…nis Festival at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. The festival was open to players with Down’s syndrome for all levels (red, orange and green/yellow). Photo credit: Sue Prisk The festival was supported by the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) and a total of 15 players were involved in the festival and played group matches throughout the day. At the same time as the festival, Johanna Konta (British Number 1) and Katie Swan (British Number 6) we…
…rom Newham said: “My son attends DSActive sessions. This gives him another opportunity to stay active and play a new sport.” The sessions will take place at Newham Leisure Centre and are open to people with Down’s syndrome of all abilities. If you would like to find out more about how to get involved in Athletics, please click here….
…tle United! Who is your favourite player? Dwight Gayle. https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1191837485371932672 Christopher’s Dad: How long has Christopher been playing football? Christopher has played football since he could run around, so about five. He has two brothers who often played with him up until they moved away. Were there a lot of options around? There was absolutely nothing in our area near Alnwick that catered for Christopher. Apparently…
…ill be adapted to suit the abilities of everyone present. The sessions are open for people with Down’s syndrome aged 5+.” Please see the details of DSActive summer multi-skills athletics camps 2018 below: Dates: 25 & 26 July 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 & 30 August Days: Wednesdays & Thursdays (over summer holiday) Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM Venue: Tooting & Mitcham Utd FC, Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Rd, Morden, SM4 6BF Ages: 5+ Cost: £15 per per…
…Snooker Association (WPBSA) and DSActive hosted a joint disability snooker open day. Players from the Stockport area arrived at Hazel Grove Snooker Club to try out snooker, get some coaching and play some practice matches. DSActive Project Manager Alex said: “It was great to see so many people coming along and trying snooker. We have children coming from local schools to try snooker for the first time, and we had experienced players coming along t…
…or 2020. Emerson’s Green in Bristol has recently had a new David Lloyd gym open its doors, with a bit of help, we were lucky enough to secure one of the tennis courts on a busy Saturday afternoon to launch our brand new DSActive tennis session. One of the DSActive team went down to join in. The session started with all 10 participants getting warmed up on the court. Everyone had played a bit of tennis before and it was great to see participants at…
…ty Athletics Competition at Terence McMillian Stadium. The competition was open to all secondary schools within the Newham Borough. The competition split into two groups: London Youth Pan-Disability for Newham and DSActive Multi-Athletics. There were 62 students and 11 people with Down’s syndrome from six local schools who attended the competition. All students took part in the day and there was a rotation of running, jumping and throwing events….
…job of tailoring the session for each player, and welcoming everyone with open arms. “Kingsteignton Tennis Club thoroughly deserved to win the Devon LTA Disability Award this year. They’ve done a brilliant job of getting the DSActive tennis session up and running, and everyone on the coaching team has been incredibly welcoming of all the new players with Down’s syndrome. A special thank you has to go to James, head coach Rachel and newly qualifie…
…ions to suit the needs of people who have Down’s syndrome. The workshop is open to volunteers, parents and staff at the club as well as the qualified coaches. This gives the option for everyone to be involved from the start, forming a tight community foundation. These weekly sessions have allowed players to develop in a number of ways and have showcased many examples of the benefits of the DSActive programme. Along with the obvious improvements in…
…Dorset County FA. Martin Glenn CEO of The FA cut the ribbon to officially open the new 3G ATP facility and said: “The evening concluded with a commemorative game in which teams from Lyme Regis FC and Sturminster Newton United FC competed for The Marke Frowde Memorial Trophy. Leading the teams on to the field of play were participants from the Dorset DSActive programme that were assigned the important role of ‘Play Makers’ for the official opening…
