Disability Awareness in Sport Workshop is an awareness building workshop aimed at anyone involved in sport or physical activity that would like to learn more about offering opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in their school, club or organisation.

This workshop (contact time: 2 hours) is designed to build awareness around people with disabilities participating in sport and physical activity. It is an interactive workshop that covers perceptions, communication and etiquette, understanding disability and inclusion and readiness along with local initiatives for people with disabilities. It will also be a pathway for those who wish to participate in further learning opportunities. These include Disability Inclusion Training, Inclusive Fitness Training, Inclusive Sports Coaching, and other courses offered through the National Training and Education Framework.

Cost €15 per person attending

On completion, all participants will receive a Sport Ireland and CARA Centre endorsed certificate of attendance.

To book a place please contact Cavan Sports Partnership on 049-4398582

The National Disability Inclusion Training course was developed by the CARA Adapted Physical Activity Centre at the Institute of Technology, Tralee. The Course is designed to assist participants with the ideas and inspiration to adapt sports to make them more accessible for participants with a disability.

It is both a theoretical and practical programme that covers terminology and barriers to participation; offers guidance; gives an introduction to disability sports and ways of adapting activities to make them inclusive.

The programme was developed in partnership with Cerebral Palsy Sports Ireland, Special Olympics Ireland, the Football Association of Ireland and Coaching Ireland.

Virginia Rugby Club recently launched a new Xcessible Tag Rugby for children with a disability at primary school age.

The club is being run on a fortnightly basis and takes place every second Sunday at 11am at Ramor Astro, Virginia.

The club recently facilitated a Disability Awareness in Sport Workshop delivered by the Sports Inclusion programme, which was attended by 18 coaches.

Tag Rugby is a non contact sport that is an enjoyable, fun, active way to keep fit and healthy and that can be played by children of all ages and abilities.

For more information on this exciting new initiative please contact Peter Skelly 086-2782787 or email pskelly45@gmail.com or Jon Watt 087-7903098 or email jonwatt@windowslive.com