Place local communities at the centre of a place to play development process, and ongoing operational and management structures, moving beyond consultation to establish belonging.
Start with the introductory resource to build your foundation, then explore related tools and research from across the ecosystem.
This resource is designed to help you to scope who to engage, in what ways, and how community engagement and establishing a sense of belonging can ultimately underpin the success of your place to play.

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Additional tools, research, and case studies that support participation, inclusion, and wellbeing for girls and women in soccer.
The story and insights behind the indoor facility that has become the home for everyone in the Detroit soccer community.
How and why to develop soccer spaces co-created, sustained, and activated with communities, from love.fútbol’s Community-Driven™ methodology.
An introduction to love.futbol’s Community-Driven™ methodology, that embeds community engagement and sustainability at every phase of the project.
Step-by-step guide for transforming schoolyards into shared green spaces and soccer facilities that benefit students and the larger community.
Paper exploring the potential of parks and green spaces to increase a community’s power, particularly historically marginalized and excluded groups.
Framework that can support facility operators to establish a youth centered and rights centered approach at their place to play.
Step-by-step guide to help you engage your community in a place to play development, shared from the English football context.