ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and SERVICE LEARNING A Model Program

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ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and SERVICE
LEARNINGA Model Program

• Adapted Physical Activity Leadership Program
• Ball State University
• Muncie, IN

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Purpose of Presentation

• Adapted Physical Activity Leadership Program
  (APALP)
• Service learning opportunities within APALP

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APALP Students

• Undergraduate graduate students
• Physical Education, Exercise Science, and
  Elementary Education Majors
• ALL of an interest in Adapted Physical Activity

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History

• 1987 1 course and 3 students, no service
  programs and one teacher
• 2003 APE License, average 33 students per year
  since 1998, 2 teachers, 3 on campus programs and
  3 public school settings
• 1991 and 1997 Awarded two US Federal Grants for
  Undergraduate Preparation in APE
• 1993 Development of APE Student Leadership
  Program

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Organizational Chart
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Purpose of APALP

• For undergraduate and graduate students to gain
  professional experience in working with
  individuals with disabilities
• To offer adapted physical activity programs to
  the BSU and Muncie communities
• Decision to become recognized university
  organization
• To make the organization available to more majors
  
• To make APALP more recognizable on campus

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AWAVE

• Adapted Water Activity Venues for Everyone
• Adapted aquatics exercise program held Tuesday
  Thursday from 500 to 600pm

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Thursday Night Recreation

• It is an open program, anybody may participate
• Ball State students and faculty
• Surrounding community members
• Thursday Nights from 7-8 p.m.
• Purpose is to provide the opportunity for people
  with and without disabilities to interact in a
  sport setting, with a focus on wheelchair sports

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Thursday Night Recreation

• Wheelchair basketball
• Power Soccer
• Wally ball
• Wheelchair football

• Bowling
• Whiffle ball
• Goal ball
• Scavenger Hunt
• Others

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WILL

• Walking Is Life Long
• Purpose is to promote physical activity for
  individuals with severe and profound cognitive
  disabilities

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WILL

• Includes a warm-up, a half hour walk, and ends
  with a cool down
• Laps and number of steps are recorded for each
  individual
• Tuesdays Thursdays from 1000 to 1045am in the
  BSU Worthen arena concourse

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MOVE

• Movement Opportunity Venues for Everyone
• Purpose is to provide a motor and fitness program
  for students with and without disabilities
• Age groups include 3-6 years, 7-10 years, 11-Up
• Program emphasis Motor fitness, physical
  fitness, fundamental motor skills, group games
  sports

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Other Programs

• Public Schools- assist local schools with
  implementing adapted physical education programs-
  students gain experience creating lesson plans
  and working with individual students
• Personal Training- design and implement an
  exercise program for students or faculty geared
  toward the needs of the individual

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Interested in joining APALP?

• Contact
• Ronald Davis
• APALP
• 285-1462
• rdavis_at_bsu.edu