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THE
ENGLISH FEDERATION
OF DISABILITY SPORT |
| About
EFDS
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The
English Federation Of Disability Sport ( EFDS) is the national
body responsible for developing sport for disabled people
in England. They work closely with seven national disability
sports organisations recognised by Sport England.
English Sports Association for People with a Learning
Disability
British Deaf Sports Council
British Blind Sport
Cerebral Palsy Sport
British Wheelchair Sports Foundation
Disability
Sport England
EFDS developed a four year plan, to include disabled people
in six of the national priority sports. The stratgey was:
The creation of programmes for grass roots participation
by disabled people.
The delivery of a programme of championships and
events for disabled people.
The establishment of a talent identification system for
disabled players and athletes.
The establishment of regional and national training squads
for disabled players and athletes |
About
EFDS Football
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One
of the key initiatives of EFDS was, in partnership with the
FA, the development of Ability Counts Football. The objectives
of Ability Counts is to:
Actively increase local football opportunities for disabled
people
Improve the quality of coaching available to disabled
people
Establish a competition structure
Create performance pathways to excellence
Raise
the profile, & awareness, of football for disabled people
The
number of Ability Counts Club's is increasing all the time.
This has given rise to a number of regional Ability Counts
leagues, competitions and festivals. |
EFDS
Contacts
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English Federation Of Disability Sport
Manchester Metropolitan University
Alsager Campus, Hassall Rd, Alsager, Stoke on Trent, ST7 2HL
Tel: 0161 247 5294
Mnc: 0161 247 5644
Fax: 0161 247 6895
E-mail: federation@efds.co.uk
Web: www.efds.co.uk
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| ABILITY
COUNTS FOOTBALL CLUBS |
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Bournemouth
Birmingham City
Brentford
Bristol Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Brighton & HA
Bury
Burnley
Cambridge Utd
Charlton Ath
Colchester Utd
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
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Everton
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Kidderminster H
Leeds Utd
Leicester City
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Manchester Utd
Mansfield Town
Newcastle Utd
Northampton Town
Norwich City
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Notts
County
Portsmouth
Rushden & Diamonds
Reading
Rotherham Utd
Sheffield Wed
Southampton
Sunderland
Tranmere Rovers
Watford
Wimbledon
Wolves |
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