[Sportsandrec] family yard sports

[Julie J.]

Thank you!

I've gotten so many really great ideas!  I love the idea of the plastic 
grocery bag, cheap, easy and readily available.  I'm going to check out some 
of the sites mentioned with Kiddo so he can weigh in on what looks like fun.

The horseshoes idea made me think of yard darts.  I used to love to play 
that game when I was a kid.  I'm going to look to see if they still make it.

Thanks again!  I'm so excited about all the possibilities!
Julie


-----Original Message----- 
From: JUSTIN LOUCHART
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 3:13 PM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
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.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JUSTIN LOUCHART"  <jalouchart at gmail.com>
> To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind  Discussion List"
> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 06,  2011 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] family yard sports
>
>
>>  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
>>>
>>>
>>>  _______________________________________________
>>> Sportsandrec  mailing list
>>> Sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
>>>  http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org
>>> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>  Sportsandrec:
>>>
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org/jalouchart%40gmail.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>> Justin Louchart
>> JALOUCHART at GMAIL.COM
>>
>>  "Teachers teaching to disregard possibilities are teachers teaching to
>>  disregard potentials."
>>
>>  _______________________________________________
>> Sportsandrec mailing  list
>> Sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
>>  http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org
>> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>  Sportsandrec:
>>
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org/lori%40asmodean.net
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sportsandrec  mailing  list
> Sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org
> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Sportsandrec:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org/pghjohn11%40ao
> l.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sportsandrec mailing list
> Sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Sportsandrec:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org/jalouchart%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Justin Louchart
JALOUCHART at GMAIL.COM

"Teachers teaching to disregard possibilities are teachers teaching to
disregard potentials."

_______________________________________________
Sportsandrec mailing list
Sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
Sportsandrec:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/sportsandrec_nfbnet.org/julielj%40neb.rr.com