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The 2008 Sports School was held 19-23 January.
Awards were presented by Sports School swim coach Adam Pogson
and Blind Sport New Zealand President John Puhara.

Left: Award for most improved performance in athletics went to Shari from Christchurch.
Right: The male award for athletics went to Rory from Birkenhead.

Left: Swimming's most improved went to Tara from Gisborne.
Right: The male award in swimming went to Terry from Orewa.

Left: The female overall award for most consistent effort across all sports went to Aine from Warkworth.
Right: Overall male award went to first time attendee; Josh from Levin.

A new award for 2008 is the Personality Award. First time winner of this award is Jessica from Tauranga.

SWIMMING

Left: The boys get some poolside instruction.
Right: Out of the water technique instruction.

Left: Coach Adam introducing some of the swimmers to poolside instruction.
Right: The swimmers with coach Adam and assistant Annette.

TENPIN BOWLING

The group after their games with coach Peter. Haven't worked out what Josh was doing?

ATHLETICS

Left: Warmup exercises with a scholarship athlete from the IAAF Oceania High Performance Training Centre.
Right: The girls getting ready to practice sprint starts.

JUDO

Left: With coach Ron at the North Shore Judo Academy.
Right: More instruction into the basics of Judo.

FOOTBALL

Left: Tamati who is a B1 (Total) chases the ball which has bells in it.
Right: Exercises set up by coaches Phil and Richard to develop ball skills.

Left: Having a fun game with special rules and a much larger light ball.
Right: The rules made for a fast and furious game.

POWERLIFTING

Left: Ming Ming showing his expertise. He is coached in the sport.
Right: Josh being look after by coaches Chris and Cody with 40Kg on the bar. His first experience of this sport.

GOALBALL

Left: The penalty for missing the goalball were push ups, from 2 to 15 at a time. Coach Charles had the students do nearly 100 in total.
Right: Marion did a great job with the lunch before the group headed back over the bridge to Judo.