Post by sony on Apr 14, 2014 13:31:31 GMT -5
This past Saturday, the Men's & Women's Basketball teams hosted their annual clinic for Special Olympics athletes from across Western, NY.
The day was organized by Dr. Paula Scrabba's Clare College course students and supported by many other students. The SBU student K of C provided the lunches for the athletes & coaches and the Bona's students. Approximately 120 adult Special Olympics basketball players from as far away as Rochester and Warren, PA enjoyed the morning skills drills working on passing, ballhandling, shooting & defense with the SBU coaches. In the afternoon session the players divided themselves up and teamed with the athletes to compete in some unifeid games that everyone enjoyed greatly. Hats off to Coaches Doneth & Johnson, who spent the entire day with the athletes and to Coaches Schmidt, Massey & Curran who each found time to visit with the athletes. It was hard to tell who had more fun, the Special Olympics athletes or the Bonnies! One SO athlete remarked at the end of the day: "this was the best day, I can't wait to come back next year"! On Thursday, April 24th, the University will host a Special Olympics Unified Tournament on campus. Organized again totally by Bona's students, Unified Teams (comprised of students with and without disabilities) from local elementary and middle schools, will come to campus and compete in a full day tournament. Held for the first time last year, the reception for the program was so great, in the Allegany-Limesone school, more than 150 children wo sign up to participate this year.
The day was organized by Dr. Paula Scrabba's Clare College course students and supported by many other students. The SBU student K of C provided the lunches for the athletes & coaches and the Bona's students. Approximately 120 adult Special Olympics basketball players from as far away as Rochester and Warren, PA enjoyed the morning skills drills working on passing, ballhandling, shooting & defense with the SBU coaches. In the afternoon session the players divided themselves up and teamed with the athletes to compete in some unifeid games that everyone enjoyed greatly. Hats off to Coaches Doneth & Johnson, who spent the entire day with the athletes and to Coaches Schmidt, Massey & Curran who each found time to visit with the athletes. It was hard to tell who had more fun, the Special Olympics athletes or the Bonnies! One SO athlete remarked at the end of the day: "this was the best day, I can't wait to come back next year"! On Thursday, April 24th, the University will host a Special Olympics Unified Tournament on campus. Organized again totally by Bona's students, Unified Teams (comprised of students with and without disabilities) from local elementary and middle schools, will come to campus and compete in a full day tournament. Held for the first time last year, the reception for the program was so great, in the Allegany-Limesone school, more than 150 children wo sign up to participate this year.
