Resources

One Culture Support Services Adelaide ‘Beyond the Field’ is for participants living with disabilities aged 16-65, supporting them to get involved in their local communities through sports club volunteering. One Culture Support Services has partnered with five local clubs: 1. Modbury Jets Soccer Club – Ridgehaven 2. Playford Patriots Soccer Club – Elizabeth 3. South […]

Engaging club members in learning opportunities that give people tools to prevent, and respond to, racism and discrimination. Preventing and responding to racism and discrimination is challenging. Committing to stopping racism requires a club-wide commitment to the values of inclusion and the celebration of diversity. Racism is learned and therefore must be unlearned. One-off campaigns, […]

Sharing the history of the club, its role in the community and its ongoing journey of welcome and inclusion. Like many soccer clubs across Australia, Pascoe Vale FC was founded by European migrants, fleeing for safety and a better life in Australia. Pascoe Vale FC proudly shares the history of how it was founded by British migrants. Later, its’ early Macedonian members reformed […]

Promoting and enabling the use of club space and facilities for the local community including non-sporting groups. As part of Victoria’s Count Me In Too program, local women from Pakistan, India, Iraq, Syria and more are being introduced to the sport to improve health and develop social connections. On the first Friday of every month the Fawkner […]

Engaging club members in learning opportunities that give people tools to prevent, and respond to, racism and discrimination In 2021 Logan Metro FC Head Coach Luis Melgar hosted a 2 part podcast series to increase the club community knowledge of racism and provide practical tools to prevent or address it. Episode 1: local leader, youth […]

Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in club activities, policy and events. In 2019 we engaged in a process to acknowledge the First Nations contribution to Football in South East Queensland. The idea was to demonstrate a long term commitment rather than a one-off Indigenous round or jersey so we decided to develop a […]

Participating in, acknowledging or promoting community festivals, culturally significant days or events and religious observances. Celebrating days, events, or activities that are important to members of the community is a simple way to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity that lives within our clubs. While they appear to be very simple and tokenistic, these celebrations and […]

Engaging with governing bodies and community groups (including people from diverse backgrounds) to identify opportunities for welcoming and including new or under-represented groups. Fitzroy Lions was founded for one simple reason: football should be for free.  The club’s founder Abdulmalik Abdurahman, quickly discovered after arriving in Australia from Ethiopia as an 11-year-old, that it would […]

Who said that volunteers have to be the most experienced club members? This is the next generation of volunteers and what a great time to be thinking outside the box!

Providing culturally or religiously appropriate spaces where all members of the community can be comfortable and can engage with club activities. In 2018 the Blackburn Rovers, FC, Lancashire, England, UK opened a new prayer room at their stadium. The multi-faith prayer room was designed to provide existing staff and supporters with a quiet space for prayer and reflection, as well as […]