September 2001 Table of Contents

THEY CAME TO COMPETE

A spectacular crash, excitement, teamwork, and sportsmanship?all in a day?s work at the National Junior Wheelchair Championships.

APPLE OF OUR EYE

The Big Apple: home to Rockefeller Plaza, Broadway, Times Square, and this year, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

LESSONS FOR A LIFETIME

The Walker Cup is more than a basketball tournament?it?s community spirit embracing world-class athletes and leaving marks for future generations.

PEACHTREE PUSHES 20

July 4, a time to celebrate our country?s freedom. But this year, people in Atlanta also had another anniversary to observe: the 20th running of the Peachtree 10K Road Race.

In My Opinion:

S?NS Editor Cliff Crase shares his view on what?s up in the world ofwheelchair sports.

Fishing:

According to Turning POINT?s Shorty Powers, to catch the fish, yougotta think like ?em!

Shooting:

PVA?s National Trap Circuit winds down, with the last tournament before the nationals.

Scorecard:

Competition in handcycling, basketball, racing, tennis, and power soccer.

Players:

Brent Poppen rules the wakes, while Duane Norman tames the track.

Performance:

This author considers attitude the most important thing regarding living life in a wheelchair.

Training:

Track practices should be fun as well as productive, say these two University of Illinois coaches.

Juniors:

Holyfield helps kids, juniors compete in high-school games, and a girls? drill team shows their skills.

Playbook:

A four-wheel-drive adventure, learning T?ai Chi in a chair, a Web site dedicated to wheelchair sporting events, and a couple of wheelchair-sports clinics.

Timeout:

Barbie??s friend Becky? ?educates? about the Paralympics?or does she?

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