The 'toolkit' is available to help you produce a football devlopment plan to include with your application to us. You are not required to use this document but we hope it will help you produce a plan and to think of the various areas you might want to work in.
We recognise that very few projects will work in all of ten sections detailed below and in the toolkit. Please only fill in the sections of the plan that relate to your project.
1. Club development
Include work that will:
- Build links between schools and football clubs.
- Help players move from junior football to adult football.
2. Leagues, competitions and small-sided football
Include work that will help develop and support different football leagues and competitions for players of different ages and abilities (for example, small-sided football). Small-sided football is played on a smaller pitch, with two teams made up of no more than seven players each, including the goal keeper.
3. Workforce development (staff, coaches, tutors, referees and volunteers)
Include work that will help to develop a workforce with the relevant knowledge and skills to develop football.
4. Football in education
Include work that will help give pupils the opportunity to develop their football at school, in and out of school hours.
5. Women's and girls' football
Include work that will help develop women’s and girls’ football at all levels for the players, coaches, volunteers and officials.
6. Football for disabled people
Include any plans you have to provide opportunities for people with physical or mental disabilities, including children with special educational needs, to take part in football.
7. Race equality (including religion, refugees and asylum seekers)
Include any plans you have to provide opportunities for people from ethnic minorities or religious backgrounds.
8. Social inclusion (to combat exclusion)
Include any plans you have to tackle antisocial behaviour and work with people who are hard to reach. This might include working with the local police, youth service or probation services or other community groups and organisations whose main interest is not football.
9. Health
Include any plans that you have to work with other projects to promote healthy lifestyles through sport. These might include:
- work with the NHS or primary care trusts
- work with projects to deal with childhood obesity.
10. Communication and marketing
Include details of how you plan to promote your project and how you and any other groups that use your facilities will make the most of them in the local area.
If you have any questions about this form, please contact County FA Development Manager.
