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Disability Sport Events (DSE)is holding the British International Disability Swimming Championship at Ponds Forge in Sheffield from 6-8 April 2012. The championships – supported by Nationwide Building Society and British Swimming - will g...
Posted: 6 days 6 hours ago
Categories: General
Entry forms and further information regarding the 2012 Disport Junior Athletics events are available to download now.
See the events page of the website http://www.fdso.co.uk/events
Deadline for entries is Friday 20th April 2012...
Posted: 1 week 2 days ago
Categories: Disport
11 teams representing schools from across the Humber, East Riding and North Lincolnshire took part in the second Humber boccia competition once again held at Bishop Burton College. The competition was organised by FDSO in partnership with the college...
Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago
Categories: East and the Humber
10 teams representing schools from across South Yorkshire took part in the boccia competition held at Barnsley College Sports Centre. The competition was organised by FDSO in partnership with the college, Boccia England and Lords Taverners and was su...
Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago
Categories: South Yorkshire
On Tuesday 17th January teams representing schools from across West Yorkshire took part in the first under 19 Boccia Championships, held at the Deighton Sports Arena, Huddersfield. The competition was organised by FDSO with support from Boccia Englan...
Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago
Categories: West Yorkshire
Halifax Wheelchair Rugby League Club have followed the Halifax RLFC in cementing a relationship with Calderdale College, and are now based at the college, with training every Thursday evening:
7pm -9pm (see attached poster) from 19th January...
Posted: 1 month 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
The entry deadline for the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humber U19 Boccia competitions has been extended to Thursday 12th January 2012.
Entry forms and details are available to download from the 'Events' section of the website.
Ple...
Posted: 1 month 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
A very happy new year to all our supporters.
The FDSO are moving premises and we are experiencing problems with our emails, so if you are having a problem with contacting us please telephone on one of the numbers below.
07533036199...
Posted: 1 month 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The London Prepares International Goalball Test Event took place at the Handball Arena on Olympic Park on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2011.
Five women’s teams were invited to participate in the round robin tournament...
Posted: 2 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
FDSO is pleased to announce a new partnership with Bellicon.
Bellicon has been working in conjunction with Rebound Therapy.org to provide easily accesible rebound equipment for the home and school. In this new partnership, Bellicon h...
Posted: 2 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The City of York Council have published their latest editions of the Adult and Young Peoples Inclusive and Disability Sport Directories. The YORKability and ParaYork magazines will also be making a return very soon so watch this space!
Please fin...
Posted: 3 months 4 hours ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
Saturday 19th November saw the Harrogate Hydro hosting the annual Special Olympics Regional Swimming Gala.
Over 160 athletes representing teams from as far afield as Sheffield, Hull, Teesdale and Kirklees attended the event. The Mayor of Harrogat...
Posted: 3 months 5 hours ago
Categories: General
As a proud partner of the Paralympic Games and with 2012 around the corner Sainsbury's are aiming to get over 1 million children trying Paralympic sports. Free equipment to try goalball, sitting volleyball and blind football is available by regis...
Posted: 3 months 5 hours ago
Categories: General
The latest YORKability newsletter giving all the latest disability and inclusive sport news is now available for the city.
Posted: 3 months 5 hours ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
Barnsley based charity, The Shawlands Trust has once again backed a cricket project run jointly by FDSO and Disport. The project, which links Stainborough Club with local Special School, Greenacre School, is now in its third year. Shawlands Trust has...
Posted: 3 months 7 hours ago
Categories: General
Activity Sheffield and Within Reach have teamed up to launch Sheffield's first Junior Boccia club, which is specifically designed for young people in Sheffield aged 14-25, with physical disabilities and special needs.
Boccia is an indoor target...
Posted: 3 months 1 day ago
Categories: General
The people of Sheffield can enjoy new disabled swim facilities at Chapeltown Baths. People are warmly invited to come to the launch, tour the new facilities, poolside changing rooms and lift and come for a free swim. Trained sta...
Posted: 3 months 2 days ago
Categories: General
This 6 hour workshop is aimed at coaches who are looking to develop adaptive coaching methods to facilitate the participation and development of players with a disability across the West Riding. The workshop consists of a 3 hour theory session where...
Posted: 3 months 3 days ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
Disport has been awarded £5,000 to support the continuation of the Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities Project. The award, from THE BAILY THOMAS TRUST, is to support the continued development of a Sports Kitemark for Schools that prov...
