THE CHANCE TO SHOOT SOME HOOPS AND LEARN SOME SKILLS TODAY. IT ALL HAPPENED AT CREIGHTON’S ANNUAL ABILITIES BASKETBALL CAMP. NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT NINE’S MARY REGLI SHOWS US HOW ATHLETES ARE MAKING SURE EVERYONE FEELS INCLUDED. FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THEY MAY NOT GET THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS. THAT’S WHERE CREIGHTON IS HOPING TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS. KIDS CAN BOOST THEIR BASKETBALL AND AGILITY SKILLS AS THEY LEARN TECHNIQUES FROM BLUEJAY ATHLETES AND PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS IN THE ANNUAL CREIGHTON ABILITIES CAMP. PT STUDENTS SAY IT HELPS THEM GET OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND PRACTICE HANDS ON LEARNING. IT’S A TIME TO TAKE TAKE WHAT WE’VE LEARNED FROM CLASS AND KIND OF PUT IT IN A REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE AND GIVE THESE KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT WITH THE BASKETBALL TEAM, BUT ALSO LEARN HOW TO, LIKE, BE WITH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. CREIGHTON BASKETBALL’S JOSH DIX JUST TRANSFERRED TO THE TEAM, BUT HE’S FITTING RIGHT IN AS HE HELPS OUT THE CAMPERS. HE’S ALSO GOT A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THE CAMP. HIS BROTHER GOT TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR. IT WAS COOL. YOU KNOW, HE SHOT SOME BASKETS, YOU KNOW, DRIBBLED AROUND A LITTLE BIT. HE SAYS GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ALONGSIDE HIS BROTHER AND THE REST OF THE CAMPERS WAS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE. THEY DON’T GET THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR THEM TO COME OUT HERE AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN WITH PEOPLE, IT’S A
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Creighton abilities camp empowers kids with special needs through basketball
Updated: 11:09 PM CDT Jun 6, 2025
Creighton University’s annual abilities camp in Omaha provides children with special needs the opportunity to learn basketball skills from Bluejay athletes and physical therapy students, offering a unique hands-on learning experience.”It’s a time to take what we’ve learned from class and kind of put it in a real-world experience and give these kids the opportunity to tell, you know, hang out with the basketball team, but also learn how to, like, be with the adaptive equipment,” a physical therapy student said.Josh Dix, who recently transferred to the Creighton basketball team, is helping out at the camp and has a personal connection, as his brother participated this year.”It was cool, you know, he shot some baskets, you know, dribbled around a little bit,” Dix said.Dix emphasized the importance of the camp, noting the special experience it provides for his brother and other campers.”They don’t get the same opportunities as everyone all the time. So, you know, just for them to come out here and, you know, have fun with people, it’s a good time,” Dix said.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Creighton University’s annual abilities camp in Omaha provides children with special needs the opportunity to learn basketball skills from Bluejay athletes and physical therapy students, offering a unique hands-on learning experience.
“It’s a time to take what we’ve learned from class and kind of put it in a real-world experience and give these kids the opportunity to tell, you know, hang out with the basketball team, but also learn how to, like, be with the adaptive equipment,” a physical therapy student said.
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Josh Dix, who recently transferred to the Creighton basketball team, is helping out at the camp and has a personal connection, as his brother participated this year.
“It was cool, you know, he shot some baskets, you know, dribbled around a little bit,” Dix said.
Dix emphasized the importance of the camp, noting the special experience it provides for his brother and other campers.
“They don’t get the same opportunities as everyone all the time. So, you know, just for them to come out here and, you know, have fun with people, it’s a good time,” Dix said.
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