Introduce your child to tennis at a special free tennis clinic for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder hosted by ACEing Autism, a nonprofit,at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing (Queens), New York. ACEing Autism (aceingautism), a nonprofit organization that provides recreational tennis programs to children across the country with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is offering a free tennis clinic Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 at 8am. Amongst the excitement and backdrop of the 2014 US Open qualifying rounds, the clinic will take place at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Public Tennis Courts, adjacent to the east gate entrance of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The clinic will be split into two classes, beginning at 8am for children 10 and under, and 9am for children 10 years and older. Volunteers from ACEing Autism, United States Tennis Association (USTA), the USTA Foundation, and USTA Eastern section will be on-hand working with the children, with two volunteers assigned per child. All tennis equipment will be provided by HEAD, ACEing Autisms official equipment supplier. Additional fun activities include face painting and a coloring competition. Each child will receive an ACEing Autism T-shirt, a medal, and a goody bag for participating. The classes also offer respite for Moms & Dads to come together during this hour to support and share experiences, while proudly watching their children develop into tennis players! Founded in 2008, ACEing Autism serves over 500 children per week across 30 locations in the USA. The organization uses a tour de force of volunteers supported by certified tennis coaches to teach a specially designed tennis curriculum to children with ASD. The program is proven to improve a childs general fitness, motor skills, hand eye coordination and socialization. Ive witnessed the fabulous work ACEing Autism does and Im so glad they will be doing a clinic at Flushing Meadows. Tennis is an incredible sport in so many ways and to see the positive impact it can have on children with autism spectrum disorder is truly inspiring. -Retired tennis player and Tennis Channel commentator Justin Gimelstob. For further information about registering your child or participating, go to ACEing Autisms website at aceingautism and view Flushing Meadows on the locations page or please contact Richard Spurling at richard@aceingautism or on +1 617 901 7153. Notes to Editors: For further press information and pictures, or to book a space in the press centre on court, please contact Alex Huggan, on alex@aceingautism or +1 310 600 5598. About Autism Currently, 1 in 68 children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and there are approximately one million children in the US with this disorder. Why ACEing Autism There is a desperate need for recreational opportunities for children with autism and our organization provides a recreational tennis program for this population. The Tennis Program ACEing Autism has 30 programs in 10 states and is currently serving about 500 children on a weekly basis. Our tennis program was created to meet the needs of children with autism who represent a variety of cognitive, social, and physical abilities. Each child will be paired with 1-2 volunteers based on his/her needs. The 50 minute session is structured as follows: • Warm up, running and jumping exercises on the court • Basic hand-eye coordination skills such as rolling the ball and balancing ball on the racket • Volleys at the net • Groundstrokes at the service line • Obstacle course • Group game and ball pickup Our program is flexible and can be modified based on each childs skill level and favorite activities. If at any time a child needs to take a break he/she is allowed to do so. Parents can watch and are welcome to come onto the court during the session to assist their child if necessary.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:30:30 +0000
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