sussex county fa awards evening thursday 17th september 2015 the brightonandhovejobs.com county ground, hove Contents
5 Welcome
6 order of Events
8 sussex County FA Football Workforce Awards
12 sussex County FA Long Service Award
14 the FA Respect Awards
16 the FA Groundsman of the Year Awards
18 sussex County FA 15 Year Referee Awards
20 sussex County FA 25 Year Referee Awards
23 the FA 25 Year Referee Awards
24 sussex County FA 35 Year Referee Awards
26 the FA 40 Year Referee Awards
28 the FA 50 Year Referee Awards
30 the FA Community Awards presented by McDonald’s
38 the FA Long Service Award
02 contents 03 WELCOME
Good evening and welcome to the Sussex County Football Association Awards Evening. The awards presented this evening will recognise and reward those people and organisations driving grassroots football in Sussex. Recently, Lionel Messi was This evening we will recognise Mathew Major asked what he thought about the work of people within Chairman of the Sussex County FA winning awards and he said: our grassroots game, who “I prefer to win titles with the take the responsibility of team ahead of individual encouraging others very awards or scoring more goals seriously. Many of these than anyone else. I’m more clubs have achieved Charter worried about being a good Standard status, and they person than being the best place helping young people player in the world. When all high above any success they this is over, what are you left may achieve on the field. with? When I retire, I hope I I am proud to be chairman am remembered for being a of the Sussex County FA and decent guy.” privileged at the prospect of It is difficult for any of us to recognising the achievements disagree with those sentiments, of the award winners tonight particularly if you are on the and in presenting some of the receiving end of an award, awards. but to nominate and recognise I hope like me, you will be someone’s achievements is a inspired by what you will hear good thing and is meant to tonight and that you might reward and encourage, as well be encouraged to play a as to thank. part yourself; to help others achieve their goals or even to achieve them yourself.
04 welcome 05 Order of Events
WELCOME
Sussex County FA Football Workforce Awards Young Leader and Volunteer Award Volunteer Award
Sussex County FA Long Service Awards 15 Year Council Member Award
The FA Respect Awards Bronze Award The FA Youth Trust Respect and Fair Play Award
The FA Groundsman of the Year Awards
Sussex County FA Referee Awards 15 Year Referee Award 25 Year Referee Award 35 Year Referee Award
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The FA Referee Awards 25 Year Referee Award 40 Year Referee Award 50 Year Referee Award
The FA Community Awards presented by McDonald’s Young Volunteer of the Year Award Volunteer of the Year Award The FA Charter Standard League of the Year Award The FA Charter Standard Club of the Year Award The FA Charter Standard Development Club Award The FA Charter Standard Community Club Award People’s Choice (Outstanding Contribution to Community Football) Award
The FA Community Awards presented by McDonald’s Regional Award
The FA Community Awards presented by McDonald’s National Award
The FA Long Service Awards 50 Year Award
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06 order of events 07 SAM McMANAMON Seagulls FC Sam has been with Seagulls from the age of seven years-old, firstly as a player, and Sussex County FA then taking over as a manager of the under-14s team at eighteen years-old.
Football Workforce Awards Prior to his managerial It wasn’t easy at first, most of appointment Sam would assist the boys had never played several squads with training together, but Sam stuck with sessions and on match-days, it, always remaining positive always willing to give up his free and encouraging despite some Young Leader and Volunteer Award Winners time, even during particularly heavy defeats on the pitch. testing periods whilst sitting Over time the team developed exams at school. and results improved whilst still playing attractive football. Sam took on the role as manager of the under-14s Sam has an over-riding sense after the previous management of fair play (all players get team had to give up due to their fair share of game time LUCY APPS Worthing Town FC work commitments, and this led regardless of ability) and to many of the players drifting calmness, regardless of the result. Lucy regularly gives up her time to assist and away. Sam stepped up to the Evidence of this is shown in the challenge and recruited a new Sussex Sunday Youth Football help coach young children, and help them team, whilst also completing League Sportsmanship standings, develop on their football journey. The time she his FA coaching certificates. where Sam’s under-14s squad gives on a Saturday morning to help coach the sit top of the entire age group under-7s group is invaluable to all involved. of thirty nine teams.
