Our disability football programme aims to enhance sporting and coaching opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.
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For over 15 years, Scort and the Football Club Social Alliance have organised sport-based activities for children and youth with disabilities. The activities are focused on promoting participation, personal development, and inclusion.
Specifically, the programme can be divided into two complementary, but distinct, elements:
- The Tandem Young Coach Education
- The Special Youth Camp
The primary objective of the Tandem Young Coach Education programme is to empower young persons with disabilities to take on greater responsibility and become coaches themselves.
Furthermore, the Special Youth Camp offers a unique opportunity for children and youth with disabilities to participate in a leisure and sports camp at no cost.
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270 Young Coaches with and without disabilities
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21% Females
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> 1.000 Benefitting Children
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16 Special Youth Camps
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14 Tandem Educations
Programme Design and content
The Tandem Young Coach Education is a unique programme which targets young persons with and without a disability who are interested in getting involved in disability football as a coach.
During the education, one person with a disability (Young Coach) and one person without a disability (Tandem Partner) build a so-called “Tandem”. Led by an experienced team of instructors, these Tandems learn to become coaches in disability football while continuously working together.
This creates a process of mutual learning which ensures added value for both parties: With the support of their Tandem Partner, the Young Coaches learn to take on more responsibility. At the same time, the Tandem Partners gain practical experience in the area of inclusion.
This initiative addresses the scarcity of coaches available for disability football activities, while also fulfilling the desire of these players to actively take on responsibility for their team.
The Special Youth Camp is a football and leisure camp for children and youth with disabilities who come together to play, learn, and gather unique experiences outside of their usual environment.
During one week, the children enjoy tailored football trainings – instructed by the previously educated Tandems of the Alliance – as well as a diverse leisure programme.
Sharing these moments fosters the participants’ self-awareness, promotes self-confidence, and gives them the chance to make friends across borders.
Given the limited availability of such inclusive camps, the Special Youth Camp ensures that all players, regardless of their abilities, have access to enriching recreational experiences.
impressions From Different years
Young Coach Tandems of the Disability football Programme
Over the past few years, we’ve gathered the stories from several of our Tandems, shedding light on their journeys into disability football and their ongoing experiences with our Tandem Education. Explore their stories to learn more about their paths and the impact of their involvement.
Media and Reports
Partners & SUpporters
Participating Partner Clubs
2023-2024 Manchester United Foundation
2019 Shakhtar Social
2019 Legia Foundation
2015-2018 Irish Football Association
2013-2017 Queens Park Rangers
2017 Newcastle United Foundation
2013/2016 Everton in the Community
2016 Tottenham Hotspur
2016 NEC Nijmegen
2015-2016 Manchester United
2016 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C / Mifalot
2015 Bavarian Football Federation
2014 Sunderland Foundation of Light
2011 Special Olympics Catalunya
2007-2009 Liverpool FC
Supporters
Further Partner Organisations
Did You know?
Since 2019, we are partnering with DFB Foundation Sepp Herberger and DFL Foundation to involve more teams and strengthen the disability football network!