Urgency: exclusion & unequal access to sports

Not every child has the same opportunity to take part in sport. Children with a disability, in particular, have less access to sport.

The figures show how significant this difference is:

  • 26% of children with a disability do not participate in sport at all, compared with 13% of children without a disability.
  • 53% are members of a sports club or association, compared with 74% of children without a disability.
  • 43% have friends in their neighbourhood, compared with 82% of children without a disability.
  • Boys make up the majority at Cruyff Courts at 73%, while 27% are girls.