Supporting Specific Needs

Adapt your sessions to prioritise inclusion

To support specific needs: 

• Build an understanding of disability sport. Make sure your practices are inclusive and that you’re offering a safe, supportive environment. 
• Gain insight into neurodiversity to ensure that your sessions are appropriate for people with conditions such as ADHD and autism. 
• Develop your communication skills. The confidence and knowledge to communicate with people that have specific needs is crucial to developing inclusive sessions. 
• Understand the barriers to participation in sport and physical activity that people with specific needs face. A keen understanding can help you mitigate their effects. 
• If you have an interest in coaching people in prisons, build effective relationships with prison staff. They can support you on a day-to-day basis and be a key advocate for your efforts.