Disability Class Reflection

This class has absolutely changed the way that I look at almost any sport. It was such a fun, interesting, and overall amazing learning experience. I have always had the utmost respect for anyone with some form of a disability, but this has opened my eyes to how anyone can modify a game to cater to any disability. Even if the game loses almost every rule that made it that sport or game. For example in flag football that we modified, and played it was played more like rugby than football. There were no flags or tackling, you couldn’t pass the ball forward or just run it into the end zone. We didn’t even use an actual football. This game wasn’t anything like flag football anymore, but yet it was just as much fun, especially since you never knew …show more content…
I learned a lot right from the beginning, and knew what to expect. Also getting down the movements in the wheelchairs was crucial. It really was important to see how the modifications were being used at first. The games were also incredibly fun. It was interesting to see how everyone reacted as well when we first started playing the games. It seemed like anyone who was blindfolded was very nervous at first, which is understandable. It was easy to see that a good guide was important, without that the people who were blindfolded weren’t really into that game as much. This always bummed me out some since this class has the potential to be so much fun, but it’s hard when you can’t see. You almost would become intimidated. I also learned quite quickly that the wheelchairs could really get moving, and be quite dangerous if you weren’t paying attention. This led to very unexpected falls, running into each other, and even sometimes crushing my foot. (Ouch!) Overall though the beginning of the class was very important, without the first four weeks of watching, and participating in the games I nor do I think anyone else would’ve stood a chance at being able to modify or even attempt to play these