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 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.
The Sport Opportunity Adviser can:
• work in partnership with schools to enable children with a disability to have the same sporting, physical education and active leisure opportunities as their peers.
• provide practical ideas, resources and training for teachers and teacher aides, including ideas for modification of games and activities to include students of all abilities.
• provide advice to teachers on including students with a disability at school sports events.
• assist in the development of IEP targets in sport or physical activity.
• provide information on inclusive extra-curricular sports activities.
No Exceptions Training:
NET workshops are designed to provide teachers, coaches and community leaders with comprehensive and direct practical support for including people with disabilities in regular sport and physical activity programmes.
The workshops deliberately use a practical approach; and the promotion of positive attitudes toward disability and sport and physical activity is seen as the main priority.
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!