Lucy works closely with a boy When available, around her who is autistic to ensure that own playing commitments for he remains safe and is able to Worthing Town under-15s girls, enjoy the sessions as much as Lucy attends the under-7s matches the other children. After this she on a Sunday, to help with warm then assists in coaching the Girls up, substitutions and anything else Development Squad for girls that needs doing to support the aged six to eleven years. The team on a match-day. group is expanding and Lucy’s responsibilities are also increasing; After school on a Tuesday she is independent and able afternoon Lucy is also involved to control a session giving the with the Tiny Soccer Stars sessions children encouragement and the club runs at their Palatine Park ensuring that what they are doing base. She supports the session for is fun and enjoyable. four and five year olds by helping them to learn ball skills, passing, dribbling and shooting.
08 Sussex County FA Football Workforce Awards 09 Dr Mike Nicholls Selsey FC Mike has helped change lunch time and after school clubs for football and other the shape of football sports. These new initiatives have in his community being brought the sporting community responsible for the merge of Selsey together, and have led of two clubs, Selsey and to in excess of five hundred new people taking up sport. Selsey Seals into one Mike also started up the Selsey FA Charter Standard Specials disability football team Development Club. and establish the girl’s teams. Mike has raised in excess of He continues to work tirelessly £400,000, through various for the football club and the funding applications, for the wider community, and is always development of the football club willing to go the extra mile; over and other sports within Selsey. the years he has transformed He has an ability to get new the lives of many young people initiatives up and running, such with the work he has undertaken as getting coaches into local behind the scenes. Volunteer Award Winners school communities and running
PAUL neal e BEN LEWIS Jarvis Brook FC & David Fickweiler Withdean Youth FC Jarvis Brook Juniors FC Adur Athletic FC Ben has been involved young people in the community. Paul has dedicated the David has been the This involves recruiting and in coaching youth football training new managers, last twenty five years of driving force behind Adur for over eight years. mentoring and supporting the his life to local football in Athletic for the past forty His role with Withdean Youth has various teams with coaching many roles both official three years. grown and he currently coaches plans, as well as attending and and unofficial. leading additional sessions to He has been club secretary for and manages the under-14s thirty four years and treasurer team and fulfils the role of ‘Head support the less experienced His main role is as groundsman, coaches and managers. looking after four pitches at Jarvis for the past ten; he has also of Football Development’ within managed and coached teams Brook and Jarvis Brook Juniors. West Sussex Youth Football club were awarded FA Charter the club. Every Sunday, Ben not only within the club for thirty five League. He also acted as Standard Community Status. takes his own under-14s team Paul’s role is however much football seasons. Ben devotes hours of his time secretary of Adur District Sports for their matches but always wider and includes acting as David has also been responsible every week to the development David was also fixtures secretary Council for three years. endeavours to attend at least fixtures secretary for the senior for arranging bi-annual visits for of young players within the club. for the Mid Sussex Youth & one other age group match and team, sports club and senior club In 2001/02 under David’s Adur Athletic to play against youth He also mentors new coaches Minor Football League for three is always on hand to answer representative, unpaid handyman, stewardship the club achieved teams in Nijmegen in Holland, with and supports them with their years and managed the Mid questions from parents or unofficial security guard, proud the FA Charter Standard award, the return to Shoreham-By-Sea coaching of the under-8s, under- Sussex Youth Football League coaches. He takes an interest in supporter and so on. becoming only the second club in by the Nijmegen teams on the 11s, under-12s, under-14s and representative team. under-15s teams. every player at the club, often Sussex at the time to achieve the alternate years. He has arranged spending hours writing feedback Paul gives up many hours of his time to do what he does, He was registration secretary of award. Since then the club went everything from the transport, Ben has been responsible for emails to parents and organising the Sussex Girls Football League on to become first in the county to travel documents, insurance, establishing new youth teams to additional opportunities for and is regarded by the club as simply irreplaceable and when it first formed, and for achieve Development Club status, accommodation etc. which has ensure continued provision for players to play the game in two seasons on two separate and in 2003/04 through David’s fostered many friendships which various different formats. a beacon for all that it good about community football. occasions a trustee of the former hard work and dedication the continue to this day.
