Football 4 Life
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The Pitch
Problem statement
The period of transition from primary to secondary school at the age of 11-12 is a crucial stage in the development of children and the Football for Life project aims to provide the intervention and support required by most children during this period. Providing positive interventions at this crucial age will address and work with many of the issues that prevent young people from progressing constructively through the transitional period and successfully through secondary school. Working in partnership with the primary schools’ Extended Schools Coordinator we will aim to identify and target the schools, which seem to be experiencing the most difficulties with children of this age.
Solution
weekly football session providing children with an hour’s topical workshop (citizenship, aspirations, healthy living, employment etc.) followed by a 1.5 hours of Football coaching and Round Robin matches on the local community pitch. We have a regular attendance of 20 -25 children at these sessions. This project aims to support young people through this period of development, from age 7 to 11, to provide a solid grounding of support and to help them become reliable and responsive. We aim to improve educational attainment and lifelong learning for these young people, through football activities.
Why are we best placed to deliver?
CYP emerged 20 years ago as a grass roots local effort to tackle problems faced and expressed by young people. Its most distinctive feature is that it is very much a network of children and young people who started out to, and continues to set their own agenda in terms of aims and activities. Naturally sport (football in particular) and the arts have dominated the activities. CYP identified a community that is divided by race, wealth and class. The area contains 6 pockets of poverty (Super Output Areas) these areas of poverty are amongst the 20% most deprived areas nationally and are sandwiched between the new Kings Cross Central Development and the leafy roads of Barnsbury.
Focus Areas
Delivery plan
Budget breakdown
| Football Equipment - Kit, footballs, cones, first aid kit | £500 |
| Football Coach for 1 year - £20 x 1.5hrs a week x 48 weeks | £1,440 |
| Volunteers expenses - to attend each session | £60 |
Beneficiaries
80 people
Expected impact
Outcomes: clear & measurable Improved social skills Young people expanding their horizons by accessing other CYP provision and making most of opportunities. Outputs - specific steps to achieve outcomes Facilitate regular coaching session in the community i.e. in estates, schools, youth spaces and parks. Facilitate specific coaching sessions for young women and girls with female coaches. Provide/recruit trained and experienced youth workers and coaches to facilitate sessions enabling the process of youth work to take place in an environment conducive to informal education. Support the formation of teams into competitive matches and support young people into higher levels of coaching. Workshops and seminars providing education, information, expertise and support to young people, with avenues into other activities. Show young people how football can be linked with other activities such as film, music, art, performance, business, etc.
Track record
Mrs Smith is the mother of 8 children 3 of which attend the Tuesday Football session and linked tournaments. The boys have engaged excellently with the session and we have seen an amazing growth and development in both their Football and social skills. They have represented CYP in a number of tournaments in their relative age groups. Mrs Smith has commented on how the CYP Football programme has given her sons a positive outlet helping them to manage their aggression, improve their confidence, discipline and organisational skills. The boys have participated in many new activities with CYP and have developed very positive relationships with the Youth Work team. During this period the growth and development in each of the brothers has been evident as described in the list below.