Roy Court (Judo)

• Roy is the Welsh Judo Association’s Liaison officer for Special Needs and has been involved with Welsh disability judo for more than 25 years.
• He assisted the British Judo Association Inclusion Commission to form a grading system for Disabled Athletes.
• Roy has taken teams from Wales and the UK to competitions in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Belgium and France.
• In 2000 he organised the first European special needs judo event, in Cardiff, with 12 countries participating with over 200 competitors.
• Roy was instrumental, together with a Dutch coach, in setting up and delivering the Special Olympics Sports Rules for Judo.
• He has designed and put together a Disability Awareness Course specifically for the sport of judo, delivered in Wales and many areas in England and Scotland. To this end he wrote a Judo Manual for Coaches, judoka, referees, officials and volunteers.
• Over the past 10 years he has also mentored students from UWIC, who attend sessions for practical experience in working with special needs students, as part of their degree courses, including international students from around the world.