As you will know, the focus of this blog is very much on
inclusion. It is often difficult however
for our children to fully take part in mainstream sport activities. Also, if they are skilled in an activity and
want to take it further, the route to more serious sport is very much
differentiated. As a result, many of the
sport activities we do are specifically for those with additional support
needs.
On the blog, there has already been posts on riding, cp football and skiing and over the
next few months plan to further posts on
special swimming groups and Boccia. If
your child attends any sport or activity group not covered and you would like
to do a guest post on it please message me.
If you are looking for a sport activity for your child then
I strongly recommend you contact your local area disability sports group. These come under the overall umbrella of ScottishDisability sports and support people with disabilities at all levels of their
activity from entry up to Paralympic and commonwealth games levels.
We live in Fife and the organisation there
run grass roots boccia, swimming and other activities while at the same time
supporting top competitors such as Kieran Steer (Boccia)and Craig Rodgie
(swimming) achieving their goals. The
team are very approachable and will offer support in finding an activity that
is most assessable for your child and give advice and help in finding any
specialist equipment that may be needed.
Further information and their current timetable of events can be found
here.
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Within the Edinburgh area, many activities are coordinated
through High Flyers, with Edinburgh Liesure and you can get contact details for
this here.
You will find details of what’s on in your local area on the
Scottish Disability sports website here http://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/sds/index.cfm/sport/regional-opportunities/. For more detailed information about each group,
check your local council sports and leisure website.
