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UT Southwestern Adaptive Sports EXPO Oct 28
 Event Activities Come enjoy a day of interactive adaptive sports activities, including; • Wheelchair basketball • Sit volleyball • Goalball • Rugby• Golf • Track & field • Dance • and more! Local resources will be available to help individuals of all abilities and interests get involved! Medal-winning Paralympians will speak about their experiences with adaptive sports. Click here for more information and follow it on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/519751681708309/ Volunteers are needed for this event. You can sign up to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4cacaf22a4f94-utsw For free parking, please register your vehicle at: |
NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION TRAINING FOR TRACK & FIELD
This National Classification Training Course will be offered at the Adaptive Sports USA, National Conference in Phoenix, AZ, October 26-28.This course is developed to train medical and technical classifiers to become proficient in the assessment methods to determine if an athlete with physical disability meets the Minimal Impairment Criteria and to be able to provide that athlete with a Sport Class for Track and Field. This course is a 3-day training course. If you enroll in this course, you must stay with the training track for the duration of the conference. Through a Craig H. Nielsen Foundation grant, there will be some funding available to assist with expenses for this course. To be eligible for the training, participants must meet one of the following criteria: Degree or equivalent qualification in medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physical education, exercise/sport science OR have nationally recognized Athletics coaching qualifications Participants interested in this course must send an email, indicating their interest and background, to Deanne Fay at Dfay@atsu.edu no later than Sept 27th. All interested participants will be notified by Oct 3rd of their selection for this course. Prior to attending this course, participants will be required to complete the following prerequisites: Free Safe Sport Training http://training.teamusa.org/store/details/1 U.S. Paralympics Introduction to Track and Field Classification Course Available on Blackboard CourseSites, link provided upon registration. IPC Introduction to Para Sport (if not already completed) https://www.ipc-academy.org/?academy=1&course=47 World Para Athletics Classification Programme https://www.ipc-academy.org/?academy=1&course=48 (The WPA Athletics Classifcation Programme requires that you complete the IPC introduction to ParaSport modules prior to completing the WPA Athletics Classification program.) Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to proceed to the practical portion as a National Track and Field Classification Trainee. For the practical portion of the training, the participant will need to attend 2 or 3 approved classification opportunities at events in which National Classifiers will be available to assess their evaluation skills. Once it has been determined that a participant is able to perform at the national level, participants will move from Trainee status and will receive their certification with U.S. Paralympics as a National Track and Field Classifier.  EMPOWERING ATHLETES SINCE 1956 |
Reeve Foundation Grant
 SWAA is a recipient of a Quality of Life grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation to support our track and field program with the purchase of equipment. Thank you to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. |
PhD Study
My name is Wei-Ru “Andy” Yao and I am a graduate student working towards my PhD in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) at Georgia State University in Atlanta GA. I am in the dissertation phase of my program and my research is focused on identifying critical factors that motivate athletes with disabilities to continue their sport participation. I have created an online, confidential questionnaire that should take about 10 minutes of your time to complete. The questions are very intuitive and easy to understand and answer. There is no compensation for completion of the online questionnaire. Participation in this study is strictly voluntary. Participating in this survey will not pose any more risks than you would encounter on any normal day. Also, participation in this study will not have any positive or negative effect. Below is a hyperlink to the consent form and survey, which you may copy and paste into your web browser. https://gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eD49eDeDESFIxBr Please help disseminate this survey to your friends, who are also athletes with disabilities. Your help and answers are extremely valuable, and can provide practitioners in the field of adapted physical activity and sport psychology, program organizers and policy makers with insights to guide decision-making regarding where to intervene to most meaningfully influence sport participation and continued commitment for enhanced quality of life and well-being in individuals with physical disabilities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 404-916-6356 or at ‘wyao1@student.gsu.edu’. Or, you can contact Dr. Shapiro at 404-413-8372, or by email at ‘dshapiro@gsu.edu’. I thank you in advance for your consideration to assist us in expanding the knowledge base on factors that influence sport commitment of athletes with disabilities. Sincerely, Wei-Ru “Andy” Yao, M.S. Physical Education Teacher Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30303 |
Lone Star Para Invitational Results
 Congratulations to all of the Athletes who competed in the Lone Star Para Invitational! Results are below. Special thanks to Arlington ISD Lamar HS, Seguin HS Track Team volunteers HSAA Track and Field Team volunteers. |
| Attachments:
LSPI Field Results.pdf
LSPI Track Results-final.pdf
2017 Texas Regional Games
 Results can be found below for each sport! |
| Attachments:
2017 TRG Air Gun Results.pdf
2017 TRG Archery Results.pdf
2017 TRG BC2 Boccia.pdf
2017 TRG BC5 Boccia.pdf
2017 TRG Boccia Open.pdf
2017 TRG Cycling Criterium Results.pdf
2017 TRG Cycling Criterium.pdf
2017 TRG Cycling Time Trial by class.pdf
2017 TRG Cycling Time Trial.pdf
2017 TRG Final Field Results.pdf
2017 TRG Final Track Results.pdf
2017 TRG Powerlifting.pdf
2017 TRG Swimming.pdf
2017 TRG Table Tennis results.pdf
Results Metroplex Powerlifting and Throws Meet
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