SIDO Year 1 Annual Report (March 2008 - February 2009)

Inclusive Sports ClubsSligo Athletics Club Inclusive Sports Hall ProgrammeSligo Sport and Recreation Partnership in association with Sligo Athletics Clubdeveloped an inclusive sportshall athletics programme as part of the SportsInclusion Disability Project. This programme provides young people of all abilitylevels aged between 5-12 years with a chance to experience running, jumping,and throwing activities as their first steps into athletics. The sessions aredelivered by experienced coaches from Sligo A.C and assisted by studentvolunteers from the Institute of Technology, Sligo who had attended the GamesFor All training. Over 80 children in total attended the programme which included12 young people with a disability. Following the winter indoor programme thesession moved outdoors for 7 -14 year olds to the track at the Institute ofTechnology, Sligo. The programme will re-commence in September 2009 with aview to some of the children who are attending regularly becoming members ofthe club.“I found it very encouraging to see my son taking part in the athletics andenjoying it so much. To see him improve every week, mix with the other kids, andbe able to follow instructions and achieve different tasks was brilliant”Father of 6 year old boy with an intellectual disability13