Sport & Recreation

Community Sport

Life Stream delivers a Community Sport Program in Brisbane and Rockhampton.

School Sport Program

Life Stream delivers weekly School Sport programs, some in partnership with State Sport Organisations and Club coaches. All programs are delivered in a safe and supportive environment, and can be delivered before, during or after school hours.

Gala Days

In partnership with State Sport Organisations, Life Stream delivers Gala Days at local sporting clubs, as a culminating activity for students participating in the School Sport programs.
During these events students participate in skills clinics, play inter-school games, receive promotional material from clubs to assist with joining up in their local area, and they get to meet elite players and sport mascots.

Club Development

Life Stream delivers inclusion workshops to State Sport Organisations and local clubs, upskilling coaches and staff on inclusive practice. These are delivered at various locations throughout Queensland.
During these workshops Life Stream also provides education regarding classification and pathways in sport.

Inter-School Sport Competitions

Life Stream coordinates Inter-School Sport Competitions for clusters of schools across the Greater Brisbane Region and Rockhampton. A range of sports are involved each term

Participant Referral Program

Life Stream refers people to ongoing mainstream opportunities in sport

For further information on Community Sport please contact:
Chantel Lewis
Community Sport Coordinator - Brisbane
E: clewis@lifestream.org.au
P: (07) 3394 4399

Simon Boland
Community Sport Officer - Rockhampton
E: sboland@lifestream.org.au
P: (07) 4928 4546

PathWays & Elite Sport

Life Stream assists athletes throughout Queensland to access pathways and elite sport opportunities.

Partnerships: State Sport Organisations

Life Stream works in partnership with State Sport Organisations to assist in the development of inclusive practice in all aspects and at all levels of sport. Partnership Agreements help to ensure that sports are on track with inclusive goals.

Partnerships focus on ensuring that state sport organisations are committed to providing inclusive opportunities in sport, with particular reference to the inclusion of people with an intellectual impairment. Life Stream encourages organisations to consider inclusion in every aspect, including participation opportunities from grass roots programs through to elite competitions.

Life Stream is an Associate member of The Sports Federation of Queensland (QSport), the representative body for organized, affiliated sport in Queensland.

Classifications

Life Stream facilitates the state-wide process of assisting athletes with an intellectual disability to obtain School Sport, Sport Inclusion Australia and/or INAS classification. This classification process assists athletes to access competition pathways in sport.

School Sport Classification: Queensland based students with an intellectual impairment can gain classification for access to sanctioned school sport events.
Download application form
Download the guide

Sport Inclusion Australia Classification: Sport Inclusion Australia is the national body of Life Stream. Individuals can gain classification for sanctioned state and national events.
Download application form
Download the guide

INAS Classification: INAS is the international body of Sport Inclusion Australia and Life Stream. It is part of the Paralympic pathway in sport. Individuals can gain classification for sanctioned state and national events.

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Download the guide

Pathways

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Athlete Awards

Each year Life Stream presents the Sue Fleming Sports Award and the Fraser Sportsmanship Award to two athletes who demonstrates exceptional performance and sportsmanship in their chosen sports.

For further information on Pathways and Elite Sport please contact:
Chantel Lewis
Community Sport Coordinator
E: clewis@lifestream.org.au
P: (07) 3394 4399

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