There are a range of resources you can use to make your coaching more inclusive and aid you with coaching disabled athletes.
Clubs and Coaching
- Guidance on Disability Terminology (PDF 45kB)
- How to include everyone – Activity Inclusion Model Guidance (PDF 180kB)
Competition and Classification
- UKA Classification guidance
- Neck Instability Information – Down’s Syndrome, including assessment for competition (PDF 224kB)
Equipment and Funding
- Information and Advice on Running Blades (PDF 220kB)
- Running Resource Guide for Amputees by Limb Power (PDF 1.8MB)
- Equipment and Funding Information and Advice on Wheelchair Racing (PDF 360kB)
- Seated throws guidance (PDF 1.2MB)
- Protean throwing frame website
Impairment specific information
- Coaching people with hearing impairments
- Coaching people with visual impairments
- Coaching people with autism
- Coaching people with ADHD
- Coaching people with Asperger Syndrome
- Coaching manual wheelchair users
- Coaching amputees
- Coaching people with Dwarfism or restricted growth
- Coaching people with a learning disability
- Coaching people with Cerebral Palsy
- Coaching people with Down’s Syndrome (PDF 200kB)
- Coaching people with diabetes (PDF 340kB)
- Dementia-friendly sports guide (PDF 3.4MB)
- National Autistic Society; A Guide for Sports Coaches and Clubs
Further impairment specific information
- Running and Sprinting with Guides (PDF 240kB) or Click here to find out more about our Find A Guide programme
- How to organise a visually impaired taster session (PDF 250kB)
- Deaf Friendly Athletics resource (PDF 670kB)
Mental health and wellbeing
- UK Coaching animation about raising awareness of mental health and the role that coaching can play in supporting participants to maintain good mental health
- Athletics and Mental Health resource (PDF 1.4MB)
- Mind – three videos: advice and support for inclusive coaching for people with mental health problems
- Promoting Good Mental Health through Coaching infographics (PDF 1.4MB)
Courses/workshops
- Sports Coach UK – Effective Communication; Coaching Deaf People in Sport workshop
- National Autistic Society- Autism, Sport and Physical Activity online module
- Sports Coach UK- Inclusive Activity Programme
- 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