Annual Report www.scottishdisabilitysport.com Welcome Message 2015

Scottish Disability Sport would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks On behalf of everyone involved with talented athletes and players with a We thank all members of the SDS the generous financial support received from the following Local Scottish Disability Sport (SDS), we take disability across Scotland. 272 young Board for their hard work, guidance Authorities and Leisure Trusts to assist with the hosting of the AGM and this opportunity to warmly welcome people with a disability have attended and support of the SDS staff team. the production of this Annual Report: you to the Association’s 52nd Annual five multi-sport Para Sport Development Board Directors Catherine Goodfellow, General Meeting. The Glasgow 2014 Days run across five SDS regions and Dave Rhoney, Gerry Milne, Sandra Commonwealth Games may have come 44 new athletes and players have Proudfoot, Claire Morrison, John and gone but 2014/2015 has been progressed into regional squads or Reid OBE, Iain Smith and Anna another busy and exciting year for SDS. individual support programmes. The Tizzard contribute so much to the We hope that the overview provided SDS Athlete Academy continues to work of the Association and their in this annual report does justice to provide much needed support to collective skills and knowledge are the athletes, players, coaches and those athletes and players identified not always recognised but are greatly volunteers who have worked so hard as having the potential to progress appreciated. Recognition must also on so many levels to progress sport for onto UK funded programmes. This be paid to the SDS staff team who people with a disability across Scotland. year, 26 athletes from 10 sports continue to demonstrate a passion This has been an incredibly are benefiting and SDS is indebted and commitment to our area of work. busy year on the international to the Scottish Sport and Physical We congratulate colleagues Rebecca stage with the CPISRA World Recreation Fund for their support Bisland and Mark Gaffney on the Games, the IPC European Athletics of the Academy programme. recent additions to their respective Championships, the IFCPF Football Education and coaching continues families. World Championships, the IPC World to be the prime driver in removing The sports inclusion message Swimming Championships, the IPC barriers to participation and ensuring within the current SDS Strategic Plan, World Marathon Championships inclusion through providing skills, “Inspiring Through Inclusion” has and the BISFed European Teams knowledge and experience to those continued to have had a very real & Pairs Boccia Championships all working with disabled athletes and impact with significant engagement hosted in the UK. Scottish teams players in a multitude of roles. In with government and parliament also competed in the IBD World 2014/2015, 106 education, training at a strategic and policy level. We Championships in New Zealand and learning opportunities took place also continue to see the impact and the WCF World Wheelchair involving 1,656 participants, Disability of the plan and the SDS Sports Curling Championships in Finland. Inclusion Training was delivered in Inclusion Model operationally with Our congratulations are extended to all 32 of Scotland’s Local Authorities engagement currently with 30 Scottish all those athletes and players with and sport specific inclusive coaching Governing Bodies of Sport and all a disability who have represented developments have taken place with 32 Scottish Local Authorities. Scotland or GB with distinction 20 Scottish Governing Bodies of As we prepare to enter the final during the last year. We should also Sport. We take this opportunity to year of the current SDS Strategic recognise the huge contribution thank our governing body of sport Plan our thoughts turn towards the of the coaches, support staff and colleagues whose support is vital to the production of our next strategic families who play such an important development of quality opportunities document that will lead the work of role in supporting these individuals for athletes, players and coaches to the Association from Rio 2016 to Tokyo to achieve in their chosen sports. access disability sport across Scotland. 2020. A timeline for the production Our thanks must also be directed We would also like to pay tribute to of this plan has been produced and a towards the army of local volunteers our partners within Scottish sport who comprehensive consultation programme and paid staff who work relentlessly do so much to support the development will inform and guide in the months to ensure access to disability sport and inclusion of children, athletes and ahead. The final version of the new at a local level across the country. players with a disability. Our thanks plan will be presented at the 2016 SDS member Branches remain the go to sportscotland not only for their AGM to go live from April 2017. initial entry point for those wishing continued financial investment in In conclusion, we thank you all once to access grassroots sport and we the work of the Association but also again for your attendance at this year’s thank all those Local Authorities for the support and guidance of key AGM and we thank you all most sincerely and leisure trusts who provide such staff such as Jo Bell, Jennifer Griffin, for your continued hard work and important support at a local level. Calum Wood and Alison Lunn. Our support of disability sport in Scotland. We congratulate Angus Disability hearty congratulations also go to Jo Sport and Ayrshire Sportsability on the recent birth of her baby boy. on achieving the SDS Minimum We are also indebted for the support Operating Requirements and Disability provided by our other funding partners Sport Fife, Forth Valley Disability including the Celtic FC Foundation, Sport, Highland Disability Sport and Education Scotland, the Robertson Trust, Lothian Disability Sport for their SportsAid Scotland Trust, Sainsbury’s, reaccreditation of these requirements. ECAS, Wheelpower, The Scottish Sport The SDS Regional Manager and Physical Recreation Fund and the Gavin Macleod Janice Eaglesham Network continues to support the Football Foundation for their continued Chief Executive Officer Chair identification and development of investment in disability sport.

