Three boccia sets were presented to three Fife schools at the Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre by the Vice Chair of Scottish Disability Sport, Claire Morrison.
The boccia sets were funded by Education Scotland and purchased by Scottish Disability Sport (SDS). SDS Boccia Development Officer Madison Garland has been working with Disability Sport Fife to encourage more players into the sport. Part of the project has involved the allocation of equipment to Fife schools engaged in the programme.
At the conclusion of the annual Boccia Leaders Award workshop organised by Disability Sport Fife and supported by the Celtic FC Foundation through SDS, the boccia sets were handed over by Claire. Claire lives in Dalgety Bay and is Performance Coach with Boccia UK, with years of experience in tutoring courses and coaching high performance players.
The school staff who received the equipment and recorded their thanks to Education Scotland and Scottish Disability Sport were Audrey Davies and Sandy MacIntosh (Queen Anne HS, Dunfermline); Jennifer Imrie and Billy Naismith (Kirkcaldy HS); Stuart Munn (Madras College, St Andrews).
All three schools are active members of Disability Sport Fife and their representatives have committed to supporting the addition of a Fife inter schools boccia competition to the Fife calendar of events. Players who use manual or power wheelchairs are the target audience. Watch this space.
Richard Brickley OBE MBE Chairman Disability Sport Fife Board of Charity Trustees