July 2004 Table of Contents

The Pressure Was On!

The world's top tennis players were on hand in Florida to gear up for the upcoming Athens Paralympics.

Gizz Kids / Ms. Kids Legacy

A grand celebration greeted all who made the trek to Illinois to take part in honoring the people who helped make wheelchair sports what they are today.

Run for the Roses

A week before the Kentucky Derby, quad rugby's thoroughbreds gathered in Louisville for the National Championships. At post time in Division I, it was believed to be anyone's race, while DII clearly featured an odds-on favorite.

A Balancing Act

For many Paralympians, it's difficult to train, compete, work, and have a personal life. A few companies like The Home Depot give these athletes the necessary support to help them make their Paralympic dreams come true.

Pulling Shoulder Pain Away

An ounce of prevention can help prevent tons of shoulder misery.

In My Opinion

Now known as the Fighting Illini, the U of I's Gizz Kids/Ms. Kids were on the front lines in the struggle for athletes with disabilities to be recognized for their talents and athletic accomplishments. Recently, that history-making program took a stroll down memory lane.

Fishing

The Land of Lincoln Bass tournament kicked off the 2004 PVA National Bass tour, a BASS-Sanctioned Event. With the new season came some changes for 2004 that most anglers and boat partners were glad to see. And the fishing was great, too!

Hunting

First-hand reports on two exciting events: a Tennessee turkey hunt and a California wild-boar hunt.

Scorecard

Three-time consecutive Boston Marathon winner Ernst Van Dyk not only set a world record but also became the first to break the 1:20:00 barrier. This month's Scorecard also reports on Spokane's 2004 Lilac Bloomsday Wheelchair Division, the 4th Annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, and a Las Vegas (Nev.) golf event for duffers of all abilities.

Shooting

The Mid-America PVA Trapshoot was number seven (of eight) events on this year's PVA National Trapshoot Circuit. Venturing to Oklahoma during tornado season is gutsy, but these shooters weren't intimidated! There's also a report on a different kind of shooting event: Glock sport shooting—a great equalizer for wheelers and ABs.

Juniors

Two young athletes are spotlighted this month: Dana Fink, who won a $1,000 Nestle's Very Best in Youth Award, and Patrick Ivison, whose tragic accident led to a love for wheelchair sports.

Fitness

In this month's column, San Diego State University's Dr. Peter M. Aufsesser reports the results of a study on the reliability of handheld objective testers used by people with SCI to test muscle strength and any changes in that strength due to exercise programs.

Playbook

This month's Playbook is jam-packed with news and information. There's a list of summer water-ski camps (call Ann O'Brine-Satterfield, 863-967-2575), a weeklong basketball camp held in Guatemala, the inductions of Stefan Florescu into the Lincoln Park (Mich.) Sports Hall of Fame and Randy Snow (as the first Paralympian) into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, a San Diego sailing event that included sailors of all abilities, a springtime New England snow-skiing adventure, new devices to assist devotees of table tennis and golf, and an organization that seeks to increase sports activities in the South for people with disabilities.

Timeout

Wheelchair-basketball legend David Kiley admits he's an old-schooler who's made a few mistakes in his career. But he's learned from those mistakes and offers some words of wisdom to the new kids in the sport.

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