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Centre of Excellence (Disability)

 

The Cheshire County FA launched a Centre of Excellence in May 2005 to support the development of talent for players with a disability in and around Cheshire. Now entering its second year, the Centre of Excellence aims to:

 

• provide the opportunity for male disabled football players to develop through the player pyramid

 

• provide quality coaching, education and welfare for both the Under 16s and the Under 19s age groups

 

• develop talented and elite disabled footballers to play in a Pan-Disability team at County Level and support their potential progression into one of the six National Impairment Specific Disability Squads.

 

Players can be put forward for a trial at any time in the season.

 

Players must be male, have a registered disability and play football in school and/or at a local club/programme. Players within one of the following disability categories would be eligible: Cerebral Palsy, Amputee players, Visually Impaired, Learning Disabilities, Deaf & Other, subject to the full criteria.

 

 

Disability Football Development

 

In January 2004 the FA launched its Disability Football Strategy. To support the strategy the FA has committed over £900,000 to the programme which will fund the development of the grassroots game through to the England Six Impairment Specific Disability Football Squads. The Cheshire County FA in partnership with the ‘Cheshire Disability Football Forum’ is committed and striving to ensure that every disabled person within the County who wants to be involved in the game has the opportunity to reach their potential.

 

The Cheshire County FA through the ‘Cheshire Disability Football Forum’ aims to:

 

• Ensure those delivering football in Schools, Further Education and Higher

Education have the appropriate training and support

 

• Ensure those delivering football in the Community have the appropriate training and support through the Coaching Disabled Footballers programme

 

• To empower disabled people to take a full and active role within Football;

Playing, Coaching, Refereeing, Officials

 

• To increase the awareness of opportunities of Football for people with a

disability

 

 

For further information on current football activities, local clubs with disability sections, the Centre of Excellence programme and/or if you wish to be involved in the Cheshire Disability Football Forum, please contact James Self (Football Development Officer)

Tel: 01606 871155  E-mail: james.self@cheshirefa.com Web: www.cheshirefa.com

 

Further information on disability football can also be found on:

 

http://www.cheshirefa.com/development/disability/