Scottish FA

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Scottish FA SURF Conference 20th August
2008 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
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National to Local Support
National Strategy Planning Regional
Development Local Delivery Support Commitments
Being Delivered Challenging the status quo
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National Strategy Planning
Scottish FA National Football Development
Plan Identify the role of Clubs in broadening
community participation... Everything should
be done to assist the outstanding efforts of the
volunteer... Long-term commitment to resource
and support clubs and people The way
forward.....
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National Strategy Planning

• Resource Investment
• Scottish FA Community Scheme
• Youth Action Plan Big Lottery
• McDonalds
• Bank of Scotland
• Coalfield Regeneration Trust
• Scottish Government CashBack Initiative
• Food Standards Agency
• Development of a regional and local staffing
  infrastructure.......

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Regional Development
6 Regions Partnerships with Affiliated
Associations Improved links across youth
football organisations Growing staffing
infrastructure 24 Full-time staff Dedicated
Club Development Volunteer Development Staff
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Local Support Delivery

• 46 Football Development Officers
• Local Authorities Senior Clubs
• Massive Grassroots Football Investment
• Long term commitment to our national game -
  GRASSROOTS
• Partnership working delivery
• Clubs at the heart of local development plans
• Sports Development
• Community Council planning

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Local Support Delivery
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Commitments Being Delivered?
Supporting Developing Grassroots Clubs Quality
Mark Accreditation Development Community
Club Model Building Capacity Increase
participation Recruiting, supporting, developing
deploying volunteers Inspiring people to get
involved Creating access to coach development
programmes Creating a environment where people
belong Better understanding of community
football needs
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Commitments Being Delivered?
300 Clubs working towards Quality Mark 80 clubs
achieved accreditation 5 Accredited Community
Clubs Kilwinning KSC Breadalbane Strathaven
Dynamo Cumbernauld Colts Spartans 20,000
coaches through coach development
programmes 1,000 volunteers supported directly
via Quality Mark
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Commitments Being Delivered?
Creating schools club links Development of a
player pathway into long-term involvement in
football 1,200 new primary schools football
teams 400 new secondary schools football
teams Pathway for young volunteers into coaching
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Challenge Change
Football has huge opportunity to positively
change lives People will make the difference Be
prepared to challenge the status quo DONT STAND
STILL! Look to continually change and
improve EXCITING TIMES PLAY YOUR PART!
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Ambition of our clubs and coaches is to
produce, inspire, enthuse, motivate, and guide
tomorrows players to play with invention,
passion, creativity, respect and reach THEIR
DREAMS
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Thanks for your support!