“Let NO ONE Sit on the SIDELINES”

Continuum of Support for the Developmental to Elite Athlete

By: Cindy Housner, Executive Director and Founder Great Lakes Adaptive Association

A Journey: Developmental to Elite Can We Do It All…and Do It Well? Yes – with resources, collaboration and a plan…but a flexible plan.

 Variety of Talent

 Desire

 Work Ethic

 Support Evaluate Your Players/Team

 Age  Transportation  Work Ethic  Motivation  Talent  Available Resources Annual Goal Setting

 Include Coach  Minimal Involvement of parents  Season and long-term goals – 1 to 4 years  Develop workouts and season plan based on goals Sample Goal Setting Forms Developmental Athlete

 More simple Ethan’s Workout  Learn basic rules and sports Hard techniques 1. 10 minute warm-up 2. 15x 30 seconds sprint, 30 sec. jog  Emphasize skill 3. Rest 1 minute after every 3rd set development 4. 5-8 minute cool-down  Socialization Medium  Practice less frequently – 1. 10 minute warm-up once a week 2. Try to hit max speed 3x 3. 10x 20 second sprint, 40 second jog  Competition – scrimmages, 4. 5-8 minute cool-down local, keep fun Easy  Equipment - basic 1. 10 minute warm-up 2. 20 minute solid pushing 3. 5 minute cool-down (mainly focus on your stroke and bringing your elbows high and hitting the rim 2-7)

Competitive Athlete

May need more resources than your program or coach is able to provide. Incorporate School-Based Programming • PE Program •Weight Program • Specific Inclusion •Track, Swim

Youth Non School-Based Programming •Cross-training with Youth Club such as swim, track, •Health Club – Yoga, Pilates, Lifting, Swim •Other Sport Programming Adult Athletes

College: – Train with their school team, able-bodied – Find a USATF Club, USA Swimming, USA Hockey, USTA, etc. – If no , encourage your athletes to start a club sport at their University.  Example: NIU Team Adult Athletes

Non-College: – Calendar – Trainer – Health Club – Reduced Fees – Additional Resources – Introduction to facilities for on-going practices – Conduct weekly practices or bi-weekly practice and supplement with additional resources. Success = Support + Collaboration

Who in your community can you partner with to strengthen your programming? is

Who Needs to Connect?

•College and High School Coaches •Adaptive Sport Clubs •Club Sports •PE Teachers •Health Clubs •Athletic Directors •Trainers •Parks and Recreation Programs •Physicians •Rehabs, Hospitals, Outpatient Clinics, VA Centers/Hospitals •Nurses, PT, OT, TR, ST University and College Professors in •Prosthetists • the Health Fields

Adaptive Sports Clubs Provide Training and Support Such As:

 Equipment  Competitions  Classification  Goal Setting  Travel  Calendars  Team Camaraderie  Coaching  Statistics  Athlete Development Fund  Provide options for the developmental to the more competitive athlete  Sponsorship

OTHER

. Code of Conduct: Coaches, Parents, Athletes (Youth & Adult)

. Media and Sponsorship

. Athlete Development Fund

. Season Sports Meeting

. Athletes Stats

. Remote Athletes . Weather

. Travel National Disabled Sports Organizations  Adaptive Sports, USA  Athletics For All - DSUSA  Disabled Sports, USA – DSUSA  Association of Blind Athletes – USABA  United States Paralympics – USP

Sport Specific  Falcons Hockey Association (FHA)  IL Swimming  USA Swimming  United States Association (USTA)  Chicago Bears  Northern Hockey Association (NIHA)  United States Golf Association (USGA)  USA Hockey (USAH)  Dare2Tri Paratriathalon  United States Track & Field (USTF)  United States Track & Field Illinois  Gurnee Judo Club  United States Power Soccer Association (USPSA)  United States Para Powerlifting  National Association (NWBA)  Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA)  Illinois State High School Athletic Association (ISHSAA)  University of Illinois – Champaign  University of Wisconsin – Whitewater  Wheelchair USA, Track & Field (WUSATF) Community Partners