10 Sussex County FA Football Workforce Awards 11 15 Year Council Member Awards Sussex County FA Awarded for fifteen years continual service as a Council Long Service Award Member to the Sussex County FA
Karen Ashcroft Doug Austen-Jones Paul Hartman Jack Pearce Dave Rogers
12 Sussex County FA Long Service Award 13 Bronze Award Winner
Horsham and District Youth Football League
The Horsham and District THE FA Youth Football League strongly support The FA Respect Programme and do their best to Respect Awards ensure that all players, officials and parents sign the Respect codes of conduct annually. The league conducts spot checks of club records, and where breaches of the code occur, they endeavour to ensure the appropriate sanctions are set and followed through. The league provides guidance for clubs and subsidise the purchasing The FA Youth Trust Respect of Respect barriers. They also take and Fair Play Award Winners steps to promote the principle of captains taking specific responsibilities, being the single ‘on-field’ link with the referee. Southdown FC Horsham Tigers FC As winners of the Bronze Award Southdown achieved Southdown’s under-11s and The committee at Horsham the league receives £100 under-16s teams scored a towards their affiliation fees. a very high average maximum score of five in overall Tigers have changed the respect score last season behaviour, player behaviour, whole mind-set of the club from marks given by their supporters’ behaviour and in recent years, players opponents in the Sussex manager/coach behaviour. are encouraged to enjoy Their under-12s and under-14s County Women’s and teams both finished in a very playing and with that they Girls’ Football League. respectable third place in their learn and listen more. age group giving the club an This respect score is made up of a exceptional Respect record for In the past few years the club number of different elements such the season. have finished high up on in as player behaviour, manager/ sportsmanship marks table within coach behaviour, overall As winners of The FA Youth the Horsham and District Youth behaviour, overall enjoyment as Trust Respect and Fair Play Football League. well as covering aspects such as Award the club receives £250 recognising respect via the team from The FA. As winners of The FA Youth Trust handshakes before the game. Respect and Fair Play Award the club receives £250 from The FA.
14 The FA Respect Awards 15 runner up
Brian Parsons Withdean Sports Complex As a community venue run by Freedom Leisure, Withdean Stadium hosts at least forty games per season on a very limited budget for pitch maintenance. The pitch is home to Brighton THE FA Electricity Football Club. Brian fits in the pitch maintenance Groundsman on a part-time basis around his work at the Leisure Centre, and is assisted by colleagues if time and of the Year need allows. Using basic equipment, Brian and has made sure that the pitch Awar ds is always in excellent playing condition throughout the season.
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Andrew Probee Bosham FC Andrew has worked Andrew’s hard work means the pitch is maintained to an excellent tirelessly throughout the standard despite working to a tight past year maintaining the budget and with relatively limited Bosham pitch. equipment. As a Player/Manager, Andrew understands the need The club has over forty games to have a quality surface which a season on the pitch, as well enables his side to play a good as training sessions and Andrew passing game, devoid of divots spends six hours a week during and bumps can make a difference the season and twelve hours between scoring a goal and a week in the close season to missing the target. ensure the pitch is in the best possible condition.
16 The FA Groundsman of the Year Awards 17 Gerald Miles David Nwokedi
First registered 2000, Level 5 - First registered 2000, Level Senior County Referee 7 - Junior Referee operating on operating on Sussex Sunday Sussex Sunday Youth Football Youth Football League, Isthmian League and Sussex County Youth Youth Football League, Lewes & Football League. District Sunday Football League, Sussex County Football League, Sussex Sunday Football League. He is also a member of the Brighton Referees’ Association.
