Rise aims to help people with limited mobility to learn new skills, while getting active, through our unique adapted sports programme, which enables people to experience the joy of games while learning and competing together.
Essentially they’re sports people love, played in new ways. We’ve adapted sports such as football, rugby and hockey to be played sitting down, so anyone can join in – whether they’re recovering from illness or injury, have limited mobility or simply because of age.
Our sessions provide great exercise and fun for all ages, and clients love them. With activities tailored to the different abilities within the group – even bed-bound – they provide a competitive element and build both skills and camaraderie between people. We also factor in opportunities for attendees to reminisce throughout the sessions, when relevant.
We’ve had many successes – including one client, Geoff, who was recovering from a stroke and found the community sessions made such a difference he now wants to volunteer with us!
In a Rise group session, four to twenty attendees will be divided in two opposing teams to compete in a seated sport for the Rise cup – and there’s a lot of fun and laughter throughout! The programme is structured to include a warmup, competitive sport elements, transitions (physical rest periods for the Clients with music or quizzes), culminating in a match!
We have many sports programmes available, so there is plenty of variety for our regular attendees and the sessions vary depending on the chosen sport and the ability of the attendees. The attendees learn new skills whilst having fun.
We use a variety of kit and we can adapt the sessions for individual abilities – we have delivered sessions with people aged 3 to 109 years old, from able-bodied individuals to people who are bed-bound. Inclusivity is important to us and our aim is to help everyone to experience the joy of sport and competition.
We recognise that some people live with social anxiety, or they have physical or cognitive issues which mean they are unable to engage in group settings). We have developed one-to-one programmes for these individuals and we have seen a hugely positive impact from delivering these sessions in a variety of settings.
In one-to-one sessions, the individual taking part will play against the Activity Lead, or against the clock in a range of seated sports.
