COACHES & DIRECTORS TRAINING Blind Bowls (NSW/ACT)
Session Overview Sight classifications Guiding on and off the green On the Green Demonstrations & Practice
Vision Impairment & Blindness What are some common eye conditions Glaucoma, Cataracts, Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Macular Degeneration – (MD & AMD) Stargardt's disease, Albinism, Optic Neuropathy, NAION, etc, etc, etc.
Vision Impairment & Blindness What is 20/20 & 60/60 vision vision What is Low Vision is the inability to do everyday tasks due to your vision Vision Impairment (VI) any eye condition that limits your sight Legal Blindness (legally blind) <6/60 in the better corrected eye – a person has some usable sight. A government classification for welfare. Blindness is the inability to see anything even light
Sight Classifications Sight classifications are set by the International Blind Sports and incorporated by the Australian Blind Bowlers Association. B1 No light perception in either eye up to light perception but no recognition of hand movements at any distance or any direction B2 From the ability to recognise hand movements up to a visual acuity of worse than 2/60 (Snellen) B3 From a visual acuity of 2/60 (Snellen) up to a visual acuity of no better then 6/60 (Snellen) B4 A visual acuity of better then 6/60 (Snellen) up to a visual acuity of worse than 6/24 (Snellen) and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees.
Guiding onto the green Location of facilities Locate any obstructions Toilets, drinks, Locate any obstructions Seats, poles etc Edge of green Stepping onto green
Introduction to the green Locate 2 metre line Walk to 21 metre mark Walk to half way mark Walk to Tee Reverse order back to other Tee
Demonstration & Practice Rinks and markers Placement & alignment of mat Director positioning B1, B2, B3 and B4 Describing Head Use of clock Green Etiquette
Questions Networking Morning Tea