“Today was my favourite day at school because everything was about me and what I could do.”
“Sportacular, Awesome and Great Fun.”
These are some of the quotes from participants who enjoyed attending an SDS parasport festival last year.
Parasport Festivals are designed to offer young people with physical disabilities, hearing loss and vision impairments within mainstream primary and secondary schools an opportunity to try a wide range of sports in inclusive, safe and fun sessions delivered by local qualified coaches.
The parasport experience offers more than physical activity and sport to young people. It can be life changing as they also meet other children with similar impairments and learn new skills which increase confidence, self-esteem.
Throughout the next six months there will be more parasport festival opportunities across Scotland for more children to experience. For some, the day is about sport and physical activity but for many it is a wider experience as they meet other children with similar impairments and experiences and establish new friendships.
These festivals are aimed at those young people who are significantly under-represented when it comes to participating in weekly sport or physical activity. Prior to registering please ensure you check eligibility for your young person here and when registering ensure the registration is in the child’s name.
After the event, the Scottish Disability Sport regional manager will make contact to share local opportunities, pathways available and support transition into weekly participation.
Please use this link to watch our ‘Get Involved’ video go find out a bit more.
Please contact your Regional Manager for information on a Parasport near you.
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