• College of Lake County • Crossfit • Chicago Park District; Rehab • American Legion Institute of Chicago • AmVets • Chicago, Lurie Children’s Hospital • IL Veterans Association • Milwaukee Public Schools – • WI PVA Recreation • Adaptive Adventures World Sports Chicago • • Illinois & Wisconsin Spina Bifida • Special Recreation Associations Association • Wisconsin Adaptive Athletic • Next Steps Association • Illinois & Wisconsin Spinal Cord • Milwaukee VA Association • Jessie Wood VA • Wide range of school districts, YMCA’s, • Hines VA Park Districts & Special Recreation • Rush Athletics Associations. • NorthShore Healthcare • Rosalind Franklin University • Rust-oleum • Falcons Hockey • Grainger • A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center • Jenny Spangler Running Club • Northshore Yoga • Synergy • Lake Forest College • Wisconsin Adaptive Sports • USATF IL and WI Assoc. • Northern Illinois University Sports Plan: Track and Field Season: Year-round

Collaborators/Partners USATF Illinois State High School Athletic Association Wisconsin State High School Athletic Association TRX Cross Training Jenny Spengler’s Olympic Running Club Coaches *Dave Bogenschutz - High Performance and Ambulatory *Amie Day - Wheelchair Athletes Eileen Shaughnessy - Seating & Positioning, Beginning, , and Team Registrations *Randy Housner - Long Jump and Javelin *Kevin Hosea, Tom Huene - Seated Throws **Gail Daily - Ambulatory Throws

Staff Support *Nicole Verneuille *Cindy Housner Tom Daily *USATF Level 1/USP Track and Field Certified, **in progress Training Locations: Summer: Warren Township High School Fall/Winter/Spring: Lake Forest College, Lake Forest High School, Evanston HS, Rush Athletics

Competition Season: Two to three indoor meets during winter*  Desert Challenge  DASA Meet  United States Paralympic Track & Field Nationals  Dairyland Meet  Fast Cow  Great Lakes Regional Games and Adult National Open  National Junior Championships  IWAS - Invite Only  GLASA Twilight 5K  Additional six 5K, 10K and Half Marathons  Chicago Marathon  Milwaukee Running Festival

*Attendance at meets based on funding. High School students compete on their school team.

Camps and Clinics:  Spring Track & Field Officials Clinic  Wheelchair Track Clinic and Ambulatory Track Clinic  Gateway to Gold  Clinic to Wisconsin State High School Athletic Association  Clinic to Illinois State High School Athletic Association  Track & Field Clinics to Injured Military at Milwaukee VA  GLASA provides a track & field coach for Wisconsin VA Team for the National Veteran Wheelchair Games  Track & Field coaching for visually impaired at Ottis & Farnsworth in Chicago Conducting Practices

Diversify Your Coaches – Plan. What does the season look like?

• Youth vs. Adult • Rec vs. Tournament Team • Travel vs. Local • Field vs. Track: Sprinters, Jumps, Wheelchair, Throws (Seated vs. Ambulatory)

Keep your “star” coach free to wander.

Certifications? Level of Expertise?

Time Segments

 Allow longer time for more competitive athletes.

 Overlap time for all levels of athletes for team atmosphere.

 Assign additional practice time for returning and more competitive athletes.

 Bring entire team together for . Team Meetings . Socials . Education Elite Athlete

• IPC License – Internationally Paralympic Classified • Choosing competitions – based on skill & competitors • Equipment: Higher level sleds, chairs, blades, etc. • Nutrition • Video Analysis • Calendar • Sports Psychology • Aware of Sports Performance Plan • Medical Support – Trainers, Prosthetists OUTREACH

 Ambulance Chaser  School/Assembly Presentations  On the Athletic Field or Pool Deck  On the Sidelines  Schools  Medical Facilities  Utilize your Competitions as Introductions to Sport  Competitions  One-on-one follow-up is crucial  Parties - Giveaways  Cross Sport Recruitment  Parents – Coaches – Athletes - Business Cards The Successful Athlete

Developmental Competitive – Elite - Good Habits: - Know Your Competition - Attend Practice - College Programs - Be On Time - High Performance - Sportsmanship Coaches - Competitions - Clinics/Camps Team GLASA Track and Field Welcome Meeting o What is An Athlete? o Introduction of Coaches and Athletes o Philosophy o Practice Calendar o Competition Calendar o Review Questions o Important Reminders o Shirts/Singlets o Equipment o Financial Resources o Code of Conduct: Social Media o Giving Back o Hotel Blocks – Desert Challenge, DASA, Rio Trials, NJDC

For those who would like to stay: o 2016 USP Sports Performance Plan o Power Point Presentation-Sports Psychology o Goal Setting Psychological Skills Training for the Elite Athletes: What Takes Athletes from Kindergarten to the Paralympics?

