The 2nd MIXAR Magazine is online now!
The second issue of the MIXAR Magazine is now available! You can read about the development of Mixed Ability rugby in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. Click on the picture to download your...
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Mixed Ability running project about to start!
“It’s RUN-TRUST-IC” is the name of the latest Erasmus+ Sport Small Collaborative Partnership we are pleased to be involved with! The project is led by ASD Liberavventura, a running and canoeing club in Brescia (Italy), and includes also The...
Social Prescribing: Emperor’s New Clothes or Paradigm Shift?
If you want to live a long and healthy life have good genes, be able (rich enough) to live in a healthy environment, have “good” health behaviours and access good healthcare – not too much and not too little. Timely, effective healthcare makes a difference but is...
Chivasso Rugby celebrate 10 year anniversary with IMAS Accreditation!
2019 marks ten years since the first Mixed Ability rugby club in Italy was established. Chivasso Rugby’s aim is to include players of any (dis)ability as full members of the club, without prejudice or special treatment, rejecting the use of special or adapted...
Who says 70 is old?
The 2018 Christmas blog contribution comes from John Higginson. John wrote to IMAS earlier this year asking what Mixed Ability activities were available for him and his wife after a period of inactivity. John chose not to take up full contact Mixed Ability rugby...
All in the same boat!
When Bradford Amateur Rowing Club (BARC) decided to give Mixed Ability (MA) rowing a go, they had no idea how it would transform their club. Fortunately, International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) decided to track the club’s Mixed Ability journey and this blog...
Mixed Ability Sports – A Family Affair
Sport England announced a £40m investment to get families across the country active[1] earlier this year. As part of their ‘Towards an Active Nation’ strategy they identified that parents and families play a major role in creating sporting habits amongst children...
IMAS Champion awarded Royal College of General Practitioners President’s Medal
IMAS celebrates the award of the Royal College of General Practitioners President’s Medal to Mixed Ability Health Champion Dr Mark Purvis. The Royal College of General Practice is the professional membership body for GPs in the UK. Its purpose is to encourage,...
What is Mixed Ability rugby?
Sundays Well RFC is home to the first Irish Mixed Ability Rugby Team – Sundays Well Rebels. The team began training together in January 2014 and almost 5 years later have experienced an amazing journey including two Mixed Ability World Tournaments (IMART) and...
IMAS participa en un proyecto de cooperación internacional al desarrollo en Madagascar
El deporte actúa como catalizador de emociones y supone en las personas una actividad capaz de estimular muchos aspectos fundamentales del desarrollo personal, social, psicomotor y cognitivo. Todas las personas necesitamos hacer deporte ya que contribuye a nuestro...
IMAS y Fundación San Isidro Rugby en la Semana Social de CaixaBank
IMAS tuvo el placer de proponer un día de iniciación al rugby Mixed Ability con entrenadores y monitores de apoyo de la Fundación San Isidro Rugby, y empleados de Caixabank en Madrid! La Fundación San Isidro Rugby sirve como vehículo para mantener vivos los...
Tracey Crouch Minister for Sport and Civil Society supports Mixed Ability movement to break down barriers
International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) is celebrating the launch of its new ‘Mixed Ability Awards Scheme’ at the House of Commons this evening by recognising those who have created opportunities for people to overcome barriers to participating in sport. The...
Chivasso Rugby v Sundays Well Rebels
International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) e Chivasso Rugby Onlus sono lieti di poter presentare la 3a edizione della “Coppa Progetti”, evento che si svolge quest’anno sotto il patrocinio della Federazione Italiana Rugby. L’appuntamento si inserisce nella più ampia...
Cork Chosen to Host IMART 2020 International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament
The home of Munster Rugby will partner with IMAS for a third fantastic showcase of Mixed Ability rugby On Saturday 12th May, in Bilbao’s Fan Zone for the European Rugby Cup Finals, IMAS (International Mixed Ability Sports) will announce that the 3rd International...
IMAS note on The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Annual Report
IMAS is at the forefront of a global movement challenging the orthodoxy of grassroots sport provision. We campaign to break down the barriers which prevent people from joining mainstream clubs, teams or activities. IMAS notes the publication of The Learning...
Mixed Ability Rugby recognised for lasting impact
England Rugby and Sport Relief have announced that Bradford based International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) are one of six latest projects to be awarded Try for Change grants. Aimed at supporting charities, community groups and grassroots rugby clubs in England,...
Erasmus+ Sport “MIXAR” kick off meeting
Earlier last week, IMAS attended the Erasmus+ Sport MIX.A.R. project kick-off meeting at the University of Salamanca (Spain). IMAS, who has partnered with Federazione Italiana Rugby (Italy), Federación Española de Rugby (Spain), Rugby Vlaanderen (Belgium), INICO...
International Mixed Ability Sports: promoting social inclusion in rugby through European partnership
As the 6 Nations kicked off this weekend, International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS), a Bradford-based NGO who are challenging the way we think about sports, announced an exciting new partnership with rugby unions across Europe. The announcement was made on Saturday...
How inclusive is yoga?
Many thanks to the British Wheel of Yoga and Shelagh Mackenzie for featuring IMAS and the Mixed Ability Model in their official magazine Spectrum! A very interesting article with many interesting points. We shall look forward to developing joint activities to...
Changing the World through Mixed Ability
What is possible in 2019? To build upon the huge success of the 2nd International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament held in Vitoria-Gasteiz in August of this year, we are inviting bids to host the next International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament (IMART 2019) and...
