>> ON THIS EPISODE OF "CYCLE OF HEALTH," INCLUSIVE SPORTS.

GRAB YOUR BALL CAP FOR OPENING DAY OF A LOCAL BASEBALL LEAGUE PUTTING THOSE OF US WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES IN THE LINEUP OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIME AND THEN JOIN THE CONVERSATION AS OUR GUESTS INTRODUCE LOCAL PROGRAMS, CULTIVATING INCLUSION IN SPORTS.

ALL THIS AND MORE COMING UP ON "CYCLE OF HEALTH."

HELLO!

WELCOME TO CYCLE OF HEALTH, I'M DOCTOR RICH O'NEILL.

TONIGHT'S TOPIC, "INCLUSIVE SPORTS."

WHEN THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, OR ADA, BECAME LAW IN 1990, THE GOAL WAS SIMPLE: GIVING THOSE OF US WITH DISABILITIES THE SAME RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

THE ADA GRANTS PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY, OR RATHER, DIFFERENT ABILITIES, AN EQUAL SHOT AT PLAYING ON SPORTS TEAMS.

THIS TRANSFORMED SPORTS -- FOSTERING SOCIAL CONNECTION, EMPATHY, AND FRIENDSHIP, FOR PLAYER AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND WITH TODAY'S ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY, ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT ALLOWS MANY MORE TO SHARE THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT.

TONIGHT, WE'LL TALK WITH SOME FOLKS WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

WE ARE HAPPY TO WELCOME: DOM CAMBARERI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL GREG CALLEN, FOUNDER OF NEW YORK ADAPTIVE GOLF CARRIE INGERSOLL-WOOD, DIRECTOR OF THE DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND PEYTON SEFICK, PROJECT MANAGER AT FITNESS INCLUSION NETWORK AND TEAM USA POWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCER MEDALIST.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATIONS.

GREG, LET'S START WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Dr. O'NEILL.

NEW YORK ADAPTIVE GOLF WAS FOUNDED JANUARY OF 2021 WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITH ALL ABILITY LEVELS TO COME OUT AND ENGAGE IN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY GOLF.

WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY, WE ARE CREATING A PLATFORM FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVER HAD THAT PLATFORM TO ENGAGE WITH FAMILY AND PEERS AND COME OUT WITH A STRUCTURE THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CAREER OR CAMARADERIE GOLF IS THE PLATFORM FOR CREATING A NEW SOCIAL AND IDENTITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RECREATE THEMSELVES PLY SITUATION HAPPENED ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO.

I WAS IN A DEPRESSED STATE.

I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF BED SOME DAYS AND FINDING SOMETHING I COULD BE PASSIONATE ABOUT HAS ALLOWED ME TO RECREATE MYSELF AND THE STRUCTURE I NEED TO TO ALLOW OTHERS TO BENEFIT FROM THAT WITH ADAPTIVE GOLF.

>> ARE YOU READY TO PASS THE BATON?

>> I AM.

I PASS IT TO YOU.

>> I HAVE BEEN AN ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS NOW PLAYING THE SPORT OF POWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCER AND I HAVE HAD MANY CONNECTIONS WITH MOST OF US IN THE ROOM HERE, MAYBE NOT DIRECTLY PERSONALLY BUT DEFINITELY WITH THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE ALL BEEN INVOLVED IN AND THEY HAVE REALLY INSPIRED ME TO STAY INVOLVED WITH ADAPTIVE SPORTS THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

AS Dr. O'NEILL TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WITH POWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCER BUT ALSO MORE NOTABLY RECENTLY PROGRAMS ALONG THE ERIE CANAL WAY AND SYRACUSE PARKS AND RECREATION.

THE TRADE ON THE TRAIL PROGRAM THAT BRINGS OUT ADAPTIVE CYCLES TO HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME OUT AND TRY DIFFERENT P TYPES OF CYCLING AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO RECREATE AROUND THE COMMUNITIES.

>> I'LL PASS THE BATON TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A SPACE FOR CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY WHILE ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY TO SEE THAT AS DIVERSITY BECAUSE DISABILITY IS DIVERSITY AND IT'S INTERSECTIONAL.

IN FACT, THE DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER IS HOUSED IN THE INTERCULTURAL COLLECTIVE IN SCHINE STUDENT CENTER.

A GORGEOUS PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO COME TOGETHER AND PRACTICE BEHAVIOR AND THEN WE HELP THEM-- >> LET ME STOP YOU.

AGENTIC MEANS WHAT?

>> DEVELOPING PERSONAL AGENCY.

