England Football Learning has launched a new free online course aimed at helping existing grassroots clubs become more confident and inclusive towards coaching disabled footballers.
The 60-minute module, Introduction to Coaching Disabled Footballers, follows the 2021 launch of Football Your Way, The Football Association’s landmark disability football plan to help develop, improve, and raise awareness of disability and disability football.
Through Football Your Way, England Football want to create and sustain a culture across the sport where disabled people have access to all opportunities and feel they truly belong both on and off the pitch. With the support of Activity Alliance, England Football, commissioned research to help develop a disability training workshop and toolkit for grassroots football clubs to become more inclusive of disabled people.
Source – Activity Alliance