This year’s Envision Blind Sports camp brought 84 vision-impaired athletes to Penn State Behrend. “These kids can do more than they think they can," said the camp's director, Jillian Stringfellow. "You just have to think it through."
Counselors at the Envision Blind Sports camp adapt activities for vision-impaired youth. Runners hold a tether, and high-jumpers count their steps as they approach the bar.
To teach soccer, counselors at the Envision Blind Sports camp use balls fitted with bells. "These kids can do more than they think they can," said the camp's director, Jillian Stringfellow. "You just have to think it through."
Members of the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team use long poles to tap on the hoops, signaling where vision-impaired athletes should aim their shots.
The Envision Blind Sports camp began in 2007 and moved to Penn State Behrend in 2022. This year's camp included young athletes from Hawaii, Indiana and Kentucky, among other states.