Playground to Podium (P2P) is part of the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) and is a national talent identification programme seeking to find potential Paralympians for 2012 and beyond.
The key partners for Playground to Podium in South Yorkshire include Links School Sports Partnership, Youth Sport Trust, School Sports Partnerships (SSP's) in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, Activity Sheffield, Within Reach, South Yorkshire Competition Managers, Federation of Disability Sport and National Governing Bodies.
Between September and July of each school year, 3 Talent Identifying days are held to help identify Young Disabled People (YDP) with higher abilities in PE/Sport. If identified as having higher abilities in PE/Sport, they then have the opportunity to be signposted into further participation opportunities and County Athlete Assessment days (CAADs) delivered by County Sports Partnerships.
The aims for Playground to Podium in South Yorkshire is to:
1. Increase the number of teachers trained to identify Young Disabled People (YDP) with higher abilities in PE and Sport.
2. To signpost YDP with talent to the ability days and then on the County Athlete Assessment Days (CAAD).
3. To increase participation on Out of School Hours Learning (OSHL) through multi-skill and multi sport clubs.
4. To take Young Disabled People (YDP) with physical and sensory disabilities across all key stages from PE through participation to high level performance.
5. To provide opportunities for young people to participate in appropriate competition.
Sports included in the programme:
- Athletics
- Boccia
- Football
- Table Tennis
- Wheelchair Basketball
- Swimming
Disabilities included in the programme:
- Wheelchair Users (Manual/Electric)
- Physical Disability
- Amputee
- Cerebral Palsy
- Dwarfism
- Hearing Impairment
- Visual Impairment
- Learning Disability
Event Schedule
The next Talent Identification Day in Sheffield will be running on Friday 19th November 2010 at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. On the day there will swimming ability testing. The main day running from 1pm - 3pm.
** Please note - Participants MUST be able to swim a minimum of 10 metres **
For further information, see the article below or to enter a contact please call the Links office on 0114 279 6313.
Playground to Podium - Swimming Ability Day
It’s
your turn to become a PARALYMPIC CHAMPION
Playground
to Podium is designed to spot talent in young people with disabilities in a
range of sports.
This
Playground to Podium event is designed to spot young people with disabilities
in swimming. If
you are a young person with a disability who enjoys swimming then this event is
for you!
If
you would like to enter, please contact Emma Morris or Rhiannon Parry on 0114 279 6313 for a registration form and return it before the 12th November 2010 (Please Note: This is an extended deadline)
Criteria
to Enter:
- The participants MUST be from a SHEFFIELD SCHOOL
- If a carer is needed they MUST be present at the event and must be with participants at all times.
- If a carer is needed to enter the pool with their participant, they MUST be covered up with a t-shirt.
- All participants MUST bring their own trunks/costume, a towel and a t.shirt to use at the poolside.
DISABILITIES
INCLUDED
Wheelchair Users (Manual / Electric)
Amputee
Physical Disability
Cerebral Palsy
Dwarfism
Hearing Impairment
Visual Impairment
Learning Disability
Please Note: Participants must be KS2
or KS3 only and all MUST be able to
swim a minimum of 10m.
