[Nfbf-l] Dear Friends, Great News! - USABA Recognizes USBCA And Chess as a "Sport"!

Fri Jul 19 01:18:53 UTC 2013

Dear Friends,
I wish to share some exciting news  with you below in another message is my 
announcement to our group, the United States Braille Chess Association.
The United States Association of Blind Athletes      (USABA) has finally 
recognized the United States Braille Chess Association or just USBCA and 
Chess as a Sport!
It has taken several years of working with their Executive Officers, but 
they finally understand, there is "No luck of the draw, no throw of the 
dice, no luck whatsoever"!
It is just like wrestling, person against person, except we do it with our 
minds against minds, and not our arms and legs!
I spend much time and effort in promoting Chess to Blind or Visually 
Impaired people and I am delighted with the recognition finally, of the 
USABA with Chess as a Sport.
Here is part of our USBCA Promo if some are interested, and for those who 
are, I will tell you how you can receive at absolutely no cost to you, a 
Correspondence Course: "Chess For Beginners" which includes a full size, 
highest quality "Tactile" or call it an "Adaptive Chess Set", some call them 
"accessible Chess Sets". , also completely free of cost to you.
And in my signature, you can find our United States Braille Chess 
Association Web Site Home address!
"The Gymnastics of the Brain" or "The Martial Arts of the Mind" feel the " 
Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat" or just have lots of fun, a 
fantastic hobby, wonderful inexpensive recreation, playing Blind or sighted 
people alike.
A great way to meet others, take this games of Kings to whatever level you 
like!
For more information, contact:
Alan Dicey
adicey at bellsouth.net
With Best Regards,
God Bless
Alan
Plantation, Florida
Alan Dicey, Vice President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Dicey" <adicey at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 7:40 PM
Subject: {USBCA Executive Officers} Great News! - USABA Weekly News & Notes
Dear Fellow USBCA Executive Officers, USBCA Members, and List Members, and 
Senior Consultants/Contributors Chris and Tyson,
Great news, our USBCA and the Blind Annual OTB Championship Tournament, is 
highlighted in the United States Association of Blind Athletes - USABA 
Weekly Newsletter. (Below)
I am very pleased with this situation.
Chess is finally recognized as a Sport by the USABA, the United States 
Association of Blind Athletes, although it has been recognized for many 
years by the International Association of Blind Athletes       World Wide!
With Best Regards,
Alan
Plantation, Florida
Alan Dicey, Vice President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: 
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
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USABA News and Notes from the Week
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Qualified for Worlds!
More than 250 blind and visually impaired athletes from 16 different nations 
competed in judo and goalball at the IBSA World Youth Championships and Pan 
Am Games (July 9-15) in Colorado Springs, CO. During the tournament the USA 
Women's National Goalball Team won the Gold Medal and the USA Men's National 
Goalball Team took home the Silver Medal, both qualified for the 2014 World 
Goalball Championships to be held in Finland! The USA Girl's Goalball Team 
captured the Bronze Medal and the USA Boy's Goalball Team won the Silver 
Medal! The World Youth Championships featured some of the world's top up and 
coming athletic talent, many of whom aspire to be Paralympians. The Pan 
American Games featured many Paralympic athletes including the USA Women's 
and Men's National Goalball Teams and the USA National Judo Team. The 
countries who attended are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chinese 
Taipei, Columbia, Cuba, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Korea, 
Sweden, Turkey, United States, and Venezuela. Click here for results from 
goalball and judo.

USABA in the news
During the IBSA World Youth Championships and Pan Am Games USABA got a lot 
of local news coverage. Click here to read an article about USA Men's 
National Goalball Team member, Matt Simpson. Click here to watch a news clip 
from the tournament. Click here for another news clip featuring USABA 
Executive Director, Mark Lucas and USA Boy's Goalball Team Member, Abel Del 
Toro. Click here to watch another news clip from the week.

Apply today!
In partnership with Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), U.S. Hand cycling (USHF) 
and U.S. Paralympics, the United States Association of Blind Athletes 
(USABA), will host a "Learn to Race" Cycling Development Camp for riders 
with physical disabilities at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, from September 6 - 13, 2013. If your goal is to become an 
Elite Paralympic Cyclist, or you want to explore bike racing opportunities 
in the U.S. this camp is for you! Athletes must fall under one of the UCI 
(Union Cycliste International) sanctioned classifications. Athletes must 
also possess the fitness and equipment necessary to complete the week-long 
cycling camp. Click here to apply. Applications must be submitted no later 
than August 1, 2013. For more information contact: Pam Fernandes, Camp 
Coordinator at Pamala at quikus.com or 781-449-9563

Athlete Spotlight
USABA is pleased to announce that Clark Rachfal (Annapolis. MD) and pilot 
David Swanson (Tucson, AZ), Karissa Whitsell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and 
pilot Mackenzie Woodring (Belmont, Mich), Shawn Chesire (Syracuse, N.Y.), 
Army Veteran and pilot Jennifer Triplett (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and 
Rachael Scdoris (Bend, Ore.) and pilot Lisa Turnbull (Springfield, Ore.) 
have qualified for the upcoming UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 
Baie-Comeau, Canada from August 29 to September 2. The roster, which 
includes 12 male athletes and 14 female athletes, was named based on 
performances at the USA Cycling Para-cycling Road Race National 
Championships in Madison, Wis. on July 4. Congratulations and race hard!!

