Sport Wales provides support so that we can produce effective strategic plans for disability sport in Wales.
Sport Wales encourages us to:-•achieve financial stability;•maintain and increase membership;•improve the performances of individuals and teams representing Wales.
To help us achieve our goals, Sport Wales provide:-•professional advice and financial support;•specialist support services in sports science, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, coaching, administration and the development of elite competitors.
We’ll give regular updates on what’s happening across Wales in order that we can further showcase our work.
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Peter Pearse Boccia Coach
With his performers aiming for the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympics, the Disability Sport Wales Academy Boccia Coach was crowned the Sport Wales Coach of the Year for 2010. A former Paralympian himself, Boccia Wales Head Coach Peter Pearse has been heading up the Welsh Academy since 2007. In 2010, his squad won countless titles across the UK and Europe.
Jim Munkley MBE Table Tennis
Jim has coached the academy table tennis squad for many years at Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff. His current stable of players include recent bronze medallist from the 2010 World Championships Sara Head. Jim is also a dedicated director on the board of Disability Sport Wales.
Sport Wales are the main adviser on sporting matters to the Welsh Assembly Government and are responsible for distributing funds from the National Lottery to sport in Wales. Sport Wales distribute Lottery funding to the Disability Sport Wales Community Programme.
The main focus of this funding is to provide opportunities for people with a disability to take part in sport in their local authority whether young or old. We hope to provide the right environment and encouragement for individuals to improve their health and fitness by taking part in sport in local clubs.
To find out more about what we can do to get you involved in a club, please visit our community website.
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The London Boccia Invitational event, which will act as the Test event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, will see a Great Britain team which will include Jacob Thomas from Narberth in Pembrokeshire.
The British Paralympic Association confirmed today that the first ten Table Tennis players have been selected for ParalympicsGB at London 2012. Among the ten are 4 Welsh players, which makes up 40% of the team are from Wales.
Stephen Thomas (Bridgend) clinched Bronze in the Sonar Class at the IFDS Paralympic Sailing World Championships in Charlotte, USA.
WELSH cyclist Mark Colbourne (Tredegar) has been included in the 14-strong British team for the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, taking place on February 9-12.
Neil Robinson (Bridgend, South Wales) the former Paralympic Gold medallist and current coach of Team GB’s hopefuls, has been honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for his services to the sport.
The time has come for the nation to decide who will be crowned this year's BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year - and our Paralympic hopeful Nathan Stephens is one of the favourites to win this prestigious accolade.
Remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games are to go back on sale on Friday 2 December at 1pm GMT.
Following on from his success at the Sport Wales Coach of the Year Award Ceremony last week, Saturday night saw Anthony Hughes receive a further accolade by winning the UK Athletics Elite Paralympic Coach of the Year for 2011.
Young people from Chepstow and Caldicot Schools will be trying out Paralympic sports at Chepstow Racecourse. Disability Sport Wales is responsible for the development of sport and physical activity for disabled people in Wales.
With a world title and record in the bag already this year for his London 2012 hopeful, Disability Sport Wales Performance Manager Anthony Hughes has today added the Sport Wales Coach of the Year title to his list of successes.
Off the sidelines and into the spotlight - a day where coaches and volunteers take centre stage!
JOSIE Pearson is making a track-and-field bid for a Great Britain place at next year’s Paralympics in London.
The Equality Standard is a significant step towards making provision of sport in the United Kingdom fair, just and equal.
Disability Sport Wales is committed to Equality and achieved the Foundation stage of the Equity Standard in early 2010. We are now working towards the Preliminary stages of the standard.
ACE work closely with many top athletes and sports people throughout the UK.
Ace Feet in Motion was established in the beginning of 2001 to provide podiatric biomechanical sports injury services using computerised pressure plate scanning equipment.
This equipment allows ACE to analyse the biomechanics of the foot and identify any irregularities in foot function.
A specialist sports travel company for all group and individual requirements.
Strachan provide excellent travel support to our Academy and Elite athletes during the competition season.
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