ESPN Blog Post by Rebecca Lobo

Ventin’ in Trenton

I’ll huff and I’ll puff… The Arizona State women’s basketball team uses performance coach Al Fuentes to help the team prepare for success. He works with the women on visualization exercises and breathing techniques. Danielle Orsillo said, “Breathing is one thing you can control. You can slow it down and recover faster.”
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Orsillo said that she has struggled with asthma, and while she still has to take a few puffs of her inhaler before the games, the breathing techniques have almost cured it.

… and I’ll blow you away: Orsillo’s older brother, Mark, has Down syndrome. Danielle’s dream is to start a basketball camp for mentally disabled adults and she has already raised $4,000 toward that effort.

Deb Antonelli, our ESPN analyst in the Trenton Regional, has a son, Frankie, who also has Down syndrome. “Frankie is 11 years old and in the fourth grade,” Deb says. “He’s smart, handsome, bright, funny, athletic, and happens to have Down syndrome.”

Posted by Rebecca Lobo
Sunday, March 29, 2009 |

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