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Recreation Athletics Annual Report 1982-83
Programmatic Achievements
1. DSO in cooperation with the Rehabilitation Education Center sponsored the 2nd Annual Midwest Wheelchair Football Championship this past October 1982.
2. The University of Illinois Gizz Kids finished their season in second place in the Central Intercollegiate Conference. Similarly, the Gizz Kids finished second in the 7th National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
3. The University of Illinois Ms. Kids won the 9th Annual National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. This was the second time the Ms. Kids had won a national crown.
4. The Rehabilitation Education Center and Delta Sigma Omicron played host to the 9th Annual National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Eight teams were involved in this competition coming from Los Angeles, California; Sacramento, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; and San Francisco, California. " The tournament finals were held in the University of Illinois Assembly Hall, and were televised via our local CBS affiliate to a regional television audience.
5. During the annual Gizz Kid-Ms. Kid Christmas Tour the teams were taken on a 13 day trip during which they played basketball games in Atlanta, Georgia; Tallahassee, Florida; Bradenton, Florida; Lexington, North Carolina; and Farmville, Virginia. Two highlights on this trip were, first, a two-day stay in Orlando, Florida with a visit to Epcot Center. And secondly, the exhibition played at the Nick Boll~ttieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton", Florida. The Bollettieri Tennis Academy is one of the most highly touted camps in the world for young prospective jupior tennis players. The demonstration was sponsored by Subaru Southeast.
6. Though there were far fewer requests for exhibitions this year the Gizz Kids and Ms. Kids were able to generate approximately $1,000 for a variety of charitable causes through the playing of basketball exhibitions.
7. The University of Illinois Athletes participating as members of the United States Pan American Wheelchair Team had a most successful stay in Halifax, Nova Scotia during August 1982. Barbi Baum took a first in the 25 meter backstroke and set a world record in doing so. She also took a silver medal and 3 bronze medals in
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other swimming events. Marty Morse won a gold medal in the javelin at the Pan American Games and finished second to another competitor from the United States in the Class IV pentathlon. Finally, the United States Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team with Ms. Kids Sharon Hedrick and Sue Johnson and Assistant Coach Brad Hedrick won the first gold medal ever for the United States in international competition.
8. Mark Harris finished second in the Class A shotput at the National Games for the Blind sponsored by the United States Association of Blind Athletes. The competition was held in Austin, Texas during June of 1982.
9. The supervisor of recreation and athletics had an article accepted for publication by Park and Recreation Magazine entitled "Issues Related to the Development of Community Sport Programs for the Disabled."
Honors and Awards
1. Thirteen University of Illinois disabled athletes received varsity letters during the past year from the University Athletic Association.
2. Gizz Kids Mike Makeever, Glenn Rosenberg and Jim Gallo were selected to the Central Intercollegiate All-Conference Team for the 1982-83 season. Additionally, Gizz Kids Glenn Rosenberg, Marty Morse and Jim Gallo were selected to the 7th National Intercollegiate Tournament All-Tournament Team.
3. Ms. Kids Sharon Hedrick and Ann Cody were selected to the 9th Annual Women 1 s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team. Sharon Hedrick was selected as the tournament's Host Valuable Player. Ms. Kids Sharon Hedrick, Ann Cody and Barbara Yoss were selected as members of the. 1983 USA team which will go to Angers, France during May 1983 to compete in a World Cup Competition for women's basketball .
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Recreation and Athletics Annual Report August 1984-May 1986
PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. During the historic wheelchair exhibitions at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, a University of Illinois student athlete, Sharon Hedrick, won the women's 880 meter event in world record time.
2. The University of Illinois World History Museum ran an exhibit on the Olympics and the Illinois athletes who had competed in the Games, including Sharon Hedrick.
3. The Rehabilitation Education Center hosted the 2nd and 3rd Annual University of Illinois Wheelchair Tennis Championships during August of 1984 and August of 1985, respectively.
4. The first Goal Ball Conference in the United States was created during the Fall of 1984, and included the University of Illinois "Out of Sighters" goal ball team.
5. The Rehabilitation Education Center hosted the 3rd and 4th Annual University of Illinois Invitational Wheelchair Football Tournament during October of 1984 and October of 1985, respectively.
6. A Wheelchair Sports Workshop was carried out in Lake Charles, Louisiana during the 1985 Gizz Kid/Ms. Kid basketball tour on January 7, 1985.
