patrick meyer competes regularly in tournaments for wheelchair motocross known as w.c. m.x. . two years ago he came in sixth at the world championships in texas points are awarded for each trip according to the level of difficulty and the standard of performance. just like regular skateboarding wheelchair skating is not without its risks. to doing this is sure it hurts a bit it always hurts when you fall but you know immediately what mistakes you made so you don't say annoyed for a long fight the best thing to do is get right back up and carry on which is what i'd better do now. you know those might have been with you. once a month patrick meyer gives courses in wheelchair skating even those who don't want to enter competitive sport find the wheelchair training helps increase their independence. it's a form of self determination pursuits but it makes a real difference if you can get up onto a sidewalk yourself without help from others. that's something that skating does for you it gives you confidence. everybody needs to be able to move around movement is everything. in the le

it they have ordered and investigation that could determine meyers' fate as the leader of one of the top programs in the country. >>> patricka star running back last year, in part buzz of his fearless runs, and also for his unique touchdown celebration where he reads a book. flips through the page. that's classic cal, right? i spoke with patrick about his celebration and the program that he created to get kids to read. >> reading is something i'm really passionate about. i always had older siblings that i looked up. i have three older siblings, really smart. they were good role models. i know every kid doesn't have that. i wanted to provide that. and the third thing is a lot of problems and challenges in society. i think you should attack problems at their root. and one of those is education. i can't change public policy in a day, especially as college student. i figure this is something i could do to help the education system. it's a reading challenge that i'm hosting hosting first through sixth grade. they can sign up on walk on then run.com. they sign up, they get a reading journal sent to them over e-mail. anthre tri an