TRAINING CLINICS
Calling all potential adaptive athletes, coaches, athletic directors and officiants! We're here to ensure everyone involved in integrating adaptive athletes onto their school teams feels equipped to make the season a success! To that end, we are hosting two clinics designed to give you all the information and training you need. The powerUP Upper Peninsula Clinic will be held Feb. 24, 2024, with a clinic and mini-meet at Michigan Technological University's Student Development Complex. Amie Day, former Paralympian and coach for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, along with the University Of Michigan's Adaptive Track and Field Team will lead the clinic, and all participants will get a chance to put their new skills and knowledge to use the same day, in a mini-meet. The [em]POWER Lower Peninsula Clinic will be held March 9, 2024 hosted at the U of M Flint Rec Center in Flint, MI. Professional Canadian Racer Katty Abran and Para-ambulatory athlete Margaret Beaudoin, along with the U of M Adaptive Track and Field Team will lead the downstate clinic.
clinics:
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The Adaptive Sports Movement: History, legislation, and the state of Michigan
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How to Integrate an Adaptive Athlete onto a middle or high school track team
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Coaching an Adaptive Athlete
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Managing being a "trailblazer" with sports psychologist Sarah Dowd
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All about Equipment: How to get it, and take care of it
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Racing chair basics & techniques
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Field basics and techniques
Mini Exhibition meet (UPI)
100m 200m 400m Shotput
Elementary Wheelchair & Ambulatory Division
Middle/High School Wheelchair & Ambulatory Division
Adult/Masters Wheelchair & Ambulatory Division (Upper Peninsula Only)