DEVELOPMENTAL JUDO ATHLETE AND COACHES CLINIC

The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) in partnership with the Kentucky Association of Blind Athletes is holding a Visually Impaired (VI) Coach Certification and Athletes Introduction to Judo Clinic.

DATE: Saturday April 28, 2007.

TIME: Coach Certification, 10 am to 11:30am.
Athletes Introduction to Judo, 1 to 2:30 pm.

LOCATION: KY School for the Blind
1867 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, KY

WHO: Blind athletes or anyone interested in working with blind athletes
is encouraged to attend.

Coach Certification: USABA will conduct a Visually Impaired Coach Certification for those interested in becoming certified to teach or assist training visually impaired and blind athletes in the sport of judo. Applicants may certify at many levels depending on background. Assistant Trainer up to International Judo Coach are available depending on experience.

The certification program will be presented by Walter Dean 9th Dan with over 50 years in judo and coaching. Mr. Dean is a Master Coach Trainer and USABA Head Judo Coach.This clinic will cover pointers on how to coach a blind athlete, introducing a blind athlete into a judo program, refereeing a judo match for VI athletes as well as background on the USABA, how we will develop judo for blind athletes in the USA and much more.

Fees: Clinic with a participant certification is $25. All those wishing to be certified as a trainer or coach any level must also join USABA for an additional cost of $35. These applicants are issued a certificate stating their certification level. For information regarding the program please contact Walter Dean at 760-944-9486 or email at
walterpdean@sbcglobal.net or check www.usaba.org under judo.

Intro to Judo: This part of the clinic will run very similar to an actual judo class so the athletes will become familiar with the beginning steps leading to the exciting sport of Judo. Those athletes may join an on going program and their training could lead them to competing in the World Games and the Paralympics representing the USA. During this session the coaches will also have a chance to work with athletes that are blind and visually impaired.

There is no cost to the athlete: Uniforms (gi) may be provided on loan for the clinic.

This session will be conducted by Walter Dean 9 Dan USABA Head Coach and Eugene Fields 6 Dan Head Sensei of Bushido Inc.

For information about the athlete program please contact Mr. Reni Jackson at 502-968-3602 or e-mail him at renijackson@insightbb.com.