Build the strength, skills and confidence to enjoy sport.

Sports Ready is a small-group, physiotherapist-led programme designed to help children develop the physical skills and confidence they need to participate in sport and physical activity.

Some children love sport but find particular aspects of it challenging. They may struggle with balance, coordination, running, jumping, changing direction or keeping up with their peers. Others may simply benefit from developing greater strength, body awareness and confidence before joining a team or progressing in their chosen sport.

Sports Ready provides an opportunity to work on these skills in a small, supportive and encouraging group environment.

What do we work on?

Through games, movement challenges and sport-related activities, children work on areas such as:

• Strength and core stability

• Balance and postural control

• Coordination

• Agility and changing direction

• Running, jumping and landing

• Lower-limb power

• Body awareness and proprioception

• Movement confidence

There is also an educational element to Sports Ready. Children are encouraged to develop a better understanding of how their bodies work and what helps them move well. We may explore concepts such as balance, proprioception, the vestibular system, muscles, strength and recovery in ways that are practical and relevant to sport.

Who is Sports Ready for?

Sports Ready may be particularly helpful for children who:

• Want to become stronger or more confident for sport.

• Find coordination, balance or particular sporting movements difficult.

• Are preparing to join or return to a sport.

• Would benefit from developing their fundamental movement skills.

• Enjoy sport but find it physically more challenging than their peers.

• Would benefit from a small group where activities can be adapted to their individual ability.

Children do not need to have a diagnosis or an injury to participate.

Small groups

Sports Ready is limited to a maximum of four children per class.

Keeping the group small allows the physiotherapist to observe each child closely, adapt activities where necessary and provide individual guidance while children still benefit from exercising, learning and having fun alongside their peers.

Class Information

Tuesdays at 3:15 PM
45 minutes per class
6-week programme
€225 (€37.50 per session)
Maximum 4 children

Location: Kids Physiotherapy Waterford

The overall aim of Sports Ready isn’t simply to make children perform better at sport. It is to help them develop the strength, movement skills, understanding and confidence that can support enjoyable participation in sport and physical activity.