www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 3 2015 Photos page Key Achievements During the Past Year

Branch, Local and • SDS Regional Managers continue to • SDS collaborated with four work with colleges and universities governing bodies of sport and a Regional Sporting across Scotland engaging and national cycling agency to deliver Opportunities supporting students with a disability. a National Celebration of Para ENCOURAGE A RANGE • Regional Sport Specific Plans are Sport Event with water sports in place across five SDS regions being offered for the first time. 32 OF QUALITY SPORTING including athletics, boccia, football, participants were introduced to OPPORTUNITIES wheelchair curling, wheelchair rowing, canoeing, sailing, boccia, tennis and swimming. cycling and table tennis. • SDS worked in partnership with • Ayrshire Sportsability and Angus • An inaugural Para Sport Festival national disability organisations Disability Sport have achieved was held in Tayside through Scottish Muscle Network, Royal the SDS Minimum Operating partnership working with the three National Institute for the Blind, Requirements, 10 of the 13 SDS Local Authorities. West Marc and Capability Scotland Branches have now attained • 272 young people with a disability resulting in 83 children and young this standard. have attended five multi-sport Para people with a disability participating Sport Development Days run across • Disability Sport Fife, Forth Valley in sport, many for the first time. Disability Sport, Highland Disability five SDS Regions. • Inaugural sport specific athlete Sport and Lothian Disability Sport • 147 young people with a disability development camps were delivered have all achieved reaccreditation have attended 11 Sport Specific for swimmers and athletes through of their Minimum Operating Talent Development Days in seven joint working with Scottish Requirements which is reassessed sports across three SDS regions. Swimming and Scottish Athletics. every three years. • SDS Regional Managers have The camps offered sport specific worked in partnership with 21 local • SDS organised a Branch Conference training sessions and athlete support sports clubs to support the inclusion with 65 attendees from nine workshops such as nutrition & of disabled athletes and players. branches where examples of good hydration, strength & conditioning, practice were shared. • SDS Regional Managers have video analysis, goal setting and • SDS has supported Perth & Kinross identified and supported 153 understanding talent. children and young people to Disability Sport to establish a • A new boccia competition calendar regularly participate in sport in a Disability Co-ordinator post. was established aligning five local session or club sport. • SDS staff have supported Branches existing competitions with the SDS accessing and applying for funding. • SDS Regional Managers in five National Championships format • All SDS Branches have received regions are working in partnership to co-ordinate events and provide three free boccia kits courtesy of with sportscotland Regional consistency for Branch, club and Education Scotland. Coaching and Volunteering squad players across Scotland. Partnership Managers to support 91 • Each SDS Branch received a free • The Regional Boccia Development coaches through Coaching Talent Education and Training course Championships continue to provide Programmes. this year. development opportunities for • 44 new athletes and players have • SDS staff have supported SDS players, with 13 players competing progressed into regional squads or Branches at multiple committee in the June event. individual support programmes in the meetings and events. Branches are • Three people attended classification sports of athletics, archery, boccia, supported through administration training to become National boccia cycling, judo, football, swimming and support, mentoring, funding and classifiers in Scotland. wheelchair basketball. equipment purchasing • SDS continues to co-ordinate • 28.87% of National Squad and borrowing. National events and squad training members in athletics, boccia and • Regional Inclusion Forums have programmes across a wide variety of swimming have progressed through been held for professional officers sports. In the past year 19 National the SDS Regional structure. and Active Schools personnel in four Championships across eight sports SDS Regions. • 42% of SDS Academy athletes were have been organised with support identified and supported through • SDS has coordinated Regional Sport from Falkirk Council, the Scottish the Regional structure. 33.3% Specific Working Groups with the Football Partnership Trust and the of those Academy athletes have sports of athletics and swimming. Sports Council for Glasgow. progressed to UK programmes this • SDS successfully co-ordinated a four • SDS Regional Managers have, year. for the first time this year, met day residential multi activity sports • Two National Performance with Help for Heroes Personnel camp at Badaguish, Aviemore for Swimming Championships were Recovery Officers and Scottish 30 young people with physical or held for development swimmers Student Sport Regional Managers. sensory impairments. in January and June with 99 • SDS continues to work closely with competitors across both events. all of Scotland’s Local Authorities in particular the 22 that support SDS Branches.