Dr. Paul Wright Associate Professor of Exercise Science Lindenwood University St. Charles,

 High Motivation & Commitment  Goal Oriented  Optimistic & Positive  Extreme Focus  Ability to Handle Stress & Adversity  Mental Toughness  Sport Intelligence 1. Personal Sacrifice 2. Years of Preparation 3. Incredible Self-Belief 4. Never-Give-Up Attitude 5. Extreme Dedication 6. Pressure Performer 7. Intense Focus 8. High Motivation 9. Competitive Streak 10. Desire to Achieve/Win 11. Positive Attitude 12. Resiliency 13. Ability to Handle Stress 14. Patience 15. Intense PASSION 16. Understand More You Put in – More You Get Out 17. Self-Confidence 18. Can Keep Deadlines 19. Strict Routine 20. Healthy Perfectionism 1. Choose and maintain a positive attitude

2. Maintain a high level of self-motivation

3. Set high & realistic goals

4. Deal effectively with people

5. Use positive self-talk

6. Use positive self-imagery

7. Manage anxiety effectively

8. Manage emotions effectively

9. Maintain concentration Mission

Provide the tools and guidelines by which coaches, athletic directors and school administrators can include students with physical in interscholastic sports. INCLUSION

• Rehab act of 1973 requires that students with disabilities be provided equal opportunity for participation in extracurricular athletic programs

• U.S. Departet of Educatio’s Office of Civil Rights OCR issued Dear Colleague Letter issued clarification in January 2013 – Clarifies when and how schools must include students with disabilities in mainstream athletics programs – Defines what true equal treatment of students athletes with disabilities means – Encourages and provides a road map for schools to create adapted programs for students with physical disabilities

SPORT MODELS

• Integrated (mainstream/inclusive): Students with disabilities participate alongside students without disabilities

- Track and Field - Swimming - Tennis - Alpine Skiing

• Adapted: Disability specific sports - - Sitting - - Goalball

• Unified/Modified: Sports designed for individuals with intellectual disabilities and can include individuals with physical disabilities - Special Olympics Unified Sport Program

COACHING RESOURCES • Paralympic Coaching Guide • The Guide includes a number of resources including information on the U.S. Paralympic pipeline, coaching training certifications, sport fact sheets and information on how athletes become a U.S. Paralympian. • American Development Model • The USOC, in partnership with the national governing bodies, created the American Development Model in 2014 to help Americans realize their full athletic potential and utilize sport as a path toward an active and healthy lifestyle. • SafeSport • We all have a role to play in creating a healthy setting for sport. SafeSport helps raise awareness about misconduct in sport, promote open dialogue, and provide training and resources. When we work as a team, we can build a game plan to make sport safe―for everyone. • US Paralympics: http://www.teamusa.org/us-paralympics • Coaches Manual

MORE RESOURCES

• Team USA Mobile Coaches App • Free, web-based software app that gives coaches access to drills and resources from the United States Olympic Committee and United States Association of Blind Athletes, complete with diagrams, videos and other informational documents. • Gateway to Gold App • The app allows Paralympic hopefuls to watch sport demonstration videos, test their skills and then submit their own videos directly to U.S. Paralympic coaches. Athletes will receive follow-up steps that may include connections to local training programs, coaching, competition or other performance opportunities. • Sport Specific Certifications such as: • US Paralympic Track & Field Coaching Certification • US Paralympic Powerlifting Certification • USA Hockey • National Wheelchair Basketball Association • USA Swimming RESOURCES (CON’T.)

