[Sportsandrec] family yard sports

[Ginger Irwin]

Another cheap beeper idea is to go to the hardware store and get a bettery 
operated door bell, about $35.00  I use two of them when playing Baggo - a bean 
bag toss game which everyone here in Chicago plays - same idea as horseshoes.  
The best part of using the doorbell is that the person who is at the opposite 
end of their goal can push the button themselves to get the auditory cue.  No 
need to ask anyone else to tap, clap, or whatever.  This way you can practice by 
yourself too.  I've used these doorbells for all kinds of things.  

 
Ginger
"It is choice - not chance - that determines your destiny"  -Jean Nidetch




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From: JUSTIN LOUCHART <jalouchart at gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, June 6, 2011 3:13:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] family yard sports

For the horseshoe idea, you could get a luggage beeper from a
department store and clip it on or very nearby the base pole. Luggage
beepers are a great (and cheaper) alternative to most auditory
blindness-specific instruments. Balls with bells in them or beepers
often stop working, or skew the sound due to centripetal force--
luggage beepers and plastic bags tend to be the most multipurpose.

On 6/6/11, PghJohn11 at aol.com <PghJohn11 at aol.com> wrote:
> Julie:  How about horse shoes?  Maybe regular sized plastic  ones.  I am
> sure there is a way to make sound on the peg.  On metal we  have a person
> tapping the peg with a rod so we can hear where it is.  Google talking
> horseshoe pegs and see what you get.  John T.
>
>
> In a message dated 6/6/2011 2:40:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> Lori at asmodean.net writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've found what Justin mentioned to be very helpful over the  years.
> Sometimes playing on concrete with the frisby creates a little more  noise
> when it lands if you don't have the beeping one so you can find it.  With
> the
> bag on the ball it is possible to play goalie as well, just be  warned
> playing with teens on this one as they kick a lot harder than the  lil'
> ones.
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>
>>  Beeping frisbees are certainly inexpensive. For  ball sports,  putting
>> a platic grocery bag on the ball and tying it off at the  handles is
>> the best auditory marker I've ever found.
>>
>>  On 6/6/11, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>>> Hello  all!
>>>
>>> The other day my teen age son and I were  talking.  He expressed an
>>> interest
>>> in playing  Frisbee with me.    I am totally clueless as to how I might
> be
>>> able to accomplish this.  Does anyone have any  ideas?  should we start
>>> looking for other outdoor activities  we can do together instead?
>>>
>>> How about bad  mitten?  Has anyone had any success nonvisually?  We have
>  a
>>> regular set, but I'm willing to purchase anything that would  make it
>>> accessible.
>>>
>>> I'd also welcome any  other ideas for family friendly activities we can
> do
>>>  in
>>> the yard.  My son and step daughters are all teens if that  helps with
>>> suggestions.  My son and I are not super  athletically talented, but do
>>> enjoy
>>> outdoor  activities.
>>>
>>> Thanks muchly!
>>>  Julie
>>>
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