October 29, 2023

The Quite Big Count

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In 2006 FIFA (Federation of International Football Associations) carried out their ‘Big Count’ in an effort to understand globally the exact number of players participating in the sport of football and its continued growth – as a side note at that time it was 270 million people in all roles (player, coach, match official and administrator).

In an effort to understand, right now, the extent of accessible soccer programs in Canada Soccability Canada will be completing our first ‘Quite Big Count’. We estimate 700 players across the country right now, out of an estimated

The Quite Big Count will take until the end of the year.

Provincial Soccer Associations, Regional Associations, Clubs and Academies will be targeted through direct e-mail and social media as we seek to gain a clear picture of the current numbers for disability soccer as it relates to:

  1. Organizations offering accessible programs
  2. Total number of players participating regularly
  3. Types of programs and range of needs included in these programs.

Please complete the 1 minute ‘Quite Big Count’ survey HERE.

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Matt Greenwood brings experience to Soccability Canada. As Pickering Football Club's Executive Director since 2016, he's seen grassroots clubs' role in affordable programs and is committed to addressing cost, liability, and duty of care issues.

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