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Manuel Rodriguez has a passion for basketball. He loves a
competitive game and the camaraderie of being on a team. He is a
member of the wheelchair basketball team that is part of the
Adaptive Sports and Recreation program offered by the Memorial
Rehabilitation Institute.
“I look forward to the competition of wheelchair basketball,” said
Rodriguez. “I am motivated to become more fit so I can play
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wheelchair basketball.”
Rodriguez is part of a wheelchair basketball team offered by the
Adaptive Sports and Recreation program based at Memorial. The
team has competed in national tournaments.
Sherrod Nelson is the coach of the wheelchair basketball team. He
broke his back in a fall and could only participate in wheelchair
basketball. “I love the competition of basketball. It helps build the
moral of people who have been severely injured,” he said.
Members of the wheelchair basketball team were part of the
Adaptive Sports and Recreation Expo at Markham Park. The
celebration was hosted by Memorial Regional Hospital South.
The event allowed a group of people with various disabilities the
opportunity to participate in a wide variety of sports including
wheelchair basketball, adaptive soccer, hand cycling, disk golf,
adaptive sailing, adaptive scuba diving, and adaptive water skiing.
The idea is to encourage people to pursue their athletic and fitness
goals as far as possible.
Kristen Hoss, executive director of the Youth Environmental Alliance
was teaching disabled people how to sail. “I encourage people with
disabilities to sail and to fish,” she said.
Bariyah Gilmer enjoyed the opportunity to go fishing. She also went
scuba diving. “I had a great time today,” she said.
Many of the people who participate in the Adaptive Sports program
spent years playing highly competitive sports. They have worked
hard to overcome their disabilities and enjoy physical activities.
Jason Brown spent part of the day learning to scuba dive. He
suffered a stroke and is working on rehabilitation. Now he does
volunteer work at Memorial and helps move patients. “I love scuba
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diving and this is good motivation,” he said.
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