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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-22, Page 32PAGE 14A--GGODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2,2,1981 Garnes planned for handicapped On Friday, May 22, the Regional Games for the Physically Handicapped will be heldinLotdan. Lasting over the weekend of May 22, with ac- commodation at the Ramada Inn, men and women bet- ween etween 12 and 50, from all over our .region, will compete in an astonishing variety of events. Many of the events have been scheduled in Roberts School and 'Fan- shawe College's athletic facilities, and will attract both Canadian and in- ternational lass athletes. Nearly all events also attract complete novices whose major interests are recreational. Organizers make special efforts, however, to ensure that partic ipants compete only against those with similar handicaps., The sense of achievement that results from athletic competition is hard to match. From childhood, most of us have participated in sports activities. First in street hockey, baseball and football and then through school in more organized programs including in- dividual as well as team efforts. For many, sports activities continue right through adulthood. Behind all that activity, the spirit of fair competition and the personal sense of achievement are important pleasures we enjoy. " What many people often fail to realize, ishow for- tunate we are in being able to take so much of that sporting activity for granted. Only recently . havewe begun to realize - that for the physically disabled people, the opportunities for spor- ting competitionhave been traditionally more iii noted. Times are at last changing and now sporting com- petition 'is Seen as an im-. portant part of a normal life - tivhatever the "handicap. `Tht organizational problems associated with accommodating several hundred athletes are enormous. Harold Staples, the Chairman of the Organizing'. Committee, doesn't see himself as a superman. though. fn his own words, "We've got a great team together here and we've got tremendous support throughout the community from in- dividuals, all kinds of clubs, societies, ' private groups and business, 'as Well as .strong support from the London PUC and the Ministry.: of 'Culture • and .Recreation. The sheer. numbers of people who have put their weight behind these Games is amazing. Although I p can't give public recognition to all_ those that have helped, I will be thanking all of them for- mally after the Games. Its a' real co mmunity effort.", What kind of people participate in these Regional Games? "Basically two kinds", says Keith Cartwright, himself a wheelchair athlete involved in the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association and member of the Organizing Committee. "First, there's the recreational athlete. In fact that's how many of our finest athletes started in com- petition, just being in- terested in doing Some kind of sport for fun. The Games offer a lot for that kind of person. The popularity of the social events, the barbecue, the Saturday Night Banquet, and that kind of thing, shows how important the recreational and social aspects of the Games are. Apart from just sheer interest though, there' s`also a group of fine athletes, many of them Canadian and international class. Many people just don't realize what level if ac- complishment we do have in Ontario from disabled athletes. . Before all the hoopla of the Games themselves, there is a need for a solid planning effort well in advance of the big weekend. John Walsh, * Lecturer in Business* Administration at the University of Western Ontario, is working with the Organizing Committee to promote the Games throughout the Southwest and Central West Region, "It'.s a' tremendous challenge", says John, "and, in this, the Year of the • Disabled, I think everyone should make a special effort to support the Games. We have one major objective to get more new participant' .than ever before. Ideally, we would like every community throughout the region to be represented by an athlete at the Games. Registration is j already under way and with the help of Bell Telephone, .we have been able to set up a WATS line' so that any disabled person, whether they are members of sports associations or not, can call toll free and find out about. accommodation and par- ticipation articipation in the Games (that number is 1-800-265-5947). We , also hope that regular competitors will encourage others — a kind of bring a friend approach" . For those who are id familiar with Gems for the Physically Handicapped, its. the range of events that is likely . to be the biggest surprise: swimming, wrestling, rifle and pistol shooting, archery, weightlifting, club. throw, discus, shot, javelin, all kinds of distance racing and team games — the list goes on. "One thing. you've .got to realize", says Don Kenny, a teadher ' at 'Saundess Secondary School is London, who is...helping with the Sports Technical sub- conlimittee. for the Games, "is - that a handicapped person can compete in son* sports with absolutely no. difficulty and in many others with only minor modifications to the usual sporting rules. In fact we •take great care in the Regional Games to treat people as athletes first and as handicapped . people • second. There's an absolute minimum ofrule modific$ition and, of course, we have to conform rigidly .with international and Canadian • •national regulations so that records set at the Regional Games can stand." A last word from, two people right on the front lines, Doug Spero' and Bob Graham of the London PUC office, who are coordinating the registration pros , now under way, and • the ac- commodation arrangements. "This year"they say, "the Gaines will be better than ever. Every" thing's going for us. The city, in fact the whole community, . is solidly behind . the se Games. We hope that we can attract new athletes from all age ranges and we are set up here to make registration as easy as possible and the weekend a real success." Sandra gets bike BLUEVALE - Twelve -year- old Sandra Thompson of Bluevale, in a wheelchair since she was four, got an early birthday present from her parents last week. The gift is a Sloat bike which can be operated using the hands on the same principle that a regular bike uses the feet. The three - wheeled bike is made so that Sandra can sit comfortably, stretch out her legs and easily maneuver the vehicle. 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