Comments on: ‘Inclusion Companions’ Help Break Down Barriers To Team Sports http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/08/sports-assistant/7243/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: arcgreensboro http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/08/sports-assistant/7243/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 arcgreensboro Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:05:11 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=7243#comment-1389 At The Arc of Greensboro in Greensboro, NC we offer three different sports through our Challenger Sports League for school-age children with developmental disabilities. In each of our three seasons of baseball, basketball and bowling, we encourage inclusion and the support of siblings or buddies to help our athletes learn the rules of the game and enhance their skills. Many of our athletes have participated in sports leagues through parks and recreation departments or other similar outlets, but feel discouraged when they don't pick up the skills as quickly as their teammates. The Challenger League encourges everyone to do their best. We do not pick one winner out of a group of athletes. We work with a group of athletes who are all winners! At The Arc of Greensboro in Greensboro, NC we offer three different sports through our Challenger Sports League for school-age children with developmental disabilities. In each of our three seasons of baseball, basketball and bowling, we encourage inclusion and the support of siblings or buddies to help our athletes learn the rules of the game and enhance their skills.

Many of our athletes have participated in sports leagues through parks and recreation departments or other similar outlets, but feel discouraged when they don’t pick up the skills as quickly as their teammates. The Challenger League encourges everyone to do their best. We do not pick one winner out of a group of athletes. We work with a group of athletes who are all winners!

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