The Playground 2 Podium’s objective is to find and produce the next Paralympian and elite disability footballer.
Playground to Podium (P2P) is a dedicated initiative designed to identify and nurture disabled young people with the potential to be elite athletes and performers. Within mainstream and special schools, Special Educational School Sport Coordinators will work with physical education professionals to identify young disabled people who show shoots of sporting potential. All disabled children and young people are eligible to be considered for entry into the podium pathway, not just those with impairments that are covered by the Paralympics.
Key partners - Sport England, English Federation of Disability Sport, British Paralympic Association, Youth Sport Trust, National Governing Bodies, Merseyside Sports Partnership and Liverpool County Football Association.