7. The Illinois Gizz Kids won the 1985 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
8. Sharon Hedrick received the Southland Corporation Olympia Award.
9. The Ms. Kids finished second in the 1985 National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
10. In May of 1985, the Illinois Ms. Kids in conjunction with the Twin Cities Wheels of Fortune, from Bloomington, Minnesota, traveled to Europe to play basketball against the Dutch National team and the defending world champions of West Germany. This was the first such international venture for community women's teams in the United States.
11. During the 1985 National Wheelchair Games in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Illinois athletes Matt Dar10w, Sherry Ramsey, Ann Cody and Dale Prochaska combined to win 5 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze medals. PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, continued.
12. During the 1985 National USABA Games, Illinois athlete Jim Osmon won national track and field championships in the 100 meter dash, 400 meter dash and the long jump.
13. Provided consulting staff assistance to the 1985 St. Louis Disabled Juniors Sports Camp.
14. As the Chairman of the NWAA Long Distance Racing Committee, Brad Hedrick directed the development of bid procedures and bid forms for national championship races and Invacare Cup Racing Series Races. Additionally, Hedrick in conjunction with Marty Morse, LDRC member, developed the official rules of competition for wheelchair roadracing as recognized by the NWAA.
15. Participation of- disabled student athletes in the Athletic Association's football merchandising program was initiated during the fall of 1985. This was the first time that this funding resource had been made available to disabled athletes.
16. Performed a wheelchair tennis exhibition at the Virginia Slims Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana.
18. Carried out a Wheelchair Sports Workshop at F. Edward Hebert Rehabilitation Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.
19. The Gizz Kids finished 2nd in the Central Intercollegiate Conference, and took third in the 1986 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
20. Hosted the 1986 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
21. Ms. Kids won the 1986 National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held in Chicago, Illinois.
22. Sharon Hedrick, Ann Cody, Barbara Yoss, and Sherry Ramsey were selected to the 1986 USA women's basketball team to compete in Stoke Mandiville, England in August of 1986.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RECREATION ATHLETICS STAFF
Brad Hedrick
Positions in Sports Organizations since August 1984.
1. Director of the 9th National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, 1986. / 3
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PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RECREATION ATHLETICS STAFF, continued
Brad Hedrick
Positions in Sports Organizations since August 1984.
2. Chairman, National Wheelchair Athletic Association Long Distance Racing Committee, 1985 to present.
3. President, Central Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Conference, 1984 to present.
Presentations since August 1984
1. Hedrick, Brad (1984). "The planning and administration of sport programs for the physically disabled." Guest Lecturer. Leisure Studies 233, Recreation for the Physically Disabled, November 27, 1984.
2. Hedrick, Brad (1985). "Therapeutic recreation programming." Guest lecturer. Parkland College, Therapeutic Recreation 111, February 14, 1985.
3. Hedrick, Brad (1985). "Psychological skills for wheelchair athletes." Vinland National Center Wellness Conference, July 9-12, 1985, Loretto, Minnesota.
4. Hedrick, Brad (1985). "Wheelchair football." Vinland National Center Wellness Conference, July 9-12, 1985, Loretto, Minnesota.
5. Hedrick, Brad (1985). "Sport psychology and the disabled sport participant." Governor's Conference on Health and Physical Fitness, November 2, 1985, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
6. Hedrick, Brad (1985). Sports instructor. St. Louis Society for Crippled Children's Junior Wheelchair Sport Camp. August 12-13, 1985, St. Louis, Missouri.
7. Hedrick, Brad (1986). "The expanding world of sports for the physically disabled." Sports, Recreation and Fitness Workshop for the Physically Disabled, April 5, 1986, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
8. Hedrick, Brad (1986). "Nutrition, exercise and wellness: training implications for the physically disabled sports participant." Sports, Recreation and Fitness Workshop for the Physically Disabled, April 5, 1986, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 4
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RECREATION ATHLETICS STAFF, continued.
Brad Hedrick
Presentations since August 1984, continued.
9. Hedrick, Brad (1986). "Principles of recreation and sport programming for the physically disabled." Guest Lecturer for Leisure Studies l30B, Therapeputic Recreation for Non-majors, April 8, 1986.
10. Hedrick, Brad & Brasille, Frank (1986). "Issues in training and skill development of the wheelchair athlete." 1986 Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation, April 20-22, 1986, South Bend, Indiana.