Fitness Challenge wrap up
Last weekend we hosted the USABA/ WellPoint Foundation National Fitness 
Challenge Sports Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We had athletes and 
staff attend from Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 
Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Braille Institute - 
Orange County, State of Connecticut Board of Education Services for the 
Blind, Georgia Blind Athletic Association, Center for the Visually Impaired, 
Braille Institute - San Diego, Junior Blind of America, Cincinnati 
Association for the Blind, The New York Institute for Special Education, 
Missouri School for the Blind, Ohio School for the Blind, Carmel Clay School 
District and Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind! Click here to learn 
more about the USABA and WellPoint Foundation National Fitness Challenge and 
click here to view pictures from the weekend!

Powerlifting time
Next weekend four athletes, Tom Monroe, Steve Pena, Charles King and Jeanne 
Harms, will participate in the USABA National Powerlifting Championships 
with Rocky Mountain State Games in Colorado Springs, CO, July 27-28. Good 
luck to these strong men and women! If you're interested in powerlifting 
contact Coach Mark Sampson at msampson56 at hotmail.com

Interested in a Chess Tournament?
The US Chess Federation and the US Braille Chess Association will be 
cosponsors of the National Chess Championship for blind players. The 
tournament will take place on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10, 2013 
at the Holiday Inn Express in Pittsburgh, PA. eEligible players must be 
classified as legally blind and bring proof as well as be a current member 
of the USCF. You can join the USCF at the event! For more information 
contact the tournament organizer Richard Varchetto at 
richard521 at suddenlink.net or Joan DuBois at tla at uschess.org.

Job of the week
Today's job of the week is brought to you by Bosma Enterprises! They are 
currently looking for an Account Manager. This person will manage and 
administer sales activities for assigned product line(s) in an assigned 
territory. They will travel frequently to meet with current or potential 
customers; work with a cross-functional team within Bosma to assure that 
sales and production processes are followed and that customer needs and 
requirements are met on time and within budget. The remainder of his or her 
time will be devoted to selling products. Go to www.bosma.org/careers for 
more information!

Save the Date
Please visit the USABA website for additional information
  a.. July 27-28, 2013: USABA National Powerlifting Championships with Rocky 
Mountain State Games in Colorado Springs, CO
  b.. August 16, 2013: USABA & Downtown Lions Club Golf Classic at Antlers 
Creek Golf Course in Peyton, CO
  c.. September 5-14, 2013: IBSA World Bench Press and Powerlifting 
Championships in Beijing, China
  d.. September 6-13, 2013: USABA Learn to Race Cycling Development Camp in 
Colorado Springs, CO
  e.. September 14-15, 2013: Blind Sailing National Championships in 
Newport, Rhode Island - kris at blindsailingunlimited.org
  f.. October 6, 2013: NIB Visually Impaired National Half Marathon 
Championships at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon in Mount Vernon, VA
  g.. November 22: 8th Annual Common Sight, Common Vision Breakfast at Hotel 
Eleganté Conference & Event Center (formally the Crowne Plaza) in Colorado 
Springs, CO
  h.. December 8, 2013: California International Marathon - click here to 
register
  i.. February 7-10, 2014: USABA/VASS Winter Ski Festival in Killington, 
Vermont
  j.. March 5-9, 2014: USABA/BOEC Winter Ski Festival in Breckenridge, 
Colorado
  k.. August 28-September 1, 2014: UCI ParaCycling World Championships in 
Greenville, South Carolina
Goalball Calendar
Please visit the USABA website for additional information
  a.. September 28-29: Junior Cascade Classic in Vancouver, WA
  b.. October 17-20: Cactus Classic (open to youth teams) in Tucson, Arizona
  c.. November 1-3: Lakeshore Regional Youth Goalball Tournament in 
Birmingham, AL
  d.. November 7-9: USABA High School Goalball National Championships in St. 
Augustine, FL
  e.. February 7-9, 2014: Cascade Classic Regional Tournament in Vancouver, 
WA
  f.. May 3-4, 2014: Cascade Classic Developmental Team Tournament in 
Vancouver, WA
  g.. June 19-21, 2014: USABA Goalball National Championships in Ames, IA
  h.. June 26-July 7, 2014: IBSA World Goalball Championships in Espoo, 
Finland
  i.. May 2015: IBSA World Championships and Games in Seoul, Korea
  j.. August 7-14, 2015: Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada
  k.. September 7-18, 2016: Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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