Disability Sport Wales
Chwaraeon Anabledd Cymru

DSW Education & Training Info

As coaches, volunteers or professionals within sport, learning about what we do and how we go about doing it effectively is a never-ending journey through some really good stuff (i.e. watching our performer attain their potential), but also some quite uncomfortable stuff (i.e. practices which might not have worked quite as well as we had hoped)! Our learning takes place in a multitude of different ways: each time we think about what we have done, and what the individuals in our charge got from the session; when we see someone else delivering something which we have ourselves delivered, but in a way which is different and new, and exciting for the performers; or when we chat to other coaches, volunteers or professionals in sport on the side-lines, about issues and challenges they have faced, and what their solutions were. Learning about our sports is not something that finishes when we gain our qualifications, or exists at a constant level after we ourselves have finished participating as a performer in our own right; but it is something that evolves, matures and challenges us, right the way through our involvement.

So, the addition of a specific education and training role within FDSW is an exciting move. It will enable all of us involved with disability sport provision (whether inclusive, integrated or separate) to access training opportunities which will continue to challenge our thinking and practice within our coaching or volunteering; and for those who aren’t currently involved with disability sport, training and education provides CPD which encourages us to assess whether our practice is inclusive, and if not – how it could be.

Coaches, volunteers and professionals are the life-blood of sport, and we all have valuable experiences to share and utilise in what we do on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. FDSW recognises this and the fact that most people involved with sport want to continue to push the boundaries of what they do, find new techniques, get more information about what works, keep up-to-date with cutting-edge practices that will challenge and inspire athletes, and make sure that being aware of the latest pieces of sport-related policy and legislation keeps their athletes safe and able to enjoy their involvement with their sport. To assist coaches, volunteers, leaders and other sports professionals in achieving this, FDSW are creating a suit of workshops and training resources which will be available to anyone who wants to continue to get better at what they do.

FDSW Education and Training Courses

DET: Coaches, Leaders and Volunteers
DET: Club Organisers
DET: Parents, Guardians and Carers
DET: 5×60 and Sports Development Officers
DET: LSP (Live)

Manual Handling in Sport
Protection of Vulnerable Adults Workshop