Sussex County FA 15 Year Referee Awards
Presented for fifteen years continuous active service as a Sussex County Referee / Assessor / Tutor / Observer
Gary John Doctrove John Hydes Manville-Dickens Andrew Massey
First registered 2000, Level 5 - First registered 2000, First registered 1998, Level 5 First registered 2000, Level 5 - Senior County Referee operating Level 6 - County Referee - Senior County Referee Senior County Referee operating on Mid Sussex Football League. operating on Worthing & operating on Sussex County on West Sussex Football League. Achieved Level 7 Referee of the District Football League, Football League, Mid Sussex Highest level of achievement Year in 2004/05 and Level 5 West Sussex Football League, Youth Football League, was Level 4 referee. Referee of the Year in 2007/08, Mid Sussex Football League Mid Sussex Football League, 2010/11 and 2012/13. and Sussex County Women’s Sussex Sunday Youth Football and Girls’ Football League. League, Sussex Sunday Football League, Brighton, Hove & District Football League, West Sussex Football League and Sussex County Women’s and Girls’ Football League.
18 Sussex County FA 15 Year Referee Awards 19 Ian Pollard
First registered 1990, Level 5 - Senior County Referee operating on Sussex County Football League, Mid Sussex Football League and East Sussex Sussex County FA Football League. 25 Year Referee Awards Dave Smith First registered 1990, Level Presented for twenty five years 5 - Senior County Referee operating on Sussex County continuous active service as a County Football League. Referee / Assessor / Tutor / Observer
Trevor Sumpter Keith Barham Paul Jeffery First registered 1990, Level First registered 1990, Level 5 - First registered 1989, Level 5 - 7 - Junior Referee operating on Senior County Referee, achieved Senior County Referee. Former West Sussex Football League. Level 4 from 1995 to 2006. Brighton Referees’ Association Deputy Chairman and Chairman, Sussex County FA Refereeing Brian Bullen Working Committee, Sussex County FA Council Member, First registered 1990, Level 6 - Referee Development Group County Referee operating on Coach, former Sussex County Sussex County Football League, Women’s and Girls’ Football Sussex Sunday Football League, League Officer and Charter Worthing & District Football Standard League Co-ordinator. League, West Sussex Football FA Level 2 Tutor and recently League and Arun & Chichester appointed Sussex County FA Youth Football League. Referee Officer.
Robin Hall John Levett
First registered 1990, Level 5 - First registered 1990, Level 6 - Senior County Referee operating County Referee operating on Mid Sussex Football League, on Arun & Chichester Youth Lewes Sunday & District Football Football League. League and Sussex County Football League. He is also a Sussex County FA Referee Observer. Simon Peacock
First registered 1990, Level 6 - County Referee operating on West Sussex Football League. Referee of the year 2000/01.
20 Sussex County FA 25 Year Referee Awards 21 Irvine Woodward
First registered 1982, Level 5 - Senior County Referee, achievements include promotion to Class 2 in 1986 and promotion to Class 1 in 1988, appointed to the Contributory Football League in 1997, appointed to The FA National List of Assistant Referees and Panel League Referees List in 2000. He is also a Sussex County FA Assessor and Referee’s Academy Coach.
Also received Sussex County FA 25 Year Referee Award Keith Barham Brian Bullen Robin Hall Paul Jeffery THE FA John Levett 25 Year Referee Awards Simon Peacock Ian Pollard Presented for twenty five years Dave Smith continuous active service as a County Referee / Assessor / Tutor / Observer Trevor Sumpter
22 THE FA 25 Year Referee Awards 23 Sussex County FA 35 Year Referee Awards
Presented for thirty five years continuous active service as a Sussex County Referee / Assessor / Tutor / Observer
Martin Moor Michael Southam
First registered 1980, reached First registered 1980, Level 6 - Class 2 (Level 4). Acted as an County Referee. Started refereeing Assistant Referee on the Sussex in Hampshire before moving to County Football League, and then Sussex. Referees on the East Sussex referred to women’s football along Football League. with the East Sussex Football League, the Hastings & East Sussex Sunday Football League and the Steven Walker Lewes & District Football League. He is also a Sussex County FA First registered 1980, Level Referee Observer. 5 - Senior County Referee. Achievements include acting as assistant referee for the Sussex John Pike Principal RUR Charity Cup Final 2006/07, Sussex County Football First registered 1980, Level 3 - League Reserve Section Cup Final Contributory Referee. Officiating referee 2007/08, Sussex County on Sussex County Football League Football League Youth referee in 1993 and was promoted to of the season 2002/03, Sussex referee on The FA Contributory County Football League ‘Closed Leagues in 2010. Has been an List’ Official since 2008, Sussex assistant on the Conference County Youth Football League National and South since then referee since 1981 and various with his refereeing highlight coming Youth Cup Final appointments for during the time when he ran the ages under-12s upwards. line in front of seven thousand fans at Luton Town. He was the Parafix Sussex Senior Challenge Cup Final referee in 2015.
