BlazeSports Institute

for Applied Science

CDSS Curriculum

Dan HumphreysCDSS, MS

Director of BlazeTEC

Workshop Presenters

• Nationally recognized coach at the junior and adult levels

• National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Board of Directors (2011 - present) and Junior Division Executive Committee(2003 – 2011)

• NWBA USA U20 Assistant Coach (2005) and Head Coach (2006)

• NWBA Functional Classifier

• Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports Junior Committee (WAUSA) (2006 – present)

• Event Director – 2006 & 2007 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field National Championships and the 2008 NWBA Prep National Championship

Workshop Presenters

Ann CodyCDSS, MS

Director of Policy and Global Outreach

• World leader in sport and human rights • International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

Governing Board member • Highest ranking American and highest

ranking woman in the IPC worldwide • Member of the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) 2018 Evaluation Commission

 • Paralympic Gold Medalist in Athletics and

competed on three U.S. Paralympic Teams (Basketball ’84, Athletics ’88, ’92)

BlazeSports National Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia

BlazeSports Institute of Applied Science Atlanta, Georgia

BlazeSports Office of Policy and Global Outreach, Washington, DC

BlazeSports Offices

BlazeSports Key Staff

Mara Galic, MHSc, RD, LD

Interim CEO

Leah Howard, JD

Assistant Director of Policy

and National Initiatives

Senam Apaloo, CDSS

Program Evaluation

Jeff Jones

CDSS, CTRS, CPRPDirector of Sports and

Community Programs

BlazeSports Key Staff

Stuart Sharp

Director of International

Sport Development

Felipe Rodrigues, CDSS

Sport Development Manager

Gillian Sharp

Manager of Community

Programs

• Legacy of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

• Nonprofit organization, International NGO and PVO

• USA Member Organization of Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA)

• Member of United States Olympic Committee – Multi-Sport Organizations Council

• BlazeSports America launched at 2002 Salt Lake Paralympic Winter Games

History of BlazeSports America

24/7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

24/7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

24/7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

24/7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

24/7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

24/7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CURRENT EVENTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

SOCIAL MEDIA

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• Establish/reinforce general guidelines for best practice in various aspects of sport, recreation and physical activity

• Identify best practice issues in sport, recreation, and physical activity that are specific to disability

• Ensure every CDSS recipient is a knowledgeable resource for people with physical disability

• Local, Regional, National, International

• Provide practical information that will be implemented in your practice/programs

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• Establish new relationships with CDSS participants to enhance personal and professional networks

• Promote the role professional development plays in providing quality programs to people with physical disability

• Provide resource paths for on-going professional development

• Learn from CDSS participants’ expertise and experience and incorporate knowledge into future CDSS Workshops