About CAUSE
The Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE) at Daemen University provides opportunities for people with disabilities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience the camaraderie and sportsmanship that comes with athletics participation. In addition, CAUSE provides a supported venue for caregivers to access athletic-based care, participate in health and wellness programs, or simply experience the joy of watching a loved one compete.
CAUSE advances the Project Play focus on youth sports and recreation in WNY by leveraging the resources and expertise of Daemen to increase access for an underserved population of WNY residents. CAUSE provides sports sampling for people with disabilities, incorporating student and student-athletes for a unified sport atmosphere of inclusion and integration.
The core program of CAUSE are the sport sampling sessions. Individuals sign up for sessions on a weekly basis in order to ensure sessions are filled to capacity.
Sport Sampling Sessions:
- Each session moves from free play, strength, conditioning, and flexibility exercises to sport-specific drills that work on fundamentals to unified competition and then back to free play at the end of the session.
- Daemen service learning students are paired with a participant throughout the semester providing peer support, mentoring, and camaraderie.
- Individualized attention allows for modification of activities to suit participants' skills, abilities, and interests.
- Daemen Athletic teams host sessions each week featuring a rotation of 12 sports throughout the semester.
Location:
Daemen's Academic and Wellness Center Gym
4433 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226
To register, please complete the appropriate form(s):
- Intake Form (to be completed for all participants in the Fall or new to program)
- Sign-Up Form (to be completed on a weekly basis; form opens each Sunday at 8 p.m. and closes when spaces are full)
- Sunday Session 1: 1-2:30
- Sunday Session 2: 3-4:30
- Wednesday: 6-7:30
- Thursday: 6-7:30
- Weekly Waitlist Form (to be completed in the event that spaces for a particular session become filled; you will be notified if a spot opens up)
If you have a change of schedule and cannot attend session, please contact us ASAP so we can add someone from our waitlist. Our goal is to run at maximum capacity for all session,
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