Posted: 3 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
Training clinics and come and try it sessions - open to both athletes and coaches
Please see the attached flyer and application form for more details.
The sessions take place at the John Charles Centre for Sport from 11am to 2pm on the followin...
Posted: 4 months 5 days ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
The festival is being run by the Leeds Disability Sport Youth Panel to coincide with International Day of Disabled People, and will be delivered by LTA qualified coaches. The day will also have the Leeds launch of blind and visually impaired tennis,...
Posted: 4 months 5 days ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
New Special Olympics skiing group
Please come along on Sunday 6th November for a free skiing taster session at the SNO!zone, Castleford.
Each participant will get an opportunity to ski on the slope with one of our qualified instruct...
Posted: 4 months 5 days ago
Categories: Special Olympics, West Yorkshire
Visual Awareness and Sport course
Saturday 12th November
Huntington School, York
10am – 5pm
£60
Posted: 4 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Goalball Leaders course
Sunday 6th November
Leeds Trinity University College
9.30am – 4pm
£40
Posted: 4 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
John Garbett scored a blistering 74 to help steer Yorkshire to a thumping 105 run victory over the Welsh Dragons to secure the Twenty20 Cup at Leamington Cricket Club.
It wasn’t all plain sailing though as the Yorkshire innings got off to a le...
Posted: 4 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Leeds United Foundation, in partnership with Ringways Motor Group, would like to invite you to the:
Ability Counts
Football Awareness Day
Sunday 23rdOctober 2011
10.30 –13.30
The Centenary Pavilion (Indoor), Elland Road
...
Posted: 4 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
Yoodo Sports is teaming up with Virgin Active for a day of free sports taster sessions.
* Tuesday 27th September
* 9:30am – 2.30pm
* Virgin Active Health Club (previously Esporta), Gallagher Leisure Park, Dick Lane, Thornbury, Bradfo...
Posted: 5 months 3 days ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations creates and provides sport and recreational opportunities for disabled people in the Yorkshire region.
FDSO does this through a number of initiatives, including a regional events programme for disabl...
Posted: 5 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
A great opportunity for colleagues from mainstream and special education to come together and firmly place young disabled people at the heart of school sport.
Conference Overview
The day will explore and up skill delegates in the following aspect...
Posted: 5 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
£250.00 for Playground to Podium Sports
Does your community sport session offer:
Participation opportunities for disabled people?
Any of the following sports: Athletics, Boccia, Football, Swimming, Table Tennis or Wheelchair Basketball?
I...
Posted: 5 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: South Yorkshire
We are sad to report that a dear friend of the Federation passed away yesterday (31 August) following a long illness. Manny was one of the founder members of the organisation and worked tirelessly with and for disabled people over many years. Manny s...
Posted: 5 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
City of York Council's sport and active leisure team celebrated the growing number of sport and physical activity opportunities for disabled people in York at an event to mark one year to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Organised b...
Posted: 6 months 2 days ago
Categories: General
Photos by Phil Brooksbank Photography Email: phil.brooksbank@me.com
The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations held its seventeenth Annual Awards Dinner at the Conference and Exhibition Centre at Elland Road, Leeds in July,...
Posted: 6 months 2 days ago
Categories: General
On Friday 9 September Spider-Y will be holding their first Awards night at Headingley Carnegie Café Bar to celebrate the achievements of the Leeds Spiders Wheelchair Basketball Club, and to say thank you to everybody’s help this ove...
Posted: 6 months 2 days ago
Categories: General
Boccia England have developed a Boccia Junior Leaders Award and are looking to train new tutors throughout the country to deliver this course.
The tutor training course will take place over a weekend (time and date to be decided) and all can...
Posted: 6 months 3 days ago
Categories: General
Yoodo Sports is teaming up with Bradford College and Bradford Disability Sport & Leisurefor a day of free sports taster sessions. Meet the Yoodo Sports team and join in with disability sports demonstrations – wheelchair rugby, basketball, c...
Posted: 6 months 4 days ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
John Newsome, one of our regular volunteers, could end up carrying the Olympic flame on its way to London after being nominated for the honour by the city’s MP. Please follow this link to see more.
http://www.wakefieldexpr...
