Disability Athletics Resources

There are a range of resources you can use to make your coaching more inclusive and aid you with coaching disabled athletes.

You can contact our Para Athletics Talent Officer Jake Foster on jfoster@englandathletics.org

• Access details of the British Athletics Paralympic Talent Development Coordinators

Clubs and Coaching

A range of useful resources for clubs can be viewed through Club Hub – the resources area of our website.

• How to include everyone – Activity Inclusion Model Guidance (PDF 180kB)

Competition and Classification

• UKA Classification guidance
• Video explaining para classification

Equipment and Funding

• Information and Advice on Running Blades (PDF 330kB)
• Running Resource Guide for Amputees by Limb Power (PDF 1.8MB)
• Equipment and Funding Information and Advice on Wheelchair Racing (PDF 360kB)
• Club Guide – Seated Throws
• Protean throwing frame website

Impairment specific information

• It's ok to play: supporting families living with cerebral palsy to be active (PDF 950kB)
• Say yes to sport: how to get active with CP sport (PDF 1.7MB)
• Coaching people with diabetes (PDF 340kB)
• Dementia-friendly sports guide (PDF 3.4MB)
• National Autistic Society; A Guide for Sports Coaches and Clubs
• Club Guide – Running and Sprinting with Guides or Find out more about our Find A Guide programme
• Club Factsheet – How to deliver a taster session for blind and partially sighted people
• Deaf Friendly Athletics resource (PDF 670kB)

Mental health and wellbeing

• Athletics and Mental Health resource (PDF 1.4MB)
• Promoting Good Mental Health through Coaching infographics (PDF 1.4MB)

Courses/workshops

• National Autistic Society- Autism, Sport and Physical Activity online module
• Mind – Mental health awareness training for sport and physical activity
• Mental health First Aid Lite (introductory three hour mental health awareness course
• British Blind Sport e-Learning module: Coaching People with a Visual Impairment