BATS Club is a not-for-profit charity that assists people with a disability to lead a more inclusive, healthier, and active lifestyle through its All-Ability Activities Programl.
BATS Club support events that include participants with a disability and those without a disability, using adaptive technology and re-designed rules that level to playing field concerning the severity of the participants disability.
Participation in these events is available to members, their family members, their friends, and their support workers. To become a member click here.
Over the next 5 years, it is planned to establish a BATS Club in each State and Territory capital city throughout Australia. Expansion to regional centers will be organic and inline with local demand.
All-Ability Activities
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2024 Uniforms
Beeping Ball
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Beep Cricket
The game of Beep Cricket is an All-Ability ativity that features a beeping ball and unique modified rules to accommodate participants with a wide range of ability. This game is played on a half sized field.
Bats Club introduced the game of Beep Cricket in a match between the BATs and the Moreton Bay Mayor’s XI held in at Devine Sports Comples, Moreton Bay City in September 2021.
In 2023 Bats Club. introduced the inclusive game of All-Ability Netball. The Netball Field is half sized with all regular markings and goals. All-Ability Netball has some slight rule changes.
The game of All-Ability Soccer was introduced in 2023. This form of Soccer is played on a half-sized field with small goals.
All-Ability Soccer is part of BATS Sports Club’s inclusive activities program. Within the next 5 years a Beeping Soccer Ball will be developed for this game.
An Australian version of the game of Beep Softball was introduced to the BATS All-Ability activities program in 2021. The use of a new Beeping Ball technology and a variation to the rules has proved to be a big hit in Australia. The new Beeping Ball will go into production in 2024.
In 2023, Bats Club introduced the game of All-Ability Touch Football to Australia.
Most of the rules of this game remain the same as the regular game however, the use of the giant rugby ball and a few rule changes make this game unique to Bats Club.
In All-Ability Touch Football, you can play with your mates, family and supportworker.
In 2023, Bats Club introduced the activity of Boating, Camping and Fishing. (BCF).
Activities can involve; on-shore fishing, beach fishing, small boat fishing. and deep sea fishing. There is also a chance we would be on a pontoon boat fishing on the Noosa River.
In 2024, activities such as;
Camping in cabins and tents,
Canoeing,
Kayaking, and
Rowing,
will be included in the BATS Club activities program.