COLLABORATIONS

• Undergraduate and graduate students have been participating in Functional Performance classes since 2017

• Occupational Therapy, Applied Exercise Science, and Physical Therapy students are provided the opportunity to volunteer

• Each academic year, 30-45 future allied health professionals engage in this unique interdisciplinary hands-on learning opportunity

• Under supervision of the coaches, volunteers learn how to: 

  • Collaborate across disciplines and with adapted athletes

  • Grade and adapt exercises based on the unique abilities of each athlete

  • Safely assist adapted athlete's as needed with transferring out of their wheelchair, walking with an assistive device, sitting and standing balance, stretching, and executing exercises

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