A brief, practical, survival - Office for Recreation and Sport - SA.Gov.au

SPORTSHORTS TERMS 3 & 4 - 2008SPORTS ABILITYSports Ability provides a unique opportunity to develop inclusive sport opportunities for young people with andwithout disabilities. It allows you, in lessons, to cater for students with a wide range of abilities. Sports Abilityprovides the basis for the integration of all students.Sports Ability is presented in a flexible format that enables it to be used in a variety of school settings. It can beutilised to support existing curriculum for the delivery of Physical Education and Sport. Sports Ability can providethe basis for an inclusive sport carnival or to provide young people with disabilities to participate in existing sportcompetitions.Sports Ability adopts a social or environmental approach to the involvement of young people with a disability. Thisapproach concentrates on the ways in which teachers, coaches and sports leaders can adjust, adapt and modifythe way in which an activity is delivered rather than focus on an individual’s disability.The Sports Ability program is based around five activities:Boccia is a bowls-typetarget game played at theParalympics. It is suitablefor use across a school site.Boccia is played indoors andcan be played all year round.Table cricket is adynamic table versionof cricket. It is playedon a table and issuitable for students ofall ages and allabilities.Goalball is a sport developed forplayers who have a visualimpairment; an exciting invasiongame introducing new challengesto both sighted and visionimpaired players. Goal Ball is aParalympic Sport and byintroducing it to the school settingmore young people are exposedand the sport can grow.Sitting volleyball isa seated version ofvolleyball. This isan activity that canbe enjoyed byplayers of all agesand abilitiesPolybat is an accessible version of table tennis.Polybat is can be played on any table. Ideally it is suited to being played on a tabletennis table. By simply adding sides to the table and playing with a flat bat the gameis able to provide a challenge to students of all ages and abilities.Sports Ability comes with a set of activity cards, which show the basic rules of each game, as well as additionalactivities that can be used.How can you access Sports Ability?A number of Sports Ability Kits that can be accessed through the Schools Network Cluster Coordinators, Office forRecreation and Sport, be active Field Officers and DECS District OfficersSports Ability demonstration sessions and training can be arranged by contacting:Kerin CrossProject Officer – Disability EducationPhone: 8416 6711Email: cross.kerin@saugov.sa.gov.au