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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Providing alternative participation and payment models that reduce financial barriers. LMFC endeavours to make playing football affordable and convenient for anyone wanting to play. Payment options include direct debit weekly payment plans, discounts for families and siblings and fee reductions to families of club volunteers. With some clubs in Queensland tripling their soccer registration fees […]

Providing alternative participation and payment models that reduce financial barriers. In 2019 Newmarket FC on the north side of Brisbane signed 3 young people who had never played club sport in Australia. The annual fees for a senior player at Newmarket FC started at $550. Knowing that cost is the main barrier to sports participation […]

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 […]

Policy purpose and values are shared with the club and the wider community. Williamstown Seagulls Football Club, Williamstown Vic’s Inclusion Plan was shared through engaging and easy to read PDF documents and featured in local news articles. The values it represents are celebrated in a series of game rounds which highlight the various pillars of the plan including the annual […]

Developing and promoting opportunities to encourage diversity in club leadership. Western Bulldogs hosted a webinar featuring their club’s president Kylie Watson outlining their vision for female leadership in the club into the future. This public webinar sends an important community message given the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles within AFL and AFLW, and sport more broadly.  “As our […]

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 […]

Creating or supporting funding opportunities or projects that are beneficial for the club and the wider community. Ringwood City Soccer Club is committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment to play football, for people from all backgrounds, at all levels of the game. To help achieve this, at the start of the 2019 season Ringwood […]

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!