WE ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SELF EFFICACY AND ALSO TO PRACTICE PRATT POSITIVE IDENTITY THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT GREG.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT THE DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER.

>> GREAT.

WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT IN A BIT.

AND DOM, MY SISTER, DEIRDRE HAD DOWN SYNDROME AND WAS SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED INTELLECTUALLY AND PHYSICALLY BUT SHE LOVED TO RIDE HER SPECIAL JUMBO TRICYCLE.

BEFORE WE SEE SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL IN ACTION, TELL US ABOUT HOW YOUR ELDEST SON'S CHALLENGES AFFECTED YOU AND YOUR WORK.

WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR YOU?

>> WATCHING HIM ON THE FIELD AT SEVEN YEARS OLD AND BEING ABLE TO TO HOLD A BAT, HIT A BALL, RUN BASES AND THROW IT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM HIS COACHES OR MYSELF OR SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS WAS A TERRIFIC SIGHT FOR BOTH MY WIFE AND I TO SEE.

AND WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE DID FOR ME WAS THAT IT ALLOWED ME TO ANSWER A SPECIAL VOCATIONAL CALL TO EMPOWER ALL PLAYERS THAT HAD INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS PLAYING IN THE LEAGUE, ALL RIGHT TO UTILIZE THE LEAGUE AS A NETWORK TO CONNECT OTHER FAMILIES ANDORY INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THINGS OF LIFE, WHETHER IT'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER SIMILAR THINGS SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN THEN CHOOSE A LIFE OF THEIR CHOOSING, ALL RIGHT, AND INCLUDE RECREATIONAL SPORTS AS PART OF IT.

>> THAT'S A GREAT INTRO, DOM.

EARLIER LAST MONTH, THE CARRIER FIELD OF DREAMS HOSTED OPENING DAY OF SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.

NOW, IF YOU COOPERATE AGAIN JOY THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIME, DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

PLAY BALL!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL IS A VERY SPECIAL LEAGUE OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALL WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS.

WE HAVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES AND IMPAIRMENTS.

AND WE PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THE GREAT GAME OF BASEBALL.

>> CAREGIVERS AND MENTORS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO BE IN THIS PHOTO.

NO ONE IS EXCLUDED.

>> SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL IS CELEBRATING ITS 40th ANNIVERSARY AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE THE LARGEST CHALLENGER DIVISION IN THE COUNTRY AND PROBABLY THE OLDEST.

[ CHEERING ] ♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪ THE FORMER DIRECTORS FOR VOLUNTEER PARENTS DECIDED TO RETIRE IN 2003 AND MY SON WAS HAVING SO MUCH SUCCESS AND SO MUCH FUN PLAYING, AND MY WIFE KIND OF LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOT TO HAPPEN HERE, DON'T YOU?

OUR SON HAS FOUND A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY BASEBALL AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO... >> TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DRINKS AT THE CONVENTION SESSION STAND.

>> I BEGAN OPERATING THE LEAGUE AS THE VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS I CALLED ALL THE COACHES TOGETHER AND I SAID TO THEM, WE'VE KEPT THE LEAGUE AT A SET NUMBER FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS.

WOULD YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO TAKING MORE KIDS AND MORE PLAYERS BECAUSE WE NEED TO OPEN IT UP TO THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER COACHES WERE LIKE YEAH, WE'LL TAKE AS MANY AS WE CAN TAKE.

THAT'S WHEN THE LEAGUE STARTED TAKING OFF.

>> MY NAME IS REBECCA.

I'M A COACH AND BOARD MEMBER OF SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.

THIS YEAR WILL BE MY EIGHTH YEAR COACHING.

NOW WE'VE GOT FOUR JUNIOR, TWO SENIOR EIGHT ADULT TEAMS, ROUGHLY 200 PLAYERS.

>> THE RULES ARE THAT THERE ARE NO RULES.

PRETTY MUCH!

THERE ARE NO STRIKES, NO BALLS, AND THEY WILL PITCH UNTIL OUR PLAYER MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BASEBALL.

>> WE GO UP TO BAT TWICE, OUTFIELD TWICE AND AFTER THAT WE SLAP HANDS AT THE END AND HAVE A CHEER FOR EACH TEAM AND THEN WE GO HOME.

WE ALL HELP FIRST TIME PLAYERS FEEL COMFORTABLE BUT EVEN JUST PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH US FOR EIGHT YEARS, BY TREATING THEM THE SAME AS ANYBODY ELSE.

AS A COACH, I OFFER WHAT DOES THE PLAYER WANT?

