Upbeats show off their skills to Charlton’s first team!

…ess Week and they looked fantastic! The players took a break from their training to meet the Upbeats who were very excited to get stuck into training. Karl Robinson, first team manager, had a shooting exercise set up for the players with Jonnie Jackson leading one team and Tony Watt leading the other, with Declan Rudd set up in goal. However the Upbeats keeper had it covered. There were some fantastic shots being saved but a few of them managed to…

Haydon and his team mates

…m all celebrate together!!) It does bring tears to our eyes when even opposition parents are cheering and clapping him when he shows his skill or scores a goal. I think it is a testament to organisations such Sporting 87 and DSActive, that people with Down’s syndrome are now included more in sport in their communities. Playing football and interacting with the boys has done so much for Haydon’s confidence, speech and general communication skills….

A winter’s Wednesday in Middlesbrough

At the end of November, our DSActive team visited Middlesbrough to run our coach education workshop and to watch the Borobility Down’s syndrome football session. One of the main aims of DSActive is to provide education to coaches around the country in many different sports or activities, increasing knowledge about Down’s syndrome as a condition and giving tips on how they can tweak their sessions to make them as effective as possible. The coaches…