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
One2 Go - Paralympic Taster Activites
Able2 Clubs in partnership with Wakefield Council Sport and Active Lifestyles and Wakefield Gold are celebrating the one year to go date for the Paralympics by providing FREE taster activities for children, yo...
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
FDSO Honours Region’s Sporting Heroes
The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations held its seventeenth Annual Awards Dinner at the Centenary Pavillion, at Elland Road, Leeds in July, and presented seventeen awards to...
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
A free disability cycling event is being organised by “Get Cycling” at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds. The event is running from 10.30am-4.00pm on the 23rd and 24th September and is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Come...
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
A new Disability Gym Minis class being launched at Scott Hall Leisure Centre, Leeds. This is available for children aged 1-4 years old with any disability and starts on 7 Sept 2011 for a period of 7 weeks.
To book a place please call Scott Hall Le...
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
Bradford Disability Sport & Leisure have recently purchased a new 16 seater fully accessible mini-bus to add to their fleet. They can also provide drivers and escorts for Voluntary Community Organisations.
Please contact Sue...
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
This 2 day course will be held at the Energize Sports Centre, York, on the 20/21st October.
For more information and to register on the course please see the flyer:
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Five Active Ability Days will be held over the Summer holidays for young disabled people between 12 - 19 years old.
For more information and to register to attend please click on the relevant documents:
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
York St John University is aiming to run the above training course in September of this year, and would like to open the opportunity to the wider network.
For more information and to register on the course please see the flyer:
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
NYCC are now accepting applications for short break funding for disabled children for 2011/2012.
For more information and to apply please see the flyer:
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Suitable for all coaches, this workshop aims to answer the commonly asked questions about disabled sport participants and it will show you how, with a few minor adjustments to the way you work, you can make your coaching more inclusive and effective....
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
New low cost swimming lessons for disabled adults aged 16 years and over are running at Energise Leisure Centre. Courses will start on Wednesdays, from the 21st September 2011. The lessons will run for six weeks and will cost £18.00. Classes wi...
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The British Open Para Table Tennis Championships are coming to Sheffield between the 14th and 17th September 2011. The event will host the world’s best disabled players with varying disabilities. The event is part of the process leading up to t...
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
One of the fastest and most brutal Paralympic sports comes to Leeds this week, when Beijing bronze medal holders Canada take on the Great Britain team at wheelchair rugby.
The Canadian Paralympic wheelchair rugby team will play a public exh...
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Lord Nelson, will be in Whitby on Saturday August 20th and Sunday August 21st, and she will be open to the public 10.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00 each day. If anyone would like to visit the ship and hear more about the opportunities to sail with the...
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The DSE Yorkshire & Humber Regional Disability Swimming Championships is to be held on the 11th September at The Hydro in Harrogate. The deadline for entries is the 14th August.
Please note: This event is open to newcomers who may swim as a gu...
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
There are still places left on the Leeds Disability Sports Camp.
This is taking place from the 22nd August across venues in Leeds and is available for any young disabled person aged 8-16 years old. This camp is being run to tie in with the “...
Posted: 6 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Yorkshire visually impaired cricket club is holding it's annual awareness day at Old Sharlston Cricket Club on Sunday 14th August between the hours of 10.30 am and 5 pm.
There will be eight a side cricket matches taking place t...
Posted: 6 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
Please see the attached information regarding the National Disability Tag Rugby Festival to be held at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, on Tuesday 27th September 2011.
The event is aimed at ambulant players with a learning disability and/or moderate phy...
Posted: 7 months 2 days ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
These are the first courses that have been made available through the Skills Enhancement Fund allocation at Achieve Potentials. The majority of the courses will be delivered in South Yorkshire, due to the restrictions in funding, but there are course...
Posted: 7 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
Please see the attached newsletter from the Bradford Bumble Bees for the latest news about mixed ability rugby for all.
For more information about how to get involved please contact Mark or Dave:
Mark: gooders123@talktalk.net
Dave: david.morri...
Posted: 7 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: West Yorkshire
Darton Academy were the winners at the recent Stainborough CC Disability Cricket festival, and have claimed a place as representatives from Barnsley at the Disability Cricket festivals, to be held at Headingley Stadium on 12th July.
The event, whi...
