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31 October 2006
Kushman’s case study discussed her use of Dartfish for training of the 2006 U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby National Team, prior to their return last month from New Zealand as the World Wheelchair Rugby Champions - the 2006 Gold Medalists - after defeating host country, New Zealand, 34-30.
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AT, Andrea Kushman, winner of the Dartfish Case Study Contest, receives her laptop and camera donated by Panasonic, from Dartfish USA President, Victor Bergonzoli.
“In a competitive sport like Wheelchair Rugby it is the ‘details’ that give you the edge. Dartfish gave us an incredible advantage both on and off the court!” stated James Gumbert, Head Coach of the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team.
“Using Dartfish with the U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby National Team proved to be a great team effort in that the coaches, staff, and athletes were very receptive, enthusiastic, and dedicated to incorporating the software into their training. Not only that,” explains Kushman, “but they then took it to the next level by spending a lot of time using Dartfish off the court to further their rugby knowledge and skills. Therefore, winning the Gold at the World Competition is a testament to all the hard work and preparation the wheelchair rugby team put in both on and off the court.”
Kushman works with wheelchair basketball, wheelchair track and field, swimming, ice/roller sled hockey, wheelchair tennis, power soccer as well as wheelchair rugby athletes. She also works with Lakeshore’s visual impairment program teaching people how to participate in sports/activities such as goalball, track and field, kayaking, water skiing, and judo. “I have also started the first roller sled hockey program (played on a gym surface instead of on ice) at Lakeshore Foundation and hope to start an ice sled hockey team here in the near future,” Kushman states.
In her work as an athletic trainer, Kushman has worked with both U.S. Paralympics Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, the USA Men’s National Handball Team (able-bodied), and other elite athletes, while doing a two-week internship at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this past August.
Prior to her position at the Lakeshore Foundation, Kushman worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Boston University, where she obtained her Master’s Degree. She has also been the Head Athletic Trainer at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, where she worked with ice sled hockey, another Paralympic sport.
The Panasonic hardware Kushman won will be put to good use with Dartfish software as Andrea and the Lakeshore Foundation continue to prepare Paralympic athletes for future Gold.
Andrea Kushman of the Lakeshore Foundation Wins the Dartfish/Panasonic Case Study Contest
Andrea Kushman, Athletic Trainer for the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded a Panasonic laptop and camera by Dartfish USA President, Victor Bergonzoli, after Panasonic selected the winning case study written by Kushman. Panasonic gifted their hardware to Kushman, after reviewing several Dartfish use case studies ranging from the teaching of piano to dog agility training.Kushman’s case study discussed her use of Dartfish for training of the 2006 U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby National Team, prior to their return last month from New Zealand as the World Wheelchair Rugby Champions - the 2006 Gold Medalists - after defeating host country, New Zealand, 34-30.
“In a competitive sport like Wheelchair Rugby it is the ‘details’ that give you the edge. Dartfish gave us an incredible advantage both on and off the court!” stated James Gumbert, Head Coach of the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team.
“Using Dartfish with the U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby National Team proved to be a great team effort in that the coaches, staff, and athletes were very receptive, enthusiastic, and dedicated to incorporating the software into their training. Not only that,” explains Kushman, “but they then took it to the next level by spending a lot of time using Dartfish off the court to further their rugby knowledge and skills. Therefore, winning the Gold at the World Competition is a testament to all the hard work and preparation the wheelchair rugby team put in both on and off the court.”
Kushman works with wheelchair basketball, wheelchair track and field, swimming, ice/roller sled hockey, wheelchair tennis, power soccer as well as wheelchair rugby athletes. She also works with Lakeshore’s visual impairment program teaching people how to participate in sports/activities such as goalball, track and field, kayaking, water skiing, and judo. “I have also started the first roller sled hockey program (played on a gym surface instead of on ice) at Lakeshore Foundation and hope to start an ice sled hockey team here in the near future,” Kushman states.
In her work as an athletic trainer, Kushman has worked with both U.S. Paralympics Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, the USA Men’s National Handball Team (able-bodied), and other elite athletes, while doing a two-week internship at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this past August.
Prior to her position at the Lakeshore Foundation, Kushman worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Boston University, where she obtained her Master’s Degree. She has also been the Head Athletic Trainer at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, where she worked with ice sled hockey, another Paralympic sport.
The Panasonic hardware Kushman won will be put to good use with Dartfish software as Andrea and the Lakeshore Foundation continue to prepare Paralympic athletes for future Gold.