Issues of physically challenged athletes

I honestly can not believe how ignorant i was in this topic.Unforutunealty i don't really watch television and  i have never met any one who is phycially challenged who plays some kind of sport and stays active. I was reading our textbook and i was reading about the a sport of "beep baseball". I was like, what the heck is that? I wasn't really clear on beep baseball  until i saw a video on you tube. Then i thought it was the coolest thing ever! The National Beep Baseball Association NBBA was organized in 1976 for  visually impaired adults to play baseball.In this game the catcher, the pitcher, and two outfield spotters are sighted and the remaining defensive players are unsighted. I  was so fascinated by this because ive never really imagined those who are visually impaired playing the sport of baseball. Our book reports that  the unsighted players report being more tense and depressed when compared to unsighted players. This must be very challengeing for someone who has never been able to use their vision. For someone who has never seen a baseball, a bat, or the baseball field, etc must be a challenge. A problem they might deal with knowing when to hit the ball. This sport will require a lot of guessing . They also need to have a lot of  confidence because they have to deal with running to the bases without their vision. i think that can bring lots of tension and worry because they have no idea what to expect, where to run, or  even getting hit.There is probably a high chance of getting hurt in this sport or like any other sport. But being phycially involved in a sport can be very exciting and like any sport it  can be worth the risks. i thought that's its really cool to have sports for the phyically disabled because playing in a sport or being active can be such a positve experience. 

A. Pineda