There are a range of resources you can use to make your coaching more inclusive and aid you with coaching disabled athletes.
You can also view more resources for clubs in the Club Support Services section of our website.
Clubs and Coaching
- Guidance on Disability Terminology (PDF 71kB)
- 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
- Inova 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)
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)
- The National Autistic Society advice and support factsheet (PDF 180kB)
- Autism sport and physical activity booklet (PDF 2.1MB)
- Deaf Friendly Athletics resource (PDF 870kB)
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 Coaching, Disability workshops
- Mind – Mental health awareness training for sport and physical activity
- Mental health First Aid Lite (introductory three hour mental health awareness course)
- UKA Wheelchair Racing Online module (Athletics Coach qualification)