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What adapted sports have you played considering your eye sight ? ‘ice hockey’ looks great. (self.Blind)
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saharacanuck 4 points 4y ago
Adapted soundball tennis. Highly recommend, no matter where you fall on the spectrum of visual impairement.
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Some places also have blind baseball. Never tried it and not sure how it works but looks fun!
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Some places also have blind baseball. Never tried it and not sure how it works but looks fun!
Type_ya_name_here [OP] 1 points 4y ago
I’ve done table tennis. that was fun. No way you can loose focus!
blindboy2710 1 points 4y ago
I really find the beep baseball fun. All the players on the team have to wear a blindfold as not everyone is totally blind. What I love the most is the freedom of running at full pace towards the bases, as you probably know blind people don’t get to do that very often and the total satisfaction when you make full contact with that ball and wack it out into the field. I’m in Los Angeles and our team the SGV panthers are currently the only beep baseball team in southern California . Let me know what state you are in and I can find out if you have a team in your area. Definitely worth checking out added plus is the teams get to travel around the country to play against one another. We are travelling to Tulsa Oklahoma in July to take part in the world series of blind baseball
blindboy2710 1 points 4y ago
Beep baseball www.socalbeepbaseball.org
Type_ya_name_here [OP] 1 points 4y ago
omg, i found this the other day. looks great.
At this stage i’m pretty keen to try speed climbing and ice hockey...tho baseball is pretty appealing.
At this stage i’m pretty keen to try speed climbing and ice hockey...tho baseball is pretty appealing.
SPN-hunter 1 points 4y ago
I swim competitively. It’s grate!
ukifrit 1 points 4y ago
blind football, goalball and judo. I like judo a lot because I can practice with both blind and sighted partners with no rule changes, you only have to keep ibsa rules in mind if you want to compete.
aaronespinozaca 2 points 4y ago
American football?
ukifrit 1 points 4y ago
No, but I'd try American football if I had the opportunity.
aaronespinozaca 2 points 4y ago
O o okay. Soccer is fun to.
Markothy 1 points 4y ago
I played table tennis before, and I started up again when my visual acuity slightly increased and plateaued (I was in a car accident and got visual snow so bad I was blind. Eventually I was able to see again but it plateaued and I still have issues, I'm nightblind and the static gets in the way of seeing fast moving things, periphery, small things, and I have impaired 3D vision).
I played just fine. I wasn't able to see the spin, or where the ball was a lot of the time outside the point where it hit the other player's racket. But I still managed to even get better. Since I'd played over half my life at that point, seeing the time the ball hit the paddle and the way the paddle moved was enough. It even helped me since I was able to watch the other person and not be distracted by the ball.
I've since quit since I'm on a medication that makes it illegal to play without Olympic Committee approval, and I just didn't want to go through that process.
I've started bouldering now and I also definitely recommend it for VI folks, there are even fully blind climbers.
I played just fine. I wasn't able to see the spin, or where the ball was a lot of the time outside the point where it hit the other player's racket. But I still managed to even get better. Since I'd played over half my life at that point, seeing the time the ball hit the paddle and the way the paddle moved was enough. It even helped me since I was able to watch the other person and not be distracted by the ball.
I've since quit since I'm on a medication that makes it illegal to play without Olympic Committee approval, and I just didn't want to go through that process.
I've started bouldering now and I also definitely recommend it for VI folks, there are even fully blind climbers.
Type_ya_name_here [OP] 1 points 4y ago
I’d give bouldering a go.
Markothy 1 points 4y ago
It's so fun! Indoor is very friendly to VI, the holds are all color coded and on most boulders, not tiny
Type_ya_name_here [OP] 1 points 4y ago
i did it back in the 90s, it was great. i should do it again
Back then i did outdoor work.
Back then i did outdoor work.
NavigoStellae 1 points 4y ago
I was very active in Martial Arts before I became blind. I continue to practice.
CheeseEMan 1 points 4y ago
Ski racing, dont@me
Type_ya_name_here [OP] 2 points 4y ago
I want to hear more about this.
CheeseEMan 1 points 4y ago
Okay, so I follow a guide wearing an obvious bright orange "GUIDE" bib down the slope during the race. The guide starts the race a second before me and they drop out before the end so they don't mess with the timer. We use radios to communicate as well.
danjouswoodenhand 1 points 4y ago
You might actually be able to try hockey (even if they don't have an adaptive version), depending on where you're located. My son has played at an adult instructional league - we let everyone know ahead of time that he has no peripheral vision and that they needed to be extra-careful about bumping into him. He had a great time, and everyone was great. Of course, you have to be sure that you're playing with the "right" group of people - I've also played with people who weren't very nice and wouldn't have been as conscientious about keeping him safe.
Our local NHL team also runs an adaptive class for people with all sorts of different needs, including VI. Lots of kids who never thought they would be able to play have been able to try it out.
Our local NHL team also runs an adaptive class for people with all sorts of different needs, including VI. Lots of kids who never thought they would be able to play have been able to try it out.
RJHand 1 points 4y ago
Blind hockey is quite enjoyable. Us totally blind folks are usually goalies, while partially sighted people are d / forward. I tried d for a year, but found it was kind of confusing as its hard to tell where you are on the ice. I love goalie though.
Cross country skiing is another good one. I'm hoping to make it to the Paralympics with that. For me being totally blind I have a guide who skis ahead of me with a mike and a speaker on his back aimed at me. He tells me of terrain changes like up or downhills and when to turn left or right. Other than that he just talks. Says yup, yup, yup, whenever I pole. Keeps us in sink.
On the fast downhills with turns I hold one pole, the side depends on the turn in the trail. You do this because for b1 skiers verbal communication is just too difficult as the wind at 50k an hour is quite loud and the speed at which your going makes it impossible to tell you when to turn in time.
Partially sighted skiers may use a speaker or a 2way radio as verbal communication is important but not as urgent. The ones with the most sight who are still considered legally blind (b3s) do not use any kind of speaker if they don't want, but instead their guide skis with a brightly coloured bib for them to follow.
Cross country skiing is another good one. I'm hoping to make it to the Paralympics with that. For me being totally blind I have a guide who skis ahead of me with a mike and a speaker on his back aimed at me. He tells me of terrain changes like up or downhills and when to turn left or right. Other than that he just talks. Says yup, yup, yup, whenever I pole. Keeps us in sink.
On the fast downhills with turns I hold one pole, the side depends on the turn in the trail. You do this because for b1 skiers verbal communication is just too difficult as the wind at 50k an hour is quite loud and the speed at which your going makes it impossible to tell you when to turn in time.
Partially sighted skiers may use a speaker or a 2way radio as verbal communication is important but not as urgent. The ones with the most sight who are still considered legally blind (b3s) do not use any kind of speaker if they don't want, but instead their guide skis with a brightly coloured bib for them to follow.
Type_ya_name_here [OP] 1 points 4y ago
I’ve been thinking, I could probably do OK at ice hockey. I don’t live with a sense of tunnel vision. For me I just see the world over exposed (quite bright) and low definition (blurry). So provided I’ve got good team mates - i could have a lot of success.
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