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Celebrating Wimbledon in style

…people with Down’s syndrome which attended the event. The National Tennis Center is home of UK Tennis and many tennis players train at the centre. British star Andy Murray was training on the same day as the tennis festival. The festival started with a group warm-up with all the players and volunteers. The aim of the warm-up was to begin practising skills and techniques to be used for the tennis festival. Also, all the players were stretching so…

Charlton Upbeats crowned DSActive National Festival winners for the fifth time after a fantastic day of football

…ay 11 June 2017. We welcomed 22 teams to the competition, the highest ever number to enter, all of them with their sights set on the winners’ cup. The teams who attended ranged in their level of experience as teams, with some taking part who had only being formed a few months before the big event. For some, more established teams, it was the first time they had played at the National Festival. There was, however, a definite increase in the quality…

A review of 2019

…unch of the very first National Tennis Festival run at the National Tennis Center in London. It was a fantastic day and it was great to see some many players turn up from all parts of the country. A huge thank you to the LTA for their help with the organising and running of the day. You can read more about the festival here. Regional Festivals This year we have run festivals all across the country, in total over 400 people with Down’s syndrome hav…

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DSActive National Tennis Festival 2019

…roughout the day. At the same time as the festival, Johanna Konta (British Number 1) and Katie Swan (British Number 6) were training on the clay courts. Fulham Badgers Tennis Disability Co-ordinator, Katy said: “Saturday’s DSActive Tennis Festival was a great event for our Fulham Badgers Tennis Players to participate in, as it gave them a real purpose for their sessions. Quite a few of our DSActive Tennis players have not had the experience of pla…

Reggie Dornan, North East Coach of the Year; Newcastle United Foundation

…one from strength to strength and the team have been involved in a growing number of monthly football tournaments and events over the past couple of years. They also attended the annual National Football Festival at St Georges Park. The DSActive team sessions are amongst Reggie’s favourite throughout the week. There are many aspects of the sessions that Reggie enjoys: seeing each player fully engaged with the activity, witnessing every individual…

Meet one of the coaches behind the DSActive Summer camps

…. For me personally, as well as getting me outside and active in the fresh air, I enjoy experiencing the ups and downs of sports- you will always have good days and bad days! Socially, it has enabled me to make a lot of friends, including gaining valuable life lessons from older members at my respective clubs. Connected to membership of any sports club are a wealth of social events that allows sport to be something much bigger than just playing. U…