YOURE IN THE RUCK AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL, A SPORT FOR ALL

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YOURE IN THE RUCK AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL, A
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• VICNORD WHAT WE DO?
• PROJECT HISTORY
• STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
• VIDEO
• PLAYERS PARTICIPANTS
• FIDA IN 2002

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• VICNORD What we do?
• Victorian Network on Recreation and Disability
  is funded by the State Government to provide
  information and advocacy on matters affecting the
  participation of people with disabilities in
  recreation, sport, tourism and the arts.

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• FIDA History
• 1989 a local government the Hawthorn Football
  Club held a successful skills clinic a
  lightning premiership
• A grant application was made a steering
  committee formed to co-ordinate the
  establishment implementation of an ongoing
  football competition

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• FIDA History
• April 1991 the Football Integration Development
  Association (FIDA) officially launched
• 6 teams throughout the Melbourne metropolitan
  area
• Principal support from programs within local
  government

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• FIDA Statement of Purpose
• Initiate access for persons with an intellectual
  disability to the game of Australian Rules
  football.
• Develop, manage promote a football competition
  relevant to the skill level of persons with an
  intellectual disability.
• Create necessary skills confidence in the
  participants so that integration processes can
  develop.

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• FIDA Statement of Purpose
• Encourage existing generic community groups to
  include persons with an intellectual disability
  in their clubs.
• Promote integration to sport providers to
  encourage a receptive environment which will
  accommodate the needs of people with an
  intellectual disability.

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• FIDA Statement of Purpose
• Liaise and co-operate with all organisations
  that have comparable objectives.
• Consult with the AFL, relevant councils,
  individuals and organisations for people with
  disabilities re the competitions progress.

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• Players Participants
• Fun, fitness, friendship
• Increases self-esteem, confidence
• Abilities recognised awards feature regularly
• Footballers first, enjoying all the elements of
  being involved
• Opportunity to represent Victoria

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• FIDA in 2002
• 18 teams, metro rural, 3 divisions
• Funding fine at present
• Club support varies in quality
• Significant increase in local club interest
  since 1997
• Suffers from problems that afflict many regular
  footy competitions player eligibility, coaching
  quality, lack of volunteers
• Encouraging players to move into community teams
• FIDA structure itself

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• Despite the room for improvement there is no
  doubt that player numbers for this competition
  are increasing.
• More and more people with disabilities around the
  State want to have a go and are doing so within
  community football clubs.
• If they are tall enough they might just hear
  their coach tell them
• YOURE IN THE RUCK
• AND GO PIES