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[Carly Mihalakis]

Tyson,

There are athletic feats that are done by oneself or with one other 
person, like wrestling or gymnastics, or Martial arts, not to mention 
spinning and weight lifting are athletics where only you can shine.
Don't get me wrong, I too much enjoy the comradery of others and 
despise staying solo in anything.
But after going almost to competitive level of women' gymnastics as a 
kid, I have learned about spinning, and honestly, it is one of the 
best things ever to happen to me!
This is a very rich resource for testimonials from other blind 
spinners, so let your questions FLY, Tyson!
Carly
like goal ball and beep ball.  But most are done with other sighted 
people.  There is such a thing as blind bowling where bowlers bowl 
with guide rails but you can also bowl with the help of your cane to 
find the line.
>Those are the three sports for blind people I can think of.
>
>Other sports you'd have to adapt to play such as using a beeping 
>ball or ball with bells.
>You may want to check out www.usaba.org for sports ideas.  Sports 
>blind people do are often individual sports or those done with a 
>guide.  They include judo and other martial arts, running, tandem 
>cycling, swimming and skiing.  In fact there are some triathletes here.
>
>You can also do other recreational things requiring no adaptation at 
>least none I'm aware of.  These include rock climbing, hiking, 
>canoeing, and water rafting.
>
>You said
>"but I have not been able to do as much with my vision going down 
>and would like to do more like I was before."
>
>Well I assure you you can be active still; it just will require some 
>adaptations using your other senses and trusting people.  I say that 
>because you may need a guide for some activities and that requires 
>trust. Although you cannot play on a team you can do something in a 
>small group.  So maybe you can take whatever you liked as a sighted 
>person and adapt it to play now.
>Kelly is great about adaptations; he has played many mainstream 
>sports such as baseball, basketball and soccer.  I'm sure he'll 
>answer any questions you have.
>Go for it!
>
>
>Ashley
>
>
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>>Hi Ashley thanks for the welcome. I am not working right now I like 
>>to play about anything that happens to do with sports or 
>>recreation. I would be what you would call a regular sporns nut or 
>>sports aholic I just enjoy sports and recreation a lot, but I have 
>>not been able to do as much with my vision going down and would 
>>like to do more like I was before. I pretty much enjoy anything and 
>>like to try about anything. I am a person who just enjoys having 
>>fun no matter what and sports are usually the place where I feel 
>>most comfortable and most normal within myself. Like I said thanks 
>>again for the welcome and the advice. Hope to talk to you again soon.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Tyson Thompson
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