The Importance Of Special Needs Athletes During The...

Participating in the Raleigh County Special Olympics has been a positive experience that has helped me to acquire an abundance of knowledge relating to how special needs athletes perform and function. I have had very minimal experience with children with special needs, so I was a bit unsure of myself before attending the basketball skills practices. Before beginning my second level I fieldwork, I assumed the athletes would all be around the same age and would have a comparable level of skill amongst one another; however, the athletes ranged in age from young teenagers to young adults, and some athletes seemed to participate at a more advanced skill level than others. The experience far exceeded my expectations as the athletes began to improve throughout the weeks and it became very exciting to assist them in reaching their goals. Overall, the athletes had wonderful attitudes. They were patient when asked to do something and they were driven to complete the activity. Although I was pr esent to assist in teaching the athletes the basic skills of basketball, they actually taught me more than I could have imagined through their positive outlooks, patience with themselves and toward others, and their kindness in general. Many of the athletes presented with symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and it was apparent that one athlete had down syndrome. All athletes were able to understand instruction and took direction well; however, only two athletes had the ability to converse forShow MoreRelatedMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pagesbook. We have continued Marketing Wars, which many of you recommended, and reinstated Comebacks of firms iii iv †¢ Preface rising from adversity. I have also brought back Ethical Mistakes, because I believe that organizations more than ever need to be responsive to society’s best interests. Altogether, this 11th edition brings seven new cases to replace seven that were deleted from the previous edition. Some of the cases are so current we continued updating until the manuscript left forRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesChange and Stress Management 577 Appendix A Research in Organizational Behavior Comprehensive Cases Indexes Glindex 637 663 616 623 Contents Preface xxii 1 1 Introduction What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Importance of Interpersonal Skills 4 What Managers Do 5 Management Functions 6 †¢ Management Roles 6 †¢ Management Skills 8 †¢ Effective versus Successful Managerial Activities 8 †¢ A Review of the Manager’s Job 9 Enter Organizational Behavior 10 Complementing