website www.ualberta.ca/uap; ISBN 0-88864-375-6; hardback, 650 pgs; US $89.95; availability--United States...

Obesity epidemic in children: urgent call to action.(Issues)
January 1, 2004... Imagine this front-page news story: "SARS epidemic infects 60 million Americans with economic losses exceeding $1 trillion. In response, the government announces a massive public health campaign, industry pledges full cooperation regardless of...