Palaestra articles from March 2003

Palaestra archives from March 2003

Certification of coaches--is it time? (Editor's Corner).(Editorial)
March 22, 2003... A few weeks ago this editor was discussing community sports programs available for children of elementary school-age with a knowledgeable individual who has, for the past several years, been a volunteer coach for two different seasonal sports...

Employment trend and shortage of recreation and therapeutic recreation specialists in public schools. (Research Application).
March 22, 2003... Since the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (PL 94-142) was signed into legislation, recreation and therapeutic recreation (RTR) careers in the public schools have attracted the attention of researchers on several issues. These...

Issues on physical activity and disability and the new 108th congress. (Legislative Update).
March 22, 2003... In this issue of Legislative Update, a series of issues are discussed that should be addressed by the new 108th Congress in the next two years. Naturally, with the conflict in Iraq and a deteriorating economy, Congress will attend only to the...

Help keep the adapted physical activity family growing. (APAC Action).
March 22, 2003... Are you interested in helping new APAC members grow professionally? Are you an active member of AAHPERD? If you answered "yes" to these questions, then the Professional Partners Program sponsored by the American Association for Active...

Adapted Physical Education National Standards exam update. (APAC Action).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Alaska's Department of Education has recently approved APENS and the CAPE certificate as the state's advanced certificate for adapted physical educators. Adapted physical education teachers now have the opportunity to use the CAPE certification...

Events not to be missed. (APAC Action).
March 22, 2003... NCPERID Annual Meeting From July 13-15, the National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID) will host their annual meeting in Washington, DC, at the Hilton Crystal City Hotel at Ronald...

Exciting new resources. (APAC Action).
March 22, 2003... We Watch the City: Stories in the Shadow of 9/11 is a video documentary exploring the lives of New Yorkers with developmental and other disabilities and those who support them in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. This project was conceived...

U.S. Paralympics forum.
March 22, 2003... During the last few months, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has been the topic of numerous media stories and Congressional attention. It is hoped that some insight as to how this affects the U.S. Paralympics' mission and objectives can be...

Budding mono-skiers not snowed by top racers: young ski racers champion their sport at paralympics. (DS/USA).
March 22, 2003... Tyler Walker and Laurie Stephens want to be ski racers when they grow up. Both got their competitive start at The Hartford Ski Spectacular, hosted annually by Disabled Sports USA in Breckenridge, Colorado. The young pair now trains with the New...

High jumper's future is looking up. (DS/USA).
March 22, 2003... Jeff Skiba is one of those athletes who almost makes it look too easy. The recently graduated high school senior, who is only in his second year of elite athletics for individuals with disabilitics, has set and then broken a string of national...

Jose Torres named NDSA Athlete of the Month. (NDSA).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Jose Torres of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a seven-year member of the Connecticut Chargers Indoor Wheelchair Soccer Team, was named National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) Athlete of the Month for January, 2003. At the 2003 NDSA Indoor...

NDSA welcomes new board members. (NDSA).
March 22, 2003... The NDSA Board of Directors welcomed three new members at the end of 2002. The three new members are James R. Coney of Mineola, New York, who will serve as treasurer; Mrs. Jessica Ransehousen of Unionville, Pennsylvania; and J.J. Lewis of...

NDSA management team for 2003 named. (NDSA).
March 22, 2003... NDSA has recently contracted with Bauler Consulting Services and Classical Communications. Both of these Boston-based companies provide counsel and support services on board and resource development, as well as on marketing and public...

NDSA's Thomson named to head IPC task force. (NDSA).(James Thomson to head International Paralympic Committee task force )(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... NDSA Boccia Paralympian James Thomson has been appointed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to head a task force on inclusion of athletes with severe disabilities in Paralympic sport. NDSA is confident that James will do...

Special Olympics athlete, Ricardo Thornton, subject of CBS Sunday night movie. (SOI).
March 22, 2003... The lives of Special special Olympics Olympics District of Columbia (USA) athlete Ricardo Thornton and his wife Donna were the subject of a new television movie on the CBS Television Network. Profoundly Normal, starring multiple Emmy...

Sports Education Camps. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The success of the Western Michigan University/USABA Sports Education Camp Project (SEC) continues into 2003 as four new locations were added to the program this summer, bringing the total to 12 sites throughout the United States. The SECs...

Sports festival. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... From July 25-29, the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes is playing host to the annual National Youth Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The festival is a chance for middle and high school students to hone skills in eight summer...

World Championships. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... With the Athens Paralympic Games less than 18 months away, both up-and-coming and elite athletes are training to reach their dreams of being on the top step of the podium. Although the days until opening ceremonies are being counted down, there...

Funding. (USABA).(United States Association of Blind Athletes )(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Sports and recreation opportunities are severely limited for more than two-thirds of the estimated 56,000 blind and visually impaired youths in the United States. In order to help combat this problem, the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes has...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003... I would like to express high praise to Gail Dummer for her insightful and thorough discussion of reasonable accommodations for competitive swimmers with disabilities [PALAESTRA, 19(1), 44-45]. There is a difference between facilitating access...

Calendar of events.
March 22, 2003... Camps/Clinics May 30-June 1 San Jose Wheelchair Tennis Camp, San Jose, CA. Contact: Jennifer Powers, (408) 392-6770; jennifer.powers@ci.sj.ca.us. June 3-7 Georgia Sports Education Camp, Carrolton, GA. Contact: Corinne Ingram,...

The autism spectrum disorders: physical activity instruction--part III.
March 22, 2003... A little boy stands quietly in the corner of the gym. Basketballs bounce and dribble past the youngster, who appears not to take note of the activity in the room. He slowly rotates his upper torso left and right, stopping only occasionally to...

