Paralympic Games

Morgan was a physical education teacher at the YMCA and called it "mintonette". It was an indoor or outdoor pastime that had characteristics of both handball and tennis. The first rules were written down by Morgan himself. He wrote that the game called for a 6 foot 6 inch net and a court of 25x50 feet. A match composed of 9 innings and 3 serves for each team in each inning. In case of a serving error they got a second chance just like in tennis. If the ball it the net

The Paralympic athlete I choose to research was Jessica Long. I chose her because according to her biography on the U.S. Paralympic athlete website, she “learned how to swim in her grandparents’ pool where she would spend hours pretending she was a mermaid.” Ms. Long has been competing in swimming competitions since she was ten, but her career as a Paralympic athlete didn’t start until the age of twelve when she competed in the Athens 2004 Games and won three gold medals (U.S. Paralympics). Now

Throughout my research of disabled veterans and their participation in recreation and sport programs, I have found some of the issues that needs to be addressed. One of them was mentioned by F. Ostovary and J. Dapprich who addressed challenges facing while transitioning into learning and work places. One of the bigger problems that veterans have to face is our society’s misunderstanding of military impact on human. Society lacks knowledge of different symptoms that veterans may struggle with and

When investigating an issue in the sporting industry, I came up with some ideas on what my topic could be. This included the main topics of ‘People with a disability’ and the sport of Swimming. I then defined the topic and decided to look into whether the leisure centre located in New South Wales is suitable for people with disabilities and how it is able to benefit them. By conducting this investigation I will be able to look into the benefits of using the main pool, children’s pool, spa and the

Key Principles and Good Practice within sports Sport development is the promotion of sports activities for the community. Successful sports development depends largely on effective partnership and networking with a wide range of community groups, service providers, facility operators, National Governing bodies, local authorities and voluntary groups.Fundamentally sport development is about participation and promoting the opportunities and benefits of participation. Participation in sport and physical

1. Special Olympics is an organization that is very important to me. Sports have played an integral role throughout my life and I cannot imagine not having the ability to do that because of a disability. The Special Olympics provides an opportunity for people who are disabled to enjoy everything that sports encompass. Last year as an LPH I got to see this first hand. I was Butler County's LPH and one of their volleyball teams won the gold. The whole team started crying because it had been 10

gender, and ability. They may choose among a number of different events, to include singles events for women and men, doubles, and mixed-doubles. Athletes with physical disabilities may participate in either assisted or unassisted ramp bowling. The game of tenpin consists of ten frames; players deliver two

Special Olympics transforms lives through the joy of sports, every day, everywhere. They are the world’s largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities. It reaches more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries, along with millions of volunteers and supporters. Every day, Special Olympics inspires hope, confidence, and courage. Not only do they change the lives of our athletes, but also the lives of our coaches, families, volunteers and others who have the opportunity to

very interesting and I liked how they got into their own personal struggles that they had during their time as an athlete in the Paralympics and the Deaflympics. I enjoyed listening to Andrea Smith, Katherine Ward, and Ann Cody earing about their experience that they have encountered. One thing that I was confused about was what qualities someone to be in the Paralympics, and the Deaflympics. I know that you need to be cleared by multiple doctors to be eligible to participate. When I was listening

of able bodied people. The Olympic Games Started in 1896. Started for all those able bodied sportsmen and woman looking for universal competition. In later years the Paralympics was started for war veterans. In 1960 it was no longer exclusive to war veterans and was opened to all those living with disabilities. What is the difference between the winter Olympics and the winter Paralympics in terms of qualification and concessions?   The winter Olympic games: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh