Sense Rugby
Upper Hunter Sense Rugby is currently a ‘straight to treatment’ service.
What this means is we work collaboratively with the occupational therapist you are already working with or who has assessed you/your child to determine your suitability for our services and to develop goals to work towards during our programs.
Sense Rugby was founded in October 2015 by Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Carlien Parahi and Australian Rugby Sevens Olympian, Jesse Parahi. The program has been running in the Upper Hunter since October 2017.
Sense Rugby is a rugby based Occupational Therapy program designed to help kids who usually find it difficult to be part of a sports team. There are many reasons why kids may struggle to find success and enjoyment in sport. We are here to help you get to the bottom of it and send them on their way to success.
Some of the goals families have when they join a Sense Rugby program include for their kids to:
- Have fun!
- Develop their confidence and self-esteem
- Find a regular activity that can be their own
- Learn a new skill that gives them a great community to belong to for life
- Find a way to get the movement they seek in an appropriate environment
- Make friends
- Learn how to follow instructions, wait their turn and be part of a group
- Learn how to manage their emotions
- Improve their ability to self-regulate
- ..and many more!