Sport is the winner as SEN schools try kinball
Pupils from six schools for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) enjoyed a memorable afternoon at Liverpool John Moores University’s (LJMU) IM Marsh Campus as they tried kinball for the first time.
Aided by sports leaders from Archbishop Beck, athletes from Elleray Park, Meadowside, Merefield, Palmerston, Princes and Rowan Park Schools competed against each other in small matches, as well as enjoying some fun drills and exercises.
The sport was adapted to suit the competitors’ needs and provided plenty of fun moment between games.
LSSP’s Jess McNally hailed the event saying, “It was a complete success which kept each and every participant involved.” She also thanked LJMU staff who had made it a “brilliant event”.
Kinball was invented in Canada but developed in the UK by LJMU’s Steve Grace and sees three teams wearing different colour bibs compete against each other at the same time.
The aim is to hit the ball in the air whilst shouting the colour of one team’s bibs. They must catch the ball before it hits the floor to prevent the other team from scoring a point.
- Sports leaders from Archbishop Beck did a great job
- Support was always nearby
- Action shot!
- This young sportsman listens intently
- The LSSP- ran event was fully-inclusive
- The event was ran for SEN pupils
- Staff from Liverpool John Moores University ran the event
- LSSP’s Jess McNally (right) helped out
- A Sports Leader from Archbishop Beck in the middle of the action!
- It was a real fun event
- The sport is adapted to suit competitors’ needs
- The children learnt how to help each other
- Kinball is great fun
- It was a great afternoon of sport
- It was a great afternoon of sport
- An Elleray Park pupil tries to beat the Kinball
- There were happy faces all round
- Oops!
- Sport for all
- This young athlete awaits instruction
- Team-mates supported each other
- A group activity to master using the Kinball
- The children did their best to avoid the KInball
- Elleray Park
- Rowan Park