[blindkid] sports leagues

Carol Castellano carol.joyce.castellano at gmail.com
Sun Feb 12 19:30:08 UTC 2012


Penny,

There are also Challenger leagues, for children with disabilities, 
and Goal Ball, a game made specifically for blind people.  It is 
pretty physical and looks like both a good workout and a good 
challenge for an athletic person.

Carol

At 10:37 AM 2/12/2012, you wrote:
>Ohhh I know she would love it. I think they have a leauge in Mass. It also
>may just be adults. That would be ideal. I don't know if its possible. I
>know she can play a lot of other stuff. Balls in the air seem scary but she
>is not scared. Sigh. The girls body is made for softball I am determined to
>find her sport for her (I am sure in the end it wouldn't be softball long
>term) I was thinking if everyone didn't know what they were doing that if
>Abby couldn't find a ball it wouldn't be a big deal. Thank You Kim
>On Feb 12, 2012 9:49 AM, "Kim Cunningham" <kim at gulfimagesphoto.com> wrote:
>
> > Penny,
> > Have you heard about Beep Baseball? It's a great sport and can be played
> > with both sighted and blind kids. The rules are similar to regular
> > baseball, however all players must wear sleep shades. We had a team in
> > Houston for a while and the kids LOVED it. My daughter was so excited to
> > find out her university had a team. Perhaps you know of someone who would
> > be interested in coaching?
> > Only you know if your daughters vision will allow her to play safely. The
> > team could use a beep baseball, however it is much heavier than a typical
> > softball. You could also use beeping locators at the bases.
> > Just a thought...
> > Kim Cunningham
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <
> > blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:19 PM
> > Subject: [blindkid] sports leagues
> >
> > Has anyone have any experience with these?
> > I just emailed a softball league about my daughter.  Abby has never played
> > any organized sport except soccer three years ago and she was sighted than.
> >   I really can't say Abby can't do it and she really wants to be given a
> > chance..  The two younger levels don't require try outs so I am hoping they
> > are more casual.  Does anyone have any experience in this?  I have no clue
> > how she would do.  She is very competitive and loves gym class.  If we do
> > it has anyone used sport goggles?  She doesn't need an rx at all.  I may be
> > completely delusional and its not going to work.  She also may surprise
> > anyone.
> >
> > --
> > --Penny
> > ----------
> > A lucky mother to two amazing children - visionfora.blogspot.com
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