[Sportsandrec] Adaptable Rugby

[Ricky Lomey]

We wrapped the ball in grocery bags for fun kicking and some played cricket
with it. As I said the boys at Pioneer School who played rugby were
partially sighted so not really any adaption required. I heard a beeping and
bell and florescent ball are being considered for the thirteen a side
version rugby league in the U.K.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 8:16 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Adaptable Rugby


As part of one of my kinesiology classes I had a rugby component. Some parts
of the game were relatively accessible, like being in the scrum and placing
the ball in play, but other parts like running in the open field and
passing,  was not. Unlike soccer, the ball does not contact the ground
during play, so accessibility concepts like bells or wrapping the ball in
plastic grocery bags doesn't work. Also, tossing passes was also very
difficult since you are not usually close to your teammates. A beeping ball
would help, but I don't know of any rugby beepers. While I enjoyed the game
in the classroom, and participating in the scrum was fantastic, I didn't
find the game very accessible and really couldn't come up with many suitable
adaptations for the game. It may be a case where you just need to get out
with some friends, and come up with some "rules" that work for you as an
individual, and let the rest of us know how it works out.
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