FAQs

No. Sense Rugby is not exclusive to any particular diagnosis, disability or special needs. We welcome children who do or don’t need specific assistance to be part of a group, and work to develop their skills. Sense Rugby is however, ideally suited to children who usually find traditional sports groups difficult. This is because of the following reasons:

• There is always an Occupational Therapist running the groups. The Occupational Therapists are carefully chosen for their experience and understanding of a variety of different special needs.

• The activities, instructions and structure of the group are adapted to allow for children to find it easier to participate.

• The skills are often repeated numerous times to allow for more time for learning.

We usually cater for children between 4 and 14 however; we are happy to tailor a programme to suit the needs of the children in the group.

Sense Rugby is passionate about inclusion and is primarily a therapeutic programme. We teach the core skills of both and hope that our participants will be able to join the teams at their local rugby league or union club of their choice after our program.

We cap the groups at 9 children per group with 3 adults. There is always at least 1 Occupational Therapist and 1 rugby coach.

Sense Rugby runs in schools, local clubs and Non-Government Organisations. We are flexible in our approach and the frequency of our session however; ideally we run a 10 week programme on a weekly basis that last for 1 hour. We also offer holiday intensive camps.

Sense Rugby is a franchise system and we usually team up with local Occupational Therapy practices to deliver the service. If we are not in your region yet, many families have approached their local OTs and encouraged them to consider delivering the program.

Please contact us if you are hoping to use funding to access the programme as this varies between locations.

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