1. Lisa Morton-Smith National Sport Development Manager Cerebral Palsy Sport

2. Cerebral Palsy Sport is the country’s leading national sport disability sport charity supporting people with cerebral palsy to reach their sporting potential
Our vision is to support people with cerebral palsy to reach their life potential through sport and active recreation.
Our mission is to improve quality of life for people with cerebral palsy and other physical impairment through sport, physical activity and active recreation.
Our aim is to raise aspirations, promote inclusion and support people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities to play, participate and enjoy sport and active recreation.

3. What CP Sport does
We are a grassroots organisation, Entry to development level
Creating opportunities local for people to have their first experience with sport or activity
We offer support and guidance to organisations and people with CP and physical impairments.
We coordinate, run and promote activity across the country.
We advise on local, regional and national opportunities, supporting the talent pathway.
We gather insight and research.
We challenge peoples perceptions and attitudes.
We develop sustainable partnerships.

4. The Facts
1 in 5 people, 39% of England’s population have a long standing limiting disability or illness
47% of disabled people have a long term health condition
24,620 of these have Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy can affect a number of impairments including;
Speech
Mobility
Dexterity
36% of disabled people have mobility problem of which CP is a dominant condition
1 in 400 people born with CP
1800 babies each year born with CP

5. What is Cerebral Palsy?
A lifelong condition arising from damage to motor areas of the brain that can occur before or during birth
Can also occur later in life through traumatic head injury, stroke or similar condition
It is a non progressive brain lesion which causes variable impairment of coordination, tone, strength of muscle action and impacts on posture an movement
CP except in the mildest form can be evident in the first months
Most common cause of motor disability in children
CP is permanent but not unchanging
There is no known cure

6. Types of Cerebral Palsy
Spastic – present in around 75-88% of people with CP, muscle tone is stiff and tight limiting range of movement.
Ataxic – 4% of people with CP, effects ability to activate correct muscle pattern. Balance is affected and person may have poor spatial awareness.
Dyskinetic – 15% of people with CP, uncontrolled involuntary, sustained or intermittent muscle contractions.
Many people will have a mixture of these.
Quadriplegia Diplegia Hemiplegia

7. Conditions / problems linked to CP
Many with CP will have a secondary condition such as
Pain
Hip displacement
Scoliosis and contractures
Intellectual
Communication
Epilpsey
Behaviour disorder
Incontinence
Sleep disorder
Vision
Hearing

8. CP Sport Sport development team that provides specialist advice and guidance. We work with local clubs to ensure activity is high quality and sustainable.
Football – KickStart, KickOff and Frame Football
Swimming – CPD, SplashStart (families), Development galas.
Athletics – Athletics Series, Athletic Start days and RaceRunning.
Table Cricket – Community Cricket League.
SportStart–Multisport programme
Adapted Sports – identifying the gaps in provision
Coaching resources and CPD courses.

9. CP Football (Ambulant)
CP Sports USP - Adapted Sports
‘bridging the gap’ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CP Frame Football
CP Football (Ambulant)
Powerchair Football
Further detail:
This resource focuses on the ambulant format of CP football for those in levels 3 and 4

10. Key partners Partnerships are a key focus of CP Sport
#PartnershipsMatter Project
Sport Sector
Heath / Therapy sector
Private sector
3rd Sector
Voluntary sector

11. CPD opportunities Cerebral Palsy Awareness Course:
Frame Football; A new way to play the beautiful game
Coaching CP Football (with the FA)
An introduction to Race Running
Swimming CPD - Movement in Water
Table Cricket Activators course

12. Key points to remember No 2 people with CP are the same!
Speak with the person or there parents / carers
Venue consideration – ensure it is accessible for all mobility aids
- consider temperate people with CP are more susceptible to hot/cold temperatures.
Communication – speech is often affect so ensure a number of ways to communicate with person and for person to communicate. Visuals / ipads
Length of sessions / workshops – people with CP can tire quicker than others.
Reasonable amount of information / tasks given at any one time
Regular comfort breaks

13. Signposting to activity http://www.cpsport.org/events/
Twitter
Signposting to activity

14. QUESTIONS??