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Facilities / Creating a Sporting Chance

The Creating a Sporting Chance (CASC) is a program that commenced in 2003 at RMIT University. CASC was designed as an evidence-based, sustainable, low-cost and transferable system to improve the physical activity opportunities and social experiences of people with an intellectual disability.The programs focus is on sport, fitness and physical activity for people with an Intellectual Disability.

Creating a Sporting Chance

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Creating a Sporting Chance

Creating a Sporting Chance

Programs Supporting People with a Disability to Participate in Healthy Activity

Students while coached by our staff teach the activity classes at DVSFC where people from local agencies and special schools attend. Students also teach the activity program off-campus at local special schools. Activities cover a wide range of physical skills including netball, soccer, tennis, bowls, cricket, ‘Gym 4 all’ , exercise to music, resistance training and individually designed activity experiences. The CASC program provides multi-faceted social, health and personal benefits for people with an Intellectual Disability and support staff. This promotes community inclusion and community access. The universities work with a number of local agencies, councils, special schools and State Sporting Associations that help to provide participants, sport-specific training, information, resources and program feedback and suggestions.

DVSFC, RMIT University and Victoria University continue to support the CASC through their respective work-integrated learning programs which allows. Individuals, schools and community groups pay a nominal fee to participate in the programs. Costs are carefully determined to ensure the CASC is both sustainable and affordable.

Quotes from participants

  • “I get to shoot (score) goals. I got 3 today.”  
  • “It makes me warm, a bit hotter. See on my head here, it’s wet.” (Smiles, laughs and touches forehead)
  • “People clap and cheer when I get a goal. I like that.”

Positive outcomes for the agency staff supporting participants in the CASC program:

  • Having an enjoyable and successful experience in the community,
  • Involved in a community-based activity,
  • Engaging with peers in a team sport,
  • Involved in health and fitness activity,
  • Meeting and being with other people, and
  • Developing confidence and social skills.

Positive outcomes for the students, which involves:

  • The experience relevant to their training and degree,
  • Valuing the experience as it allows them to link theory with practice, which in-turn improves their learning, and
  • Becoming more confident in their ability to support people with a disability.
  • Promoting communication when working with different groups of people including the intellectually and physically disabled and hearing impaired.

 For more information about this program please contact our Program's Coordinator on 03 9435 8444 or email dvsfcprograms@belgravialeisure.com.au

 

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