Find out about disability sport in Derby on this page...
Contact details
If you would like more information, please contact the Sport Development team...
As well as all of the activities on this page, Derbyshire Sport have a list of disabled activities in their sport directory.
Also, look on The Stuff website which has lots of activities and events for 16- to 25-year-old disabled people.
Derby Sportsability Club
Structured coaching programme and the chance to develop skills in football, trampolining and athletics, available at these centres...
Derby Moor Community Sports College
Moorway lane, Littleover, Derby DE23 2FS
Tuesday 4pm to 5.30pm
5 to 18 years
The Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Ashbourne Road, Derby DE22 3BH
Wednesday 4pm to 5pm
11 to 21 years
Lees Brook Community College
Horley Road, Chaddesden, Derby DE21 4QX
Thursday 4pm to 5pm
5 to 18 years
Bemrose Community School
Uttoxeter New Road, Derby DE22 3HU
Saturday 10am to 12 noon
Adults, from 18 years
Cost: £2 a session
Come along to any session. For more information contact Sport and Leisure 01332 641234, Minicom 01332 256666 or email: admin.sports@derby.gov.uk
Derby Gymnastics Club
Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU (at the top of Chapel Street Car Park)
For information on these activities, please contact Mark Dolman by telephone: 01332 200011 or email: mark.dolman@derby.gov.uk
Disabled Trampolining Session
- Wednesday from 6.30pm to 7.30pm
- For 11- to 18-year-olds
- £3.00 a session
Disabled dance session with The Movement project
More disability sport opportunities in your area
Derby Wheelblazers
Wheelchair basketball for adults and juniors at Derby College Sports Centre. Every Sunday, 1pm to 5pm. For more information contact Sport and Leisure Sport Development team on 01332 641234 or visit www.derbywheelblazers.com
Cricket
Open to children and adults with physical or learning disabilities. Every Wednesday/Thursday for all ages. For more information, please contact Paul Roe on 01332 344741.
Indoor training starts again in January 2011.
Outdoor training on Wednesday/Thursday evenings throughout the summer from 6pm to 7.30pm
Blind Cricket in Derbyshire
If anyone with a visual impairment who is interested in playing cricket, please contact:
- Paul Roe by telephone: 01332 344741 or mobile: 07908 046772
- Mick Glenn by telephone: 01332 388130 or email: mick.glenn@dcbcricket.com
Derby Shooters and the Ability Counts Programme – Derby County Football in the Community
Football for people with physical and learning disabilities. Available:
- Wednesdays – 5pm to 6pm at Powerleague Soccerdome – Ability Counts. Football session for five to 13 year old players who have a disability.
- Thursdays – 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Da Vinci Community College – Derby Shooters. Football session for 13+ years old players who have a disability.
- Thursdays – 1.30pm to 2.30pm at Powerleague Soccerdome – Derwent Valley Rovers FC. Football session for adult players who experience mental health issues.
For more information, please contact Pete Collins 01332 648434.
Starfish Programme
Swimming lessons for children with physical and learning disabilities alongside a parent or carer. Casual instruction provided from the poolside by trained individuals. Programme lasts for 13 weeks. For more information contact Queen’s Leisure Centre on 01332 641444 or Moorways Swimming Pool on 01332 341736.
St James Centre's Fun-abil8y Sessions
St James Centre is running an initiative to help young disabled people live life to the max. Fun-abil8y is aimed at 0 to 19-year-olds with disabilities, particularly people from disadvantaged backgrounds or from ethnic minority communities.
It's funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Children's Fund to help young disabled people play sport, be creative and make friends. If your child would be interested in any of the clubs listed below please telephone Sabra Hussain on 01332 604066 or email sabra@cetastjames.org.uk
Term time Fun-abil8y activities include:
- Sports-abil8y - get the chance to try out lots of different sports and be active. Every Sunday 11am to 1pm at Shaftesbury Sports Centre, Normanton.
- Learn-abil8y - learn together through music, drama, crafts and games in a fun atmosphere. Every Tuesday 5am to 7pm at St James Centre, Normanton.
- Youth-abil8y - a youth club atmosphere providing activities for teenagers from 14 to 19-years-old. Every Wednesday 6pm to 8pm at St James Centre, Normanton.
- Swim-abil8y - learn to swim, improve skills and earn badges in single sex classes. Every Friday 5.45pm to 7.30pm at Queen's Leisure Centre.
- Play-abil8y - for 0 to 19-year-olds with complex care needs. Every other Saturday 12noon to 2pm at St James Centre, Normanton.
There are also Fun-abil8y activities taking place during school holiday times, including four weeks over the summer. You can get involved in a range of activities and there are even family trips out so you can enjoy your holidays to the full!
Case study: The Derby Wheelblazers
Derby Wheelblazers formed in August 2007 after Ken Fradley approached the Derby Disability Sport Focus Group and Derby City Council’s b-sporty team. His aim was to create a club that was open to both disabled and non-disabled people which encouraged them to take part in wheelchair basketball together.
The club received a generous donation from Mansfield Maulers to help get it off the ground with the Maulers contributing eight old wheelchairs for the Wheelblazers to use. This was a great help as only a few of the players had their own at that time. Thanks to this, the senior players at the club were able to enter the GBWBA development league. They have now played in a number of games and to date have won all of them!
Derby Wheelblazers are currently very busy securing funding to be used to obtain more wheelchairs for both senior and junior players. It will also buy other necessary equipment and help with facility payments.
New members are always welcome so if you are interested in joining please contact Sport and Leisure Sport Development team on 01332 641234 or visit www.derbywheelblazers.com
Courses and competitions
There are lots of disability sport courses and competitions happening throughout the year - details will be posted on this site. For more information on anything listed below contact Sport and Leisure Sport Development team on 01332 641234 or email admin.sports@derby.gov.uk
For funding opportunities, please visit our Funding Zone page.