Special Olympics Alberta's Accessible Athletics

In this episode of Accessible Athletics I am interviewing a returning guest who has been on my show before. His name is Bill Leesman. I am interviewing him and asking him questions about his new book he has out called "Xavier Bradshaw: GHOSTWRITER". I also ask him for advice on how to stay healthy during the off season of Special Olympic Sports.

Today in this episode I am interviewing two guests. Their names are Paige Shaw and Maddy Vincett. They are from the Motionball U event that took place in February 2026 at the University of Calgary. I invite them onto my show to talk to them about how they got involved with it and how they thought the first Motionball U event went.

Today in this episode I am interviewing two guests. Their names are Paige Shaw and Maddy Vincett. They are from the Motionball U event that took place in February 2026 at the University of Calgary. I invite them onto my show to talk to them about how they got involved with it and how they thought the first Motionball U event went.

Today on this episode of Accessible Athletics I have Callum Denault joining me today on the phone from Ontario. Callum is a Special Olympics athlete and journalist who is employed with Special Olympics Ontario. I have him on my show today to talk about his role and what he does. I ask him for his advice on how athletes can stay healthy in life and sports.

This is a special episode of Accessible Athletics because on this episode I am interviewing Special Olympics Canada CEO Gail Hamamoto. I ask her what she thought of Hill Day which was held in Ottawa, Ontario in the middle of October. I also ask her what she does as CEO and how she likes it. I ask her if she has any advice for athletes to stay active and healthy.

In this episode of Accessible Athletics I have another special guest joining me. Her name is Karen Dommet. She works for Calgary Sports and Entertaiment. I have her on my show today to talk to her about her new role as the Executive Director for the 2026 Grey Cup held in Calgary Alberta. I ask her how she got her role and why she chose that role. I also ask her how she thought the 2024 Special Olympic Winter Games went in Calgary. I ask her if she has any advice on how Special Olympic Athletes can stay healthy.

Welcome back to another episode of Accessible Athletics. In this episode I have 3 guests joining me today. Will Shepard who is a Special Olympics Calgary athlete, Kennedy Zaytsoff who is a track athlete, and Sarah Robinson who is the Special Olympics Calgary Program Coordinator. I am interviewing all 3 of them and asking them what they liked about the Summer games and how there experience was. I ask Sarah how her first year with Special Olympics is.

In this Episode of Accessible Athletics I am interviewing 2 guests. Jack Williams who is the Representative of Motionball Marathon of Sport for the Calgary region, and Special Olympic Motionball Calgary Ambassador Matthew Smyth. It is Matthew's first time as an ambassador so I am interviewing him to see how he likes it and what he is looking forward to in Motionball which is June 21 2025. Jack has been on my show before and he is returning to talk about what is new with Motionball and what sports are going to be in Motionball 2025. I also ask what you can do as athletes to stay healthy outside of sports.

In this episode of Accessible Athletics, I am adding to my earlier episode on the importance of sleep by interviewing an expert in the field. I am very honoured to have on my show Dr. Ward Flemons. Dr. Flemons is a Professor at the Cummings School of Medicine and is the Department of Medicine Vice Chair of Health Analytics and Safety. He is the former head of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Calgary. I talk to Ward about the importance of sleep from his perspective and how important sleep is for everyone. He goes into great detail about why he chose to become a sleep doctor and what he does as a sleep doctor.

Today in this episode I have Special Guests joining me today. Their names are Peter and Jean and they are certified Pickleball coaches. I am bringing them on my show to talk to them about Pickleball and how they got started playing the sport. I also ask them questions about why they chose to get involved with coaching Pickleball with Special Olympics, and what advice they can give to Special Olympic athletes to stay healthy during the off season when their sports are finished.