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England Netball sets out plan to attract disabled people to the sport

By Tom Walker    11 Dec 2019

England Netball has published its new Disability Strategy, in which it outlines plans to increase participation numbers among deaf and disabled women and girls.

The strategy has been introduced off the back of Sport England’s Active Lives report, which found that disabled people are twice as likely to be physically inactive than non-disabled people.

In addition, it found that while nearly 1 million people played netball during 2017-18, only 448 deaf and disabled people took part in an England Netball session during that period.

Addressing that disparity, the strategy includes plans to get more than 5,000 deaf and disabled people to participate in netball programmes by 2021.

England Netball hopes to achieve this by hosting new competitions tailored specifically to people with a disability, and providing coaches, officials and session providers with the training required to provide more accessible sessions across the country.

The national governing body has also introduced a network of clubs which specialise in disability and inclusion, known as ‘Core Inclusion Clubs’.

For each club that signs up to become a Core Inclusion Club it will receive a grant and support to help in the running of netball sessions in local communities. These clubs will continue to lead and pioneer England Netball’s inclusive footprint throughout the UK.

“This strategy gives people a glimpse into our future and breaks down our ambition to understand, engage with, and maximise opportunities in netball for disabled people," said Richard Evans, the strategic lead for disability at England Netball.

"It will allow us to grow and build towards a future where disabled people playing netball isn’t the exception but the norm."

As part of the strategy, England Netball will also be hosting its ParaNetball Championships on 1 February 2020, which offers a competitive netball opportunity for people who are deaf or hard of hearing or for those with intellectual impairments, learning disabilities or special educational needs.

On the same day there will also be a Disability Awareness Course taking place to provide people with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to be able to deliver netball sessions for disabled people.

Another strand of the strategy will see the introduction of ‘Blended Netball’ in the New Year, which is a new secondary school peer to peer offer, designed for mainstream girls to deliver netball to girls with special educational needs, allowing them to benefit by gaining important life skills such as leadership, communication and empathy.

The development of England Netball’s new Disability Strategy has been supported by Sport England, Youth Sport Trust, Activity Alliance and the National Disability Sport Organisations.

while nearly 1 million people played netball during 2017-18, only 448 deaf and disabled people took part in an England Netball session during that period / England Netball
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