…gained more popularity in the last few years. With the Rugby World Cup in Japan starting in September, it’s an exciting time for the DSActive team to be launching rugby sessions. DSActive Sports Officer, Emma: “Touch and tag rugby is a great new format, it’s not all about ‘big tackles and kicks’ but it’s a great way to build skills and enjoy the sport. Participants can gain a positive experience of playing rugby, make new friends and enjoy being…
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…Joan Medler, in her book The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles, promotes the work of Kay Toomey and the Sensory Stages to Eating Foods. It is a step by step process to help with the integration of new food in to the diet. Step 1: Accept the presence of the new food in the same space as them This could simply be having the food on the table away for the person, or someone else on the table trying the food bu…
…it the needs of people with Down’s syndrome. DSActive will publicise these new accredited sessions based at clubs affiliated to the EPSB’s 147 Club scheme and run by coaches who have attended the workshop. Both organisations will work together to make pathways available for people with Down’s syndrome to become WPBSA World Snooker coaches. The new partnership will be formally launched on 8 February at the WDBS Northern Classic 2019, with players f…
…ourage its users to live healthier and more active lives and will be a gateway to a world of further digital information and tools.” For tips and information about healthy eating, please download the new DSActive nutrition factsheets: tips for parents/carers and an easy read version. To find out more about the project please email the DSActive team or call 0333 1212 300….
Funded by a grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport the app has been designed to help people with Down’s syndrome improve their digital skills as well as to make more informed choices about healthy eating and exercise. The Health Swap app has been developed by the DSActive team with app development company The Distance. Research shows that more than 70% of people who have Down’s syndrome are overweight or obese, and that les…
It was good to see the sun shining down on Mayow Park, Lewisham, for the DSActive tennis taster event run in partnership with Millwall Community Trust and the Tennis Foundation. The session was split in two for different age groups. The first 45 minutes was for players aged 5-9, and the second 45 minutes for those aged 10-22. It was lovely to see everyone who came along and they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The coach worked through a fun wa…
…th Down’s syndrome have been involved in the festivals, with many trying a new sport for the first team. Coach Education The DSActive team continue to travel around the country to train coaches on how to better support people with Down’s syndrome. This year saw us start working with British and Welsh Gymnastics, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and continue to run workshops for the LTA, England Athletics and Leisure and Fitness…
