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Hip Hockey is a hockey inclusion project for over 16s with disabilities. It currently provides a sporting opportunity for over 50 participants in Gloucestershire. Weekly session are run in Stroud, Lydney and Gloucester, with regular tournaments providing a chance for each team to compete.

To read more about Hip Hockey click here.

SEN Youth Games 2008

This year's SEN Youth Games will took place on Wednesday the 24th September 2008. The 2008 games are aimed to have more than 350 participants and was held at Oxstalls Indoor Centre, Plock Court, Gloucester, bringing together 13 Special Schools and mainstream schools from across the county.

To read the press release please follow this link.

Sports clubs in Gloucestershire

Multi sports clubs. These clubs will give the participant the chance to learn skills in various sports such as football, tennis, athletics, multiskills, boccia, kurling etc. Coaches have experience with coaching people with SEN and/or disabilities. Three clubs are being set up:

A new junior multi sports club for children with SEN and their siblings/friends is starting up shortly Gloucester at GL1. For details contact Martin Lees: 01242 715190 / mlees@glos.ac.uk
A multi sports club for adults with disabilities is starting up in Gloucester at GL1. For details contact Martin Lees: 01242 715190 / mlees@glos.ac.uk
A similar junior multi sports club is starting up in Cheltenham at Christchurch College on Saturday mornings. For details contact Craig Mortiboys: 01242 262626.

Other club information:

A new swimming session has been timetabled at GL1 for children with disabilities starting 23rd April from 4.30 - 5.15 pm. Contact Julie Shepherd on 01452 396666 for more information.
A competitive BOCCIA club is starting 30th April at the National Star college from 7.00 - 8.30pm. This club is suitable for wheelchair users. For more information contact: 01242 527631.
Tennis at Ostalls Indoor Tennis Centre, Gloucester - there are weekly tennis sessions for Juniors 4pm - 4.45pm and 4.45pm - 5.30pm during term time and Adult sessions from 7.30pm - 8.30pm. These are run on Thursdays - call 01452 396969 or email Tennis@gloucester.gov.uk for more information.

Introducing - BOCCIA

Boccia is a popular indoor and outdoor game, and is played in over forty countries worldwide. Unofficial courts can be set up on virtually any hard surface. It can be played recreationally, for fun or competitively and players can go on to compete internationally as it is a Paralympic sport (introduced at the New York 1984 Paralympic Games). All events are mixed and feature individual, pair and team competitions for a total of seven medal events.

The aim of the game is to throw leather balls - coloured red or blue (which side gets which is determined by a coin toss) - as close as they can to a white target ball, the “jack”. The jack is thrown first; then each side takes turns to propel their ball towards the jack. After each side has thrown one ball, the side to throw next will be the side which does not have the closest ball to the jack ball, unless they have thrown all their balls, in which case the other side will throw next. The balls can be thrown with hands, feet, or, if the competitor's disability is severe, with an assistive device. The team/player with the highest number of points at the end of play is the winner.

For more information from BOCCIA International click here.

Active Gloucestershire is currently working with the local councils to develop BOCCIA opportunities in the county. If you would like more information, please use this form to register your interest with us.