Every child belongs.

This is the formal start of our project - a free trial phase. The first milestone is achieved when the club agrees to start this phase with us. Equal Play engages with each club to provide free access to their pitch, equipment, coaches and training plan. We secure the participating kids, support the clubs in finding (volunteer) coaches, engage in parent outreach, secure funding and promote the project.

Upon successful completion of the concept phase, we engage with the club to formally create  an inclusive team (“i-Team”) for kids to register in. This is usually another major milestone! The club provides participating kids with paid access to pitch, equipment, uniforms, kits, coaches and training plan. Equal Play secures funding for recruiting and training new coaches, support in procuring needed adaptive equipment for the club, help secure more participants, engage in parent outreach, secure funding and promote the project. We also engage with the respective sports federations to organise competitions between “i-Teams" and other teams.

At this stage, the first “i-Team" is well- established. We then engage with the club to potentially establish more i-Teams (based on parent interest). The club takes ownership 100% and continues to provide their “i-Team(s)" paid access to pitch, equipment, uniforms, kits, coaches and training plan. Equal Play takes a hands-off approach with each club reaching this phase - we however continue to promote the clubs and their “i-Team(s)" through our social media channels and monitor their progress.