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Disability Sport Wales
BUILDING A LEGACY OF DISABILITY SPORT IN PARTICIPATION AND
EXCELLENCE
Jon MorganExecutive Director
STATUS OF ORGANISATION
• Pan Disability National Sports Organisation – formed 1985
(Intellectual disability / Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Physical / Sensory Disabilities)
• National Governing Body of Sport• Strategic Development Agency• Advise Regional Government and Sports Council for Wales
• Core Business
- increasing participation
- improving excellence
- training and education
Staffing Structure
Executive Director
National PerformanceManager
National Development Manager
Education and Training Consultant
Support ServicesOfficer
Community SupportServices Officer
Academy Manager
22 CountyOfficers
AthleticsDevelopment Officer
Local club structure
Education and Training Tutor Workforce
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Grant Support
Ind' Income
Sponsorship
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY
KPI 2004 2006 2008
Clubs 217 348 350
Coaches 88 278 727
Volunteers 164 203 720
Competitions 22 23 31
Participatory Opportunities
14271 78680 320,000
Membership 1038 3675 7675
Paralympics Games
Sydney – 17 athletes6% GB athletes / 20% medals
Athens – 24 athletes14% athletes / 30% medals
(Wales 16th / 138 nations in Games)
Beijing – 31 athletes15% athletes / 25% gold medals
(Wales 13th / 146 nations in Games - and 7th in Europe)
15 new athletes from Wales into GB team
9 from Academy system
Elite sport
The growth of community sportClear focus and ‘Game Plan’ - national framework 2002 - 2004• Generate DEMAND for disability sport participation • 22 x development officers appointed at local level• Pan disability approach
Develop the SUPPLYVoluntary Workforce – 2004 - 07• More coaches• More volunteers• Local sessions - leading to development of sports clubs• Create local competitions at appropriate levels• Pan-disability approach / disability specific: for example - visually
impaired / deaf and hard of hearing
Expand Opportunities and mainstreaming – 2008 - 2013• Inclusion into mainstream sporting society
Athlete Identification – Developing Excellence • 2002 - Develop 6 ‘priority sports / across Wales • 2003 - Focus on two largest sports to develop infra- structures• 2004 – 2006: Link community programmes to underpin
community sports • 2006: Develop Academy system for selected athletes • 2006 – 08: Monitor effectiveness of Academy systems against
defined targets
a) Number of athletes improving rankings / performances
b) Number of athletes being selected into GB squads
c )Number of athletes being selected for Paralympic
Games
Education and TrainingCommunity • Developing community based education resources• Impairment Specific training• Disability Equality Training for Sports Sector• Welfare Training – safer sport• Adapted Sports – ‘sports-ability’
National Governing Bodies• Disability Equality training• Improving coaching standards – inclusive approach• Working with disabled athletes
REHABILITIATION PROGRAMMES
• Using sport and physical activity to support:
- people that are disabled resulting from injury / illness
- Injured civilians – post conflict
- Armed forces rehab – programme examples:
- UK: Battle Back- USA: Wounded Warrior
Opportunities
Re-integrate individuals back into society
Develop healthier lifestyles
Potential to identify competitors for performance sport
WAY FORWARD?
• Develop a disability sport programme as you would develop any other programme
• Agree programme / sports – limited number to start?• Determine resources eg adapted equipment / training
courses• Identify programme locations that are as accessible as
possible• Work with disability organisations / education to
identify disabled population• Keep the programme SIMPLE
