Sports therapy sessions are catered for children and young adults who would like to be part of a team and develop sport specific skills.

The program focuses on team play, skill development, social interaction and community. Groups are limited to a maximum of 6 participants. Groups are designed according to age, interests and needs to help strengthen social networks and a team environment. Programs are devised after initial assessment with one of our therapists to ensure the program will focus on the individuals specific goals within the team environment; such as mobility, stability, hand eye coordination, strength and conditioning for independence.

Sessions are ideal for:

• Sport specific performance
• Injury/Return to sport
• Participation
• Global developmental delay
• Intellectual disability
• Delayed neurosensory motor development
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Cerebral palsy
• Down Syndrome
• Visual impairment
• Weight management
• Clumsiness

Through games, activities and sport programming, sessions focus on:

• Strength and conditioning
• Mobility/flexibility
• Balance
• Hand eye coordination
• Agility
• Stability
• Maximising participation in activities

The goals of the Sports Therapy Inclusion Program are:

• To develop strategies for inclusion and community
• To introduce and learn a new skill of individual and team sports that gives participants a community to belong to for life.
• To support physical, mental and social well being
• To encourage participation in a fun and safe environment for all
• To improve motor development and strength (such as fine and gross motor skills, core, postural, flexibility and endurance)
• To build confidence and interest in self and sport
• To learn how to follow instructions, wait their turn and be part of a group (with the inclusion of visual schedules, instructions and routine and structured activities)
• To improve ability to self regulate
• To encourage diversity and inclusion in sport;
• To overcome the barriers, promoting inclusion, driving opportunity to participate in sport specific programs at all level
• To improve problem solving capacity in a team environment which can help with behavioural regulation.
• To provide a fun, safe environment for all to enjoy a variety of sports;
• To build social trust, resilience, empathy, responsibility, making friendships and increasing communication through excitement and sharing of experiences.
• Increase in motivation for physical activity and enjoyment in spending time outdoors and with others (promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle).