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Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity

The Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Programme is committed to ensuring people with a disability can participate in inclusive sport and active leisure within their community. 

The Sport Opportunity Programme is a partnership between Regional Sports Trusts and the Halberg Trust.  The major objective of the Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Programme is to provide people with the skills and confidence for inclusion into sport and active leisure with their peers. Integration into inclusive activities is of primary importance in the delivery of the programme.

No Exceptions Training:

Sport Southland is pleased to offer Halberg Trust ‘No Exceptions’ training workshop to Southlanders. ‘No Exceptions’ training is a FREE two hour workshop that gives practical ideas on how to adapt physical activity and sport to include all people, especially disabled people.

The main principle of this training is TREE (Teaching strategies, Rules, Equipment and Environment) which are four aspects of sport, physical education and physical activity that can be adapted.

This is a fun interactive workshop that includes handouts, power point, videos, brain storms and physical activity. The session will be facilitated by Justin Muschamp, Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Advisor at Sport Canterbury.

Registrations are essential, please register by contacting Yvette Hodges at Sport Southland on (03) 211 2150 or email Yvette.hodges@sportsouthland.co.nz .

CLICK HERE to download the poster

The Halberg Trust Activity Fund:

The Activity Fund is set up to assist young people with a disability, with the focus on providing an introduction to sport or physical activity that has a sustainable future. Applications can be made for equipment such as modified bikes or boccia balls, or an activity such as a set of swimming lessons or golf lessons. The Halberg Trust Activity Fund will fund those costs over and above what an able-bodied peer would reasonably expect to pay to participate in community sport, recreation and physical activity in an inclusive environment.

The main goal is to support activities that are regular, ongoing, build skills and confidence, remove barriers and are fun!

Community Participation Events

Each year Sport Southland run events in conjunction with the Halberg Trust that focus on inclusion of people with a disability.  Look out for more information closer to the time for:

·        Westpac Trust Halberg section of the Community Trust of Southland Surf to City – every year in February

·        Snowscapade – every year in October

"Linking people with a disability to sport and active leisure within their own community"

Eugene Betham of Ruru School is presented with the Sport Southland trophy at the Special Olympics Football Mini World Cup at the MLT Stadium in Gore on 22 June 2011. Sport Southland is pleased to support this event and congratulates all students and schools who took part.
Please see http://www.specialolympics.org.nz/ for more info on Special Olympics.

Xcellerate 2 Xcellence - Paralympics New Zealand

"If you are a fan of dignity, acceptance and the human race, then you are already a fan of Special Olympics."

Xccelerate 2 Xcellence is the Paralympics New Zealand talent search programme aimed at identifying people with disabilities who display the athletic potential to win medals for New Zealand at the Paralympic Games.

The programme was first launched in 2009 and was successful in identifying and fast tracking talented new athletes towards the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

Building on the success of the first series of Xccelerate 2 Xcellence, Paralympics New Zealand is excited about opportunity to identify a new group of athletes and support them in their journey towards the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and beyond.

We are targeting:

  • People with disabilities who have a training background and/or have competed in either able-bodied or disabled sport
  • Young people with disabilities who demonstrate the early signs of becoming a Paralympic medallist

While this programme is targeted at finding NEW athletes to Paralympic Sport, we invite existing Paralympic Sport athletes to put their names forward for consideration. This may include Talent Transfer – the process where an athlete transfers their skills from one sport to another. This is particularly suitable when an athlete may have retired or fulfilled their potential in one sport, but could excel to a high level by targeting a different Paralympic Sport.

Could this be you?

Have you considered a fresh challenge?

Paralympics New Zealand will initially focus on the sports of cycling, swimming and shooting for this series of Xccelerate 2 Xcellence, with the potential to expand into other Paralympic sports in the future. Applications are welcome now from athletes for all Paralympic Sports.

Interested athletes are invited to complete the X2X Application Form and return it to Paralympics New Zealand. For more information please view the flyers:

Poster >>

Info >>

or visit www.paralympics.org.nz.

Halberg Trust Activity Fund     

Rhajan's on top of the world with new trike

 

 

 ROBYN EDIE/The Southland Times

 

 

ON YOUR TRIKE: Rhajan Kupenga shows off his new trike while proud dad Quentin looks on.

For Rhajan Kupenga, getting his own bike was a big milestone.

The 10-year-old has autism and visual disabilities and his parents and teachers did not think he would ever be able to ride a bike.

Representatives from Sport Southland, Southland Eagles Golfing Society and Invercargill Rotary visited Rhajan at Fernworth School yesterday and presented him with his very own trike.

His rapt father, Quentin Kupenga, said Rhajan was pretty stoked to have a bike of his own. "He's over the moon. He had another bike on loan, because we didn't think he would be able to ride a bike. But he got on it and he was away."

Rhajan's new trike, complete with basket on the back, was a "team effort".

His parents applied for the funding, and the Invercargill Rotary Club and the Halberg Trust Active Fund both put money towards the $2300 trike.

The Southland Eagles Golfing Society runs an annual tournament to raise money for the Halberg Trust.

The Invercargill Rotary Club's Allan Derrick said when they received the funding application they thought it was a great idea.
He said they gave funding to a lot of schools, and people could apply directly to Rotary for money.

"It's for people that need a hand up," he said.

The Halberg Trust Activity Fund is available through Sport Southland, and gives people with a disability the opportunity toparticipate in sport and active leisure in their community.

As Rhajan showed off his new ride's paint job, his teacher aides looked on.

"It's that smile every time he gets on the bike," Raewyn Maha said.

She said once he got the trial bike, "he never looked back".

Jo McCleery, Rhajan's other teacher aide, said he now rode to school in the mornings with someone running alongside him.

"It's just wonderful, so exciting," she said.

"He's so confident."
(Southland Times, 18-6-2010)

Halberg Trust Activity Fund Recipient wins Silver at Dehli

 

   

Kiwi parasport shot putter Jess Hamill was over the moon to be one of New Zealand's growing number of silver medallists in Delhi.

Hamill's first throw of 7.17m was the best of the competition this morning (NZ time), but because of her classification, based of ability, she was bumped to second behind Australian Louise Ellery who threw 6.17m.

Before competition, Hamill knew she was a chance of a medal, but thought it would be bronze.

"It's like they say, it's all on the day."

"I'm really happy," she said.

"I was really nervous, but I think that helped me."

She was 26cm off her personal best, but coach Raylene Bates said even a personal best would not have been enough to clinch New Zealand's first gold of the Games.

"She probably needed another 30 or 40cm," Bates said,

Hamill, a proud Southlander, said the heat and humidity had made throwing difficult and "mentally tough" which made her achievement even more rewarding.

Hamill received a Halberg Trust Activity Fund grant in 2004 to assist with attending athletics championships. Activity Fund grant information and application forms are available from Sport Southland.

Please contact Yvette Hodges on (03) 211 2150 or Yvette.hodges@sportsouthland.co.nz for more information on the Halberg Trust Activity Fund.

Halberg Trust Activity Fund Application Form>>

Activity Fund Application - Guidelines>>

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For More Information or to apply for funding, contact our Sport Opportunity Adviser on (03) 211 2150.

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