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Modifying team sports for students with disabilities

11/5/2019

SHAPE Nebraska

Dr. Chad Nichols

Nebraska Wesleyan University

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Objectives

At the end of this presentation you will:

Recall the 4 components of the STEP model
Understand how to use the STEP model to make accommodations for 3 sports
Use the STEP model to make accommodations for baseball/softball and soccer

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Making modifications

Oscar story
“Good adapted physical education is good physical education”
What are your goals for the class?
The model isn’t that important (STEP, TREE 5 rules), the disability isn’t that important (ASD, VI, HI, CP)
“Games aren’t sacred, students are”

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STEP model

Space
Task
Equipment
People

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Space

Bigger/smaller
Wider/narrower
Zones, personal areas
Closer/farther away
Shorter/longer

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SPACE

Basketball	Volleyball	Tennis
Offense/defense only	10 ft. line	Doubles lines
Zone	Zones
Half court	Half the court	Half the court
Closer to the hoop	Multiple serving lines	Multiple serving lines
Student placement	Student placement

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Task

Adding/eliminating rules
Changing/modifying rules
Altering what a student is supposed to do
What can you change while keeping the goals?

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TASK

Basketball	Volleyball	Tennis
Can’t steal the ball	2 bounces	Multiple bounces
No violations for traveling/double dribble	No violations for lift/double contact	Throw i/o serve
Point scale for baskets	Catch and throw	Point scale
Everybody has to touch the ball	Multiple hits, more than 3 hits	Rally score i/o point score

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Equipment

Remember the 6 Ss

Size
Sound
Surface
Speed
Support
Switches

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EQUIPMENT

Basketball	Volleyball	Tennis
Different size basketball	Different size ball	Bigger racquet head
Different weight of ball	Different weight ball	Lighter racquet
Different height for the hoop	Ball with bells, bright light	Bigger ball
Bigger hoop circumference	Lower net	Bouncier ball
Ball with bells		Slower moving ball
Noise maker for target		Lower net

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People

Fewer/more
Buddy/partner
Extra player

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PEOPLE

Basketball	Volleyball	Tennis
6 v 5 or 4 v 3	7 v 6 or 4 v 3	3 v 2 or 2 v 1
Buddy/partner	Buddy/partner	Buddy/partner
3 v 3 i/o 5 v 5	3 v 3 i/o 6 v 6	4 v 4 i/o 2 v 2
Catch and pass	Catch and toss	Catch and bounce
Tap basket	Sit volleyball	Wheelchair/scooter tennis
Wheelchair/defense

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STEP model partner activity

Tell us how you would use the STEP model to accommodate the Sw/D for the game of baseball/softball

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STEP model individual activity

Tell us how you would use the STEP model to accommodate the Sw/D for the game of soccer

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STEP model summary

Games aren’t sacred, students are
Modifications work for more than just students with disabilities
STEP model provides framework for making modifications to any activity

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Questions???