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UA building first collegiate facility in the US solely for disabled athletes.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 2:08 am
Posted on 2/26/17 at 2:08 am
Ground was broken on the new $10 million facility for Alabama Adapted Athletics this week.
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Now, the Alabama Adapted Athletics teams will have their very own game and practice venue at the University of Alabama. UA broke ground on a $10 million facility Thursday afternoon. It will be the first collegiate sports building in the nation solely for disabled athletes. "It's putting us on an equal playing field with varsity collegiate athletes and it's giving us our own training facility," said Alabama men's wheelchair basketball player Lindy Bridges. The two-story facility will include a NCAA regulation game venue for wheelchair basketball, locker rooms, workout/training room, strength and conditioning room, team meeting rooms and study halls. "They will have locker rooms, they can shower, they can workout, they can do their studying. All in the same location. Just like every other sports program on campus. I think that's really big for the mental battle these student athletes face every day," said Ford Burttram, Alabama men's wheelchair basketball head coach. The new arena will be located along the south facade of the UA Rec Center. Construction is scheduled to finish in late Fall 2017. UA's Adapted Athletics Program began in 2003 with women's wheelchair basketball. The program has since grown to include 30 student athletes in women's basketball, men's basketball, wheelchair tennis, para-rowing and adapted golf.
This post was edited on 2/26/17 at 2:13 am
Posted on 2/26/17 at 2:11 am to Evolved Simian
Well they haven't built anything yet. Especially not at 2am
Posted on 2/26/17 at 2:24 am to Evolved Simian
The Process continues into phase 7.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 2:28 am to Evolved Simian
Not being a troll here, this is actually an amazing thing Bama is doing. I have a cousin that has Downs syndrome but is really athletic and talented. Basically he picks up every sport and straight beasts at it.
Good job Bama
Good job Bama
Posted on 2/26/17 at 2:41 am to chawk195
must resist, so many jokes, must resist.....
Its a good thing
Its a good thing
Posted on 2/26/17 at 3:07 am to TutHillTiger
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must resist, so many jokes, must resist.....
Probably for the best. I don't really think many - if any - topics are completely taboo for humor, but people rarely come off looking good when they punch down like that.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 3:27 am to randomways
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Probably for the best. I don't really think many - if any - topics are completely taboo for humor, but people rarely come off looking good when they punch downs like that.
Agreed.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 6:22 am to Evolved Simian
Is the special olympic training facility still in homewood?
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:09 am to Evolved Simian
I can roll tide to this
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Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:13 am to Evolved Simian
As a parent of a boy who has cerebral palsey,
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:19 am to Evolved Simian
This is awesome. Trent Richardson will probably have a job now, too.
This post was edited on 2/26/17 at 8:21 am
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:20 am to Evolved Simian
That's good stuff Bama.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:37 am to Evolved Simian
quote:Doing good work Alabama. This is terrific.
I think that's really big for the mental battle these student athletes face every day
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:40 am to chawk195
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Not being a troll here, this is actually an amazing thing Bama is doing
why would someone think that's a troll?
Posted on 2/26/17 at 10:17 am to WG_Dawg
Because (sadly) that's what this place has become. You have to note specifically when you're being serious or someone will jump in and derail the whole thread.
On topic: good work Bama
On topic: good work Bama
This post was edited on 2/26/17 at 10:18 am
Posted on 2/26/17 at 1:30 pm to Evolved Simian
That's way cool. Nice job...
Posted on 2/26/17 at 1:34 pm to Evolved Simian
President Saban winning hearts and minds
Posted on 2/26/17 at 1:45 pm to WG_Dawg
On this page, you have to say that otherwise someone thinks you're twisted
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