Sports Ability provides activities from a variety of different game categories that assists in teaching children both general skills, and the concepts of sport.
The Sports Ability cards have been developed with the needs of teachers in mind. They include a range of information about the activity in order to assist teachers to meet curriculum requirements and provide positive learning outcomes for their students. These include:
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Boccia | A bowls-type target game played at the Paralympics that is suitable for all abilities. Learn more, opens in a new tab. | |
Sitting Volleyball | A fast and exciting Paralympic sport played in a seated position designed for players for whom standing volleyball may not be an option. Learn more, opens in a new tab. | |
Goalball | An exciting invasion game played at the Paralympics that introduces new challenges to both sighted and vision impaired players. Learn more, opens in a new tab. | |
Polyball | A modified version of table tennis, particularly useful for young people who have coordination and control impairments. Polybat can also be used to introduce younger children to table tennis. | |
Target Games | A variety of target games where players send an object toward a target, that can be played individually or as part of a team. | |
Hockey | A range of dynamic invasion games involving adapted rules and equipment that can be played either standing or seated. | |
Tee Ball | Striking, fielding, throwing and catching games that can be easily modified for a range of abilities. |
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