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Annual Report 2017-2018 WWW.SCOTTISHDISABILITYSPORT.COM ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 1 Scottish Disability Sport would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks the generous financial support received from the following Local Authorities and Leisure Trusts to assist with the hosting of the AGM and the production of this Annual Report: 2 | SCOTTISH DISABILITY SPORTS WELCOME MESSAGE 2018 We take this opportunity to wish you all a very warm welcome We thank the SDS Board for their dedication and commitment to the 55th Annual General Meeting of Scottish Disability Sport over the last 12 months. The Board works tirelessly behind the (SDS). We hope that the contents of this annual report do scenes to provide guidance and support and to strategically justice to the considerable commitment and achievements of lead the work of the Association. We thank Board Directors the Association’s athletes, players, coaches, officials and Catherine Goodfellow, Dave Rhoney, Paul Queen, Colette volunteers who contribute so much to the development of Martin, Claire Morrison, Iain Smith, Oliver Barsby and disability sport in Scotland. Jay Runga for all their work at Board level. Team Scotland travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in We also thank and recognise the SDS staff team for their hard the Commonwealth Games with the largest ever Parasport work and commitment during 2017/2018. We welcomed contingent for an away Games of 18 athletes, pilots and Sharon McDowell to the staff team this year following her directors across six sports. These Scots amassed Scotland’s appointment as Administrator (Part Time) in the Head Office. largest ever tally of medals for an away Games, returning home SDS was sad to say goodbye to Charlie Forbes, Regional with one silver and two gold medals, contributing significantly Manager for the Highlands & Islands and Jennifer Scally, to Team Scotland’s 8th place finish in the medal table. Regional Manager for Tayside. We wish them both well and look forward to continuing to work with Charlie in his Highlife Scotland also tasted success as part of ParalympicsGB at the Highland role and as a much valued volunteer with SDS. We PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games, with Scots making are however delighted to welcome Kirsty Ewen into the up 41% of the GB Team. Para Alpine Skier Brett Wild won one regional team as Charlie’s replacement. bronze and two silver medals as guide to Millie Knight, while Scott Meenagh completed a gruelling six Cross Country/ SDS recognises and thanks those funding bodies who support Biathlon races in eight days, and the Wheelchair Curling rink the work of the Association at every level. Our thanks go to skipped by Aileen Neilson finished the Games in 7th place. sportscotland, Spirit of 2012, Sainsbury’s, the Celtic F.C. Foundation, Stewarton Ladies Netball, Better Breaks, Sports Aid On the international stage, three Scottish players, Stephen Scotland, Co-op Funeralcare and the Big Lottery Fund, as well McGuire, Jamie McCowan and Patrick Wilson, competed at as all those who fundraise and donate throughout the year. the BISFed World Boccia Championships in Liverpool. We Recognition must also be paid to key sportscotland staff for also congratulate Stephen McGuire and Jamie McCowan on their support and guidance. achieving the BC4 World number one and BC3 World number two positions respectively. Neil Fachie MBE won double gold at Finally, we thank the entire SDS family for their on-going the UCI World Track Cycling Championships, and Gordon Reid enthusiasm, hard work and support and we thank you all MBE won the Men’s Doubles titles at Wimbledon and the US once again for your attendance at our 55th AGM. Open Championships. Our congratulations are extended to all those who have represented Scotland or GB with distinction during the last year. We also recognise the huge contribution of the coaches, support staff and families who play such an important role in supporting these individuals to achieve in their chosen sports. SDS member Branches remain the primary point of entry for athletes with a disability in Scotland, supported by Scottish Local Authorities and Leisure Trusts in terms of officer time and resources. All member Branches have fully maintained SDS’s Gavin Macleod Janice Eaglesham MBE Minimum Operating Requirements and we thank all those who Chief Executive Officer Chair contribute to the development of grassroots and participation opportunities for athletes and players with a disability across Scotland. We also take this opportunity to thank staff, coaches and volunteers from our partner Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport who continue to embrace the inclusion agenda and build robust sport specific pathways for disabled athletes and players. ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 3 Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games SDS would like to take the opportunity to congratulate all those Para-sport athletes who competed with distinction for Team Scotland at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 4 | SCOTTISH DISABILITY SPORTS Key Achievements During the Past Year Stephen McGuire was ranked 1st in the BC4 World Rankings, and Jamie McCowan Engage and is ranked 2nd in the Three Scottish BC3 Classification. Participate players, Stephen McGuire, Jamie McCowan and Identify, engage and sustain Patrick Wilson, were selected to compete at the BISFed World participant involvement through Boccia Championships quality sporting opportunities. in Liverpool. • All 13 member Branches have achieved Minimum Operating Requirements. Robyn Love competed • Four branches will be re-accredited at the for GB at the World 2018 SDS AGM. Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2018, • Three Branches, (Disability Sport Fife, winning silver. Forth Valley Disability Sport & Grampian Disability Sport), are engaged in the Spirit of 2012 Get Out Get Active programme to support the inactive to become active. • SDS supported the recruitment of four new Branch chairs, 10 new branch committee members and three development posts. • Nine Branches have been supported to significantly restructure their governance to reflect legislative change and best practice. • SDS organised a Branch Conference with 67 attendees from 12 branches, where examples of good practice were shared. • Each SDS Branch was offered an Education and Training Course at no cost. • 22 National Events were co-ordinated across seven sports, and Squad Training programmes were run for three sports. • Five Regional Parasport Festivals have taken place, with 306 participants attending. • 22% of Parasport participants have been supported to transition into weekly sessions or clubs. • 103 individuals across 13 sports have been newly identified and supported to transition into weekly sessions and clubs, through bespoke support from the SDS Regional Managers. • 27 individuals supported to transition into mainstream clubs. • 31 individuals supported to transition into discrete clubs. ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 5 • 45 individuals supported to transition into • Three medals were won by Scottish Para- weekly participation sessions. Progress and Perform athletes, making it the most successful ever away Commonwealth Games. • 114 individuals attended Development and Supporting athletes to Engagement days in boccia, bowls, • In Para Lawn Bowls, the B2/B3 Mixed Pair swimming, water sports and multi sports. achieve their potential in of Irene Edgar (Director: David Thomas) performance sport. Robert Barr (Director: Sarah Jane Ewing) • 15 new mainstream clubs supported to missed out on the bronze medal by a final provide the effective inclusion of disabled bowl in an extra end. The B6/B7/B8 Open athletes to transition to club level in Triple of Garry Brown, Mike Nicoll and 10 sports. PyeongChang 2018 Michael Simpson finished in 5th position. • 17 new athletes have progressed to • Seven of the 17 athletes (41%) selected for World Championships Regional Squads or individual support ParalympicsGB 2018 Winter Paralympics programmes, to further their development Team were Scottish. • Gordon Reid MBE won the Men’s and provide a stepping stone into national Doubles titles at Wimbledon 2018 and the • Ski guide Brett Wild won one bronze and programmes and beyond. US Open Championships 2017. two silver medals with visually impaired • 11 athletes progressed to National skier, Millie Knight. • Neil Fachie MBE won double gold at the Programmes in swimming and boccia, 2018 UCI World Track Cycling • The Wheelchair Curling rink finished in 7th which contributes to the current picture of Championships in Brazil. 82% of the national Scottish Swimming position at the Pyeongchang 2018 Games. Squad and 67% of the Scottish Boccia • Derek Rae won the T45/T46 category at Squad being identified and supported by Gold Coast 2018 the 2018 World Para Athletics Marathon the SDS Regional Managers. • 18 Para-athletes competed for World Cup in London. Team Scotland at the Gold Coast • The Big Lottery Funded Engage Project • Colin Leslie, Alan Oliver, Mary Wilson, Commonwealth Games – the largest to continued to reduce the geographical Deirdre Nagle and Fiona Christie competed be selected for an away Commonwealth barriers of participation for 98 individuals, in the BWF Para Badminton World Games. by enabling the development of 10 new Championships in Korea. boccia sessions and four new learn to • Neil Fachie MBE and Matthew Rotherham swim sessions across Scotland. won double gold in the 1km Time Trial and the Sprint. • A series of engagement events were held to introduce 87 participants to water • Maria Lyle won the silver medal in the sports, sports exclusively for people with T35 100m. visual impairments and the sport of boccia. Scotland had six athletes and four coaches representing Great Britain at the 2018 INAS European Summer Games in Paris, winning 11 medals. 43% of the athletes in the Great British team were Scottish. Scotland finished in 2nd place in a pairs and triples at the Para Bowls Home Nations test event. 6 | SCOTTISH DISABILITY SPORTS European Championships Boccia Coaching, Education • Micky Yule won gold at the 2018 2018 UK Boccia Championships European Powerlifting Championships and Learning • Scottish players won five medals at the in the -72kg category.
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