Diversify your training with the latest learning opportunities
It’s been a busy summer of sport and with the Paralympics in full swing we’ve provided a guide to the latest CIMSPA endorsed learning opportunities and resources available to further enhance your skill set and cater to specialist demographics.
Perhaps you’re looking to broaden your knowledge on specialist populations, or you want to become more inclusive in your practice. We’ve pulled together a collection of tailored resources to get you started.
CPD
Inclusive Activity Programme
This fun and interactive introduction to the Inclusive Activity Programme is a fantastic starting point for those wanting to learn more about the key principles of inclusion in sport and physical activity.
Provider – UK Coaching and Activity Alliance
CIMSPA CPD Points – 0.5
Coaching Blind and Partially Sighted People
Evolve your coaching by increasing your knowledge, confidence and skills through helpful tips and practical solutions to enable you to include blind and partially sighted people effectively in your sport and physical activity sessions.
Provider – UK Coaching and British Blind Sport
CIMSPA CPD Points – 2
Introduction to the Sport of Boccia
Learn more about this Paralympic sport and how you can play, coach and support it in your local community. This totally inclusive sport can be played by anyone.
Provider – UK Coaching and Boccia England
CIMSPA CPD Points – 0.5
An Introduction to Cerebral Palsy in Sport and Physical Activity
Through this course you’ll learn about cerebral palsy and the practical tips and techniques you can utilise to remove barriers to participation for people living with the condition.
Provider – UK Coaching and Cerebral Palsy Sport
CIMSPA CPD Points – 1
More resources
The following resources, provided by UK Coaching Club, have been designed to help you support individuals with specific needs. Building on this understanding can help to adapt your sessions and prioritise inclusion.
Maximising the Experience for Participants who have ADHD
This useful resource will help you to understand what ADHD is, how it may affect participants in a sport or physical activity session and how sessions can be adapted to support people with ADHD.
The Hidden Condition – A Coach’s Guide to Autism
This handy advice for coaches focuses on the challenges that people with autism face when taking part in sport and physical activity. It includes examples of coaching methods that can easily be adapted to accommodate individual needs.
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
Help to create more opportunities for disabled people to be active with this guidance to provide you with the skills, confidence and knowledge to become more inclusive in your sessions.
Connecting Differently Through Sport
This webinar explores barriers to participation, communication styles and useful adaptations to engage people with sensory impairments and complex disabilities in sport or physical activity.