Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism

Level 6 Award in Primary School Physical Education Subject Leadership

Inclusive Sports Practical Session

Aims of the session:

To introduce delegates to some alternative/inclusive sports that could be played within their school

setting. This session will include opportunities to understand and experience each game concept

and rules, the consideration of possible adaptations and, where time allows, the development of

skills.

Tasks:

1. In your group read the guidance and try to play the game. Ask if there are any elements that

are not clear/understood.

2. Consider where/how/if it could be utilised in your school.

3. Consider if you could play the game/elements of the game with alternative equipment that

you already have in school.

4. If there is time then try the skills practice/challenge at the end of each section.

Boccia New Age Kurling

Sitting Volleyball

Boccia

About Boccia – Basics http://www.gb-boccia.org/

• Boccia (pronounced 'Bot-cha') is a Paralympic sport introduced in 1984

• It has no Olympic counterpart

• Athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting

closest to a 'jack' ball

• It is designed specifically for athletes with a disability affecting locomotor function

• It is played indoors on a court similar in size to a badminton court

Rules

• The aim of the game is to get closer to the jack than your opponent

• The jack ball is white and is thrown first

• One side has six red balls and the other has six blue balls

• The balls are leather containing plastic granules so they don't bounce but will still roll

• The side whose ball is not closest to the jack throws until they get a ball closest or until they

run out of balls

• Once all the balls have been thrown one side receives points for every ball they have closer

to the jack than their opponents closest ball

Playing the Game: http://www.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/448698/DEP_Activity_cards.pdf

Challenge/Skill Activity: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/sports/level-1-primary

New Age Kurling

About New Age Kurling http://www.gbkurling.co.uk/

New Age Kurling was created by John Bennett. His disabled son, a stroke victim, asked him to invent

something that he and other disabled people could all enjoy. It was while watching the ice Curling

World Championships on television in 2000 that John came up with the idea of New Age Kurling, an

ice-free version of curling. He designed a rubber discus with a handle and stainless steel ball bearings

on the underside so it could slide along the ground on smooth flooring, such as sports halls and

dance floors. John also invented pushers and ramps (sometimes called chutes) to make the game

inclusive to people of all abilities.

The object of the game is to get as many of your stones closer to the centre of the target (a vinyl

mat) than your opponent's stones.

New Age Kurling has quickly become a popular sport as disabled people can play with or against

non-disabled people on an equal level. The sport is played all over the world, with national and

international competitions.

As its popularity has grown, variations of the game have been created, including Kurling Kroquet,

Kurling Kounters and Kurling Golf.

New Age Kurling has been used as part of rehabilitation therapy in hospitals because it can be played

without physical fitness. Kurling is great fun for disabled people and non-disabled people of all ages -

social clubs, schools and the whole family can enjoy playing.

In the UK, the game is run by Kurling's National Governing Body, the Great Britain Kurling Association

(GBKA).

Playing the game: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/sports/level-1-primary

Challenge/Skill Activity: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/sports/level-1-primary

Sitting Volleyball

About Sitting Volleyball: http://www.volleyslide.net/power-play-english/4577801480

“Sitting Volleyball is one of the most entertaining Paralympic sports and it is getting increasing

attention for being an exciting, fast game, and for its potential to be a tool for positive social

change.”

The rules are essentially the same as Volleyball and are outlined in more detail below.

• Points are scored by grounding the ball on the opponents side of the court or by the

opponent knocking the ball out of court.

• Each team can touch the ball three times on their side of the net before it must cross to the

other side

• One player can not touch the ball consecutively unless their first touch is a block

• When a team win back the serve they rotate one court position clockwise

Playing the Game: http://www.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/448698/DEP_Activity_cards.pdf

Challenge/Skill Activity: http://www.volleyslide.net/power-play-english/4577801480

Alternative ideas: http://www.volleyslide.net/bumball/4581615729