as you can see from the picture behind me I was a successful football player
me I was a successful football player
me I was a successful football player here at Utah State University
here at Utah State University
here at Utah State University I enjoyed that experience a great deal
I enjoyed that experience a great deal
I enjoyed that experience a great deal it totally changed my life it really
it totally changed my life it really
it totally changed my life it really saved me it helped me to get into
saved me it helped me to get into
saved me it helped me to get into college to work up and to graduate and
college to work up and to graduate and
college to work up and to graduate and to be successful before becoming
to be successful before becoming
to be successful before becoming successful in football I had to
successful in football I had to
successful in football I had to understand one concept and the concept
understand one concept and the concept
understand one concept and the concept was I mean even you you may sit here and
was I mean even you you may sit here and
was I mean even you you may sit here and wonder how I was successful as a
wonder how I was successful as a
wonder how I was successful as a football player but that concept that I
football player but that concept that I
football player but that concept that I came to understand was the idea of
came to understand was the idea of
came to understand was the idea of movement the idea that movement was an
movement the idea that movement was an
movement the idea that movement was an important part of improving my ability
important part of improving my ability
important part of improving my ability to play football my secret to the game
to play football my secret to the game
to play football my secret to the game of football was like this if you think
of football was like this if you think
of football was like this if you think of the players out on the field I would
of the players out on the field I would
of the players out on the field I would just watch when they would stop I would
just watch when they would stop I would
just watch when they would stop I would stop when the refs blew the whistle I
stop when the refs blew the whistle I
stop when the refs blew the whistle I would know that it was a first down I
would know that it was a first down I
would know that it was a first down I could see from the movement that was
could see from the movement that was
could see from the movement that was happening what was going on in the game
happening what was going on in the game
happening what was going on in the game and I was able to move with it my other
and I was able to move with it my other
and I was able to move with it my other secret was my ability to look at the
secret was my ability to look at the
secret was my ability to look at the line you can just look at me until I was
line you can just look at me until I was
line you can just look at me until I was alignment so if you know the line you’ve
alignment so if you know the line you’ve
alignment so if you know the line you’ve got the center and the guard and the
got the center and the guard and the
got the center and the guard and the tackle and I played on the defensive
tackle and I played on the defensive
tackle and I played on the defensive line and I knew that I could look and
line and I knew that I could look and
line and I knew that I could look and watch and based on their movement I
watch and based on their movement I
watch and based on their movement I could understand what was happening if
could understand what was happening if
could understand what was happening if the guard on the offensive line
the guard on the offensive line
the guard on the offensive line to the left I knew that the ball would
to the left I knew that the ball would
to the left I knew that the ball would be going to the left and I needed to
be going to the left and I needed to
be going to the left and I needed to move with it it allowed me to be just as
move with it it allowed me to be just as
move with it it allowed me to be just as successful as any other player
successful as any other player
successful as any other player I knew if the guard was gonna pull to
I knew if the guard was gonna pull to
I knew if the guard was gonna pull to the right all I needed to do was go with
the right all I needed to do was go with
the right all I needed to do was go with them to the right because that’s where
them to the right because that’s where
them to the right because that’s where the ball was going to go that was the
the ball was going to go that was the
the ball was going to go that was the secret to my success the other thing
secret to my success the other thing
secret to my success the other thing that I found was that I could look at
that I found was that I could look at
that I found was that I could look at the feet of the offensive linemen if
the feet of the offensive linemen if
the feet of the offensive linemen if they were forward it meant it was going
they were forward it meant it was going
they were forward it meant it was going to be a run play if their feet were back
to be a run play if their feet were back
to be a run play if their feet were back on their heels it was going to be a pass
on their heels it was going to be a pass
on their heels it was going to be a pass play once I understood that movement
play once I understood that movement
play once I understood that movement that my game improved and I was able to
that my game improved and I was able to
that my game improved and I was able to become a successful football player
become a successful football player
become a successful football player movement has meaning movement is the way
movement has meaning movement is the way
movement has meaning movement is the way that I’m able to see sound you hear it I
that I’m able to see sound you hear it I
that I’m able to see sound you hear it I see it I see the sound and I can
see it I see the sound and I can
see it I see the sound and I can recognize what’s going on I don’t need
recognize what’s going on I don’t need
recognize what’s going on I don’t need to rely on my ears I can use my eyes and
to rely on my ears I can use my eyes and
to rely on my ears I can use my eyes and have that movement allow me to
have that movement allow me to
have that movement allow me to understand what’s going on that
understand what’s going on that
understand what’s going on that understanding has changed my life I know
understanding has changed my life I know
understanding has changed my life I know that when I’m in my house if somebody
that when I’m in my house if somebody
that when I’m in my house if somebody comes and knocks on my door I’m not
comes and knocks on my door I’m not
comes and knocks on my door I’m not going to hear it but my children who are
going to hear it but my children who are
going to hear it but my children who are in the same room with me if they look
in the same room with me if they look
in the same room with me if they look towards the door I know that somebody’s
towards the door I know that somebody’s
towards the door I know that somebody’s there knocking based on their movement
there knocking based on their movement
there knocking based on their movement if I see a car going by really fast
if I see a car going by really fast
if I see a car going by really fast I know that’s probably a teenage driver
I know that’s probably a teenage driver
I know that’s probably a teenage driver maybe somebody in a hurry based on the
maybe somebody in a hurry based on the
maybe somebody in a hurry based on the type of movement with music if I see
type of movement with music if I see
type of movement with music if I see people who are dancing slowly or lights
people who are dancing slowly or lights
people who are dancing slowly or lights at a concert that are going on and off
at a concert that are going on and off
at a concert that are going on and off slowly I know the speed or rhythm of the
slowly I know the speed or rhythm of the
slowly I know the speed or rhythm of the music if I see people dancing quickly
music if I see people dancing quickly
music if I see people dancing quickly and the lights going quickly I know that
and the lights going quickly I know that
and the lights going quickly I know that the song is fast I don’t have to hear it
the song is fast I don’t have to hear it
the song is fast I don’t have to hear it to understand that I can rely on the
to understand that I can rely on the
to understand that I can rely on the movement around me to help me see those
movement around me to help me see those
movement around me to help me see those things if I’m looking at a river and I
things if I’m looking at a river and I
things if I’m looking at a river and I see white water
see white water
see white water across the top I know that the rivers
across the top I know that the rivers
across the top I know that the rivers moving fast and that’s crashing as it
moving fast and that’s crashing as it
moving fast and that’s crashing as it goes I can see all of these things
goes I can see all of these things
goes I can see all of these things around me with the trees and the wind
around me with the trees and the wind
around me with the trees and the wind and the river around me American Sign
and the river around me American Sign
and the river around me American Sign Language is the third most popular
Language is the third most popular
Language is the third most popular language in the United States ASL has
language in the United States ASL has
language in the United States ASL has its own grammar its own set of rules an
its own grammar its own set of rules an
its own grammar its own set of rules an extensive set of rules and one important
extensive set of rules and one important
extensive set of rules and one important component of those rules is movement
component of those rules is movement
component of those rules is movement movement plays an important role in
movement plays an important role in
movement plays an important role in American Sign Language
American Sign Language
American Sign Language growing up I came to depend on movement
growing up I came to depend on movement
growing up I came to depend on movement for communication to be able to
for communication to be able to
for communication to be able to understand what was around me often
understand what was around me often
understand what was around me often parents can be afraid to teach their
parents can be afraid to teach their
parents can be afraid to teach their deaf child sign language they’re worried
deaf child sign language they’re worried
deaf child sign language they’re worried that it might prevent them from learning
that it might prevent them from learning
that it might prevent them from learning to speak but research actually shows the
to speak but research actually shows the
to speak but research actually shows the opposite
opposite
opposite it shows the deaf child who’s exposed to
it shows the deaf child who’s exposed to
it shows the deaf child who’s exposed to ASL early in their life is able to
ASL early in their life is able to
ASL early in their life is able to understand the importance of movement
understand the importance of movement
understand the importance of movement and the things that are around them so
and the things that are around them so
and the things that are around them so we’re gonna talk a little bit about that
we’re gonna talk a little bit about that
we’re gonna talk a little bit about that movement in sign language and I want you
movement in sign language and I want you
movement in sign language and I want you to actually join with me can you help me
to actually join with me can you help me
to actually join with me can you help me out that way what I want you to do is to
out that way what I want you to do is to
out that way what I want you to do is to make the five handshape so you’re gonna
make the five handshape so you’re gonna
make the five handshape so you’re gonna extend all of your fingers place it up
extend all of your fingers place it up
extend all of your fingers place it up like this and we’re gonna make a tree
based on that movement we can show the
based on that movement we can show the tree as maybe it’s a spindly little tree
tree as maybe it’s a spindly little tree
tree as maybe it’s a spindly little tree that’s just moving a little bit or a
that’s just moving a little bit or a
that’s just moving a little bit or a large tree now go ahead and make the one
large tree now go ahead and make the one
large tree now go ahead and make the one handshape by extending just one finger
handshape by extending just one finger
handshape by extending just one finger we’re gonna use this to show a person
we’re gonna use this to show a person
we’re gonna use this to show a person walking along
we might have the person maybe a little
we might have the person maybe a little staggering drunk or something tottering
staggering drunk or something tottering
staggering drunk or something tottering back and forth or just walking along
back and forth or just walking along
back and forth or just walking along it’s that movement that makes the
it’s that movement that makes the
it’s that movement that makes the difference now make the three handshape
difference now make the three handshape
difference now make the three handshape we’re gonna set the three out in front
we’re gonna set the three out in front
we’re gonna set the three out in front of us like it’s a car we’ve got two cars
of us like it’s a car we’ve got two cars
of us like it’s a car we’ve got two cars going down the road we can show them as
going down the road we can show them as
going down the road we can show them as they’re moving along and then one car
they’re moving along and then one car
they’re moving along and then one car pulls in front and passes the other car
now I want you to look at this picture
now I want you to look at this picture behind me we’re gonna take that car
behind me we’re gonna take that car
behind me we’re gonna take that car again and I want you to help me if we
again and I want you to help me if we
again and I want you to help me if we were gonna take our hand shape as the
were gonna take our hand shape as the
were gonna take our hand shape as the car what would we need to do to make it
car what would we need to do to make it
car what would we need to do to make it match this picture can you show it as it
match this picture can you show it as it
match this picture can you show it as it peels out like that we’re gonna match
peels out like that we’re gonna match
peels out like that we’re gonna match the movement to the picture to the
the movement to the picture to the
the movement to the picture to the meaning you can show the dust rising up
meaning you can show the dust rising up
meaning you can show the dust rising up behind it do you see how movement can
behind it do you see how movement can
behind it do you see how movement can change the meaning I’m gonna give you
change the meaning I’m gonna give you
change the meaning I’m gonna give you some more complex sentences in ASL
do you see the actual vocabulary the
do you see the actual vocabulary the handshape is the same the sign for
handshape is the same the sign for
handshape is the same the sign for working but what changes is the movement
working but what changes is the movement
working but what changes is the movement and as the movement changes it changes
and as the movement changes it changes
and as the movement changes it changes the meaning it’s fascinating how
the meaning it’s fascinating how
the meaning it’s fascinating how American sign language
American sign language
American sign language uses the power of that complex aspect of
uses the power of that complex aspect of
uses the power of that complex aspect of the movement to change meaning let me
the movement to change meaning let me
the movement to change meaning let me show you another example
do you see how the movement changes the
do you see how the movement changes the sign doesn’t change but the movement
sign doesn’t change but the movement
sign doesn’t change but the movement changes and therefore changes the
changes and therefore changes the
changes and therefore changes the meaning it has power there’s also times
meaning it has power there’s also times
meaning it has power there’s also times where we change the sign to match the
where we change the sign to match the
where we change the sign to match the concept of what’s being communicated so
concept of what’s being communicated so
concept of what’s being communicated so this is to physically move you want to
this is to physically move you want to
this is to physically move you want to physically move something or your story
physically move something or your story
physically move something or your story emotionally moved me do you notice in
emotionally moved me do you notice in
emotionally moved me do you notice in this case the sign is different the sign
this case the sign is different the sign
this case the sign is different the sign has to match the concept that’s being
has to match the concept that’s being
has to match the concept that’s being communicated often when deaf children
communicated often when deaf children
communicated often when deaf children struggled to read the reason why is
struggled to read the reason why is
struggled to read the reason why is because those around them who are trying
because those around them who are trying
because those around them who are trying to teach them the sign for move they
to teach them the sign for move they
to teach them the sign for move they look inside of a dictionary they see
look inside of a dictionary they see
look inside of a dictionary they see that sign to physically move something
that sign to physically move something
that sign to physically move something and they talk about a story moving and
and they talk about a story moving and
and they talk about a story moving and they use that sign for a physical
they use that sign for a physical
they use that sign for a physical movement to say you your story moved me
movement to say you your story moved me
movement to say you your story moved me but it doesn’t matches the concept for
but it doesn’t matches the concept for
but it doesn’t matches the concept for the child they need to use the sign for
the child they need to use the sign for
the child they need to use the sign for emotionally moving someone many deaf
emotionally moving someone many deaf
emotionally moving someone many deaf children have to learn that when they
children have to learn that when they
children have to learn that when they learn that concept they’re reading
learn that concept they’re reading
learn that concept they’re reading dramatically improves often people ask
dramatically improves often people ask
dramatically improves often people ask me you were deaf how is it that as a
me you were deaf how is it that as a
me you were deaf how is it that as a deaf person you were able to play
deaf person you were able to play
deaf person you were able to play football how did you do that a deaf
football how did you do that a deaf
football how did you do that a deaf person couldn’t hear what’s going on on
person couldn’t hear what’s going on on
person couldn’t hear what’s going on on the field and my answer is that it was
the field and my answer is that it was
the field and my answer is that it was simple it was simple all I had to know
simple it was simple all I had to know
simple it was simple all I had to know is that there’s the ball and when the
is that there’s the ball and when the
is that there’s the ball and when the ball moved I moved
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