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Be Active 
Options for
participation
Playing sport and
staying active is an important pathway to follow after school.
Playing sport is great
it lets you:
·
have fun
·
be with
friends
·
make new
friends
·
keeps you
healthy
Sport can be social (for
fun) or it may mean being part of a competition and wanting to play at a
high level.
Everyone should be
involved in physical activity, recreation and sport. The choices you need to
think about are:
·
who do you
want to be with
·
what
activity or sport do you want to do
·
where do
you want to go to play
There are lots of ways
to be involved:
·
join a
team through a local sports club
·
being part
of activities at your local recreation centre
·
being a
part of sport and activities run through groups such as SASRAPID,
Wheelchair Sports, Special Olympics, SA Deaf Recreation Association
Basketball, Table
Tennis, Swimming, Athletics, Tennis, Tenpin Bowling, Canoeing, Gymnastics,
Indoor Cricket, Bocce, Australian Rules, Bowls, Sailing are just some of the
sports you can play.
Walking, riding a bike,
scouts or guides and fishing are also great ways of being active.
Don’t be afraid to have
a go – Be active and stay healthy.
 COSTS/FUNDING |
Most sports will
have a cost associated with them. |
| KEY
CONTACTS |
Kerin Cross
Project Officer –
Disability Education
Office for
Recreation and Sport
27 Valetta Rd
Kidman Park SA 5025
Tele 8416 6711
Fax 8416 6753
Email
cross.kerin@saugov.sa.gov.au |
| RELEVANT
LINKS |
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Sports
Organisations |
Phone
number |
Contact
Person |
Web
Sites |
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Blind Sporting
Council |
8232 4644 |
Michael
Zannis |
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Push and
Powered Sports Refer to Wheelchair Sports SA) |
8349 6366 |
Darren Hams |
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Riding for the
Disabled |
8338 6100 |
Kay Milton |
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SA Deaf
Recreation Association |
TTY:8223
5612 (Friday night only) |
Debra Swann |
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Sailability |
8370 3166 |
John
Johnson |
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Special
Olympics SA |
8234 0192 |
Jen Thomas |
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SASRAPID |
8410 6999 |
Jo Connelly |
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Wheelchair
Sports |
8349 6366 |
Darren Hams |
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Blind Sports |
8212 9399 |
Tim Higgs |
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State
Sports Organisations
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Athletics |
8261
7293 |
Michael Verwey |
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SA Little Athletics |
8352
8133 |
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Basketball SA |
8444
6444 |
Karyn Lowe |
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Bowls SA |
8234
7544 |
Scott Jones |
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Canoe SA
SASRAPID |
8240
3294
8410
6999 |
Ian
Hume
Jo
Connelly ( |
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SA Cycling Federation |
8260
1800 |
Graham McArthur |
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Netball SA |
8238
0500 |
Jodie Summers |
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Squash SA |
8277
4922 |
Des
Panizza |
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Swim SA |
8269
5595 |
Development Officer |
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Tennis SA |
8212
6777 |
Anne
Marie Handke |
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Tenpin Bowling Aust. (SA) |
8212
7574 |
Jo
Babic |
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Bocce SA |
0402
474 817 |
Adrian Spizzo |
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Gymnastics SA |
8294
8288 |
Emma
Beaton |
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All Abilities Gymnastics Club |
Del
Sante |
Ph:
8244 5146 |
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Softball SA |
8353
6766 |
Di
Wells |
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Table Tennis SA
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Ph: 8386 1217 |
Brighton
Table Tennis Club
Anyone with an intellectual disability |
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Wheelchair Sports SA |
8349
6366 |
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SASRAPID |
8410
6999 |
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Weightlifting/Powerlifting Wheelchair Sports SA |
8349
6366 |
Multi disability - Fox's Gym (West Croydon) Wayne Johns on 8445
1161 |
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YMCA |
8235
3600 |
Paul
Christie |
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Guides |
8223
2613 |
Robyn Frost |
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Scouts |
8130
6000 |
Steve Haswell |
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State Disability Sports Program |
8353
7755 |
David Waylen |
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