Netballability open to any young person with a learning or physical disability. Come along to All Saints RC School, (Lower) Nunnery Lane, YORK, YO23 1JG on Mondays from 6.00 - 7.00pm, cost £2.00, for more information contact Val French Ebor School Sports Co-ordinator 07795 465862 or Lead Coach Caroline England, Disability Sports Coach on 07769 880108. 

 

Core Stability Sessions at Hob Moor Oaks School on Thursdays from 4.30 – 5.15pm, sessions are free, for more information contact Lead Coach Caroline England, Disability Sports Coach on 07769 880108. 

 

City of York Athletics Club 'No Limits' Disability Athletics every Friday from 7.15pm - 8.15pm at Huntington Stadium. For further details contact Club Development Officer Paula Bird on 07761 530931.

 

Tennisability sessions at York Tennis Club, Clifton Park, Shipton Road, Every Saturday 11.00am - 12.00pm Contact Bev Cairns LTA Coach on 07721368173 for more information.

 

The Junior Sportsability Club is for 8 - 16 year olds on Tuesdays from 9th September 4.15 - 5.45pm at a cost of £2.40 for more information contact Oaklands on 01904 552424. A Junior Boccia Club will also be starting as part of this session from 5.00 - 5.45pm at a cost of £1.50 for more information contact Lead Coach Caroline England, Disability Sports Coach on 07769 880108.

 

For those interested in Football Copmanthorpe Junior Ability Counts coaching (7 – 16 years) starts on Fridays from 12^th September 6.00 – 7.00pm at Oaklands (indoors). Also the North Yorkshire Disability Centre of Excellence for football, which will be running on Friday evenings at Oaklands from October. The centre will potentially feed players directly into one of England's 7 international squads Blind, Partially Sighted, Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities and Amputee. For the 2008 / 2009 season we are looking for players to be nominated from school years 6, 7, 8, 9, (U/14) and years 10, 11, 12, (U/17). If you know of any players who you think would benefit from these opportunities please let Paul Bird (Head Coach) know on 01904 704256. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool is offering their Dolphin Swimming sessions for people with disabilities and their carers on Mondays 7.30 - 8.30pm and Sundays 3.00 - 4.00pm, for more information contact the pools on 01904 552424. As part of the Sunday sessions we will have a Halliwick Swimming Teacher in attendance on the following days: 9^th, 16^th and 30^th November and 7^th and 14^th December 2008 teaching water confidence, controlling your body in the water leading towards swimming movements. Parents / Carers will need to support their child on a 1 to 1 basis and will be in the training pool. Every Sunday in the main pool we will have a qualified swimming teacher / coach working with individuals on improving technique and training towards regional competition.

In partnership with the CYC Specialist Teaching Team we offer a termly ‘Sport for all’ which is a sport and leisure activities session for young people with physical and other disabilities. The next session is TBC, 4.00 - 5.30pm at Burnholme Community College. For more information contact Sue Perutz, Specialist Teaching Service, Mill House, North Street, York, YO1 6JD or Tel 01904 554332. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

 

For those young people interested in Trampolining we have set up a club on Mondays 5.00 – 6.00pm at All Saints Upper School, Mill Mount for more information please contact Stephen Rouse on 07767 318088. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

The Special Olympics City of York Committee are looking to recruit participants and volunteers to a programme of local activities for people with learning difficulties. For more information contact Paul Ramskill on 01904 553372 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it