Disability Sport
Tees Valley Sport is committed to increasing participation and opportunities within disability sport.
We will raise awareness within local communities and create and support sustainable sports sessions and clubs to deliver high quality activities. Our work will encompass all levels of sports people from grass roots to elite international athletes within the Partnership.
Disability Sport Wizard
Please use the self assessment tool below to find out which sports best suit your ability.
Coaching Disabled Participants
If you have a Level 2 (or above) coaching qualification and would like to coach disabled participants please click here.
Player Pathways
We will be looking to support any sports clubs which would like to work towards recruiting members who have disabilities and becoming an inclusive club. We would also like to further the work done within the Sportsability clubs to create strong links with sports specific clubs to provide sessions and pathways for individuals to take a more active role within their chosen sports.
Adapt Your Game Training
The current 'Adapt your Game' training will be reviewed and hopefully evolve to take on board comments by previous participants to provide a tool to encourage clubs and coaches to create inclusive sessions and clubs.
Leadership Training Resource
The English Federation of Disability Sport has been working in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust through the East Midlands led project; Inspire to Lead in the production of a good practice guide - ''Developing young disabled people through sports leadership and volunteering'. This resource is aimed at those responsible for the development of sports leadership and volunteering opportunities. To download your copy click here.
Free online training for volunteers to support disabled participants
The Advocacy and and Activity Buddy Scheme aims to increase the number of disabled people participating in sport or physical activity through the use of trained volunteers. Please click here for more information.
These are just some of our main areas of work and we are keen to deliver what is actually needed across the area and would welcome any ideas that can drive disability sport forward across the Tees Valley.
DVICC - Who are we?
DVICC is a club for visually impaired people in the north-east who want to have fun playing 'blind cricket'. They are looking for new members and welcome men and women, boys and girls (aged 10+), and no previous cricketing experience is required. All you need is a willingness to learn and to travel to training and matches. Equipment and coaching are provided. Please click here to view the DVICC flyer or for more details contact Richard Boggie on 0191 2858640, email rboggie@talktalk.net.
North East Visually Impaired Tennis Club
The club meets twice a month at Community pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre, Silksworth Lane, Sunderland, SR3 1PD. They cater for all skill levels from very beginners who have never worked with a racket before to more experienced players. The club is planning to hold separate totally blind (b1) and visually impaired (b2, b3 and b4) sessions to make it more beneficial to players. Please click here for more details.
For information on anything to do with Disability Sport in the Tees Valley, contact;
Vicky Evans, Tees Valley Sport, Teesside University, TS1 3BA
Tel:- 01642 342287 Email:- v.evans@tees.ac.uk
Useful Link www.efds.co.uk
