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Pickleball Australia Association (PAA) is delighted to announce a partnership with Sport4All, whose purpose is to drive a positive change in grassroots sport, ensuring that everyone can enjoy the benefits of sport, when, where and how they choose. Sport4All is dedicated to promoting diversity and creating opportunities for people with disability in all aspects of sport. Their national award-winning program aims to drive positive change in grassroots sport, ensuring everyone can enjoy the benefits of sport when, where, and how they choose.
During this partnership, PAA and Sport4All will collaborate to ensure that pickleball clubs across Australia are empowered with the knowledge and resources to embrace diversity and create opportunities for people with disabilities.
PAA Executive Officer, Brendan Lee expressed his delight at the partnership with Sport4All.
“To partner with Sport4All is a win for our pickleball communities and people with disabilities across the nation. Our sport, already inclusive in its nature; will greatly benefit from the expertise and resources provided by Sport4All; ensuring our clubs across the nation understand what they’re doing well when it comes to inclusivity and where they can improve. As a result, this will help grow the number of people with disabilities playing and enjoying pickleball across Australia.”
PAA’s recently formed Inclusion Committee, led by leading Australian ParaPickleball player, Matt Hansson, will work closely with the Sport4All team to continue to educate members and as a result grow the ParaPickleball space across Australia which will focus on those opportunities in both the recreational and competitive space.
Blake Cochrane, Sport4All State Manager, shared, “Working with Pickleball Australia presents a fantastic opportunity. The sport is relatively new and growing rapidly across Australia. It’s inspiring to see Pickleball prioritising inclusion from the start, creating a perfect foundation for all its members. Plus, it’s a great sport that accommodates all generations, genders, and abilities.”
Kim Abbott, Sport4All Inclusion Coach, added, “It’s thrilling to work with Pickleball Australia as a growing community sport and support them through the Sport4All program with education, training, and resources for Associations and Clubs on their inclusion journey. This partnership will support PAA to confidently welcome people of all abilities to participate and be part of the community.”
When it comes to inclusion, PAA is committed to ensuring that:
Inclusivity is not just a goal; it is a shared responsibility that requires collective action and commitment from all members of our pickleball community. By working together, we can create a more inclusive, diverse, and welcoming environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to participate in the sport of pickleball.
If your club is interested in discovering how it can become more inclusive, please email: inclusion@pickleballaus.org
To discover more about Sport4All please visit: Sport4All - Disability Inclusion in Sport Across Australia
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