Skill Development – Support & Resources - British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association

There are many great organizations and resources available to support you!

BC Blind Sports and Recreation Association
Canadian Blind Sports Association
Canadian Paralympic Committee – Information on parasport and what can be accomplished when participating in sports at many levels. Motivation for athletes with a disability!
Canadian Olympic School Program – Ideas and tools that will help motivate anyone in sport at any level.
Active for Life – Easily adaptable activities for participants with a visual impairment.
BC Athletic’s Run, Jump, Throw, Wheel Program – An adaptable program that teaches the FUNdamental movements skills of running, jumping, throwing and wheeling (for children in wheelchairs) using track and field inspired games, activities and skill challenge.
One Ability – A Victoria BC resource with sport descriptions that can help promote engagement.
Northwest Association for Blind Athletes – Features a series of adaptations for sports including worksheets and videos.
Campabilities – Instructional video on how to coach athletes with visual impairments in several sports and activities including volleyball, tennis, basketball, and motor development.
Staff Training for PE for Children with Visual Impairments – Video for Physical Education – A video for paraeducators, physical education, adapted physical education, vision teachers, orientation and mobility specialists, and any other staff who teach children in physical education about how to instruct meaningfully during physical education.
YouTube’s Adapted Physical Education channel – Several activities that are useful for ideas on adapting motor skill movements.

Note: This list was created in 2023. These suggestions are provided by BC Blind Sports, but other than our own website, we are not responsible for the content on the links. Links may change over time and if expired, a web search may get you to the right site.