CPISRA Development Games support development and education – enhancing competitive opportunities and pathways for all. We encourage Development Games to be held on a sub-regional level and members can request to hold a CPISRA Development Games at any time.
Aims
To provide a development and education experience to introduce, encourage and grow participation in a particular sport(s) and/or geographic sub region. To enhance competitive opportunities and pathways for all.
The Development Games is aligned to the following CPISRA strategic aims:
- Increase CP participation in sports, including Para sports, CPISRA governed sports and other inclusive/disability sports
- To grow CP sport participation across the breadth of CP physical impairment
- Facilitate international competition pathways for CP athletes to progress from grassroots participation to elite competition
- Increase training and development opportunities for CP athletes, coaches, technical officials, team staff and classifiers
Objectives
In accordance with the above aims, the key objectives of the CPISRA Development Games are:
- To provide a single or multi-sport event that embraces introduction and development
- To allow development athletes to learn, develop and improve by providing appropriate conditions and services in an operationally sound environment
- To create a friendly and supportive environment that encourages and educates athletes, team management, officials, coaches and volunteers
- To act as a catalyst for enhancing awareness, opportunity and participation in a sport and/or sub region