Here’s a great free opportunity for those in wheelchairs to learn the sport of curling for free at Charlotte Curling. Note that you need to sign up in advance. See below for details.
The Charlotte Curling Association, along with USA Curling and Carolinas HealthCare System’s Adaptive Sports & Adventures Program, will host a free wheelchair clinic on Saturday, November 14. The three-hour clinic will take place from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm at 6525 Old Statesville Road in north Charlotte.
This free clinic is open to wheelchair users and anyone with a mobility impairment. To register, please contact the Adaptive Sports & Adventures Program (ASAP) at 704-355-1062 or asap@carolinashealthcare.org.
Marc DePerno and Tony Colacchio from the 2016 U.S. National Wheelchair Curling Team will serve as instructors during this informative and interactive event. Topics include sport-specific terminology, equipment, rules, classification criteria, delivery techniques (how to throw a stone) and strategy.
Marc DePerno, National Director of Outreach and Development for USA Wheelchair Curling since 2007, is also the Director of STARS (Success Through Adaptive Recreation and Sports) at Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center in New Hartford, New York and works in collaboration with the Utica (N.Y.) Curling Club.
Tony Colacchio has been involved with the National Wheelchair Curling Team since 2009. He is Wheelchair Curling Coach at Cape Cod (Mass.) Curling Club and serves as Director of Paralympic Sport Club, Southern Massachusetts.
Introduced as a Paralympic sport in 2006, wheelchair curling has quickly grown to become one of the most popular winter sports around the world.
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