Did you know an average golfer takes about 90-100 shots in a round? However, only a handful actually ends up near the hole, but there must be something intriguing about the game. Just ask the estimated 30-50 million Americans who pay for this privilege every year. Here are a few facts that you may not …
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Today’s post is guest blog from Nicole H. at VSP. Nicole was a guide runner in the California International Marathon. Last week, 31 blind and visually impaired athletes competed in the California International Marathon with the support of VSP. When I found out there was an opportunity for me to share my love of running …
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Over the past month, we have been profiling blind or visually impaired runners who are getting ready to compete in this weekend’s race. The runners will compete in the California International Marathon this Sunday, December 2, in the blind division. VSP Vision Care is a major sponsor of the blind athletes, helping subsidize travel cost …
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Today’s post was written by Patricia Walsh, who will be a runner in the 2012 United States Association of Blind Athletes Marathon National Championships sponsored by VSP Vision Care at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, CA. In 1986 I was five years old and started to lose the bulk of my vision due …
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“When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened for us.” – Helen Keller In September of 2002, I had a door slammed in my face. I was on a full ride scholarship to the University of South Florida …
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October 11 is World Sight Day, focusing on preventing visual impairment or restoring sight. Today’s blog is a guest post by blind paralympic athlete Rob Matthews. Rob will be competing in the 2012 United States Association of Blind Athletes Marathon National Championships, which will be held on December 2 in Sacramento,California, as part of the California International …
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As part of our partnership with Special Olympics, we’re excited to bring you a few words from Special Olympics Chairman & CEO Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D. In his role, Shriver serves nearly 4 million Special Olympics athletes and their families in 180 countries. He has helped transform Special Olympics into a movement that focuses on …
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Help Up to 50,000 Special Olympics Athletes Realize Their Potential For many, seeing well can be a struggle, especially when it comes to people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Approximately two percent of the global population, almost 200 million people, has ID and some estimates suggest that up to 40 percent of these individuals are also …
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Soccer anyone? The U.S. Women’s team brought home the Gold, igniting fire in the hearts of the next Olympic hopefuls. As parents, we want to scaffold those hopes with as much support as possible. Good eye-body coordination is key not just in making it through a ball game of U-6 (under six years old) players, but …
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Having won more tournaments than any other professional female volleyball player, Nike Vision athlete Misty May-Treanor is no stranger to winning. She entered her first volleyball tournament when she was eight and has been climbing the ranks ever since. May-Treanor’s latest performance in the London 2012 Olympics not only won her team top podium honors, …
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