4 Annual Report 2014-15 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 5 Key achievements during the past year continued

Developing Talent • Danielle Joyce, Lucy Walkup, Jack EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL • Scott Meenagh represented GB GB & DOMESTIC McComish competed in the Deaf • Five Scottish athletes competed for • Jamie McCowan, Lewis McConnell, at the International Para Rowing • Scott Quin set a new short course and Performance World Swimming Championships GB at the IPC European Athletics Peter McGuire and Reegan Regatta in Italy. He also won two World Record in the Men’s SB14 DEVELOPING in Houston, Texas in August with Championships in Swansea with Stevenson competed for Scotland in silver medals at the Invictus Games. 100m breastroke in a time of Danielle winning one gold, one Samantha Kinghorn winning triple the Czech International Boccia Open • The Scottish Wheelchair Curling 106.92 at the Scottish Gas National INDIVIDUALS WITH silver and two bronze medals and gold in the T53 100m, 400m and in Prague. Team finished 5th at the Stirling Short Course Championships. Jack winning three bronze medals. PERFORMANCE 800m, Maria Lyle winning double • Joanna Butterfield won gold and International Curling competition. • Joanna Butterfield set a new POTENTIAL • Gordon Reid was part of the GB gold in the T35 100m and 200m, set a new World Record for the • Allison Patrick won gold at the European Record for Club Throw team that won the World Team Cup Joanna Butterfield winning gold F51 Discus at the Sharjah Open Besconcon ITU World Para Triathlon for 20.03 in the Scottish Athletics WORLD in Turkey. Ruari Logan from East of with a new European Record in International and also won gold in in June. Grand Prix in Livingston Scotland was also selected for the the F51 Club Throw and Stef Reid • A Scottish team of 51 athletes, the Club Throw. Maria Lyle claimed • Murray Elliot won silver and Kate • Nathan McQueen and Kate Murray GB Junior Team at the same event. winning gold in the F44 Long Jump. players and coaches competed at a gold medal in the T35 100m and Murray won bronze at the Stoke finished second in their division at the CPISRA World Games in the • Alison Patrick (and pilot Hazel Smith) • Owen Miller finished 5th in the bronze in the 200m and Lewis Clow Mandeville Invitational Archery the GB Selection shoot and moved sports of swimming, athletics, bowls won gold in the PT5 category and 1500m and Robert Ferrol competed won gold in the T37 100m and tournament. on to the next stage of qualifying and football in Nottingham from Jane Egan won silver in the PT1 in the 4 x 100m for GB at the INAS silver in the 200m at the Sharjah for the GB team at World Para 6th–16th August. Scottish athletes category at the ITU Para Triathlon European Athletics Championships event. Archery Championships in August. in the Netherlands. and players returned home with 51 World Championship event in • Maria Lyle claimed the gold medal • Brad Stewart won the men’s medals. Edmonton, Canada. • Alison Patrick (and pilot Hazel in the T35 100m and bronze in compound section at the British • 12 players and eight support staff • Karen Darke won silver in the Smith) won gold in the PT5 the 200m at the Fazaa Grand East Paralympic Day 2015 Archery Championships. classification at Geneva’s ETU competed for Scotland at the IBD Individual Time Trial WH3 and Prix. Joanna Butterfield secured a • Allison Patrick and Stefan Hoggan European Championships. World Championships in New bronze in the WH3 Road Race at European record of 19.69m in the competed in the Para-Triathlon Zealand in February. Scotland the UCI Para Cycling Road World • Robyn Love became the first F51 Club Throw and also set a new British Championships and came first finished 2nd in the medal table Championships in Greenville, South Scottish player in 15 years to world record for the F51 Discus. and fifth in their respective classes. Carolina. Fellow Scots, Hannah compete in a major championship behind South Africa. Martin Hunter, • Derek Rae won gold in the T46 • Lucy Rutledge won the BC2 silver, Dines won silver in the T2 time trial when she competed for the GB Billy Edgar, Irene Edgar (x2) Harry 5000m, Stefanie Reid won gold Jamie McCowan the BC3 bronze, and a bronze in the T2 Road Race Wheelchair Basketball Squad at the Harris, Maria Spencer all won gold in T42/44 Long Jump, Joanna Ross Munro the BC4 bronze and Stephen Bate (and pilot Adam European Championships. medals. Michael Simpson, Rosemary Butterfield won gold in the F51 and Reegan Stevenson the BC1 Duggleby) won bronze in the B Lenton, Harry Harris and Maria • Five Scots competed for GB at the Club Throw and