We held a ten pin bowling day at AMF Bowling in Castle Hill on Saturday, 17 July. There was a good turnout of members from within Sydney and even from the Central Coast.
This year was the SSPA’s 15th Annual National Sporting Weekend in Albury. This weekend was originally introduced in 1995 to provide opportunities for people with short stature to play competitive sport against others like themselves. It began with the State of Origin match between the NSW and Victorian basketball teams and has since progressed into […]
We held basketball training during the first half of 2010 at Blacktown and Emerton Leisure Centres. So far there’s no basketball planned for the second half of the year but there will no doubt be some sports days organised so please check the website for further updates.
We held another Sports Day at Emerton Leisure Centre on March 7 from 1pm to 4pm. We played basketball, followed by badminton, boccia and then indoor soccer. Some of the younger ones enjoyed the pool at the centre also. Thanks to all who came and enjoyed a fun day!
Our first activity for the year was a Sports Day at Emerton Leisure Centre, Emerton on January 10. The sports ran from 1pm – 4pm and afterwards many went back to the Mamula’s for a swim. For sports, there was badminton, basketball, boccia and indoor soccer. Despite the heat, it was still a fun day […]
Daniel Bos from the Central Coast of New South Wales competed in the School Sport Australia Track and Field Championships, held at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush from November 29. He won a gold medal in the relay event. Congratulations Daniel!
On Sunday, 25th October 2009 we held a Sports Day at Emerton Leisure Centre, Emerton (Western Sydney). During the day we played a variety of sports including badminton, basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball and boccia. The day was all about having fun and trying various sports, regardless of age or whether you were short statured or […]
Reagan Wickens competed at the NSW Disability Swimming State Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush on 24 October 2009 and won 5 gold medals. Each year Swimming NSW select a swimmer to receive the ‘Beverley Whitfield Trophy’ which is an award for sportsmanship, dedication and outstanding swimming results. Reagan was presented with the prestigous […]
The first ever Australian Paralympic Youth Games were held in Melbourne from 5-10 October, 2009. The games were open to both Australian and International athletes under the age of 20, and included seven Paralympic sports including athletics, handcycling, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, 7-a-side football and wheelchair basketball. The SSPA was represented by swimmers from […]
The 2009 World Dwarf Games were held in Belfast in late July. For the first time in the history of the games, Australia was represented by 15 athletes (including 6 from New South Wales) from the SSPA. The team exceeded all expectations and brought home medals in swimming, athletics, table tennis, basketball and power-lifting. Congratulations […]