Our club caters for kids right through to adults with Special Needs. It is an organisation that gives these people a chance get together and play sports to the best of their ability. Currently with a community of around 150 people this organisation is growing. It caters for only a small percentage of Special needs people in Rotorua and is looking to grow through local awareness. The people involve
d have all varieties of disability, primarily intellectual, cognitive or developmental delay - some severe and some minor - and encourages you no matter what your disability is to get involved. Currently our sports are:
Swimming - Mondays 6pm (deep pool) and Thursdays 6pm (learner’s pool) at the Aquatic Centre
Basketball - Thursdays 6pm - 7pm, Lynmore School Gym
Football - Tuesdays 6.00pm - 7.00pm, Lynmore School Gym
Tenpin Bowling - Saturdays 10.15am - 11.15am at Strike Zone, Motion Entertainment
Indoor Bowls/ Bocce - Wednesday - 5.00pm - 6.30pm at WHHS. If you would like to know more please email us at the address below. This Organisation has a few die hard organisers that meet regularly to keep it running, but these people could always have more help and coaches to aid the people involved. Some athletes have represented New Zealand in Tenpin Bowling overseas, most recently in the World Special Olympic Summer Games in Abu Dhabi in 2019. With support from the local community in Rotorua we can get more athletes taking part in National Special Olympics Games (held every four years) and representing their country in trans-Tasman, Pacific and World Games, and raise the profile of these unique and amazing people in everybody's lives.