Libby Clegg won bronze at the English Open Boccia Tandem Time Trial and silver in the B Spencer won bronze. BISFed European Boccia Teams and Silver in the T12 100m representing Championships. Tandem Road Race. Pairs Championships in Guildford GB at the IPC Athletics Open • Scott Quin won silver in the men’s • A 39 strong Scottish team competed • Karen Darke won bronze in the H3 in July. Joshua Rowe won gold in Championships in Berlin. SB14 100m Breastroke and Andrew at the British Gas Disability Open Time Trial in the UCI Para Cycling the BC1/2 Team Event and Stephen Mullen won silver medals in the • Samantha Kinghorn and Meggan Short Course Championships in Road Cup in Maniago, Italy. McGuire and Kieran Steer collected S5 200m and 50m Backstroke and Dawson-Farrell competed in the IPC Manchester setting two World, silver in the BC4 Team Event. bronze medals in the 100m Freestyle • Neil Fachie MBE won two gold Grand Prix in Nottwill, Switzerland. two European, three British and 16 and 50m Butterfly at the IPC medals at the UCI World Para Track • Kieran Steer won gold in the Samantha won a bronze medal in Scottish Records all contributing Swimming World Championships in Cycling Championships in the BC4 Individual Event and silver in the 200m setting a new Scottish to victory in the overall team Glasgow in July. Netherlands in March. the Pairs event with fellow Scot record. competition, the first time Scotland • The Scottish Cerebral Palsy/Stroke/ • Lesley Baldwin won a bronze medal Stephen McGuire at the Boccia • Martin Perry competed in the has won the team competition in Acquired Brain Injury Football in the R8 50m 3 position women’s European Continental Cup. Joshua Slovenian Table Tennis Open in June. 10 years. Rowe claimed gold in the BC1/2 Squad competed in the IFCPF World team at the IPC World Shooting He also won a team bronze with • Tony Shaw set a new Scottish Team event and an individual silver Championships in England in June Championships in Suhl, Germany. partners Domingo Erguello from Record in S10 400m Freestyle at in BC2 event. finishing the Championships in • Michael Kerr captained the Great Costa Rica at the Cote d’Azure the Scottish Swimming National 9th position. Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team to • Kate Murray competed for GB International in Hyeres Les Palmiers. Swimming Championships as • Scott McCowan and Patrick Wilson 5th place at the World Wheelchair at the European Para Archery • Gordon Reid won the French did Beth Johnston in S10 100m achieved silver in the BC3 Pairs and Rugby Championships in Denmark. Championships in Nottwill, Open Men’s Wheelchair Doubles Freestyle and 100m Backstroke. Switzerland. Joshua Rowe won bronze in the • Sam Ingram won judo silver title and finished runner up in the • Gordon Reid won his third men’s BC1/2 team at the BISFed Boccia competing for GB at the IBSA World • Colin Leslie won silver in the Australian Open Men’s Doubles and singles title at the 2014 National World Championships in Beijing in Games in South Korea in May. SL3-4 standing men’s doubles and Wimbledon Open Men’s Doubles. Wheelchair Tennis Championships in September 2014. • Andrea Logan also competed for GB bronze in the SL3 men’s singles Gordon Reid also competed in the Gloucester. at the European Para Badminton wheelchair tennis singles & doubles • Derek Rae recorded a 5th place in Goalball at the IBSA World Games • Six athletes competed at the Championship in Spain. Alan Oliver final at the Japan Open, winning the finish in the T46 class at the IPC reaching the quarter finals. National Junior Athletics won the men’s SL3 bronze and doubles competition. World Marathon Championships. • The GB Special Olympics Team of Competition in Coventry, with Fiona Christie also won bronze in • Scotland’s wheelchair curlers 115 athletes and players competed • Micky Yule won gold in the men’s Shelby Watson winning four gold the women’s wheelchair event. competed in the WCF World at the World Summer Games. up to 65kg at the IPC Powerlifting medals, Lewis Clow three gold Wheelchair Curling Championships The GB Team include 20 Scottish Americas Championships in Mexico. medals, Ross Patterson three gold in Lohja, Finland finishing the coaches and 48 athletes and players • Neil Fachie MBE and Craig Maclean medals, Gillian Johnstone two competition in 8th position. who returned home with 23 gold, MBE won gold medals in the gold medals and Kyle Brotherton • Six scots competed as part of the GB 30 silver and 20 bronze medals. Tandem Kilo and Sprint events at the three gold and one silver medals. Boccia team at the Poznan World Newport Para Cycling International Open Championships in June. in February.

6 Annual Report 2014-15 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 7 Key achievements during the past year continued

• Aileen McGlynn OBE, Neil Fachie Education & Coaching • Support is being provided by • SDS continues to play a lead role in • sportscotland supported SDS Governance and MBE and Laura Cluxton competed Sainsbury’s to enable Disability the work of the UK Learning and through Commonwealth Games at the British Cycling National Open PROVIDING Inclusion Training to reach trainee Disability Sport Group, facilitating, Legacy funding by way of the Infrastructure Women’s and Para Cycling Track OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL teachers throughout Scotland. informing and ensuring that Class of 2014 programme. Class of ROBUST AND Championships in Manchester. COACHES, OFFICIALS, 11 courses, of which nine were inclusion is a priority throughout 2014 supported the following: the SOUND PLANNING, • Eight swimmers, 10 wheelchair focussed on trainee teachers, were sport coaching, learning and design, development and delivery of basketball players, three table tennis VOLUNTEERS AND delivered involving 188 participants. leadership. workshops in rugby (8 workshops), POLICY AND players and three athletes were STAFF TO GAIN FURTHER • External research was carried out • The Coaching Matters programme athletics (4), swimming (2), bowls PROCEDURES, WITH selected to compete for Scotland at SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, in 2014 with regards to the impact supported by sportscotland (1) and cycling (1); boccia coaches’ THE INFRASTRUCTURE the UK School Games in September of UK DIT. The results indicate provides support to performance attendance at the master class, in Manchester. EXPERTISE AND that virtually all the candidates felt coaches through continuous boccia conference and gala dinner. TO TRANSLATE POLICY • Hannah Dines won gold in the UNDERSTANDING confident (98%) and competent professional development. 1:1 • The following coaches were INTO PRACTICE Trike category at the GB Time (97%) in delivering opportunities support for performance coaches is deservedly recognised: former SDS to individuals with a disability. 88% Trial Championships in Chester in • Last year, 106 education, training a key element to the programme. Chair Gordon McCormack OBE • The Articles of Association were indicated that the training had October. and learning opportunities took A successful Coaching Matters received the Torch Trophy Trust reviewed and ratified at 2014 SDS had an impact on their teaching • Six athletes from the Scottish place involving 1,656 participants. performance coaching conference Award; Jean Murray Duncan received AGM and have subsequently been and had applied elements of the was held for national and regional the inaugural Boccia Community Disability Athletics Squad competed • Out of the 106 education and accepted by OSCR. training courses. 79% had shared level coaches, attracting 51 Coach of the Year at the UK Boccia in the Mencap Games in Watford. training opportunities, 80 were • An Annual Operational Plan has their learning from the course delegates across 12 sports. Conference, and Ian Mirfin received • 26 of Scotland’s most promising UK DIT courses involving 1,276 been produced, monitored and with workplace colleagues. Almost sportscotland’s Disability Coach of athletes and players in 10 sports candidates. 42 of the 80 courses • The Sports Inclusion Model has been presented to the SDS Board on a universal positivity about the quality the Year. looking to make the transition were funded by Education Scotland adopted by 13 Scottish Governing quarterly basis. of the courses and the tutors Bodies and other partners and • In recognition that only 2% of onto UK programmes are being which focussed on early years • A time line has been established for providing the delivery. Virtually ongoing discussion with a further the coaching workforce have a supported by the SDS Athlete practitioners, primary teachers, the development of the next SDS all (99%) of the respondents to eight SGBs. disability, SDS worked with Sports Academy this year. primary specialist PE teachers, Strategic Plan 2017-2021 following the research considered that their Coach UK and sportscotland to • Scotland won 15 medals at the secondary PE teachers and trainee the 2015 AGM. training had been fairly or very undertake a consultation exercise Four Nations Para-Badminton PE teachers. 45% of the candidates effective. to establish recommendations • The SDS Board Sub Group structure Championships held at Ravenscraig successfully gained the award which • Sport specific inclusive coaching for improving the proportion of was reviewed and Sub Groups Regional Sports Centre in February. is at Level six with one credit on the developments have taken place with continue to operate for Governance Scottish Credit and Qualification coaches with a disability involved in • A Scottish team of four competed 20 Scottish Governing Bodies of and Boccia. Framework. sport in Scotland. The report of the in the Under 19’s Lord Taverner’s Sport including athletics, badminton, consultation is on the SDS website. • A comprehensive training • In 2012 and again in 2014, National Boccia Competition in basketball, boccia, bowls, canoeing, programme was available for all financial support and sponsorship • There are many other exciting March finishing in silver medal cricket, cycling, football, gymnastics, Board directors and staff. were received from the Scottish resources to be found on the SDS position. hockey, judo, rowing, rugby, sailing, • SDS successfully completed the Government through Education website including 21 sport factsheets • A Scottish team attended the BTTAD swimming, table tennis, tennis, sportscotland Self-Assessment Scotland and sportscotland. All provided in two different formats, Nationals in Crewe in March. triathlon and walking. • The Disability Inclusion Training Audit undertaken by KPMG. 32 Local Authorities have received and case study videos for each sport. • Owen Miller won gold in the • There were two UKCC Level 2 e-learning programme is now courses over the previous two years There are also case study videos for • SDS has achieved the Intermediate 1500m, at the Bedford International Boccia courses held in Scotland available for use by individuals at no cost at the point of delivery. Disability Inclusion Training, athlete Level of the Equality Standard for meeting in May. involving 18 participants and two desiring to increase their knowledge vignettes and examples of good Sport. • Further developments over the and understanding of inclusive • The Scottish Wheelchair Curling team UKCC Level 1 Boccia courses practice. • The SDS Equality Policy and Action last year have seen the successful practice. Further developments are were runners up at the US Open. involving 19 participants. Nine delivery of a 3-hour senior pupil Plan has been reviewed, updated Boccia Leaders Award courses were ongoing to ensure the resource • Scotland finished 2nd in the under workshop co-delivered by a tutor and approved by the SDS Board. held involving 103 candidates. A remains current. 19 Learning Disability Football Home and an athlete. • The SDS Safeguarding in Sport Boccia Officials’ workshop was Nation event in Wales. Working Group continues to meet • A workshop focussing on teachers delivered and a tutor gained UK • Gordon Reid won the Bolton Indoor in conjunction with Safeguarding in and support staff working with accreditation. All three of the Singles title and finished a career Scott Quin in action in Glasgow Sport and the updated safeguarding children and young people with Scottish international boccia referees best 3rd in the NEC Wheelchair policies, procedures and action plan severe and complex support needs officiated at the BISFed European Tennis Masters. were approved by the SDS Board. has been successfully designed, Teams & Pairs in Guildford. • Key partners and joint working developed and piloted. Two separate • SDS has worked with Highlife • Eight Scottish coaches attended the groups are in place with Scottish courses are under development Highland and Fife Council to inaugural UK Coaches’ Conference Athletics, Royal Caledonia Curling focussing on children and young progress the extension of the and nine coaches attended a master Club, BADMINTONscotland, people with autism and early years partnership agreements for class. basketballscotland, JudoScotland, practitioners, primary teachers, respective SDS Regional Manager • The Disability Sport Coach and Scottish Cycling, Scottish Rugby, primary specialist PE teachers, posts. SDS has also extended a Education Group: Scotland brings Table Tennis Scotland, Scottish secondary PE teachers and trainee consultancy agreement to fulfil the together the key partners to lead Swimming, Tennis Scotland, Scottish PE teachers. Regional Manager remit within Football Association and Scottish the strategic direction of inclusive Tayside. Student Sport. coaching in Scotland under the auspices of the Chair, Theresa Campbell.

