Unleashing Joy: Celebrating Special Needs Athletes!
When Rick Clark and his wife wanted to give their oldest son, Jacob, an opportunity to play basketball, they found that they needed to create a new program for him and others.“We tried typical basketball, but the speed of the game and the rules were too much for our highly functioning autistic son to…
Having fun is emphasis for special-needs players
(from The San Diego Union Tribune)SAN MARCOS - The first time Reed Albright went to a basketball game, he decided he wanted to watch instead of participate.That decision lasted all of six minutes.Now, Reed and 55 of his friends can be found at Corky Smith Gym in San Marcos every Sunday, playing…