Participation statistics tell us that there is still much work to be done to support disabled people in sport. The number of disabled people taking part in sport or physical activity is significantly lower across all age groups than the overall population.
And the proportion of disabled people receiving tuition or coaching is lower than the overall population.
Inspire and motivate disabled people to continue to play sport and take part in physical activity with the help of this advice.
Tips are broken down into useful sections – but remember to apply them alongside these underpinning guidelines:
- Involve disabled people in all of your sessions.
- Recognise a disabled athlete as an individual, not an impairment.
- Have a shared vision with your participants in terms of coaching goals and expectations. Communicate and work together to achieve them.
- Talk to your disabled participants about their impairment to plan effective coaching sessions and adapt practices.
- Know the sport you coach. Have a passion to develop yourself as a coach.