National Junior Disability Championships
Abbreviation | NJDC |
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First event | 1984 |
Occur every | Happens every year |
Purpose | Sports for disabled people |
Headquarters | St. Peters, Missouri, USA |
Operation Manager | Ralph Armento |
Website |
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The National Junior Disability Championships (NJDC) is an annual Olympic-style sports competition for physically disabled youth, including (but not limited to) those with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, amputees, visually impaired/blind, dwarfism, and any other similar physical disabilities that impede movement/the ability to participate in non-adapted sportswas. NJDC has become one of the largest junior sporting competitions held in the United State for youth with physical disabilities. Held each year in a different city/state of the United States, NJDC attracts more than 250 athletes from all over the United States including several foreign countries.
Typically, competitions are held in track, field events (javelin, shotput, discus, club, softball throw), weightlifting, table tennis, archery, swimming, and sometimes boccia and 3-on-3 basketball.
Athletes can be from 7 – 21 years of age. Several Paralympic athletes started their career as competitors at the NJDC.[1]
History
Founded in 1984 by the Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA, witch held the first games in July of that year, with only three events The games are held every year in different host city in the United States. Each year Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA, who sanctions NJDC selects a host organization, who bids for or request to host NJDC in their home city the following year.
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Athletic events offered annually
Archery
Powerlifting
The NJDC powerlifting competition or weightlifting competition consists of both power and bench styles. Participants taking part in ether the powerlifting or bench weightlifting competitions compete together in the same weight and age classes. The individual athlete's disability is not taken into consideration in determining the individual's classification placement. For example Ambulatory athletes can compete against wheelchair athletes in their respected age a weight categories.[2]
Swimming
The NJDC swimming competition offers both individual and relay events consisting of two swim courses, the swimming long course and the swimming short course. The events are listed as follows:
Swimming short course events
- Individual: 75IM, 100IM, 25 Breast, 25 Free, 25 Back, 25 Fly, 4X25 Free, and 4X25 Medley
- Relay: 200yd Free Relay, and 200 yd. Medley Relay
Swimming long course events
- Individual: 200m, 150IM, 200IM, 400IM, 100free, 50breast, 100breast, 50free, 50back, 100back, 200back, 50fly, 100fly, 200fly, 4X50free, 4Xmedley, and 400Free.[3][4]
Table Tennis
Athletes participating in the NJDC table tennis competition compete according to skill level not disability. For example a wheelchair athlete can be paired up with a amblatory athlete opponent. The NJDC table tennis classifications ternament events are as follows:
- Individual
- Open
- Doubles
- Open novice play [2]
Track & Field (Athltics)
The NJDC Track and Field competition consist of both Ambulatory and Wheelchair events. Both the Ambullatory and wheelchair track events are held together based on event race. Typically, wheelchair athletes race together, preceded by the ambulatory athletes. The track events are listed as follows:
- Track events: 60m, 800m, 20m, 100m, 200m, 5000m, 400m 1500m, Relays, & 100m Open
The NJDC field events are organized into two categories field events for Ambulatory athletes and field events for wheelchair athletes, which are held separate from each other usually on different days. The field evemts are listed as follows:
- Ambulatory field events: discus, club throw, high jump, long jump, triple jump,javelin, softball throw, and shotput.
- Wheelchair field events: discus, club throw, javelin, shotput, and softball throw.[2][3]
Exhibitions
Sitting volleyball
Sitting volleyball premiered for the first time at the 2013 NJDC in Rochester, Minnesota as a demonstration social event, led by former Paralympian Deb Vosler. The goal of the demonstration was to have youth learn to work together as team in a social setting while learning a completely new adaptive team sport at the same time. [5]
Wheelchair Basketball 3-on-3
NJDC Wheelchair Basketball 3-on-3 is a wheelchair basketball tournament utilizing half court play and consisting of three wheelchair athletes per team. The tournament was last held at the 2010 NJDC Games in Deerfield and Lake Forest, Illinois.[2][6]
Past host cities
References
- ↑ "History of the NJDC". Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2010 National Junior Disability Championships - Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA - 2013 NJDC Results". Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 National Junior Disability Championships Rochester Minnesota, Schedule of Events" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Social Events for NJDC 2013" (PDF). Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ↑ "2010 NJDC Events - 3 on 3 basketball". Retrieved July 21, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.tswaa.com/2009%20NJDC.htm - Official website of the NJDC 2009
- http://www.njdc2010.org/ - Official website of the NJDC 2010
- http://2012njdc.blogspot.com/ - Official website of the NJDC 2012
- http://www.njdc2013.com/ - Official website of the NJDC 2013
- http://www.njdc2014.com/ - Official website of the NJDC 2014