Posted: 7 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Final Tally is in for
Special Olympics Great Britain World Summer Games Athens Team
187 Medals
72 Gold – 63 Silver – 52 Bronze
A LEGENDARY GREEK DISPLAY FROM YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE HEROES!
Mo...
Posted: 7 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
Congratulations to the Bradford athletes that represented Team GB at the Special Olympic World Summer Games in Athens. The athletes representing Team GB were Robert Burnett (Ten Pin Bowling), Nigel Halliday (Powerlifting), Ben Horner (Golf), and Jame...
Posted: 7 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: Special Olympics, West Yorkshire
The Wheelchair Dance project is for young people aged 9 – 26 who are wheelchair users, and involves creative dance sessions, leading to a small performance. The project is being delivered by Northern Ballet, ArtForms and YASMEN.
So tha...
Posted: 7 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
South Yorkshire County Athlete Assessment Day
Thursday 16th June 2011, English Institute of Sport-Sheffield
On Thursday 16th June 2011young disabled athletes from across South Yorkshire attended the second annual South Yorksh...
Posted: 8 months 4 days ago
Categories: General
19 June 2011
Yorkshire & Humberside Special Olympics athletes are pictured before starting on their journey to join the rest of the Great Britain team competing in the Special Olympics World Games in Athens. [(Back row: Robert Burnett (10 pin B...
Posted: 8 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
We need your help and input more than ever.
The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations (FDSO) in Yorkshire and the Humber has been in existence for
eighteen years and is now facing some serious funding challenges, meaning that we need to be...
Posted: 8 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
FDSO Annual Sports Award Dinner 2011
is to be held on
Friday 15 July 2011
at Leeds United FC, Elland Road, at the new Centenary Pavilion
The FDSO Annual Sports Award Dinner, celebrates sporting achievement at the highes...
Posted: 8 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
Wheelchair football is coming to Yorkshire.
A number of wheelchair football training and development sessions have been organised by the Able2 Club in Wakefield. The sessions are for all ages and abilities and are designed to introduce the game to...
Posted: 8 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Skills Enhancement Fund, working closely with Skills Active, wishes to fund a series of programmes and CPD workshops that addresses the skills shortages within disability sport. The aim is to develop opportunities in inclusive and disability spor...
Posted: 8 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
Free Training Courses in Sport and Mental Health
Time to Change is delivering a series of mental health training sessions - aimed at coaches, but also of value to Sports Development Officers, County Sports Partnership workers, Equality Officers in...
Posted: 8 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
The South Yorkshire Goalball Club launched after the World Championships that were held at the EIS in Sheffield during the summer of 2010. Funding constraints have prevented them from training as frequently as they’d originally hoped for, but d...
Posted: 8 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Jubilee Sailing Trust is a registered charity that owns and operates Lord Nelson and Tenacious, the only two tall ships in the world designed and built so that disabled people can sail with able-bodied people, side-by-side as equals. Below i...
Posted: 8 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Yorkshire & Humberside regional athletics competition was held at the Dorothy Hyman Stadium, Barnsley – the first time this venue had been used by the region. Teams from the region were joined by athletes from Durham, Skelton, Lei...
Posted: 8 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
West Yorkshire Goalball Club
Venue: Armley Leisure Centre, Leeds
When: Sunday’s, 2pm to 5pm
Dates:
29 May (2pm to 4pm)
12 June
26 June
24 July
7 August
21 August
4 September
18 September
For new and experienced players aged...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: West Yorkshire
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2011
Time: 11.00 – 13.00
Venue: Wigton Moor FC - The Recreation Ground, 616 Harrogate Road, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 8EH
Playing Surface: Grass
The WRCFA are holding a Junior (u16) ‘Turn-up &...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
Sheffield International Venues has helped launch a new Sports Employment Project for people with disabilities. Concord Sports Centre, has agreed to host a work trial for Alexander Thompson, as part of a link-up between Action for Employment and...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
Mike Brace CBE will be a speaker at this years Awards Dinner.
Mike Brace, CBE -Chief Executive, VISION 2020 UK
Mike Brace, CBE,went blind at the age of ten following a firework accident near his home in Hackney. He went to s...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
The next generation of disabled athletes were put through their paces in five sports at a talent-spotting day in Leeds.
58 pupils from schools across West Yorkshire gathered for the third County Athlete Assessment Day at John Charles Centre for Sp...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
The Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League Club have announced the training dates for their new club. The club is open to all abilities and welcomes new participants to experience the game.
