[Sportsandrec] How Did we Play Them?

[tina thomas]

Hi Peter- 
No you are not the only one who has participated in sports in school before
goal ball and beep baseball. 
I participated in various sports when I was in school. To name a few,
football, basketball, softball, dodge ball, hand ball, vollyball,and my
first love and favorite sport of all Judo which I'm  still vary active in.
We have our first practice of the new year tomorrow and I can't wait. 
Tina      

-----Original Message-----
From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 5:24 PM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
Subject: [Sportsandrec] How Did we Play Them?

Hello Karen and listers,

    I hope I'm not the only one who participated in sports during my school
years prior to the development of games like Goal Ball and Beep Baseball. 
Perhaps others should weigh in and share their sporting experience to
enlighten us all. I think this would make a great article for  "Competition
Corner."

    Let me say publically that Karen is a wonderful person to work with. She
and I worked together last spring to make audio-only versions of the
"Straight Talk About Vision Loss" video series produced by the Jernigan
Institute available. Likewise Mary and I hope you had a blessed holiday
season too. Now to eat some supper.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Zakhnini" <kaycee510 at hotmail.com>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Adapting Sports for the Blind



Hey there Peter,

I completely understand where you are coming from, and, as I said, I agree 
with much of what you say.  I hope that you had a great holiday.  Please 
tell Mary "hello" for me.

Karen Zakhnini

"Was it something I said or something I did
Did my words not come out right"
Every Rose Has Its Thorn--Poison> From: pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net> To: 
sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:07:57 -0600> Subject: 
[Sportsandrec] Adapting Sports for the Blind> > Hello Karen and listers,> > 
The only thing I'll say about it all is that my personal experience > 
playing conventional baseball with the adaptations made for blind players > 
prior to the development of beep baseball flies directly in the face of > 
everything that has been said. We had our share of injuries but never > 
received bad press over it. I went to the Oak Hill and the Perkins Schools >

for the Blind. There we played all sports according to the rules for sighted

 > players with only the adaptations necessary to accommodate byline
players. 
 > Some of these included running lines to guide blind track runners who 
chose > to use them, pitching baseballs on the bounce from the normal 
distance, > wrestling matches starting from a standing position with both 
opponents > touching fingers, metronomes placed on basketball hoops and 
archery targets > so blind players knew where they were, the use of bowling 
alley rails to > help blind bowlers line up to throw the ball, inclines to 
allow > wheelchair-bound blind persons to bowl, I think you get the idea. 
Balloons > were also placed on the archery targets so the participant knew 
when they > hit it. They popped when struck by the arrows. And all of this 
before I > found the National Federation of the Blind.> > Thus the comments 
I've made on this subject are deeply rooted in my own > experience. Perhaps 
now It's easier to understand my shock and disgust when > this thread began 
and the concerns coming out of it. While I'm still not big > on schools for 
the blind for totally unrelated reasons I'm relieve to know > that they did 
some things right. Now to finish up a Web Site. Happy new year > from Mary 
and myself.> > Peter Donahue> > > 
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