Wheelchair dancing: part 2 from the walker's viewpoint.
March 22, 2003... Adaptive dancing is a unique style of social dancing in which one partner uses a wheelchair. The winter issue of PALAESTRA (19:1, 34) covered the basics of how the walker (the dance partner who is standing) gets the wheeler (the person using a...

Work & study: support for athletes with disabilities a successful model in Western Australia.(Cover Story)
March 22, 2003... In the period between the 1996 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, and those held in Sydney in 2000, many West Australian athletes with disabilities reported difficulties in successfully maintaining both training requirements and educational or...

Models to guide professional preparation in adapted physical activity: beliefs affecting service delivery.
March 22, 2003... Adapted physical activity programming; service delivery; and professional preparation in physical education, recreation, and sport are profoundly affected by beliefs each of us holds about disability and individual differences. Most of these...

A university-based physical activity program for children with special needs: a unique blend of teacher training, instruction, and community service.
March 22, 2003... Since 1969, staff members of the Perceptual-Motor Development Program (PMDP), which is housed in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), have offered positive movement...

Surfing the Web for nutrition information. (Sport Nutrition).
March 22, 2003... More than ever before, today's athletes and coaches are confronted with confusing and conflicting information about nutrition for health and performance. The good news is, answers can be found to just about any question by taking up a new...

Super talented. (Bits & Pieces).(blind musician/athlete)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Sarah Wiles is an active ten-year-old who likes to try everything! She uses her musical talent by playing violin and piano and singing with the Community Music School in Springfield, Massachusetts. She ice skates, rollerblades, and swims. In...

Italian athletes. (Bits & Pieces).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Alessandro Rizzo (SB9) is an amputee swimmer and an informatic analyst. He is shown here training in the St. Lucia Hospital pool This year he won the Italian championship in the 100m breast-stroke. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Former...

Historic first world wheelchair armwrestling championships. (Bits & Pieces).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... At the 24th World Armwrestling Championships for nondisabled competitors from the 49 participating countries, the World Armwrestling Federation added competition for athletes who have disabilities. Level 1 competition included individuals with...

Mark your calendar & save the dates! (Bits & Pieces).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The third annual World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities (WCD) was held in Orlando, Florida, in early October 2002. The event attracted 6,128 attendees and more than 220 exhibitors. The goal of the WCD is to provide a forum for presentation...

Collecting a gold mine. (Bits & Pieces).(Special Olympics athlete)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Twenty-seven-year-old Cathy Rahilly has participated in Special Olympics programs since she was eight years old. She has been active in swimming, roller skating, soccer, tenpin bowling, figure skating, and track and field events. Over the...

Clinical trials in persons with chronic spinal cord injury. (Bits & Pieces).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Acorda Therapeutics has begun Phase 3 clinical trials of Frampridine-SR to evaluate its safety and efficacy in the treatment of moderate to severe spasficity associated with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Spasticity is a serious complication...

Auxter, D., Pyfer, J., & Huettig, C. (2001). Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education and Recreation, 9th ed.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (1221 Avenue of the Americas, 10020; ISBN 0-07-232926-2; hard cover, 718 pgs). Content throughout has been thoroughly researched, referenced, and updated, with many new photographs to enhance the text....

Byl, J. (2002). Co-Ed Recreational Games.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market Street, PO Box 5076, 61825-5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, [217] 351-2674 [Fax]; ISBN 0-7360-3455-2; paperback, 277 pgs; $19.00, plus s/h). More than 200 fun games should help students...

Clumpner, Roy A. (2003). Sport Progressions.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market Street, PO Box 5076, 61825-5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, [217] 351-2674 [Fax]; ISBN 0-7360-3385-8; paperback, 280 pgs; U.S., $19.00; Canada, $32.95). A sequential approach is presented...

Exiner, J., & Kelynack, D. (1994). Dance Therapy Redefined: a Body Approach to Therapeutic Dance.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. (2600 S. First Street, 62794-9265; [217] 789-8980, [800] 258-8980, [217] 789-9130 [Fax]; ISBN 0-39805913-6; hardback, 99 pgs, $37.95). Dance therapy is defined and approached as a...

Kounas, Sharon (n.d.). KALMS(R)-Kounas Assessment of Limited Mobility Students (Video).(Video Recording Review)
March 22, 2003... Sharon Kounas, 6001 Wadsworth Avenue, Highland, CA 92346; ([909] 864-7674 [Phone/Fax]; skkpe@aol.com; www.kalmstest.com; 53 minutes; Examiner's Manual also available; video, $19.95; assessment package [25 score sheets and 25 program planning...

Pascal, K. (n.d.). Behind the Glass Door: Hannah's Story (Breaking Through the Barriers of Autism) (Video).(Video Recording Review)
March 22, 2003... Boston, MA: Fanlight Productions (4196 Washington Street, Suite 2, 02131; [800] 937-4113, [617] 469-3379 [Fax], outside U.S. call [617] 469-4999; www.fanlight.com; ISBN 1-57295-291-1; 52 minutes; purchase, $245.00; rental, $50.00/day). ...

Taylor, J., & Taylor C. (1995). Psychology of Dance.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market Street, PO Box 5076, 61825-5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, [217] 351-2674 [Fax]; ISBN 087322-486-8; paperback, 156 pgs; United States, $24.95, Canada, $18.95). The difference between a...

Should social inclusion be a major goal of physical education? (Issues).
March 22, 2003... Inclusion of students with and without disabilities in general physical education, with appropriate supports, is a desirable practice (Block, 2000; Rizzo & Lavay, 2000; Sherrill, 1998, in press). Everyone knows, however, that physical inclusion...