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Boccia workforce members smile as they are instructed on a mock court in a meeting room.

Success for Inaugural Boccia Bletherin’

Boccia Bletherin’ is set to become a calendar staple after an overwhelmingly successful inaugural event.

The workforce CPD and networking day, held in Perth’s fully-accessible Letham4All Community Hub, saw 25 coaches, officials, committee members, players, staff and supporters learn from each other and from experts in the sport.

The event was free of charge to attend and included informal, facilitated sessions featuring a number of topics identified as important by the attendees including: Officiating Update; Governance Hot Topics; Coaching BC3 Players; Lining and Timekeeping; Resource Development; Player Q&A and more! Of course, plenty of time was also set aside for catching up, networking and tucking into the delicious spread put on by the Letham4All catering team.

Feedback from the event was very supportive of the event, with all indicating that they would recommend that others attend. Topics identified for the next Boccia Bletherin’ include B3C practical work, sharing coaching practice and lining and timekeeping in practice.

Stay tuned for the 2026 Boccia Bletherin’ date, and if you’re interested in finding out more about boccia, attending the next event, or taking part in other boccia education opportunities, please email alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com

If you missed the action and want to catch up, check out the links to the content covered on the day below:

Boccia Bletherin Slides – AS

Boccia Bletherin’ 25- Governance Session

BC3 players information Version 3

Liner Masterclass – Boccia Bletherin

10. Timekeeper_Guidelines

Violation summary – 2025 Update

Blue green and purple Aberdeenshire ClubSport logo featuring the tagline 'Support from grassroots to gold' at the bottom.

ClubSport organisation paving the way for inclusive clubs.

A Grampian-based ClubSport organisation has demonstrated its dedication to inclusion by embedding disability inclusion within its governance.

Aberdeenshire ClubSport has recently created an inclusion statement and has explicitly included a range of projected outcomes and targets relating to disability sport within its development plan.

Aberdeenshire ClubSport, previously known as Aberdeenshire Sports Council, has worked closely with Scottish Disability Sport for a number of years and these recent developments are welcomed as we start to facilitate the return to sport post-COVID.

The organisation hopes in the future that these measures will positively influence their nearly 300 member clubs, and that more inclusive opportunities will be available for people with disabilities in their local communities.

For any queries, please get in touch with Alison, the Grampian and Shetland Regional Manager, on alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com or 07828 744 848.