Time & Dates: Wednesdays from 7-9pm - Starts on 1st Jun...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: West Yorkshire
The Institute of Swimming currently provides a selection of 34 online courses. The Introduction to disability Swimming module is now being offered as a FREE online course.
Places are limited so booking is essential.
Please see attached poster f...
Posted: 9 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
2011 NEW AGE KURLING WORLD PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS
On Sunday 1st May, Oliver Peace, 18, (Able2 Pontefract Special Olympics) competed at the New Age Kurling World Pairs Championships. The Kurling Championships were held over two day...
Posted: 9 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Alexander Thompson, from Sheffield was celebrating a potentially Life-changing success this Easter, as he passed his RLSS Lifesaving Course.
Alexander, who has a learning disability, successfully completed the challenging course, which now put...
Posted: 10 months 7 hours ago
Categories: General
Come and enjoy a free day of disability sport at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds.
Have a go at Paralympic & non-Paralympic sports.
The Paralympic Sports Taster Day is being run by the Leeds Disability Sport Youth Panel (LDSYP). LDS...
Posted: 10 months 7 hours ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
I am pleased to be able to publish a list of all our nominees for this years Sports Awards presentation at Elland Road on 15 July. The winners will be announced on the night.
Congratulations to eveyone that has been nominated.
Nomination...
Posted: 10 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
New low cost swimming lessons for children aged 8 – 10 and 11 – 15 years with disabilities are running at Energise Sports Centre in York. Courses will start on Thursday 5th May 2011.
For more information and to register please click o...
Posted: 10 months 1 week ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
Pictured are: Doncaster's Paralympic fencing hopeful Craig McCann, 27 with Nichola Mair from First Buses who are sponsoring him and have donated a cheque for £2,636
Photo: With thanks to Sheffield Newspapers
SOUTH Yorkshire Pa...
Posted: 10 months 1 week ago
Categories: South Yorkshire
10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 15th May 2011
Marley Activity and Coaching Centre, Keighley, BD21 4DB.
£35.00
This 6 hour workshop is aimed at coaches who are looking to develop adaptive coaching methods to facilitate the participation and developme...
Posted: 10 months 1 week ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
The deadline for entries for this years Disport Junior Athletics has been extended until Tuesday 26th April. Entry forms are available to download from the 'Events' section of the website.
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: Disport
Swim Links is a project delivered by the ASA which provides a structured swimming session for young disabled people.
For more information of this poject at the Jorvick Swim Academy in York, please click on the downloads.
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
Do you live in York and want to cycle but have:
• Physical disabilities?
• Learning disabilities?
• Mobility/Balance problems?
Well now you can! Cycling City York, City of York Council and Get Cycling are holding a series of FREE b...
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
The latest YORKability accessible newsletter is now available. Click on the downloads for more information For more information click on the downloads.
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
If you are 16 or under and want to improve technical or tactical aspects of your game in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, why not try the new badminton sessions at Abbey Leisure Centre, Selby.
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The deadline for the FDSO awards nominations is 18 April 2011. If you have not already sent in your nominations, please email or post to Bev Whiteley as soon as possible.
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Disport Annual General Meeting will be held at FDSO offices, Milner Way, Ossett on Monday 16th May at 7pm. All welcome.
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Teams from Danum School in Doncaster and Featherstone Technology College recently represented the Yorkshire & Humber region at the Boccia England / Lords Taverners U19 National Boccia Championships, held in Nottingham.
Both teams won the right t...
Posted: 10 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Leeds Actionnaires Club have recently announced their programme of activities for April-May 2011. The club offers sport and leisure activities for young people with a visual impairment. See promotional poster or contact Nicole Sprent for more inf...
Posted: 10 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
The warm welcome and inclusion of the Bumble Bees Barbarians into the successful Bradford and Bingley Rugby Club has helped to bring the RFU Inclusion Award to the club, due to be presented on April 9th prior to the 1st teams afternoon game.
To sa...
Posted: 10 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General, West Yorkshire
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AID YORKSHIRE BOCCIA SQUAD TO NATIONAL VICTORY
Yorkshire and Humberside Special Olympics boccia players have played a part in guiding Yorkshire to glory in the Disability Sport Events (DSE) National Boccia Championships....