• Adaptive Sports USA • GLASA is a chapter of Adaptive Sports USA which is a multi-sport organization providing recreation opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and also providing resources, outreach, education, and competitive opportunities to members. • Disables Sports USA – Athletics for All • DSUSA oversees the Athletics for All task force, a group aimed at ensuring all athletes have access to extra-curricular sports opportunities within their own high school. • United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) • United States Power Soccer Association

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS Here are a variety of grant and scholarship opportunities: • Specifically to financially assist U.S. Paralympians and other Paralympic-eligible athletes. • Athlete Tuition Grant Program • Winter Games Legacy Scholarship • Athletes Helping Athletes • Provides opportunity for an athlete to receive an adaptive cycle. • Challenged Athletes Foundation • Provides opportunity to seek grant for training, travel, or equipment. • Disabled Sports USA • Youth Grants for a variety of programs and income-based scholarships. • E-Team for emerging athletes. • U. S. Association of Blind Athletes • Scholarships for the I C You Foundation Valor Achievement Award and Copeland Scholarship • Women’s Sports Foundation • Travel & Training Fund • Kelly Brush Foundation

Articles and Publications University Adapted Athletics Programs

Auburn University () Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women (*does not compete with other collegiate teams), Website: http://www.auadaptive.org/

Edinboro University (Pennsylvania) Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women Website: http://www.gofightingscots.com/page.cfm?sport=359

Grand Rapids Wheelchair Sports Association Collegiate Tennis Team () Sport(s): Wheelchair tennis Website: http://www.grwsa.com/

Grand Valley State University (Michigan) Sport(s): Wheelchair tennis Website: http://www.gvsustudentlifesports.com/coach/0/24.php

Michigan State University (Michigan) Sport(s): Swimming, Goal Ball, Wheelchair Tennis, & Wheelchair Basketball (*does not compete with other collegiate) Website: http://recsports.msu.edu/adaptive/index.html

Oklahoma State University Sport(s): Wheelchair Basketball - Men (*does not compete with other collegiate teams) Website:http://campusrec.okstate.edu/adaptivesport/wheelchairbasketball

Penn State University Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women (*does not compete with other collegiate teams), track and field, swimming, weightlifting, powerlifting Website: http://www.athletics.psu.edu/ability/opportunities.html

Southwest State University Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men Website: http://smsumustangs.com/index.aspx?path=wheelbball University of Alabama Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women, wheelchair tennis, adapted rowing, adapted golf Website: http://uads.weebly.com/

University of Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women (*does not compete with other collegiate teams), wheelchair track/road racing, wheelchair tennis, quad rugby Website: http://drc.arizona.edu/athletics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women, wheelchair track/road racing (*Both sports are Varsity level within the University) Website: http://disability.illinois.edu/athletics

University of Missouri Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men Website:http://www.mizzourec.org/programs/wheelchair_basketball/

University of -Arlington Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women, wheelchair tennis, swimming, cycling, weightlifting Website: http://www.uta.edu/movinmavs/

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sport(s): Wheelchair basketball - men & women Website: http://www.uww.edu/recsports/wcathletics/

Wright State University () Sport(s): Adapted athletics Website: http://www.wright.edu/students/rec/

United States Olympic Committee - DeVry University Team USA athletes will have the opportunity to attend career-oriented programs and earn an associate, bachelor's or master's degree, or certificate while pursuing their primary goal of achieving Olympic and Paralympic success. Special scholarships and tuition savings are available through the USOC and DeVry University. You may qualify for one of the following awards by submitting the Scholarship Application:: *A full, one-year scholarship *30% tuition savings For more information, please visit http://www.teamusa.org/for-athletes/career-and-educational-resources/devry-university

EQUIPMENT RESOURCES

• Build it – Shop class assistance (throwing chairs)

• Grants for equipment. Go online to: http://www.challengedathletes.org o Deadline is the first week of December every year.

• Fundraisers to purchase equipment o DECA, leadership groups, PTO groups, ASB, Church groups, dances, school challenges, etc. o Merchants: • www.eaglesportschairs.com ( racing chairs, throwing chairs, gloves) • www.topendwheelchair.com (racing chairs) • www.sportaid.com (racing chairs and gloves) • www.harnessdesigns.com (racing gloves)

The glory of sport comes from dedication, determination and desire. Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with wins and losses than it does with learning how to prepare yourself so that at the end of the day, whether on the track or in the office, you know that there was nothing more you could have done to reach your goal. ~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee