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Hi, My name is Sami Williams. I am a first year Occupational Therapy student at Idaho State University. I love being active and participating in almost anything competitive. However, bowling has never been my strong suit. Join me in my journey to tackle my most dreaded childhood activity, and explore the techniques and art behind the sport of bowling.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Blog 6: Contextual Restrictions

    Halfway through the semester and halfway through my new occupation I can truly say that bowling has grown on me. I never thought I would actually enjoy bowling, but here I am actively looking forward to it each week. I think this change has truly come from the switch from being focused on my occupational performance to focusing more on my occupational engagement. When I focus on my occupational engagement I have found that I get excited just to go to the bowling alley. I started to focus more on each frame and my form rather than focusing on my score. This week's bowling went really well for me. I am starting to like going alone more and more. This week I had the whole bowling alley to myself (other than the workers) and it was truly nice. I wasn't worried about what anyone else was thinking or if anyone was watching my score... I was just bowling and that was really nice. 
     There are some things that could potentially be contextual restrictions when it comes to bowling. One contextual restriction would be if the bowling alley was closed or full. This has happened to me a few different times. The first time I went to bowl alone I went on a Monday night because I figured that no one would be there. However, I was wrong it was league night and every single lane was full. This caused a contextual restriction because I wasn't able to bowl that night. Another contextual restriction could come from finances. Considering that you have to pay when you bowl if one did not have the money to pay for this then it would cause a threat to the engagement within this occupation. I think there are always going to be things that could threaten/risk your engagement in your occupations, but I think that it is more important to focus on the way you can work around these restrictions. 


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2 comments:

  1. Krista MontierthOctober 18, 2023 at 9:05 PM

    Hey Sami! I think it's really great that you chose bowling as your new occupation. I also admire your commitment in going to the bowling alley each week. There is truly something therapeutic about being able to perform an occupation on your own, with the simple goal of engagement in mind.
    My little brother Michael has down syndrome and he LOVES bowling. He was on the special olympics bowling team at one point. I used to take him a couple times a week, but we would always have to be strategic about the time we went because of the leagues. I was also shocked at how fast everything added up financially. Do you ever see yourself competitively bowling in the future?

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    1. Sami WilliamsOctober 20, 2023 at 7:19 PM

      Hey Krista! Thanks for the comment. I love that you were able to take your brother bowling. I keep trying to convince my supervisor to start some Special Olympics events in Pocatello. You know I haven't ever thought of bowling competitively, but I have noticed that I do get a little interested when I bowl next to the league players. I think this is something I would definitely look into after school.

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