24 SUSSEX COUNTY FA 35 Year Referee Awards 25 THE FA Keith Brisley
40 Year Referee Awards First registered 1975, Level 5 - Supply League Assessor, also a Senior County Referee. Qualified Mentor and Observer. Presented for FORTY years with Kent County FA in 1975 and continuous active service as currently operates as an assistant He is an active member of the referee on Southern Combination Referees’ Association, having a Sussex County Referee / joined Medway RA in 1975, Assessor / Tutor / Observer Football League and a referee on Reserve Section of the league. and then the Worthing RA in 1977. Vice Chairman of Worthing Referee on the West Sussex Society in 1997 before becoming Football League, University and Chairman in 1998, a position Colleges, and Schools Football. held for twelve years until 2010 Accredited as a County Referee and then their President in Instructor in July 2002 and 2011. Served as Sussex County qualified as an FA Licensed Referees’ Association Delegate Referee Instructor in 2005 and to Sussex County FA from 2001 to currently FA Licensed Referee 2006 and was County Referees Tutor - Level 2 status. Became an Association President in 2007. Assessor in 1993 and then an FA
Selwyn Kemp
First registered 1975, Level 5 - Senior County Referee, operating on West Sussex Football League, Chichester & West Sussex Sunday Football League.
26 The FA 40 Year Referee Awards 27 THE FA 50 Year Referee Award Presented for fifty years continuous active service as a Referee / Assessor / Tutor / Observer
Terence Burstow First registered 1964, his He held many roles with the achievements include Class 1 Worthing & District Football (Level 4) Referee 1978 operating League such as Referees on Isthmian Football League, Secretary from 1977 to 1980, Sussex County Football League Chairman from 1986 to 1999 and the Worthing & District and President from 1998 to Football League. 2015. He was also the Sussex County Football League Referees Secretary from 1980 to 1983.
28 The FA 50 Year Referee Award 29 Young Volunteer of the Year Award Winner
Kirsty Donno 1066 Specials FC County Winner Kirsty has a passion for Kirsty has also taken on the task of supporting young people disability football, she with learning difficulties to get currently coaches at into coaching, she mentors them St. Mary’s School twice through their courses and has set a week to students up a coaching drills folder to help them, and some of the students / aged with a variety of staff members at St. Mary’s School special needs as well as and 1066 Specials coaches, occupying a number of develop their coaching skills. roles within 1066 Specials. As well as coach and mentor Kirsty is also the lead coach for Kirsty has the ability to coach the 1066 Specials junior section and plan sessions to suit a range and holds the position of the Club THE FA of disabilities so that every Welfare Officer. player achieves something out of the training sessions and Community Awards enjoys themselves. She is able to communicate with players who presented by McDonald’s have hearing difficulties as she can perform sign language.
