US Paralympic academy

Matthew was invited to attend this today. They let the kids try out some of the events they did at the Olympics. He got to try rugby, javelin, disces, shot put. If you ever have the chance to see someone play rugby or basket ball in a wheelchair you should watch it. It is unbelievable how hard and how fast they play. The also had some of the members of the 2008 Paralympic team there one of them Jim Bob Bizzel http://usparalympics.org/athlete/athlete/2192 had a his gold and silver metals with him he let us hold them they are very cool, larger and heavier than I thought. Matthew is hoping to start working out with the local team St Luke's when they start swimming again.