8 Annual Report 2014-15 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 9 Coach support Scottish Disability Sport Awards

• The sportscotland integrated Fife Trophy Findlay Calder Trophy investment programme continues to Coach of the Year Award Athlete of the Year Award support the work of the Association 2000 Eddie McCluskie (Swimming) 2000 Nicky Diatchenko at all levels and additional investment has been received to 2001 John Oulton (Swimming) 2001 Derek Frew support the sports of bowls and 2002 Janice Eaglesham (Athletics) 2002 Karen Lewis boccia. 2003 Ian Mirfin (Wheelchair Road Racing) 2003 Stephen Payton • Additional investment has 2004 Jane Sanderson (Wheelchair Curling) 2004 Kenny Herriot been received from the Sport & Recreation Fund to support the SDS 2005 Anthony Stickland (Swimming) 2005 Stephen Payton Athlete Academy and international 2006 Tom Pendreigh (Wheelchair Curling) 2006 Stephen Payton competitions. 2007 Jacqueline Lynn (Boccia) 2007 Libby Clegg • Erraid Davies was shortlisted for BBC • SDS has received continued support 2008 Stuart Sharp & Stuart Alexander (Football) 2008 Allan Stuart from the Celtic FC Foundation to Young Sports Personality of the Year. Communication and 2009 Bob Dick (Bowls) 2009 Libby Clegg establish disability sports clubs and Leadership • Neil Fachie MBE won the Disability support education & training and Sports Award at the Sunday Mail 2010 Jim Thomson (Boccia) 2010 Lauren Peffers a Parasport event in the West of THE ABILITY TO Scottish Sports Awards. 2011 Bob Dick (Bowls) 2011 Owen Miller Scotland under the Inclusive Sport COMMUNICATE • Erraid Davies was runner up in the 2012 Lyndon Williams (Badminton) 2012 Libby Clegg banner. STV ‘Scottish Sports Personality of 2013 Claire Morrison (Boccia) 2013 Libby Clegg • Funding has been secured from EFFECTIVELY AND the Year’ poll. 2014 Tony Zummack (Wheelchair Curling) 2014 Libby Clegg the Celtic FC Foundation and EFFICIENTLY • Ian Mirfin won Disability Coach WheelPower to support the SDS AND INFLUENCE of the Year at the sportscotland Summer Sports Camp. DISABILITY SPORT Coaching, Officiating and Russell Hogg Trophy Brian Dolan Memorial Trophy • In partnership with the Scottish FA, Volunteering Awards 2014. Development Coach of the Year Swimmer of the Year Award an award for support of Disability • Libby Clegg has been inducted into • The SDS Communications Working 2013 Kevin Simpson (Tennis) 2000 Kenny Cairns Football was secured from the the SDS Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Group continued to meet and an 2014 Stephen Somerville (Judo) 2001 Andrew Lindsay Action Plan for 2015-2016 has been • SDS was represented at • SDS was involved in a UK consortia 2002 Lara Ferguson produced. Parliamentary Receptions and first phase bid to the Spirit of 2012 Parliamentary Briefings and was part Glasgow Trophy 2003 Mhairi Love • The SDS website continues to be the Get Out Get Active programme. of the working group informing the primary communication tool for the Service to Sport Award 2004 Jim Anderson • SDS was awarded recognition as the development of the Youth Sport Association with 70,807 visits during 2000 Gordon McCormack and Jacqueline Lynn 2005 Jim Anderson lead body for the sport of boccia in Strategy. 2013/2014 and a monthly average Scotland until 2020 and has recently 2001 Jim Thomson 2006 Rebecca Lee of 5,900 visits. We have now seen • SDS has been involved in the become an associate member of a more than 100% increase in redevelopment of the sportscotland 2002 Jen Quinton 2007 Andrew Lindsay BISFed. monthly visits since 2011/2012. National Sports Centre Inverclyde 2003 David Thomson 2008 Jim Anderson • The SDS Boccia Sub Group as a fully inclusive and accessible • Two SDS electronic newsletters were 2004 John Hood 2009 Jim Anderson continues to meet quarterly to national facility. produced and distributed during review the progress of the three year 2005 Jed Renilson 2010 Sean Fraser 2014/2015. • SDS has established a Visual plan and drive the development of Impairment Sport Group with key 2006 John & Brenda Anderson 2011 Andrew Mullen • SDS currently has 1,804 likes on the sport in Scotland. partners and stakeholders and a 2007 Richard Brickley MBE 2012 Andrew Mullen Facebook, 1,690 followers on • SDS is in membership of and is bespoke Coaching Resource has Twitter and 8,724 views of SDS 2008 Janice Eaglesham 2013 Andrew Mullen represented on the appropriate been created. videos on YouTube. 2009 Cynthia Clare 2014 Andrew Mullen committees of the British Paralympic • SDS contributed to the • SDS has continued to work with Association, GB Boccia, GB Disability sportscotland Equality Seminar, and 2010 John de Courcy Morton Ward on a probono basis to Football Association and the UK the Scottish Student Sport Annual 2011 Eddie McCluskey MBE Sports Association for People with support the Association’s marketing Conference. 2012 Michael McCreadie Learning Disability. and design requirements. • SDS continues to deliver • A media campaign in partnership 2013 Helen Bruce • SDS receives substantial support presentations and meet with key with Burt Greener attracted from Scotland’s Local Authorities, sportscotland staff across Active 2014 Pauline Stirling good media coverage through Governing Bodies of Sport and Schools, School Sport, Community multimedia, print and television. Local Sports Councils and works Sports Hubs, Regional Lead in partnership with sportscotland, • Four new athlete video case studies Managers, Direct Club Investment the Scottish Government and the and three Inclusive Education Case and SGB Heads of Development. Scottish Parliament on all matters Studies were produced and placed • SDS continues to produce a bi- relating to disability sport in on the SDS Youtube channel. annual Calendar of Events and Scotland. • Maria Lyle was named as Paralympic an annual Education & Training Young Athlete of the Year at British Calendar. Athletics Awards and SportsAid Scotland Junior Sportsperson of the Year.

