[Mdpobc] Sports & Recreation Opportunities

[sandyw1994 at aol.com]

BLIND SPORTS ORGANIZATION
www.blindsports.org

Contacts: Heidi White, President; or Sandy White, Sports Administrator
For more info., e-mail: info at blindsports.org, check 
www.blindsports.org, or call (302) 836-5784.

Please read on to find information about these upcoming activities for 
blind and visually impaired.
Sept. 26 - Dinner-Dance in New Castle, DE
Oct. 3 – Mid-Atlantic Sports Day at University of DE.
Nov. 14-15 – Mid-Atlantic Sports Weekend in Worcester, PA
On-Going - various Mid-Atlantic sports and recreational opportunities

DABA’s 30th Anniversary Dinner-Dance - Sept. 26, 2009
Please join us to celebrate 30 years of blind sports in Delaware with 
an evening of great food, dancing, and socializing. It will be held at 
the Minquadale Memorial Hall, 129 E. Hazeldell Ave., New Castle, DE 
19720 – Sat., Sept. 26, 4:30-9pm. The cost is $20 per person. Blind, 
visually impaired, and sighted from throughout the region are welcome! 
Limited transportation is available from the Wilmington train station. 
For tickets, call Patti (302) 999-8074 by Sept. 14.

SPORTS DAY – Oct. 3, 2009
The 12th Mid-Atlantic Sports Day will be held at the Carpenter Sports 
Building at the Univ. of Delaware on Oct. 11, 9:30- 4:45. Blind and 
visually impaired ages 7-77 from anywhere are welcome. More than 12 
different sports and recreational activities will be offered in 
beginner and intermediate level clinics throughout the day. No exp

erience is necessary. Fee is $5 or $10 for family. Walk-ins are 
welcome, but pre-registration is requested by calling (302) 836-5784, 
or e-mail info at blindsports.org.

SPORTS WEEKEND – Nov. 14-15, 2009
Blind Sports Organization will host the annual Sports Weekend at the 
Variety Club Camp in Worcester, PA (just outside Phila.). This is a 
fun, overnight, non-competitive, sports camp. No experience necessary. 
Blind and visually impaired ages 7 - 77 from anywhere are welcome. 
Pre-registration required. Registration deadline is Oct. 30. Fee is $25 
per person + membership. To obtain a registration form or for more 
info., e-mail: info at blindsports.org, check www.blindsports.org, or call 
(302) 836-5784.

WEEKLY SPORTS
Blind Sports Organization’s Philadelphia-area chapter offers weekly 
sports activities for blind and visually impaired youth & adults. The 
following programs will be offered at the Overbrook School for the 
Blind gym. Adults are ages 15+ and Youth are ages 7-15 (functional age) 
who can follow
directions. For more info., please call (302) 836-5784 or e-mail 
info at blindsports.org. New participants are welcome at any time. 
Observers are always welcome.
- Competitive & Recreational Men’s Goalball is offered every Tuesday 
5:30-8:30pm.
- Women’s Goalball is offered every Saturday 1:30-4:30pm.
- Youth Sports Program - Sports may include: Softball, Goalball, 
Soccer, Bowling, Swimming, and others based on interest.
- Judo for Youth 
& Adults is offered every Saturday 10-11:15am.

BOWLING and AUDIO DARTS programs are offered weekly in the Philadelphia 
area and in Delaware. Call for details: Pennsylvania - (610) 352-1389 
or Delaware - (302) 658-7231

OTHER PROGRAMS in the Mid-Atlantic region - If enough people in an area 
are interested in one or more sports, we can try to locate a coach and 
a place to hold the activity. Please contact us if you are interested 
in participating, coaching, or helping to organize.

MID-ATLANTIC ADULT GOALBALL TOURNAMENTS
Annually, Blind Sports Organization hosts a series of 3 adult Goalball 
tournaments – Nov., Jan., & Mar. Teams and individuals (pool players) 
are welcome. You will have the opportunity to compete with some 
relatively new teams and some of the best teams in the nation. In the 
past, teams and players have come from PA, NJ, DE, NY, & MD. It is open 
to blind and visually impaired ages 14 & up. Sat., Nov. 21 will be our 
season opener at the Overbrook School for the Blind gym. Spectators are 
always welcome! Call (610) 352-1389 if you’d like to play, or e-mail: 
info at blindsports.org for more info.

*Goalball is the 2nd most popular team sport for the blind in the 
world. It started as a rehabilitation activity for WWII veterans who 
were blinded in action. It is played in over 150 countries by male and 
female youth and adults. It is played on a volleyball-sized court and 
the goalb

all is basketball-sized ball that has bells in it.

BLIND SPORTS ORGANIZATION
465 Maplewood Road
Springfield, PA 19064
(302) 836-5784
www.blindsports.org
A 501(c)(3), community service, non-profit organization.