Active Black Country and Birmingham County FA join forces to get more people active
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- Active Black Country provides £10,000 funding to Birmingham County FA to deliver a range of football activities to get people active
- Developing a cohort of new coaches with the skills to motivate people to get active
Increasing the opportunities for more young people to take
part in football as well as in coaching is at the heart of new £10,000 joint
plan by Active Black Country and Birmingham County FA.
The £10,000 funding provided to Birmingham County FA will be
used to deliver Sportivate sessions aimed at 19 to 24 year olds who are
currently inactive, with the ambition of getting 90 young people engaged in the
programme. The sessions will provide
deployment opportunities for 12 new coaches enabling them to develop additional
skills.
Though the project, 4 new Satellite Clubs will be
established with the focus being on female football clubs. They will be open to 14 to 25 year olds, with
a target of getting an additional 80 young people engaged in the programme.
2 additional mash ups will be funded by Birmingham County
FA.
Coaches will be developed throughout the project with 18 new
coaches developing the customer centric skills needed to motivate people to be
active. Coaches will be deployed on both
Sportivate and Satellite Club activity.
Training will include: a Level 1 course, a Coach Mentor Programme, a Sport
for Confidence workshop and a Young Leaders Development Programme.
Kevin Shoemake,
Chief Executive of Birmingham County FA said: "We are delighted that the Black Country Consortium is continuing to
support a number of our football programmes that have already had a significant
and positive impact locally.
The BCFA has an excellent
working relationship with the Black Country Consortium and this further
commitment is a compliment to the joint work that has already been undertaken
by both organisations. This new
investment will specifically focus on growing and sustaining participation and
improving health and well-being for all and also develop more skilled and
qualified football coaches within Clubs”.
Simon Hall, Director
of Active Black Country said: "This
is fantastic news for football in the Black Country. The Active Black Country team has been
working hard with Birmingham County FA to develop activity across the Black
Country, and we are delighted to be supporting them in this project. Our aim is quite simple – to get more people
taking part in sport & physical activity, whether this be through playing
or coaching”.
Active Black Country is one of 44 County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) in England working to provide opportunities for people to participate in sport and physical activity across the Black Country.
To find out more about Active Black Country projects visit www.activeblackcountry.co.uk or follow us on twitter @bcbeactive
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For further information contact Simon Hall, Black Country
Consortium on 01384 471135 or email simon_hall@blackcountryconsortium.co.uk
Notes to Editors
Active Black Country
operates within the governance framework of the Black Country Consortium
Limited, a not for profit company limited by guarantee.
Active Black Country aim to:
- Co-ordinate action across organisations needed to get more people taking part in sport and physical activity.
- Marry the supply and demand for the skills needed to get more people taking part.
- Contribute to the social and economic growth of the Black Country.
Sportivate is a Sport England Lottery funded project that gives more young people the chance to discover a
sport that they love
Satellite Clubs is Sport England Lottery funded and can bridge the gaps between school, college and community sport and provide
new opportunities for young people to create lifelong sporting habits.
For more information visit www.activeblackcountry.co.uk or
follow us on twitter @BCBeActive
About Birmingham County Football Association
The Birmingham County Football Association (BCFA) is
responsible for governing and developing local grassroots football across the
West Midlands. For more information on
Birmingham County FA, please see the contact details below:
Website: www.birminghamfa.com
Telephone: 0121 357 4278
Facebook: www.facebook.com/birminghamcfa
Twitter: @BirminghamFA
Key Facts – How the
Birmingham County FA supports Grassroots Football
- 4,300 teams
- 2,000 clubs
- 42,000 matches each season
- 50 football leagues
- 1,250 qualified coaches
- 1,400 registered referees
- 14 County Cups
- 45,000 volunteers
For more specific information, please contact Amy Sproson –
Football Development Manager on amy.sproson@birminghamfa.com
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