Transcript Disability Sport Wales - International sports conference

Disability Sport Wales
BUILDING A LEGACY OF
DISABILITY SPORT IN
PARTICIPATION AND
EXCELLENCE
Jon Morgan
Executive Director
STATUS OF ORGANISATION
• Pan Disability National Sports Organisation – formed 1985
(Intellectual disability / Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Physical /
Sensory Disabilities)
• National Governing Body of Sport
• Strategic Development Agency
• Advise Regional Government and Sports Council for Wales
• Core Business
- increasing participation
- improving excellence
- training and education
Staffing Structure
Executive Director
Support Services
Officer
National Performance
Manager
National Development
Manager
Academy Manager
Community Support
Services Officer
Athletics
Development Officer
22 County
Officers
Local club
structure
Education and Training
Consultant
Education and Training
Tutor Workforce
1,000,000
900,000
800,000
700,000
600,000
Grant Support
Ind' Income
Sponsorship
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
1999
2000
2004
2006
2008
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY
KPI
2004
2006
2008
Clubs
217
348
350
Coaches
88
278
727
Volunteers
164
203
720
Competitions
22
23
31
Participatory
Opportunities
14271
78680
320,000
Membership
1038
3675
7675
Elite sport
Paralympics Games
Sydney – 17 athletes
6% GB athletes / 20% medals
Athens – 24 athletes
14% athletes / 30% medals
(Wales 16th / 138 nations in Games)
Beijing – 31 athletes
15% athletes / 25% gold medals
(Wales 13th / 146 nations in Games
- and 7th in Europe)
15 new athletes from Wales into GB
team
9 from Academy system
The growth of community sport
Clear focus and ‘Game Plan’ - national framework 2002 - 2004
• Generate DEMAND for disability sport participation
• 22 x development officers appointed at local level
• Pan disability approach
Develop the SUPPLY
Voluntary Workforce – 2004 - 07
• More coaches
• More volunteers
• Local sessions - leading to development of sports clubs
• Create local competitions at appropriate levels
• Pan-disability approach / disability specific: for example - visually
impaired / deaf and hard of hearing
Expand Opportunities and mainstreaming – 2008 - 2013
• Inclusion into mainstream sporting society
Athlete Identification – Developing
Excellence
• 2002 - Develop 6 ‘priority sports / across Wales
• 2003 - Focus on two largest sports to develop infra- structures
• 2004 – 2006: Link community programmes to underpin
community sports
• 2006: Develop Academy system for selected athletes
• 2006 – 08: Monitor effectiveness of Academy systems against
defined targets
a) Number of athletes improving rankings / performances
b) Number of athletes being selected into GB squads
c )Number of athletes being selected for Paralympic
Games
Education and Training
Community
• Developing community based education resources
• Impairment Specific training
• Disability Equality Training for Sports Sector
• Welfare Training – safer sport
• Adapted Sports – ‘sports-ability’
National Governing Bodies
• Disability Equality training
• Improving coaching standards – inclusive approach
• Working with disabled athletes
REHABILITIATION PROGRAMMES
• Using sport and physical activity to support:
- people that are disabled resulting from injury / illness
- Injured civilians – post conflict
- Armed forces rehab – programme examples:
- UK: Battle Back
- USA: Wounded Warrior
Opportunities
Re-integrate individuals back into society
Develop healthier lifestyles
Potential to identify competitors for performance sport
WAY FORWARD?
• Develop a disability sport programme as you would
develop any other programme
• Agree programme / sports – limited number to start?
• Determine resources eg adapted equipment / training
courses
• Identify programme locations that are as accessible as
possible
• Work with disability organisations / education to
identify disabled population
• Keep the programme SIMPLE
THANK YOU / DIOLCH YN FAWR
[email protected]
www.disability-sport-wales.org
www.fdsw.org