Working Beneath The Surface

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Working Beneath The Surface
Milton Brown Managing Director Concept Training
Consultancy Ltd
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Plato An un-examined life is not worth
living Malcolm X An examined life is painful
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SPACE Football Academy

• Established 1997
• Educational attainment
• Personal and sporting discipline
• Parents as educators
• Community cohesion
• Cultural literacy
• Partnerships

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Space Achievements

• 200 players have had trials with pro clubs
• Coaching centre of excellence
• Youth Charter for Sport crest
• Won every honour in the junior divisions
• Div 5,4, open age winners
• Yorkshire Cup double champions
• International recognition

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SPACE Football Academy

• Provide menu Cultural Literacy programmes
• FIFA scouts/agents
• WRC FA equity strategy
• LFP
• Parents
• Community
• Players

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Crystallise the issues
Failing education
Disrespect from our youth
Mental Health Issues
Teenage pregnancy
Gangs
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Understand the effects
Classism
Obesity
Islamophobia
Racism
Distrust
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Living in a world where apathy is a solution
Its easier not to care
Its easier to be labelled anti-social
Its easier to think me, myself and I
Its easier to steal and sell drugs than to work
hard in education and get a good job
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Challenges for All
race
education

• religion

law
media
economics
war
racism
environment
prejudice
social inequality
politics
sexism
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Sports the catalyst for change
respect
communication
dignity
self-determination
team work
ambition
sport
appreciation
application
attitude
life skills
listening
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Develop primary potential

• Ability
• Attitude
• Application
• Ambition

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The way forward
Transferable skills
Link sport to life
Relevance
Racial and social realities
Continuity
Consistency
Sustainability
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Thank You

• Any questions please?

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Milton Brown Concept Training Consultancy The
Deighton Centre, Deighton, Huddersfield HD2
1JP West Yorkshire
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The problem
Gun crime
Knife crime
Anti-social behaviour orders