2019 Guest Blogs Review

…m Swag, but I will let him explain all about that. https://www.dsactive.org.uk/news/meet-ben/   Our colleague Vinay is a very keen cook, and he loves his spices! He often tells us about all the dishes he has been cooking so we asked him what were his top 5, and the results made us all hungry! https://www.dsactive.org.uk/news/vinay-shares-his-cooking-tips/     Kate is the editor of the Down2Earth magazine here at the Down’s Syndrome Association. In…

Data Protection & Cookies policy

…cs. To optout of Google Analytics for the web, go to https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en Cookies The DSA website and mobile applications may use technology called “cookies.” A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a server. Cookies allow the DSA website and mobile applications to respond to you, the data subject, as an individual. The website or mobile application can tailor its operations to your nee…

Roy Hodgson leads Down’s Syndrome Eagles Training Session

…ers with their shooting skills and he refereed a match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCpf0WP_sU Photo credit from The PHA Grou “This group are just fantastic, their enthusiasm, their humanity and their affection, it’s very difficult not to enjoy their company. When I was asked to come here tonight, I was more than happy and it’s great to see them all again. “Our Foundation does a wonderful job, and you can see how much the children enjoy it an…

The DSActive Nutrition App

…and is planned for launch during the summer this year. To find out more about the App please email dsactive@downs-syndrome.org.uk or call 0333 1212 300….

Meet one of the coaches behind the DSActive Summer camps

…coaches working at both, bringing enthusiasm and expertise to the sessions. In order to share how they found the experience, one of our team of coaches from the Summer Camps has written us a guest blog about his experience: Q: What’s your coaching background? I am a Level 2 qualified tennis coach. I first started volunteering in tennis coaching at the age of 13, assisting my tennis club’s coaches in the delivery of the ‘mini tennis’ programme. At…

A review of 2019

…n workshops for the LTA, England Athletics and Leisure and Fitness industry. In total, over 360 coaches have attended a DSActive workshop this year, and we’ve already started booking up for next year’s workshops! Elite sport The last few years, the DSActive team have worked hard to increase the number of people with Down’s syndrome playing sport. Now we need to ensure that there are pathways in place for our athletes who want to compete nationally…