A local foundation taught over one hundred children from Salford with disabilities rugby league skills as a part of a multi-sports event.
Swinton Lions Foundation participated at the Bowden Hockey Club on Monday 10 March, and taught children aged between 10 and 16.
Children involved in the sessions were able to develop their core skills in the sport of rugby league, catching, carrying, and passing.
The session was held to help build confidence and teamwork, while also having fun together.
The event was run by Access Sport, in partnership with Bowden Hockey Club, Manchester United Foundation, Swinton Lions Community Sports Foundation, GB Blind Baseball and Timperley Community Boxing Club.
Following the event, Swinton Lions’ directors Damian Ridpath said: “We delivered our TRYZ pan disability rugby league offer. All participants got the opportunity to engage in a range of sports throughout the day.
“Our delivery of the program is a pathway opportunity for young people to engage in rugby league skills.”
The Swinton Lions Foundation since forming in 2016, has provided, and supported Rugby League playing opportunities in Greater Manchester and beyond to help enhance individual’s health and wellbeing.
Damian continued: “This can eventually link to the variety of physical disability rugby league or learning disability rugby league offers at an older age.
“All participants got the opportunity to engage in a number of sports. It was a brilliant day and being able to offer such an enjoyable activity for the young people was extremely humbling.”
TRYZ are a disability-friendly rugby league group, run by Access Sport in partnership with the Rugby Football League, who focus on touch and tag rugby principles for young people.
The initiative aims to support all rugby league clubs in the RFL to deliver inclusive pan-disability rugby league – and was able to get assistance in hosting from the local foundation.
And the event proved to be a success and gave young people with disabilities the opportunity to play sport and understand the skills needed for rugby league.
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