IF YOU NEED SPACE YOU CAN CAN SPACE.

IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT AND STAND NEXT TO ME FOR 30 MINUTES UNTIL YOU ARE COMFORTABLE, WE WILL DO THAT.

IF YOU WANT ME TO SING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER ON THE FIELD WITH YOU, I'LL DO THAT, TOO.

>> THERE ISN'T ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO ISN'T ABLE TO HIT THE BASEBALL IN CHALLENGER BASEBALL.

[ CHEERING ] >> I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

WE HAVE A BEAT BALL.

A BEAT BALL IS A SPECIALLY DESIGNED SOFTBALL AND IT'S CHARGED AND WHEN YOU PULL THE PIN OUT OF IT, IT CREATES A BEEPING SOUND SO VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUAL HEARS THE BEEP, THEY CAN TIME THEIR SWING TO WHEN THE BEEP IS ON THEM.

>> SO THIS LEAGUE PROVIDES FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, ADVOCATES, FRIENDS, FAMILY, A SENSE OF RELIEF, I BELIEVE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY COME OUT AND THEY CAN SEE THEIR KIDS, FAMILY MEMBERS PLAYING AND HAVING A GREAT TIME, SLAPPING HANDS WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

>> FOR MANY OF OUR INDIVIDUALS, THEIR IMPAIRMENTS OR THEIR CONDITIONS MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAF GATE PHYSICALLY AS THEY GET OLDER TO NAVIGATE.

SO THE CONCEPT OF GETTING THEM INVOLVED WITH A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS AND RECREATION AND IN THIS CONTEXT, BASEBALL, GETTING THEM TO DO IT FROM A YOUNGER AGE, PROLONGS THEIR LIFE: IT REALLY DOES.

IT MAKES THAT KIND OF AN IMPACT.

>> SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL HAS OPENED DOORS FOR DIFFERENT PLAYERS, DIFFERENT COACHES.

I THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS REALLY, REALLY GREAT THINGS.

>> BETWEEN THE EXPANSION AT CARRIER PARK, THE POSSIBILITY OF A LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES FOR THE CHALLENGER DIVISION DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GALA OF OUR PROGRAM, WE GOT LOTS OF THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

SO IT'S VERY EXCITING.

>> THERE IT IS.

THERE IT IS!

WHOO!

>> SO, DOM, WHAT A GREAT LOOKING ORGANIZATION AND TELL US ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE CARRIER FIELD OF DREAMS.

>> I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO.

SHORTLY AFTER I BECAME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WE OPENED UP CHALLENGER BASEBALL TO THE ENTIRE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY, THE SIZE OF OUR PROGRAM EXPLODED.

AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS AND THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE TEAM, WE REALIZED THAT WE COULD NO LONGER USE HOST SITES.

>> YOU NEEDED A DEDICATED SITE.

>> YEAH IN ORDER TO PLAY OUR GAMES.

AND THE DEDICATED SITE HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT OTHER FIELDS DIDN'T HAVE.

AND THAT WAS ADAPTABILITY, AND A HALF GA NAVIGATION ABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY SO ALL OF OUR PLAYERS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON FIELDS UNAFFECTED BY WEATHER OR OTHER CONDITIONS.

THAT'S HOW THE CARRIER PARK FIELD OF DREAMS CONCEPT WAS BORN.

AFTER WORKING ON IT FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, LOOKING FOR A HOST SIGHT AND A PARTNER IN ORDER TO BUILD A FULLY INTEGRATED SPORTS COMPLEX, WE PARTNERED WITH THE TOWN OF DEWITT AND WITH THE CARRIER CORPORATION AND WE CREATED AN AMAZING INTEGRATED COMPLEX IN DEWITT.

IT NOW FEATURES TWO STATE-OF-THE-ART BASEBALL SLASH SOFTBALL DIAMONDS.

AND A SPECIAL NEEDS PLAYGROUND AND THREE CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL FULLY ADAPTIVE BASKETBALL COURTS.

>> WOW.

IT SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL AND IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.

AND I'M WONDERING, SO, GREG, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT ADAPTIVE GOLF?

>> YEAH, DOM HAD A GREAT POINT WITH ACCESSIBILITY.

YOU KNOW, GOLF IS A SPORT PLAYED IN NATURE FOR MOST PART, AND ALTHOUGH THAT'S TRUE, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUIPMENT TO ENGAGE THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERLY.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT, THE INDIVIDUAL BECOMES DETERRED IMMEDIATELY.

SO WITH ADAPTIVE GOLF, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST BARRIERS RIGHT NOW IS FINDING THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING, APPLYING FOR THE RIGHT GRANTS TO GET THE HIGH END EQUIPMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY HAVE A SPINAL CHORD INJURY, EQUIPMENT AT THAT LEVEL IS WITH P 31,000 FOR AN ADAPTIVE CART.

IT'S TOUGH TO ABSORB THAT.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL V.A.

THEY HAVE GIVEN US ADAPTIVE CARTS AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL.

THEY CAN ENCOMPASS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT MAY HAVE FOOT DROP OR ONE SIDE STROKE BEHAVIORS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, OVERALL, OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOMPASS EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND ALL ABILITY LEVELS.

>> SO YOU ARE REALLY TRYING TO BUILD A CULTURE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.

AND SOME EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY BUT YOU ARE REALLY TRYING TO BUILD A CULTURE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S ALSO WHAT YOUR DOING, AT THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER.

TELL US ABOUT THE CULTURAL CENTER.

>> THANK YOU.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE ARE BUILDING DISABILITY CULTURE AND ONE OF OUR MAIN PROJECTS IS ORANGEBILITY WHICH HAPPENS IN MARCH.

IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH IN 2023.

SEEMS STRANGE TO SAY THAT.

>> WHAT IS ORANGEBILITY.

>> ORANGE ABILITY IS WE BRING THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND THE REST OF THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS TOGETHER, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN SYRACUSE TO COME TOGETHER AND TRY OUT SPORTS TOGETHER WITH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT.

>> I'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST, BEFORE COVID.

>> IN ORANGEBILITY?

>> WHEN IT WAS HOUSED IN THE WOMEN'S GYM AT SYRACUSE AND IT'S JUST A REALLY EXCITING WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND NOT JUST TO SEE THEM BECAUSE YOU CAN GO ON TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN ANY SPORTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT TO GET TO TRY THEM OUT AND SEE THE EQUIPMENT.

>> THEY CAN TRY IT OUT.

WE HAVE ON THE SLATE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ADAPTIVE ROCK CLIMBING.

WE HAVE ICE CENTER.

WE HAVE ADAPTIVE ICE SKATING AND WE HAVE... >> HOCKEY?

>> YES.

>> SLED HOCKEY.

>> THANK YOU FOR FILLING THAT IN.

>> WE ARE READY.

>> I LOVE THAT WE ARE GOING NOW HAVE POWER SOCCER AND THEN WE HAVE BASKETBALL AND WE HAVE CYCLING.

SO IT'S, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE.

>> WE WILL THROW SOME ADAPTIVE GOLF IN THERE THIS YEAR.

>> ON THE GREEN, ON THE QUAD TALKING ABOUT CYCLING.

TELL US ABOUT ADAPTIVE CYCLING.

>> I WORK WITH A GROUP CALLED MOVE ALONG AFFILIATE AND THEY HAVE A LARGE FLEET OF ADAPTIVE BIKES.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS GREG MENTIONED EARLIER IS THE IDEA OF THE ACAPITALLIVE EQUIPMENT AND THE COST OF IT AND JUST, I MEAN NOT GOING TO LIE.

IT'S AN AN EXORBITANT COST TO POUT AN INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN A RECREATION SPORT.

SO THE IDEA THAT WE CAN HAVE GROUPS AND PLACES WHERE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE ADAPTIVE SPORTS THAT FIT THEIR INTEREST THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BREAK THE BANKS TO TRY THEM OUT OR GET INTO THE NORMAL FLOW OF GOING OUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK AND HAVING SPACE THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO DO THAT.

I TALK ABOUT WITH MY GROUP ABOUT THE IDEA OF FEELING CONFIDENT AND WITH THE ERIE CANAL WAY, FIELD OF DREAMS AND SYRACUSE ARE ALL GREAT PLACES THAT HAPPEN TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND THE IDEA OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN WHEN IT COMES TO THE SPACES THAT WE GO ALL THE TIME.

>> WHAT I'M WONDERING IS HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR TO START YOUNG FOR KIDS TO START-- YOU ARE NODDING AWAY THERE.

>> OH MY GOSH.

STARTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS PLAYING SPORTS BY THE TIME I WAS LIKE TWO.

MY FAMILY WAS A BIG TIME SPORTS FAMILY.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I HAD MENTIONED CONFIDENT EARLIER AND THE EARLIER YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO GRASSROOTS, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS, WHERE YOU CAN SEE YOU KNOW, YOUNG FAMILIES PLAYING TOGETHER, BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE HIGH LEVEL ATHLETES REALLY AVAILABLE TO SHOW WHERE YOU CAN TAKE IT AND A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE RUN, YOU SEE THAT.

