Love Serving Autism - Community Collaborative Pickleball Program
This program requires approval by a UCF CARD Autism Disorders Specialist to make sure the program is a good fit for your child and your child is a good fit for the program.
Children ages 7-18 with Autism Spectrum Disorders will engage in fitness, hand-eye coordination, communication, and life skill activities on a Pickleball court.
Location: USTA National Campus10000 USTA Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827
Meeting dates: Mondays, January 15th, January 22th, January 29th, February 5th, February 12th
Time: 5:15PM - 6:00PM (45 minute lesson)
UCF CARD Constituent Cost: $45
PALS is subsidizing $30 per UCF CARD Constituent
Total Cost for 5 lessons: $75
Please note: This program is a community collaboration with Love Serving Autism. Credit card refunds aren’t available, (check is our only option at this time).
Criteria: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD MEETS THIS CRITERIA TO PARTICIPATE
- Your child can listen, learn and follow through with directions, rules and then apply them.
- Your child can pay attention during training, wait his/her turn and comprehend basic rules of the games.
- Your child can change directions while running and understand left/right direction along with forward/backward.
- Your child can get through practice/game with limited redirection.
- Your child can respond positively to coaching, as well as instructions and guidance from teammates.
- Your child has functional communication skills.
- Your child does not have physical or verbal aggressive behavior and is in a good state of mind.
- Your child does not require 1:1 support
If a participant requires high support to be successful in the program he/she may be released from this program and possibly be suggested to be a candidate for another program.
