{"id":48103,"date":"2024-04-19T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=48103"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:25:58","slug":"sensory-sport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/activities-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating meaningful sports activities for disabled people with complex needs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Sensory Sport?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensory Sport is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukcoaching.org\/news\/nation%E2%80%99s-top-coaches-celebrated-at-2024-uk-coaching-awards\/\">award-winning<\/a> initiative providing meaningful opportunities for disabled people with complex needs to be active. By simplifying sports like football, tennis and snooker we are able to build accessible activities that can be tailored to meet individual needs and abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Award-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This person-centred approach means that more disabled people can enjoy the physical, social and mental benefits from taking part in sports activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sensory Tennis - Creating meaningful tennis activities for people with complex disabilities\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JZ8-oIjWVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve reimagined sports that, for disabled people with complex needs, are often the most popular but also the most difficult to take part in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For each Sensory Sport, we have created regular, local activities across England and created guidance for sports coaches to provide their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/sensory-rounders\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"70693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70693\"\/ style=\"object-position: 74.73% 39.31%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensory-Rounders-scaled-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sensory Rounders<\/span><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/sensory-tennis\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"70637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a white jumper holds a tennis racket whilst a young man with blonde hair puts his arm towards the racket. They are on a green tennis court with a net in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-70637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Best-Shots-32-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sensory Tennis<\/span><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/sensory-snooker\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" data-id=\"59494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sensory-Snooker-1-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"A man leans over a snooker table aiming his cue at a ball, an instructor is over his shoulder helping to guide the shot\" class=\"wp-image-59494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sensory-Snooker-1-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sensory-Snooker-1-600x432.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sensory-Snooker-1-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sensory-Snooker-1-500x360.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sensory-Snooker-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sensory Snooker<\/span><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/sensory-football\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"53348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A girl in a wheelchair is being pushed around an indoor court, she has a ball in her hands\" class=\"wp-image-53348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sense-Football-June24-scaled-e1720780999682-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sensory Football<\/span><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/sensory-badminton\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"70462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A boy with brown hair sits in a wheelchair holding a badminton racket. A woman stands behind him and a man with white hair holds a shuttlecock out for him to hit.\" class=\"wp-image-70462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serve-tapping-3-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sensory Badminton<\/span><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating meaningful sports activities for disabled people with complex needs. 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