Mississauga May 14-15, 2022. After a three year hiatus the Ontario Para Sport Games were back. Teams from Pickering and North Mississauga battled through three games together with NMSC winning 2 and sharing a tie. The final game was treated as the grand final and NMSC continued to have the upper hand with Golden BootContinue reading “Ontario Para Sport Games 2022”
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Blind soccer can’t be ignored!
A number of significant ‘firsts’ were made in May at our blind soccer course in Ontario.
Call To Action #2
In June, 2021 we shared with you a ‘Call To Action’ which we focused on the role and expectations of Canada Soccer National Youth License clubs. As a brief reminder it called on club leaders (board and staff) to put their stake in the ground and start building an accessible soccer program. Access and inclusionContinue reading “Call To Action #2”
The Soccability Forum
The Soccability Forum saw a record 14 people on the call this week for our fourth virtual meeting. The Forum is structured as four quarterly meetings throughout the year that are open to soccer club based program leaders who may, or may not, have an inclusive program already. The agenda has remainder quite informal andContinue reading “The Soccability Forum”
We launched…
In the midst of a pandemic, and knowing people needed to feel connected, we launched Soccability Canada. Seeing a demand for our expertise in the soccer community, we launched Soccability Canada. Knowing that more people need to hear about sport for development, we launched Soccability Canada. Watching other countries forge ahead in inclusive & accessibleContinue reading “We launched…”
When Kiera was told ‘no’.
Kiera is a player with passion for soccer that knows no bounds. As a youngster she faced adversity through cancer that led to her becoming a leg amputee. A significant barrier for most and especially for someone hungry to continue playing soccer, a sport she had grown up playing since a young age. Having recentlyContinue reading “When Kiera was told ‘no’.”
A Club Leader Call to Action.
If you have one of these: then you need one of these: A key component of the Canada Soccer National Youth License is an inclusive and accessible soccer organization. Overall the License requires clubs to demonstrate good Governance, Administration, Infrastructure and Technical components, and within that Administration section is a recommendation to offer ‘enhanced communityContinue reading “A Club Leader Call to Action.”
Allyship
“True allyship demands that it move from conversation to action” Emmanuel Acho In celebration of the 2021 AccessAbility Week (May 30th-June 5th) in Canada, Soccability Canada held its first ever Accessible Soccer Forum on Friday May 28th. This was our next stake in the ground towards a more accessible and inclusive soccer environment in Canada.Continue reading “Allyship”
Build back better.
‘Build Back Better’ a mantra that has become synonymous with a hopeful post-pandemic return to sport. I’ll be honest that it’s easy to become overwhelmed with this concept and I’ve found myself pushing back on it. Not because I don’t believe it’s important or that I think it’s impossible. The fact is that many grassrootsContinue reading “Build back better.”
Change.
How does systemic change happen? There are people working in and around accessible soccer/ football that have been at it for years. This isn’t about the past. To a certain extent this blog is not really about the present either and much more about the future. In some of my more recent presentations to clubsContinue reading “Change.”
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