THE Birmingham County FA is on the search for teams to take part in the forthcoming "Ability Counts" Regional tournament to be held on the Astroturf pitches at Warwick University on Saturday, May 31.

County Development staff have been asked to stage this year's event in conjunction with the English Disability Federation of Sport, giving disabled people the chance to enjoy a day of competition against other teams from the West Midlands.

The tournament will welcome pan disability seven-a-side teams from special schools, day centres, clubs and other organisations, with competitions for Under-11s and Under-16 boys and girls and open age men and women.

The winners of each category will go forward to the National Ability Counts Finals later this year.

Football development officer Rachel Dunlop is one of the organisers of the event and, as part of her role, has developed more opportunities for disabled people to play football in the Birmingham FA region:

"The tournament is set to be a fantastic day for anyone who takes part, whether they have played before or not," she said.

"We know there are clubs in the West Midlands who are looking for competitions to play in but this is also a chance for groups to form new teams and just have a go!"

It's free to join and more information and registration forms are available from Rachel on 0121 682 2525.