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03/16/10
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United States Association of Blind Athletes
(Colorado Springs, Colorado) - U.S. Paralympics, in conjunction with U.S. Association of Blind Athletes, is pleased to announce the release of the video resource Basics of Guide Running for Track & Field and Trail.
Basics of Guide Running for Track & Field and Trail
is a user-friendly video for runners interested in becoming guides for visually-impaired athletes. The video's focus includes how to guide a visually-impaired athlete in the long and triple jumps, sprinting events and trail running. The instructors (Jerome Avery, Wesley Williams and Donald Cooper) are guide runners for U.S. Paralympic medalists, both current and retired, and provide concise and insightful tips for guide runners. Paralympic medalists featured in the video are Elexis Gillette and Josiah Jamison (silver and gold medalists, respectively, 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games) and Tim Willis (winner of five Paralympic medals).
"This is an opportunity to open doors for visually-impaired individuals who want to compete in track & field or just to become physically active," said Cathy Sellers, Associate Director of Track & Field High Performance, U.S. Paralympics. Our objective is to eliminate the athlete's challenge of finding a guide and assist individuals interested in becoming guide runners."
Mark Lucas, executive director of U.S. Association of Blind Athletes and partner in the video project says, "This DVD is a great tool to introduce athletes, coaches,running clubs and potential guide runners to the simple modifications used to include blind and visually-impaired athletes in the sport of track and field."
To view the video on-line,
For more information about sports programs for visually impaired athletes, visit the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes website:
http://www.usaba.org/click here .
paralympicinfo@usoc.org or visit: http://usparalympics.org/pages/570
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