10 Annual Report 2014-15 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 11 Scottish Disability Sport Awards continued Summarised accounts

SCOTTISH DISABILITY SPORT (SDS) (Company Limited by Guarantee) SUMMARISED ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 March 2015

Angus Trophy Capability Scotland Silver Salver Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds Funds Funds 2015 2014 Sports person of the Year Award (Excluding athletics Most promising Newcomer Award Income Resources and swimming) 2004 Bernadette Leslie (Boccia) Incoming resources from generated funds: 2003 David Heddle (Bowls) 2005 Angela McCowan (Swimming) Grants and donations 703,029 283,142 986,171 882,787 2004 Scottish Wheelchair Curling Team 2006 Michael Kerr (Wheelchair Rugby) Membership subscriptions 2,450 – 2,450 3,100 2005 Aileen McGlynn (Cycling) 2007 Stephen & Peter McGuire (Boccia) Bank interest 176 – 773 176 2006 GB Paralympic Wheelchair Curling Team 2008 Craig Rodgie (Swimming) Incoming resources from charitable activities: 2007 Aileen McGlynn (Cycling) 2009 Scott Walker (Cycling) Events and activities 76,016 2,900 78,916 90,748 2008 Scottish Cerebral Palsy Football Squad 2010 Jack McComish (Swimming) 782,268 286,042 1,068,310 976,811 2009 Gordon Reid (Wheelchair Tennis) 2011 Meggan Dawson-Farrell (Athletics) 2010 Stephen McGuire (Boccia) 2012 Lucy Walkup (Swimming) Resources Expended 2011 Kevin Wallace (Bowls) 2013 Kieran Steer (Boccia) Charitable activities 733,546 258,284 991,830 890,604 2012 Neil Fachie (Cycling) 2014 Maria Lyle (Athletics) 2013 Jane Egan (Paratriathlon) Governance costs 23,599 – 23,599 20,435

