{"id":51545,"date":"2024-02-26T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=51545"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:52:07","slug":"its-just-like-a-family-sheffield-club-breaks-down-ability-boundaries-to-playing-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/its-just-like-a-family-sheffield-club-breaks-down-ability-boundaries-to-playing-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s just like a family\u201d: Sheffield club breaks down ability  boundaries to playing tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An inclusive beginners group hosted across Sheffield are promoting the sport for people with disabilities looking to get involved in the game.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ability Tennis programme holds sessions for people with physical, learning and sensory disabilities at all ability levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founder, Ben Howarth, spoke at the organisation\u2019s wheelchair session at Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre in Jordanthorpe about making the game accessible to people by teaching the game to their requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cIf players can see me playing in a wheelchair, it shows them the skills that they need and I\u2019m learning just as much as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ability Tennis players talk to Sheffield Wire\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G_MCJY4V2N8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea sprang from finding a positive use for indoor courts which sat empty in the daytime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Howarth said: \u201cWe had a beautiful tennis club but the facility just wasn\u2019t being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt meant I had a lot of hours needing to be filled with work, but also wanting to get more people physically active, social, and feeling included in playing tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendees of the session praised the health benefits that people with disabilities can gain by joining disability sports clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Member since the sessions began, Lottie Davis-Browne, said: \u201cEverybody should have the opportunity to play tennis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s people with different levels of disability and they may never be able to play a proper match, but there\u2019s always something tennis related you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome disabled people don\u2019t have that basic hand-eye coordination but by working one to one with them in things like tennis that improves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well as the physical benefits, the mental health support the groups can provide one another is profound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barry Grayson, who also attends a para ice hockey club remembered how the team helped him during a tournament, saying : \u201cMy wife was ill while we were doing that and she died part-way through it, but they were there all the time. It\u2019s just like a family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echoing the feeling, Ms Davis-Browne said: \u201cIt\u2019s the friendship, it\u2019s having structure in your week. We all sort of understand what each other are going through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the benefits these groups offer there are still obstacles to participating, a key one being transportation as some members have to travel over an hour to get to an accessible indoor facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Howarth pointed to the success of outreach programmes offered by the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind, who offer a minibus that transports players with visual impairments to and from the venues and drastically increases attendance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also highlighted the need for engagement with the disabled community from coaches and venues, saying that the venue not being completely accessible is not an insurmountable barrier to being inclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He suggested producing short videos of the facilities to give people an understanding of the layout and access to reduce anxieties about visiting venues.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Howarth said: \u201cThere aren\u2019t many clubs where the facilities are going to be absolutely perfect, but it\u2019s about being honest with people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone, whatever ability they have, is playing the same game. 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