At Disability Sports Coach, we often hear from parents and carers about how much of a difference our clubs make to the lives of their children. Amber is mum to Marley, who is non verbal. They both attended one of our inclusive holiday sports camps held at Poplar Leisure Centre in Tower Hamlets. The holiday […]
Coach Debbie has worked for Disability Sports Coach for more than four years. Debbie was drawn to sports coaching as a teenager and started acquiring coaching badges while studying for her A levels. She followed up with a degree in Sports Rehabilitation and Sports Science, while gaining practical experience working with disabled young adults. Describing […]
Our Coach Temi has just won the London and South-East Volunteer/Doorstep Coach of the Year from national charity StreetGames! The award recognised Temi’s hard work in becoming a qualified sports coach as part of our Inclusive Activity Leaders project in partnership with Nike. The project trained both disabled and non-disabled people with the skills and […]
Devalle’s experience of leading a disability sports holiday programme at Action for Kids (AFK), gave him a taste of just how rewarding the role can be. He decided to apply to Disability Sports Coach (DSC) where he has been volunteering since January at Club Kensington and Chelsea and Club Westminster. Devalle said: “I volunteer at […]
It’s our 10th birthday! Our award-winning inclusive community sports clubs first launched in September 2013. Since then our charity has delivered inclusive sport sessions to 21,000 disabled people and their families. To mark the occasion we are bringing you 10 stories from our charity. Elaine’s story is the third in our series. Elaine has three […]
It’s our 10th birthday! Our award-winning inclusive community sports clubs first launched in September 2013. Since then our charity has delivered inclusive sport sessions to 21,000 disabled people and their families. To mark the occasion we are bringing you 10 stories from our charity. Temi’s story is the second in our series. Temi’s story ‘As […]
It’s our 10th birthday! Our award-winning inclusive community sports clubs first launched in September 2013. Since then our charity has delivered inclusive sport sessions to 21,000 disabled people and their families. To mark the occasion we are bringing you 10 stories from our charity. Ruby’s story (below) is the first in the series as told […]
Wendy joined Disability Sports Coach’s network of Community Clubs back in 2013. The community clubs are pan-disability multi-sports clubs open to all ages. Starting out as an enthusiastic member, Wendy showed great signs of progress, and her love of sport and helping others led her to becoming a volunteer in 2015. Wendy learnt how to […]
As part of our #MakingChristmasCount campaign, we want to highlight the importance of amplifying disabled people’s voices and putting their experiences at the centre of disability activism. That’s what our #MyWinterMyWords series is all about. We’re campaigning to tackle the isolation that this season present for disabled people, but it’s also important to celebrate the stories […]
Throughout our #MakingChristmasCount campaign, we have been putting a spotlight on the experiences of our members through their own words – highlighting the importance of amplifying disabled people’s voices in all of our disability activism. For the latest instalment of our #MyWinterMyWords series, we’re hearing from long-standing Club Wandsworth member, Zain. Zain is autistic and has experienced delayed […]
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