Publications since August 1984.
Hedrick, Brad (1985). Women's wheelchair basketball: A perspective on the US program. Sports 'n Spokes, ~(2), 14-17.
Hedrick, Brad (1985). University of Illinois and Twin Cities European basketball tour. Sports 'n Spokes, ~(2), 17-18.
Hedrick, Brad (1985). The effect of wheelchair tennis participation and mainstreaming upon the perceptions of competence of physically disabled adolescents. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, ~(2), 34-46.
Hedrick, Brad (1985). Four on one: Winning peer approval, improving self-concept. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 56(5), 16, May-June 1985.
Hedrick, Brad (1984). Community sport programs for disabled residents. Parks and Recreation, ~(3), 38-42.
Hedrick, Brad (1984). Disabled athletes: A display of courage and talent. Illinois Parks and Recreation , ~(6), 16- 19.
Marty Morse
Positions in Sports Organizations
1. Assistant Technical Director of the wheelchair track events at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angles, California.
2. National Wheelchair Athletic Association Long Distance Racing Committee.
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PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLIISHMENTS OF RECREATION ATHLETICS STAFF, continued.
Steve Figoni
Presentations since August 1984.
1. Figoni, Steve (1984). "Cardiovascular exercise for the individual with a spinalcord injury." 1984 Annual Conference of the American Corrective Therapy Association, Chicago, Illinois.
2. Figoni, S.F., Skuldt, A., Lohman, T., & Lussier, L. (1984). "Ulnar and radial bone mineral content of female wheelchair athletes." 1984 Annual Meeting of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia, Denver, Colorado.
3. Morris, A.F~ & Figoni, S.F. (1984). "Isokinetic strength characteristics of wheelchair athletes." 1984 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Paraplegia, Denver, Colorado.
4. Figoni, S.F. (1984). "Cardiovascular training for the spinal cord injured patient." Rehabilitation Medicine Serivce, V.A. Medical Center, Danville, Illinois, May, 1985.
5. Morris A.F. & Figoni, S.F. (1985). "Life quality characteristics of women athletes who participate in wheelchair basketball." 1985 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injuiry Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
6. Figoni, S.F. (1985). "Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of arm-crank training and detraining in one quadriplegic subject." 1985 Annual ACTA Conference, New York, New York.
7. Figoni, S.F. (1986). "Cardiovascular responses of C5-6 quadriplegic subjects to arm-cranking exercies at three relative metabolic loads." Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association, San Francisco, California, March 13, 1986.
8. Figoni, S.F. (1986). "Central cardiovascular responses of quadriplegic subjects to exercise at varying levels of oxygen uptake." Annual Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 13, 1986. 6
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RECREATION ATHLETICS STAFF, continued.
Steve Figoni
Presentations since August 1984, continued.
9. Figoni, S.F. (1986). "Circulorespiratory effects of arm training and detraining in one C5-6 quadriplegic man." Annual Conference of the American Physical Therapy Association, Chicago, Illinois. (Paper accepted for presentation, June 12, 1986.)
10. Figoni, S.F. (1986) "Cardiac function curves for quadriplegic men during dynamic arm exercise." Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Paper accepted for presentation May 28, 1986.)
11. Figoni, S.F. & Morse, M.I. (1986). "Scientific basis of endurance training for quadriplegic athletes." Wellness Conference: Achieveing a balance: A conference on positive lifestyles for persons of varying abilities." Sponsored by the Vinland National Center, Loretto, Minnesota. (Invited presentation, July 9, 1986).
12. Figoni, S.F. (1986). "Effects of posture and exercise on central cardiovascular funcions of young, spinal cord injured, quadriplegic adults." Annual Conference of the American Corrective Therapy Association, Toledo, Ohio. (Paper acc~pted for presentation, July 19, 1986).
Publications since August 1984.
Lopes, P, Figoni, S.F., & Perkash, I. (1984). Upper limb exercise effect on tile tolerance during orthostatic training of patients with spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ~, 251-253.
Figoni, S.F. (1984). Cardiovascular and haemodynamic responses of tetraplegics to tilting and to standing: A review. Paraplegia,~, 99-109.
Figoni, S.F., (1984). Spinal cord injury and maximal aerobic power. American Corr'ective Therapy Journal, ~, 44-50.