Football For People With Disabilities
MK Dons teams taking part in the Ability Counts Festival in April.
Disability
By Steph Litten. Friday, 18 April 2008.
The Berks & Bucks FA is striving to ensure that every disabled person who wants to be involved in the game has the opportunity to reach their potential.
We are committed to enabling everybody to play our national game and reach their potential as a player, coach, referee or administrator. The disability programme aims to establish opportunities for participation and offer quality provision for people with disabilities.
We currently have two disability teams operational in the County; MK Dons and Thatcham Town.
We are also working with a number Charter Standard Community Clubs to be able to expand on the football opportunities they offer to include disabled players within their clubs either integrated into their teams or as a separate team.
If you would like more information on the opportunities to play in Milton Keynes please contact Dennis Woolford on 07958 728675 or dennis.woolford@milton-keynes.gov.uk and for playing opportunities at Thatcham Town contact Mark Blanchette on 07768 446676 or bluehorizonsprl@hotmail.com
The Berks & Bucks FA have partnered up with Oxfordshire FA and a number of other agencies to form the Inclusive Football Development Group who administer the BOBi League (Berks, Oxon & Bucks inclusive League). The group meet on a monthly basis and are piloting the new League in 3 venues across the 3 counties with the official launch due for the 08/09 season.
Other work the group will undertake is providing disability awareness workshops, coaching disabled footballers course fro level 1 coaches and supporting anybody who registers an interest in disability football in any capacity.
The Football Development Team are keen to support any club wishing to become more accessible to people with disabilities or wishing to establish a disability football team within the club. For more information on disability football Please contact Stephanie Litten, Football Development Officer on 07764 220065 or steph.litten@berks-bucksfa.com