If a program is segregated in the wrong or isn’t correctly integrated into a club environment, it can prevent the participant or club member from obtaining all the good thing that we know come from participating in sport and your local community.
Over the past 24 months through the engagement of Inclusion Solutions and their mentoring process, a partnership with the Shire of Mundaring and the West Australian Football Commission, their club has gone from strength to strength to become one of the premier junior clubs in their community.
Participating clubs in the United Reds Football League were invited to field a team. Teams consisted of children with and without disabilities in a morning of clinics run by Football West coaches and carnival-style football.
When working with clubs and groups in the community, we often hear that they offer an inclusive environment but don’t seem to be attracting more diverse members.
In 2019, Cricket Australia approached Inclusion Solutions to deliver a pilot project to support the organisation’s mission of creating a sport for all Australians. This project was based on the success of the WACA Partnership Project, whereby Inclusion Solutions would work with Cricket Australia to roll out a series of educational opportunities for staff and cricket volunteers across the country.
In the 2016/17 cricket season, Quinns Rocks Junior Cricket had no girls-only teams. A year later, they fielded two and their girls participation was rapidly increasing. After winning the WACA Club of the Year for their dedication to girls cricket, they set out to provide opportunities for children with disabilities to play cricket.