{"id":48049,"date":"2024-04-19T11:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=48049"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:17:26","slug":"sport-training-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/activities-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sport-training-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"How to adapt sport activities for disabled people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"banner    is-style-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\t\t<div class=\"banner__wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__flex\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"banner__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/yoga-barnet-active-arts-wellbeing-sports-1800x700.jpg\" class=\"banner__img\" alt=\"two men practising yoga together\" style=\"object-position: 61.42% 41.22%;\" \/> \t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-white\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro-xl\">Training workshops, resources and guidance for sports coaches, social care staff and family members working with disabled people with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    margin-top-4xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-intro\">We&#8217;ve delivered over 7,000 inclusive sport and physical sessions and over 5,000 individuals have attended Sense activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-intro\">We&#8217;re proud to have received over \u00a32m funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/for-professionals\/sense-active-for-professionals\/sport-england-funding-2023-2027\/\">Sport England<\/a> to deliver meaningful sport and physical activity opportunities for disabled people with sensory impairments and\/or complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-intro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/shop\/online-shop\/category\/bookable-activities\/?_type=sport\">See the sport activities we currently have to offer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-2-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis3-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"a woman hits a green balloon with a tennis racket\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-activities-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sport-training-and-resources\/sport-training-resources-professionals\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              I am a sports coach or sports development professional\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sensory-Tennis--600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"An older woman stands holding a racket and tennis ball, with her arm raise. 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