2014 Neil Fachie MBE (Cycling) Special Award 757,145 258,284 1,015,429 911,039 SDS Plaque Elspeth Watson Trophy 2002 John Beattie (BBC Scotland) Net movement in funds for the year 25,123 27,758 52,881 65,772 (Individual outwith SDS who has contributed & Doug Gillon (The Herald) Funds brought forward 303,150 86,462 389,612 323,840 significantly to disability sport) 2004 Millar Stoddart & Shirley Ann Harris Funds carried forward £ 328,273 £ 114,220 £ 442,493 £ 389,612 2003 Bob Dick (Bowls) 2005 Katie Still (BBC Scotland) 2004 Jack Snowdon (Swimming) 2006 Kate Caithness (Wheelchair Curling) 2005 Pat Bennett (Swimming) SUMMARISED BALANCE SHEET at 31 March 2015 2015 2014 2007 Jim Fleeting (Scottish FA) 2006 Bernard Pirie (Swimming) Tangible fixed assets 9,480 5,688 2008 Heather Lowden (sportscotland) 2007 Ena Stevenson (Wheelchair Curling) Current assets 2009 Alan Dickson (CPISRA & Capability Scotland) 2008 Angus Cameron (Athletics) Stocks 3,176 4,554 2010 Andrew Niven (Scottish FA) 2009 Karen Ross (Tennis) Debtors 53,374 39,776 2011 John Gheel (sportscotland) 2010 Colin McDonald (Swimming) Cash at bank and in hand 489,933 381,555 2012 Stevie Duff (Wheelchair Basketball) & Russell Hogg 2011 Jean Smith (Swimming) 546,483 425,885 2013 George Keith 2012 Karen Ross (Wheelchair Tennis) Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (113,470) (41,961) 2014 Commonwealth Games Scotland 2013 Don McFarlane (Swimming) 2014 Terry McLernon MBE (Table Tennis) Net current assets 433,013 383,924 Net assets £ 442,493 £ 389,612 Gordon Brown Trophy Athletes Athlete of the Year Award Funds 2004 Maggi McEleny (Swimming) Unrestricted funds 328,273 303,150 2005 Jim Anderson (Swimming) Restricted funds 114,220 86,462 2006 Rebecca Lee (Swimming) £ 442,493 £ 389,612 2007 Kenny Cairns (Swimming) & Peter McGuire (Boccia) 2008 Aileen McGlynn (Cycling) 2009 Stephen & Peter McGuire (Boccia) 2010 Neil Fachie (Cycling) 2011 Aileen Neilson (Wheelchair Curling) The summarised accounts are a summary of information extracted from the full annual accounts and therefore may not contain 2012 Libby Clegg (Athletics) sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the financial affairs of the Charity. For further information the full annual accounts 2013 Neil Fachie (Cycling) and the auditor’s report on those accounts should be consulted; copies of these can be obtained from the Company Secretary. 2014 Andrew Mullen (Swimming) J C Eaglesham Chair 17 August 2015 Auditor’s Statement In our opinion the summarised accounts are consistent with the full annual accounts from which they are extracted. Our audit report on the full annual accounts was unqualified. Michael Crerar (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Geoghegans, Statutory Auditors 17 August 2015

12 Annual Report 2014-15 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 13 Acknowledgements

Scottish Disability Sport acknowledges the many agencies that RAISING have supported its activities during the past year and wishes to thank the following in particular: sportscotland Scotland’s Local Authorities and Fife Sports and Leisure Trust and THE BAR Robertson Trust Scotland’s Governing Bodies of Sport Michael Woods Sport and Leisure Centre Our mission is to build a world class Education Scotland and in particular Glasgow City Council Sainsbury’s Scottish Athletics and British Athletics Scotland’s Local Sports Councils sporting system for everyone in Scotland. Celtic FC Foundation GB Boccia Special Olympics Scotland Scottish Sport and Physical Recreation Fund Royal Caledonian Curling Club Commonwealth Games Scotland By world class we mean being ambitious and aspiring to be the best we can be at all levels in sport. We see a Scotland where sport is a way SportsAid Scotland Scottish Football Association British Paralympic Association of life, at the heart of society, making a positive impact on people and Ecas Table Tennis Scotland Disability Sport Northern Ireland communities. Football Foundation Scottish Cycling Disability Sport Wales Scottish Disabled Sports Trust BADMINTONscotland English Federation of Disability Sport Across Scotland, people are already working together to make this Youth Sport Trust basketballscotland United Kingdom Sports Association happen. It’s now time to build on this work and raise the bar. Scottish Swimming WheelPower Tennis Scotland & Tennis Foundation Sports Coach UK #raisingthebar JudoScotland Safeguarding in Sport triathlonscotland sportfocus Scottish Rowing Morton Ward Cricket Scotland Vision Procurement and Outsourcing Specialists Paths for All Geoghegan & Co Scottish Sports Association Scottish Student Sport

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Head Office Administrator Caledonia House, South Gyle Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ Tel: 0131 317 1130 Email: [email protected]

Fife Office Administrator Michael Woods Sport and Leisure Centre Viewfield, Glenrothes Fife KY6 2RD Tel: 03451 555 555 ext 444 989 Email: [email protected] www.scottishdisabilitysport.com

Scottish Disability Sport is a registered Scottish Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee Charity No: SC009609 Company No: SC246327