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Latest News June 2008 I just wanted to keep you updated on some of the many exciting adventures your Camp Vision teachers are on this summer! Read below and if you have questions for Matt about the Real Deal...please write me or ask him during Camp Vision. http://www.worldteamsports.org/wts_foa_2007/wts_real_deal.html
Matt King, Camp Vision teacher and three time Paralympic tandem cyclists' next adventure is The Real Deal on June 27 - 29, in Vail, Colo. Matt will be competing on the Team Semper Fi, with a team of Marines with and without disabilites who have served in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Team Semper Fi will be competing against World Team Sports' mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer and Ian Adamson, the most sucessful adventure racer of all time. Erik Weihenmayer is the only blind person to have climbed the "Seven Summits," the tallest peak on every continent. He has scaled the 3000 foot rock face of El Capitan, skied down the tallest peak in Europe, and guided Tibetan blind teenagers to 21,500 feet on the north side of Mt. Everest. For more information on Erik visit his awesome website http://www.touchthetop.com/
The Real Deal Inclusive Sports Adventure is a multi-day, multi-sport TEAM-building wilderness adventure challenge. Competitors work together in teams combining participants with and without disabilities to meet the challenges of the terrain, their skills, strength, endurance, problem-solving and teamwork.
When:
Friday-Sunday, June 27, 28th, & 29th, 2008. TEAM training led by Ian Adamson, acclaimed adventure racer, on Friday June 27th, challenge takes place on June 28th & 29th.
Where:
The event is based in the heart of the Rocky Mountains; rafting the mighty Colorado River, hiking dramatic peaks and biking through beautiful alpine meadows.
Publicity:
We will be the featured story on Jeep World of Adventure Sports,(formerly Wide World Of Sports), on NBC Sports next summer after the event.
Why:
World T.E.A.M. Sports creates inclusive sports TEAMS; using the powerful platform of sports to bring together the physically disabled and able-bodied communities. The Real Deal Inclusive Sports Adventure celebrates true diversity and emphasizes how much more effective we can be by working together as a TEAM.
The Real Deal Inclusive Sports Adventure highlights the potential and capabilities of all participants. Like previous World T.E.A.M. Sports events, this race is about meeting challenges, a sense of camaraderie, and developing the lasting knowledge that ALL of the participants are integral members of our society.
March 2008 - The xAble.com Sports Show covers the world of sports for persons with disabilities. The show covers players, coaches, and directors for sports like wheelchair soccer, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, sledge hockey, goalball, wheelchair racing, various Paralympic events, and more. In the latest episode, the xAble.com Sports Show features an interview with Mark Lucas, the Executive Director of the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA).
The USABA champions sports for the blind and visually impaired. USABA sports include goalball, judo, cycling, powerlifting, football, bowling, and more. In the show, Mark Lucas introduces the USABA and provides some background about the players and various sports. He also talks about how the USABA supports athletes and programs at all levels and age groups. Mark Lucas also discusses some future plans and goals for this great organization.
The latest episode of the xAble Sports Show also features:
Sarah Castle, member of the University of Illinois women’s wheelchair basketball program, introduces wheelchair basketball and talks about her experiences with the Fighting Illini team.
Tyler “The Tiger” Hernandez, star defensive player for the Tampa Bay Crossfire, talks about power wheelchair soccer and the upcoming major Eastern Regional tournament. Check out the webcast of the tournament on Saturday, March 8 on xAble.com
Check out the xAble.com Sports Show on the web, at: www.xable.com/videos/100587
Check back often at the xAble.com Sports Home Page: www.xable.com/sports/main *February 2008 - Its an Olympic and Paralympic year and many of the athletes that you met at last year's Camp Vision are presently working very hard to reach their goals of competing and representing the United States of America at the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, China! So exciting...GO TEAM USA!
Camp Vision speakers like Rudy Garcia-Tolson (2004 Paralympic Gold medalist and one of Oprah Winfrey's top 10 guests) are also busy encouraging and teaching children around the world to DREAM BIG. I am proud to share the following video with you ...its just one way Rudy Garcia-Tolson and other Paralympians are being positive role models and changing lives in 2008! www.truveo.com/Brave-young-amputee-back-in-action/id/347399447
Read about what happened at last year's Camp.... * Kissidugu's - Project Drum will teach Camp Vision kids some dream beats on July 12th! KISSIDUGU, an exciting West African drum & dance troupe, from Boulder, Colo. Kissidugu will also perform for the Internatinal Blind Sports Association (IBSA) World Youth & Student Games on July 12, 6:30 pm, Colorado College Washburn Field. Spectator tickets can be purchased for $7 in advance on-line at www.usaba.org *International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) World Youth and Student Games Opening Ceremony and Camp Vision Public Service Announcement TO VIEW PSA CLICK HERE http://www.usaba.org/Pages/07WYSG/07WYSG_PSA.html *Rudy Garcia-Tolson who won a gold medal in swimming at the 2004 Paralympic Games and owns the world record in the 200m IM, was featured as one of Oprah’s “Most Memorable Guests”. Garcia-Tolson will speak to Camp Vision participants on July 10 at the US Olympic Training Center. Check out the Oprah Winfrey Interview: http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200705/20070502/slide_20070502_350_105.jhtml *Two-time Olympian and children’s book author Erin Mirabella releaased her first book Gracie Goat's Big Bike Race from the Barnsville Sports Squad Series in May. She will share her book with Camp Vision campers at the Olympic Training Center on July 10. For more information, please visit www.erinmirabella.com Camp "Vision" Colorado U.S. Association of Blind Athletes calls on Southern Colorado's Youth (Aired 4-18-07) Colorado Springs and the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes are teaming together to help enrich Colorado Students about the benefits of being visually impaired or even blind. Wednesday at the Olympic Training Center, Officials with the USABA (U.S. Association of Blind Athletes) announced this summers IBSA (International Blind Sports Association) World Youth and Student Games will be held in Colorado Springs this July. In addition to the Student Games, The USABA is introducing a new camp intended for Southern Colorado's youth who are not blind or visually impaired, to help educated them about the abilities of being blind or visually impaired. Executive Director of Blind Youth Athletics Mark Lucas, hopes to welcome students from Private and Public Schools to this summers camp. Campers will also have the opportunity of hosting an Athlete. Over 300 athletes from 26 Countries are expected to make this summers games. Campers with "Camp Vision" will get to walk with the the World Youth during the opening ceremony. If you would like more information on how to register and become a Camp Vision member, register at www.campvisionforkids.org *NEWS FIRST 5/30 to see video http://www.koaa.com/news/view.asp?ID=7457 Paralympians educate local kids
A couple hundred five-to-12 year olds were treated to quite a show Wednesday at the Olympic Training Center.
A high-octane West African drum and dance group entertained kids from Divine Redeemer Catholic School. The purpose of the presentation was to educate young people about Paralympic athletes. Three-time Paralympian Matt King is blind and had some words of wisdom for the kids:
"When they see somebody overcoming an obstacle as obvious as blindness, they start thinking that the obstacles that they're facing in their daily lives really aren't that big, which is true," said King. "Then, after a while, they'll start to realize that blindness isn't as big of an obstacle as they thought it was."
Olympic cyclist Erin Mirabella also spoke with the kids, who were told about the World Youth and Student Games that take place from July 12-16 at the OTC. Young blind athletes from around the world will compete in four sports.
Posted By: Jordan Mason (Updated: 4/19/2007 11:18:15 AM)
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