By Jamie Gillum

EFDS Roles and Responsibilities

Providing advice, guidance and information on sport for disabled people Working with partners to empower disabled people to take a more active role in all aspects of sport and physical activity Influencing and supporting partners across the delivery system of sport to be more inclusive and to provide a greater range and quality of sporting opportunities for disabled people Actively raising the profile of disabled sportswomen and sportsmen Attracting additional funds to sport for disabled people Providing a comprehensive competition calendar through our events programme to increase the number of disabled people participating at all levels of the player pathway, and support the identification and development of talented performers Developing and rolling-out national programmes to improve access to sport and physical activity by disabled people, such as the Inclusive Fitness Initiative Providing a range of inclusive, high quality training and coaching opportunities to increase the number of disabled people involved in sport and physical activity

Provide advice guidance and support on sport for disabled people

Example
Promoting sport to disabled people for support of coaches.

Explanation
The EFDS are willing to work with coaches in making the most of their promotion to disabled people. They can assist with terminology, best practice or promotional streams. Doing this will help coaches when they have disabled students and help with the planning of the session and adapt it to fully include them.

Relevant research past and present to help with planning, future study or key statistics. The EFDS provide some PDF files in which can help you with key statistics, planning lessons or for future studies.

Empower disabled people to take a more active role in all aspects of sport and physical activity

Example
The EFDS work with National Disability Sport Organisations like UK Deaf Sport, Mencap Sport, Wheelpower, British Blind Sport, BALASA, Special Olympics GB, CP Sport and The Dwarf Sports Association UK.

Explanation
Doing this will help get everyone with a disability become involved with a sport, from deaf people to blind people. No matter what the disability, the National Disability Sport Organisations will help include these people.

Influencing and supporting partners across the delivery system of sport to be more inclusive and to provide a greater range and quality of sporting opportunities for disabled people

Example/Explanation
The EFDS are working with the English FA to help introduce more disabled people to the sport. They are looking to identify new potential players and support them into football. This

Impact
The English FA are looking to involve 25,000 disabled people into the sport. By including schemes into the system. This is going to have a huge impact on the sport because it will raise its profile with all disabled people after seeing other disabled people playing it, taking it to new levels. This will attract in more disabled people to sport altogether and give them more opportunities to play sport and exercise.

EFDS are to co-ordinate and deliver CAAD activities for young disabled people, involving Athletics, Football, Boccia and a few more.

Actively raising the profile of disabled sportswomen and sportsmen

Example
Three-time Paralympic champion Giles Long. One of few Paralympic sports which allows competitors with various disabilities to compete against each other.

Explanation
This helps to raise the profile of the sport within the disabled community by allowing anyone with a disability involved in sport, giving them a fair chance of winning a medal, or just playing recreationally.

Giles Long

Providing a comprehensive competition calendar through our events programme to increase the number of disabled people participating at all levels of the player pathway, and support the identification and development of talented performers

Example
The EFDS provide competitions throughout the year like football tournaments and sport camps to help get people with disabilities into sport and maybe even up to national levels, like the Paralympics. There is a link to the website http://www.disabilitysport.org.uk/ which is the sport competition calendar and has all tournaments and competitions for the entire year.

Explanation
Having all these tournaments throughout the whole year can help talent scouts see who is capable to perform at the top levels of sport. Also, it gives them an opportunity to play sport as they may not of had an opportunity before. This is going to help everyone with a disability keep up-to-date with all the competitions going on and help the prepare for them.

The EFDS events division can assist you to deliver your own competitions or work in partnership to deliver it for you.

Developing and rolling-out national programmes to improve access to sport and physical activity by disabled people, such as the Inclusion Fitness Initiative

Example
The Inclusion Fitness Initiative is a programme designed to supporting the fitness industry to become more inclusive, like catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled people, as well as raising physical activity participation levels. The programme is built around four key areas; Accessible facilities, Inclusive fitness equipment, Staff training, and Inclusive marketing and engagement strategies

Explanation
Doing this will give that extra bit of help to disabled people, as well as nondisabled people, by providing catering and helping rise participation levels.

These four areas can help in the development of sport for disabled people, by having facilities available, as well as fitness equipment and staff to help them.

Providing a range of inclusive, high quality training and coaching opportunities to increase the number of disabled people involved in sport and physical activity

Example
The EFDS have courses in place to help get disabled people more involved in participating in sport. The New Disability Equality Training Course is a 3 hour course set up to help educate staff and better equip them on teaching disabled people. The Typhoo Sports for All Disability Inclusion Course is a 6 hour course that helps give sport coaches inspiration and ideas to help adapt their sessions to involve disabled people effectively. Including Disabled Pupils is a 6 hour course put in place to help staff include young disabled pupils properly and effectively.

Explanation
This will help rise the numbers participating in the sport from the current 9.1%. This will make sure that disabled people participating in sports (which at the moment stands at 9.1%) are getting the efficient training. This course will help get more disabled people involved in sport as the sessions will be suitable for them. It is being sponsored by Typhoo Tea Limited which puts pressure on the staff to deliver. Delivering this course will help the younger disabled people have sport available and courses tailored specifically for them. It will help get more involved.

Analysis
What went well
Well composed explanations Good use of National Governing bodies working alongside EFDS Good use of pictures and website links

Even better if
Slightly more specific detail. Would be better if you said how NGBs are helping instead of they are looking Possibly write a caption about the picture on slide 8?