DOM WAS TELLING US EARLIER BEFORE THE SHOW STARTED THAT A GROUP OF COLLEGIATE SEMIPROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE VOLUNTEERING WITH PART OF YOUR GROUP.

>> WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THAT, DOM, HAVING THOSE PLAYERS?

>> WHAT IT DOES IS BY BRINGING IN THESE SKILLED COLLEGIATE ATHLETES, TO WORK WITH OUR PLAYERS OUR PLAYERS THEN BEGIN TO GAIN THE SENSE OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN SKILLS AND IN THEIR OWN ABILITY TO UTILIZE THEIR UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES IN A WAY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN UTILIZED BEFORE.

AND THAT CREATES A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE FOR OUR PLAYERS AND AS THEY GET OLDER, IT REALLY IMPACTS THEIR OVERALL WELLNESS.

>> AND THEIR LIFE SKILLS.

>> SO THEY'RE DEVELOPING A SENSE-- I CAN USE MY ARMS, I CAN PLAY THIS GAME, WHATEVER I'VE GOT GOING FOR ME.

AND THAT SPREADS OUT.

TELL US HOW PEOPLE CAN CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATIONS.

HOW-- WE HAVE TWO MINUTES.

THE TWO MINUTE DRILL.

TELL US ABOUT HOW DO THEY CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION.

WHERE DO THEY FIND YOU?

>> NEW YORK ADAPTIVE GOLF, YOU CAN REACH TOUT ME VIA EMAIL, GREG.NEW YORK.ADAPTIVE GOLF@NEW YORK.COM.

OR REACH OUT BY PHONE.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS COACHES.

WE WORK WITH UPSTATE TO GET PHYSICAL IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS INVOLVED TO COACH AND WE ARE HAVING SOME FUNDRAISERS TO RAISE MONEY TO GET ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS WRITE SOMETHING GRANTS AND CHANNELING SPONSORSHIP THROUGH BIG BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY SO PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS A COACH OR A SPONSOR.

>> LOOK US UP ON 13450ED SOCIAL MEDIA, FITNESS INCLUSION NETWORK.

THERE ARE GREAT RESOURCES ON THE ERIE CANAL WAY CORRIDOR WEBSITE AND SCWUS PARKS AND RECREATION HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER OF OURS AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING OUT INTO A PARK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT AND THE INCLUSIVE RECREATION RESOURCE CENTER CAN BE A NICE RESOURCE FOR FINDING OUT HOW ACCESSIBLE A PLACE IS BEFORE YOU GO THERE.

>> YOU CAN FIND THE DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER ON SYRACUSE'S WEBSITE AND YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AT CAWOOD@SYR.EDU.

>> DOM, WHERE DO YOU FIND YOU?

>> YOU CAN FIND SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL AT OUR WEBSITE SYRACUSECHALLENGEERBASEBALL.COM OR AT OUR PHENOMENAL SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL FACEBOOK SITE.

THESE TWO WERE BOTH SET UP BY OUR AMAZING PROGRAM DIRECTORS.

AND ALSO YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE AMAZING CARRIER PARK FIELD OF DREAMS BY GOING TO CARRIERPARK.ORG.

>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

COOL.

I'M GOING TO END ON CARRIER COOL.

NO PUN INTENDED.

THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE, BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR PANELISTS FOR JOINING US.

DOM CAMBARERI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL GREG CALLEN, FOUNDER OF NEW YORK ADAPTIVE GOLF CARRIE INGERSOLL-WOOD, DIRECTOR OF THE DISABILITY CULTURAL CENTER AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND PEYTON SEFICK, PROJECT MANAGER AT FITNESS INCLUSION NETWORK AND TEAM USA POWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCER MEDALIST.

YAY!

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FOR CYCLE OF HEALTH, I'M PSYCHOLOGIST DOCTOR RICH O'NEILL.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

ON THE NEXT CYCLE OF HEALTH, WE CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE IX, THE LAW THAT OPENED A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN AT ANY SCHOOL RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING.

WE TALK WITH A WOMAN LIVING THE DREAMS WHICH THAT LAW ENABLED.

SHE IS AN IRON MAN TRIATHLETE AND LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST WHO NOW HELPS KIDS AND FAMILIES TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES BY FREEING THEIR MINDS AND BODIES FROM UNREALISTIC THINKING.

NEXT TIME ON "CYCLE OF HEALTH."