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Athletics

Athletics is the latest sport to be added to the DSActive programme. In 2017 we ran an athletics summer camp near our national office in Teddington and it proved to be very popular. The sessions were led by coaches from England Athletics and gave the participants the option to try activities that they had never had the chance to before. The success and popularity of the summer camp was the inspiration behind launching athletics clubs across Engla…

A Tennis Filled Weekend

…re and Hale Lawn Tennis Club. One of the DSActive team went along to their latest sessions to catch up with the clubs. This summer promises to be a summer full of fantastic sport. The Cricket World Cup is about to start, the England Women’s Football World Cup is around the corner, the Netball World Cup, and the men’s Rugby World Cup all around the corner. However, we must not forget about the longest running tennis tournaments in the world, Wimble…

Didsbury Runners are the first DSActive Running Group

…took them around the park and past the river, before ending up back at the clubhouse of the Didsbury Sports Ground. It was fantastic to see how well the session went, and how welcoming the whole running group were to their latest recruits. The sessions will continue to run weekly through until the summer holidays, and if they go well, hopefully beyond. Want to launch a DSActive running session in your area? Contact the team to find out more……

Portsmouth Tennis Festival 2018

…DSActive tennis session near you have a look at our interactive map and to find out more about the DSActive tennis sessions why not watch our latest video. Photos courtesy of Portsmouth Tennis Centre…

The very first session at Shooters Hill LTC

…e get in contact with Phil Layfield (headcoach@shltc.info) or with the DSActive team To find out more about DSActive tennis watch our latest promotional video by clicking here….

DSActive Coach Education workshop at National Tennis Centre

…urse for tennis clubs who want to increase their disability provision. The latest course was run at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton with 20 coaches attending. The workshop comprises of a 2 hour workshop in a classroom, where the coaches learn about Down’s syndrome, the additional health conditions associated with Down’s syndrome, terminology, learning profile, behaviour and finally how to run an effective session. The final hour gets the…

Wrexham Tennis Centre launch DSActive tennis

…ver the last couple of years, with more and more sessions starting up. The latest club to offer a DSActive tennis session is Wrexham Tennis Centre in North Wales with the support of Tennis Wales. The tennis centre has the luxury of 7 indoor courts, 7 outdoor courts and a nice bar area where parents and players can meet and socialise. Launched just in time for the start of the summer holidays, one of the DSActive team went along to watch… The first…

Tennis in Telford

The Telford Tennis Centre has become the latest tennis centre to offer a DSActive tennis session. The new session was launched with an open day for new players, supported by Tennis Shropshire, Tennis Foundation and Energize Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. One of the DSActive team went along to join in… To celebrate the new DSActive tennis session being launched with Telford Tennis Centre, the centre ran an open day on a sunny Saturday for the new…