School Sports

Teambuiling and Sensory Exercise

Did you know that children with disabilities who do sports will do better later in life in terms of education, work and independence?

The same holds true for adults with disabilities. Generally, sport and physical activity lead to increased happiness, confidence and improved self-sufficiency.

Nevertheless, children with disabilities often face difficulties when participating in regular sport activities in schools and institutions. Worst case scenario, they end up as spectators rather than participants.

Children and adolescents with disabilities need challenges and physical activities, just like all other children. It is central to their development to offer them suitable sport activities rather than overprotect them.

We recommend the Sports and Activities described below the 3 products.

Watch these two wonderful videos – on top – pupils in Howes School playing boccia – and below Football for the Blind played in a school

Our Products

Activity Kit for Schools
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€ 395.00 Add to Basket
Boccia 200 set (OBS: smaller than paralympic boccia)
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€ 175.00 Add to Basket
Blind football start up kit (polyester masks and blind football/futsal ball)
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€ 48.00 Add to Basket

BOCCIA / PETANQUE

Both Boccia and Petanque are precision sport that can be played by everyone, including children with very severe disabilities.

You play with soft nice balls aiming to get closest to the target ball. You can play on your own or together in teams.

Great for inclusion and interaction with non-disabled children. Also a great sport for children who don’t like contact sport like football, basketball etc. And for children who don’t like “fast activities”, this is a sport with room for thinking.

Below you find a short video about boccia:

AUDIBLE BALLS AND MASKS

A game of blind football is the perfect activity for the blind and visually impaired as well as their surroundings! Alternatively, goalball and torball are also great games that use audible balls.

Try showdown as well; a fun and fast-paced game which is played mainly by the blind and visually impaired. Showdown is similar to air hockey and table tennis, but it still has its own unique identity.

For integration of students with visual impairment, we recommend ball games with audible balls and face masks or blind sports glasses.

Then, all the students are equal, and the visually impaired students kan assert themselves on equal footing with their classmates.

Watch this video of school children who are being taught goalball:

Children Playing Blind Football with Apricot

CROQUET

Croquet is a fun activity for all ages that can be played indoors as well as outdoors.

Can also be played if some of the children are sitting in a wheelchair.

The Croquet set from Handi Life Sport can be used both indoor and outdoor. A set of basic rules is also included in the set.

Watch this video for an introduction:

POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL

A fast and exciting game for children who use a power wheelchair.

They use a oversize Power Soccer ball in the game. The balls diameter is 33 cm and weight appr. 1 kg.

Learning to play Powerchair football use the Gigant ball for practice. The Gigant ball is even bigger – 50 cm in diameter and weight appr. 1,5 kg.

These big and beautiful balls can also be used for many other fun activities in the school.

PRECISION GAMES

Bowling Ligt, Bowling Partout, Floor Target Mat with beanbags

All these activities can be played on very few square meters.

They are great games – easy to play and perform.

Make an exciting competition with one or more of these precision games. Use your boccia/petanque balls or the beanbags for a tossing game or slide the beanbags like a curling-game…

You can also place the Skittles on the Floor Target Mat to add an extra dimension in the game.

Anyone can join!

Below a short video of Bowling Light: