Division of Student Affairs Annual Report 2009-2010
Wheelchair Basketball Coversheet
How many student positions did you employ this fiscal year
(2009–2010)?______4______
What was the total amount that you project will have been spent on student compensation at the end of this fiscal year?
$ 6,373 Wages/Stipend $151,672 Scholarship
Apart from students who are compensated through stipend or scholarship, how many will have regularly served as nonpaid volunteer or interns in your department?
_____5____ Volunteer Workers _____5___ Interns (Unpaid/Graduate)
How much money was raised in revenue from programs or services provided?
$ 25,000
How much money was raised for charitable or philanthropic causes?
$ __0.00____
How many volunteers and volunteer hours did your department contribute through its programs and services?
Hours Clocked: ____600__ Volunteer Total: __75____
Please list any notable student or staff awards or accolades received by those in your department:
Coach Doug Garner had three articles published in National magazines (one co-written with a Movin’ Mav Intern), successfully wrote two grants and was selected to present at the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Intramural Sports Symposium.
University of Texas – Arlington
Movin’ Mavs Annual Report 2009-2010
Unit Profile Statement
The Movin’ Mavs enjoyed a busy and successful season. The program made great strides in working toward their goals, objectives and student learning outcomes in competitive excellence, academic success and community recognition. Student athletes from the Movin’ Mavs’ program successfully competed at a national level in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis. The head coach and interns represented the program and the University at the regional and national level through partnerships with U.S. Paralympics, Dallas Independent School District, National Wheelchair Basketball Association and the United States Tennis Association. University support from administration, faculty, staff and students will continue to be key ingredients in the growth and success of the Movin’ Mavs program.
Major Goals, Opportunities and Initiatives
Academically, 82% of the Movin’ Mavs achieved a minimum of 2.75 grade point average and continued to remain academically eligible based on NWBA Intercollegiate Division Standards. A Movin’ Mav player was honored with the Leadership Award at the Annual Athletics Banquet and seven athletes were named as honor roll awards during the banquet. One Movin’ Mav was named as an Academic All American at the Annual NWBA Intercollegiate Division Banquet. Competitively the wheelchair basketball team won the Southern Conference of the Division and captured their third consecutive finish at the Intercollegiate Division National Championships, following much improved performances against the top two divisional teams. Three Movin’ Mavs were recognized with All American honors, and two freshmen were recognized on the NWBA Intercollegiate Division All Freshman Team. In wheelchair tennis two Movin’ Mavs won honors at the Intercollegiate Division National Championships. The Movin’ Mavs were busy on campus with student programs in Leadership, Multicultural, Graduate Student Senate, Excel, Student Service Fee Advisory Committee, Homecoming, three social fraternities and working on campus at the MAC. Coach Doug Garner had three articles published in National magazines (one co-written with a Movin’ Mavs Intern), successfully wrote two grants and was selected to present at the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Intramural Sports Symposium.
Program/Service Areas and Subcomponents
The Movin’ Mavs took on several new programming areas to meet the expanded role of the department. One of the most rewarding programs was the addition of a cooperative arrangement with Campus Recreation to bring more disability recreational programs to the students with disabilities. Programming in this area included invitations to students with disabilities from other college and university programs in the area, high school students with disabilities, able bodied students who are studying disability sport and recreation programming, and people with disabilities in the community. They were able to offer an intramural program that included a soccer clinic for visually impaired students, and wheelchair divisions in billiards, table tennis, badminton, 4-on-4 football, 3-on-3 basketball, boccia and tennis doubles. All campus recreation activity program instructors were given training on adapting their courses for students with disabilities and print material was formatted for visually impaired students. Along with this initiative, the Movin’ Mavs paired with the United States Olympic Committee to offer four paralympic sport clinics featuring paralympic athletes in the Arlington area. Movin’ Mavs athletes gave instruction in several paralympic sports (wheelchair basketball, soccer, boccia, table tennis, tennis, cycling, track and field). Other cooperative programs included pairing with the Louisiana GUMBO project, Fort Hood (veterans with disabilities), Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks, Lady Mavericks and Junior Wheelchair Mavericks, Southwest Wheelchair Athletic Association, Dallas Independent School District, UT Arlington Kinesiology Department and the English Language Institute at UT Arlington.
A final initiative pursued this year was in the area of internships and graduate assistantships as a method of generating support staff for the program. This year the Movin’ Mavs were able to provide a graduate assistant/strength coach for the athletes, a graduate assistant support staff, one work-study team manager and stipends for sport coaches in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis. They were also able to utilize five undergraduate interns for duties ranging from marketing (generating newsletters, web site, mailing lists, paralympic sport clinics) and intramural programming to researching sport coaching and support for the development of the wheelchair tennis program.
Challenges
The Movin’ Mavs program continues to grow with efforts to develop and implement programs that will meet the needs and interests of all students at UT Arlington. The mission and goal is to continue to be a model program across the United States in developing programming for students with disabilities and those who work with this population. This growth comes with its own sets of challenges in time and responsibility. The goal as a program is to build competitive athletic programs that will represent the University at the highest levels and inspire young athletes to attend UT Arlington. In directing these efforts, certain challenges must be met in order to maintain this growth. Most prominent among these challenges will continue to be funding of the programs and infrastructure. Marketing, grant writing, friend raising and alumni/community relationships are an integral part of maintaining the funding challenges. With the efforts of the staff and interns these efforts will continue to grow as they expand their fundraising base. Scholarship support of the athletes is the next challenge. Growing their support system both on the University level and the community level to develop and continue this support remains a challenge. Just as the Movin’ Mavs have been a historic program for the past thirty years in the field of recreational disability sport and competitive intercollegiate sport programming, they are focused and organized in moving forward with the objective of keeping the Movin’ Mavs in the forefront of leadership and growth in these areas for years to come.
Milestones
· The Movin’ Mavs finished 3-1 for the fall semester in Intercollegiate Division competition and 7-2 for their overall record.
· The Movin’ Mavs finished in first place in the Southern Conference and second place overall in the NWBA Intercollegiate Division.
· The team captains were elected and they began working in the Movin’ Mavs Leadership Development program.
· The Movin’ Mavs received the U.S. Paralympics Development Grant to support the two fall Paralympics Experience Sport clinics for students, community and injured veterans with disabilities, and the Movin’ Mavs Graduate Assistant to help with planning and programming.
· The Wheelchair Tennis Team represented UT Arlington at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Championships and won the National Championship title in doubles.
· The Movin’ Mavs hosted one Intercollegiate Division Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, one NWBA Junior Division Regional Tournament, and one Community Division Tournament on the UT Arlington campus.
· Three Movin’ Mavs: James Patin, Tim Caldwell and Josh Rucker were selected to attend the USA National Team tryout camp.
· The Movin’ Mavs finished third in the NWBA Intercollegiate Division 2010 National Championships.
· Tim Caldwell was selected to the Intercollegiate Division Academic All American.
· David Wilkes was selected First Team All American.
· James Patin was selected Second Team All American.
· John McPhail was selected to the Intercollegiate Division All Freshman Team as well as the Australian World Championship Team.
· Graduate Student, Jaco Velloen, was selected to the South African National Team.
· Aaron Patterson was selected to the Intercollegiate Division All Freshman Team.
· The Movin’ Mavs partnered with the DISD Region IX to host the 2010 Kid-Netic Games for public school students with physical disabilities.
· Four undergraduate interns worked on projects designed to help develop support for the Movin’ Mavs program. Intern, Chris Dahl, published an article (co written by Movin’ Mav Coach Doug Garner) titled Head Games in the May edition of Sports N’ Spokes Magazine.
· Intern Arthur Mehalick organized intramural sport competitions and clinics in billiards, table tennis, 4-on-4 wheelchair football, up/down wheelchair tennis, and wheelchair badminton.
· Movin’ Mav coach, Doug Garner and graduate intern, Tyler Garner, attended the 2010 US Paralympics Amazing Leaders Conference.
· Movin’ Mavs coach and Campus Recreation assistant director, Drew Barfield are presenting a session on developing intramural and recreation programs for students with disabilities at the 2010 NIRSA Intramural Sports Symposium in Tucson, AZ.
Feature Story- “Championship Level Play”
The Movin’ Mavs celebrated another successful year of intercollegiate sports by bringing two championship titles back to the UT Arlington campus. The Movin’ Mavs Wheelchair Basketball team, long known for competitive success, defended it’s Southern Conference Championship with another repeat win of the conference title. An 8-2 conference record gave the Mavs the edge over second place finisher, University of Alabama, with the University of Missouri taking the third spot. The Movin’ Mavs were led by first year senior, James Patin (captain) and first year senior, David Wilkes. Freshman, John McPhail proved his value by leading the team in assists and hitting two game winning shots during the season.
Patin then combined with Senior, Jeff Sale to win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Championship in Doubles at the ITA Wheelchair Tennis National Championships. Bringing back the Movin’ Mavs wheelchair tennis program, Sale (a former member of the USA National Junior Team) and Patin (former high school tennis player), defeated teams from Grand Valley State University, University of Alabama, and Auburn University for the national title.