Dis Football

Disability

Find opportunities to take part in Disability Football.

Find Ways to take part in disability football in wiltshire

There has never been a better time to get involved and play football, whatever your ability level! There are now more opportunities than ever to play football if you have a disability.

Wiltshire FA believes in flexible, inclusive, and accessible playing opportunities for everyone, and is committed to delivering a range of opportunities for players with a disability to access football at various levels across the county.

Wiltshire currently has many affiliated disabled football teams playing in competitive leagues both locally and nationally whilst also supporting several recreational sessions for organisations that are providing playing opportunities for footballers with a disability.

Get involved with disability football:

Within Pan-Disability Football, there are opportunities to take part informally in turn-up-and-play sessions through to more formal team and competition based football. 

Pan-Disability Football Providers

In Wiltshire, there are plenty of opportunities to take part. If you wish to find out your nearest Disability Football Provider, please get in contact with us and we can assist you in your search.

Wiltshire Ability Counts League

The Wiltshire Ability Counts League has returned! 

The 10th of September welcomed the first fixture date since 2021; Stanley Park in Chippenham hosted 3 of our Open Age Ability Counts teams.

Our upcoming fixture dates this side of Christmas are:

  • Saturday 21st of October
  • Sunday 5th of November

Wiltshire ability counts

USEFUL LINKS & FURTHER INFORMATION

Follow these links below to access more information that is provided by The FA:

Follow this link to the main England Football Disability football page:

Disability Football Home Page

This link will take you to the Pan Disability specific page:

Pan-Disability Football

This link takes you to the Coaching CPD module. The Coaching Disability Football CPD is a module that will help prospective coaches understand the considerations for running disability-friendly forms of the game:

Coaching Disability Football

This link will take to you the information page regarding England Football's new initiative; Journey to Inclusion. The online toolkit has been developed with the support of Activity Alliance and takes the form of a simple disability inclusion health check for grassroots clubs by presenting a series of reflective questions shaped around six core pillars for clubs to consider:

Journey to Inclusion

 

Below, find some links to the different forms of Disability Football:

Cerebral Palsy and Frame Football

Amputee Football

Blind Football

Partially-Sighted Football

Deaf Football

Learning Disability Football

Powerchair Football

Please be aware that not all of these formats for Disability Football are provided in Wiltshire.

 

Sals ability Counts

GET IN TOUCH

If you require any information regarding taking part in Disability Football in Wiltshire or setting up provision at your club, please get in contact with Harry Russell (Male and Disability Football Development Officer).

Email: Harry.Russell@WiltshireFA.com