INVACARE PLANS SUPER ACTIVITIES AT SUPERHERO TRI POWERED BY MARVEL
We’re super excited to be supporting and participating in the Superhero Tri event on 17 August in what will be a fun filled day of sports and activitie…
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New partnership boosts mobility in sports for disabled Scots
Great news for disabled people in Scotland – Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) and the Motability Scheme have teamed up to make sport more accessible an…
Join Invacare at Superhero Series powered by Marvel this summer
We’re looking for ‘superheroes’ to join us this summer for a 'super' fun day of sports activities at the Superhero Tri powered by Marvel on 17 August …
Winners announced for the Variety Club Disability Sports Awards 2023
Stars including Christine McGuinness, Tanni-Grey Thompson, JJ Chalmers and Adam Hills attended last night’s Awards ceremony, to give athletes with dis…
Special Olympics GB renews Lions Clubs International support
Special Olympics has received an additional boost on the back of 2,600 learning disability athletes taking part in its most successful National Games i…
UK Coaching believes more people with disabilities should get into coaching
UK Coaching has, for more than 30 years, provided the coaching workforce with the skills and knowledge they need to make a positive difference. The org…
The Power of Football – Improving access and inclusion
Disabled people constitute the largest minority group in any population, with the World Health Organization estimating that there are more than one bil…
Careers in Sport
Whether you’re a personal trainer, a football coach or a physiotherapist specialising in rehabilitation, a career in sports science can be a rewarding …
What Do Sports Psychologists Know?
Sports psychologists work with teams and individuals with issues such as selfconfidence, nerves and anxiety, concentration, motivation, sports injuries…
Developing the Spirit of Sport at the Special Olympics National Games
Anybody that says this isn’t great sport, doesn’t understand sport. By Tom Jamison You can watch as much of the sport at the SOGB National Games cu…
KAYAKING
Time spent in the company of my family, means everything to me. I especially love the rare days when we get to have an adventure together since uproari…
Football – Making the playing field level
Established in 1999, Level Playing Field (LPF) is a registered charity in England and Wales and acts as a campaigning and advisory organisation that re…
England Cricketer, Sam Billings Teams Up With Lord’s Taverners
Billings, has joined forces with the UK’s number one youth cricket and disability sports charity, the Lord’s Taverners, to launch a cricket ambassador …
Disabled Access Day Events Planned for Local Equestrian Centres
Taking place from 10 – 12 March, 2017, Disabled Access Day aims to encourage disabled people to visit somewhere new. It could simply be a trip to a local coffee shop or restaurant or to places further afield like famous British tourist attractions.
Parents urged to act now to avoid missing out on 1.5m Government grant for children’s sports prostheses
The Department of Health has announced that the 1.5m Government funding, which was announced earlier this year, for the provision of children’s sports prostheses and research has been ringfenced and is now available for limb centres to access.
Special Olympics: Bath 2013 A Resounding Success
1,700 athletes with intellectual disabilities from England, Scotland and Wales competed in 12 sports at the 9th Special Olympics GB National Summer Gam…
Special Olympics: Rhythmic Gymnastics – The Knowledge
Two weeks from now, we'll be deep in the Special Olympics GB Summer Games in Bath and we still have another couple of sports to give you 'The…
Disability Sports Coach Community Clubs set for London Boroughs September 2013
Following 2012, one of the most prolific years of British sports, Disability Sports Coach (DSC) has started the process of creating a lasting legacy, i…
Special Olympics: Bowls – The Knowledge
In the third of our "Knowledge" pieces on the Special Olympics Summer Games, we're taking a look at Short Mat Carpet Bowls, one of the twelve spor…
Special Olympics: Ten-Pin Bowling – The Knowledge
In the second of our "Knowledge" pieces, we lift the lid on Ten-Pin Bowling and where you can find it during the Summer Games. Ten-Pin Bowling, comm…