[Sportsandrec] Teaching kids baseball

[Diane Vlasoff]

I am not an expert on sports but I parented my 3 kids as a blind widow.  I found that having my kids narrate visual activities and asking thought provoking questions of them has resulted in 3 analytical capable adults.  

Good luck and hang in there! 

Diane Vlasoff

On Apr 21, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Andrew Webb via Sportsandrec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello,



I have a question that may or may not be appropriate for this list, as it
has to do with watching sports rather than playing them.  I won't be the
least bit offended if the list moderator informs me that I'm off topic, but
in the meantime I'll give it a shot.  I am a blind dad with young sighted
kids, and I'd like to teach them the basics of baseball. I'm quite
knowledgeable about the game, so could go on incessantly about the rules,
strategy, players, history, ballparks, etc.  However, I went blind only
recently, thus the way I learned about baseball was visually, and that's the
way my kids would be learning about it as well.  We've watched segments of a
couple games on TV so far this season, and they show moderate interest, but
I find it difficult to provide guidance on what they're watching when
obviously I can't see what's on the screen.  Of course I can follow the same
game on the radio and take my cues there, but the radio transmission is not
exactly in sync with the action on TV (i.e., there is a delay of several
seconds on the TV transmission), and thus I find it discombobulating trying
to communicate with my kids while they watch TV and I listen to radio.



I just wondered if anybody had any thoughts, personal experience, or
suggestions on this point?  Or if there are any organized groups of blind
sports fans to which anyone could point me and to which I might turn for
additional inspiration?  All leads are much appreciated.



Thanks,

Andrew 

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