[Sportsandrec] New Member

[Danielle Fernandez]

Hi, I once played blind football when I was at the Louisiana Center for the blind. It was a lot of fun. It's not all of the same rules but everyone is under sleep shades and they use different types of bells and rugs for knowing when you are out of bounds. I have heard also of hockey and using a beeping puck. Also there is blind tennis. Last convention just a couple months ago we had a healthy fair at the convention and we had sword fighting, tennis, martial arts and many other things. Definitely ask away. I  am  one of the board members on the national board!

Danielle Fernandez 
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> On Sep 4, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Jody Ianuzzi via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Nama
> To answer your question about horses. Yes blind people can ride horses independently. There is even an NFB email list for blind equestrian and agriculture. There are many of us who ride horses.  
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> I think that playing football and hockey are probably not possible for a blind person but who cares. I think one problem with public school physical education classes is the emphasis on only ball games. There are so many sports and activities that a person can engage in that ball games are insignificant. Blind people. Can do gymnastics, martial arts, cross country skiing, hiking, boating of all kinds, the list is endless. 
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> JODY 
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>> On Sep 4, 2016, at 8:51 PM, Naima Leigh via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Can a blind person ride a horse independently? Can a blind person be an
>> aquestreion member? Can a blind person do gymnastics? Can blind people play
>> football and hockey?
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>> Naima
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via SportsandRec
>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 8:23 PM
>> To: 'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'
>> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] New Member
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>> Ask away and find out, grin.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Naima Leigh via SportsandRec
>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 5:53 PM
>> To: SportsandRec at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Naima Leigh <nleigh2016 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] New Member
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>> Hi what can I post or ask in this group?
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>> I know this group  talks about sports and recreation but what else? When I
>> signed up there wasn't enough information on it to read. I love it so far,
>> just wanted to know more about this group and how it could help me.
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>> Naima
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