BlazeSports America Announces 2011 World Cup Team
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BlazeSports America Announces 2011 World Cup Team BlazeSports America is proud to announce the selection of their 2011 National Boccia Team which will compete at the 2011 World Cup. Scheduled to take place August 18-27, 2011 in Belfast Ireland, the 2011 World Cup is the last major international Boccia competition before the 2012 London Paralympic Games and will include athletes from more then 30 countries. The 2011 National Boccia Team members are: BC1 Division TJ Hawker Toledo, OH Individual and Team Play Luke Labas Fort Wayne, IN Individual and Team Play Cornelius Oatis Columbus, OH Individual and Team Play
Chris Sandoval Chicago, IL Individual and Team Play BC3 Division Austin Hanson Topeka, KS Individual and Pairs Play Lee Lobmeyer Topeka, KS Individual and Pairs Play Sam Williams Elmhurst, IL Individual and Pairs Play
Fawad Zakai Stone Mountain, GA Alternate BC4 Division Patrick Elliot Peculiar, MO Individual Play “Boccia has been on the sport program of the Paralympic Games since 1984. The Paralympic version is based on the game that originated in Italy and has since spread worldwide,” said Carol Mushett Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer for BlazeSports America. “We are very excited to announce this team of talent athletes.” One of the fastest growing Paralympic sports, boccia is played one-on-one, in pairs or in teams of three and is contested an indoor hard court surface. The object of the sport is to throw or roll game balls so that they land as close as possible to the target ball called the jack. After all of the balls have been thrown, the closest team receives the number of points equal to the number of balls that they have closer to the jack than their opponent’s closest ball. The disability sport community initially adopted boccia as a sport for athletes with cerebral palsy but it is now open to all athletes with significant physical disabilities. The sport is a test of concentration, accuracy and strategic ability. About BlazeSports America Boccia is just one of the competitive sports offered by BlazeSports America, the legacy organization of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games. BlazeSports America serves as the national governing body for boccia and is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as a member of its Multi-Sport Organizational Council BlazeSports provides sports training, competitions, summer camps, leadership training, and recreational opportunities for youth and adults who use wheelchairs, have a visual impairment, have an amputation or who have a neurological disability such as cerebral palsy. For more information, visit www.blazesports.org or contact Jeff Jones at jjones@blazesport.org or call 404-270-2000. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2010 2010 -> Hr 116 Application for Employment with Hills and Dales 2010 -> Polimaster ltd V. Rae systems inc polimaster ltd.; Na&se trading co., Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants 2010 -> The game a morality play in one act by Louise Bryant 2010 -> Seamheads at sabr 40 2010 -> Curriculum vitae 2010 -> Mid atlantic coaching clinic 2010 -> The Case for Integrating Crisis Response with Social Media Chapter One: Introduction 2010 -> Press pack shamrock Bowl XXIV american football – Tallaght Stadium 2010 -> Andy Northedge1 2010 -> Partnership Brokers Training Download 7.46 Kb. Share with your friends:
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