Posted: 11 months 6 hours ago
Categories: General
RECORDS BROKEN AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS GALA
140 swimmers participated in the 10th Annual Special Olympics City of Hull Swimming Gala which was held for the third time at the Beverley Leisure Centre on Saturday 5th March.
The 15 te...
Posted: 11 months 5 days ago
Categories: General
Good luck to the regions Junior boccia players who this week compete in two national competions - the Boccia England / Lords Taverners u19s National Championships on Thursday 24th March in Nottingham and the DSE National Junior Boccia on Saturda...
Posted: 11 months 6 days ago
Categories: General
The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations Annual Sports Award Dinner 2011 is to be held on Friday 15 July 2011.
Please see the attached flyer for more detail.
Posted: 11 months 1 week ago
Categories: General
On Wednesday 9th March 17 teams representing schools from across Yorkshire and the Humber took part in the 2011 Regional Boccia Championships, held at York College. The competition was organised by FDSO with support from Boccia England and Lords Tave...
Posted: 11 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Please find the Nomination form for the FDSO Sports Awards.
The date of the Awards Dinner is to be confirmed, but nominations are now invited, with a closing date of Monday 18th April.
Please email completed forms to bwhiteley@fdso.co uk, o...
Posted: 11 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Calling all Universities, Colleges and Schools in the region
If you have students who are required to complete volunteering hours as part of their course we can help
The Federation runs an extensive programme of sporting events for...
Posted: 11 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
10 teams representing schools from across the Humber and East Riding took part in the first Humber boccia competition held at Bishop Burton College near Beverley. The competition was organised by FDSO in partnership with the college, Boccia England a...
Posted: 11 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: East and the Humber
Barnsley youngster, Liam Noble, was just one of several talented young sportsmen identified at the recent Links Talent I.D/ Ability day for participants with a disability.
Liam, a wheelchair user from Kingstone School, Barnsley, showed sufficient sk...
Posted: 11 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
The Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities Kitemark panel has made three more awards of the Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities Kitemark to acknowledge excellence in provision of sport & leisure activities.
The awards, which wil...
Posted: 11 months 2 weeks ago
Categories: General
Matthew Riley, from Sheffield, became the second person placed into employment as part of the FDSO / Action for Employment Sports Employment Project.
Matthew, who has Aspergers Syndrome, boasts an impressive CV, with qualification...
Posted: 11 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
Barnsley fan, Jamie Ibbotson became the first person to be successfully placed into employment as part of a new Sports Employment Project, an initiative set up by The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations and Action for Employment. The projec...
Posted: 11 months 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
NEW AWARDS FOR 2011!
The PMLD Kitemark panel has met to assess the latest applications, and the new awards for 2011 will be announced soon!
What is it?
An award made by Disport (Member organisation of The Federation of Disability
Sports Organis...
Posted: 1 year 1 week ago
Categories: Disport
On Top of the World!!!!!!
2009 NPower Disabled Sportsman of the Year - Yorkshire Andy Sellars (Wakefield) and his Golfing guide Martyn Wright (Halifax) are “on top of the World “after becoming B2 World Blind Golf Champions in August l...
Posted: 1 year 1 week ago
Categories: General
And the Winners are... South Yorkshire Sports Awards 2010
Last night saw the 2010 South Yorkshire Sports take place at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, to celebrate the very best achievements in community and professional sport in South...
Posted: 1 year 1 week ago
Categories: General
A Great Opportunity to support the FDSO
The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations runs an extensive programme of sporting events for children and adults with physical and learning disabilities as well as sensory impairments, which enables...
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks ago
Categories: General
Students from York St John University have undertaken a training programme to teach inclusive sports to young people and adults with disabilities in the region.
The training initiative is a result of a fruitful partnership between York St J...
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks ago
Categories: North Yorkshire
The lessons are aimed at disabled children & young people, aged 5-16 years on Tuesdays 6 - 6.30pm (Starting 15th Feb 2011 for ten weeks) at Abbey Leisure Centre, Selby. It cost: £40.20 for the ten week programme of lessons.
For more info...
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks ago
Categories: General, North Yorkshire
The purpose of this course is to enable physiotherapists to assess the functional ability of disabled performers.
The content is a combination of theory and practical assessment of disabled athletes, including the role of classification, how to as...
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks ago
Categories: General, North Yorkshire