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YOUR GAME, YOUR SAY
Player, Coach, Referee, Volunteer, Parent, Teacher. All of these people are vital to the fabric of football in England, and for the first time ever, The Football Association (FA) wants to hear from them all.
The FA is developing a new strategy beneath the elite professional leagues that will modernise and take the national game forward over the next six years towards the London 2012 Olympics.
In the largest public consultation in the Governing Body’s 143-year history, The FA wants to engage the views of as diverse a range of respondents as possible.
The consultation will seek to improve the game which is the focal point for over 1.5 million people in over 123,000 teams across the country.
Between 7 October and 9 November, TheFA.com will host a national online consultation, consisting of 11 different questionnaires, targeting youth players, adult players, coaches, referees, parents and teachers, as well as those whose involvement until now has been more recreational.
The online questionnaires will seek to gain support for how The FA can:
• Increase participation by ensuring everyone has the opportunity to get involved, providing structures and investment to support local needs;
• Raise standards through the use of Charter Standard and Community Clubs, improve quality of facilities and tackle abusive behaviour;
• Give every player the chance to realise their potential by creating strong links between grassroots and professional clubs, and ensuring a network of trained coaches;
• Support those working in football through training and recruit more volunteers by working in partnership with other groups;
• Promote the positive benefits by championing football and lobbying at national and local level, such as on the loss of playing fields.
The consultation will input directly into The FA’s plans for the next six years, providing credibility to a strategy that will be open, inclusive and genuinely representative of the views of participants across England.
“The vision will be the blueprint, by which we hope to transform and develop all aspects of the game over the next six years,” said The FA’s Director of Football Development Sir Trevor Brooking.
“This is the opportunity to address the gaps or concentrate on the major programmes which will have most impact.
“This is a personal invitation to help The FA in its quest to shape the future of football and to challenge our thinking on what The FA needs to do to keep developing the game.”
The FA will deliver its new grassroots strategy in spring 2007. To have your say, visit www.TheFA.com/YourGameYourSay for more information.
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Funding for youth projects
Nothing to do? Then get involved! As a young person, you have the power to say what you want in Bexley. Bexley Council’s Youth Service team look after the funding but it will be up to young people in the borough to decide where the money will go.
The Youth Council want to hear from young people aged between 13-19 who are involved in a project or club and need money for activities, a new project, equipment or to expand.
Young people can apply for £500 to £10,000. They have until 4 August 2006 to apply for Round One. There will be a second opportunity to apply in October. Adult workers can support the application.
Members of Bexley’s Youth Council will help decide where money from the fund should go. This means that the project should help children -
Be Healthy
Stay Safe
Enjoy and achieve
Make a positive contribution
Achieve economic well-being
Tips for a good bid
When applying three key things should happen
Young people should be involved at every stage
projects should promote active involvement in the community
the 5 Every Child Matters outcomes identified above must be addressed, i.e. be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, and achieve economic well being
Contact us
Done this before? Put in a bid and got some funding? If you have news about projects that young people enjoy, want more of, or you have ideas that you know will work, let us know!
To contact us, or for more information e-mail youth.services@bexley.gov.uk or telephone 020 8855 4046.
Funding sources
Projects for young people in Bexley can benefit from money from the Government’s Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) and the Youth Capital Fund (YCF). Applications can be made for both YOF/YCF.
YOF is for events, activities and projects; while YCF is for buildings and equipment. You can use the same form for both. Find out more about the funding programmes at the Every Child Matters website.
Your chance to bid in this October 2006 (closing date 3 November).
Bids for round one will be considered at the Youth Council Bid Panel meeting on August 7. Groups which are short listed will be asked to meet the Panel that week to discuss their project for about 10 minutes.
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