30 The FA Community Awards PRESENTED BY McDonald’s 31 Volunteer of the Year Award Winner
Sean Macleod of £100 from Together, and The group have also formed their Lewes FC & Together has since pursued funding from own friendship and social groups. various organisations to support Sean knew once the project County & and expand the project. Weekly started that for some of the work with the clubs along the Regional Winner football sessions are offered with people attending they wanted journey. This work was done a FA Level 2 qualified coach more than just recreational turn to underline the fact that the Sean has helped raise and a mental health support up and play football, so he league is innovative in the way awareness of mental worker. Referrals are made from organised a team to enter in the it introduces new procedures to organisations supporting client’s Sussex Disability Football League. make things easier for the clubs. wellbeing and the positive recovery, as well as offering a first The leagues registrations is now impact that football can point of contact for those who Sean organises all the administration for the team and very slick and has removed have on those with a need support and can just turn the need to cut and paste up to a session. ensures the players turn up for mental health condition. each fixture. Three members of photos onto card that is then The project has had barriers to that team including Sean himself laminated and can get damaged With the support of local mental overcome as with any new ideas were selected to play in the in the English winter weather. health charity Together and Lewes but the perseverance of Sean Sussex Disability Football League The leagues use of Full-Time Community Football Club, Sean with his drive and determination representative team. is extensive and they actively came up with the Football Therapy has meant that many people encourage the clubs to use the project which has gone from have benefitted including If that wasn’t enough, Sean also facilities available to them. strength to strength in past two years. individuals who through the organised for the second year a national mental wellbeing With clubs within the league Sean proved that the idea project after many years of not needing to attain FA Charter working have got back into work. tournament with sixteen teams from would work with an initial grant around the country taking part. Standard status the league provides assistance and support through the process to those clubs who require it. The league Charter Standard League of officers have a wealth of knowledge and experience that the Year Award Winner they share to ensure any club is able to attain the required Horsham and standards. The league is also District Youth proactive in checking standards Football League at clubs to ensure that all players involved in the competition have County Winner the required permissions. The Horsham & District Last season the league purchased match footballs for every team Youth Football League as a way to re-invest the funds was the first youth collected through fines, which league to attain The unfortunately the league had to FA Charter Standard impose to ensure fairness to all the member clubs; the majority of League status when it whom do comply with the rules. was awarded in 2014. The league committee are The accolade came as a result enthusiastic to further develop the of a lot of hard work from the competition programme and will committee members to prepare continue dialogue with the clubs to the required documentation and move the league forwards.
32 The FA Community Awards PRESENTED BY McDonald’s 33 have built and developed links with other clubs, and have held joint training sessions to help build relationships through football. The club’s girls section is now one of the most successful in Sussex. The club have set aside a bursary for coaches to develop themselves and financial support from the club to do so, as well as a bursary for parents who are having financial difficulties and trouble paying fees, and they Charter Standard Development Club Award Winner have reduced the signing on fee for their mini-wanderers scheme Ashington Cougars FC for kids aged 4 to 6 years. County, Regional & National Winner The girls section has expanded to Charter Standard Club include 7 to 13 year olds and next Ashington is a small on development of which it is ‘coach the coaches’ sessions over year, the club hope to have girls’ village in West Sussex, yet most proud. Since 2011 Cougars the summer. Dedicated goalkeeper of the Year Award Winner teams from under-7s to under-18s. has built a strong relationship sessions are also planned. it manages to support a with the Chelsea Community Special internal awards have Foundation and now have almost Ashington Cougars story is not Chartered Development one of silverware but is one of also been introduced by the Club, Ashington Cougars, twenty players at their Elite Mile Oak club, such as a Respect Award Training Centres. This relationship continued growth as a club and Wanderers FC to one player in each team that goes from strength has also enabled the club to of being an important part of who has championed The offer quality coaching sessions the community, but most of all County Winner to strength in the it is about providing safe and FA’s Respect programme, a Horsham and District to all players of all standards, Special Recognition Award with individual Chelsea coaches enjoyable football opportunities Mile Oak Wanderers Youth Football League. for kids in the local community. have had a great season to players who maybe have supporting team managers faced a particularly tough year Formed in 1999 with just two throughout the season and with on and off the pitch. They and Sportsmanship Award to teams, by 2009 the club had regular club wide training days have competed in three the team with the best overall nine teams and was awarded supported by the Chelsea team. Sportsmanship score in the Chartered Development status. leagues and developed leagues they participate in. Cougars have strengthened their all of their players in line They now support eleven teams squad by recently appointing There are also awards for from under-6s through to under- a UEFA B Licensed Coach with the clubs ethos. coaches and adults too with a 15s, with over one hundred and Development Officer, BB Beajoui. This year, they bought every Coaches Award for the coach eighty players. BB has now observed and child and coach a Nike training who has made the most of their The club is proud of its on-field reviewed the training of all the kit and this was achieved by time coaching their kids, and an success, with three teams in the teams in the club and provided signing up as a Nike Partner Club Outstanding Contribution Award ‘A’ league and cup and plate development plans for each member and holding a number for an adult who has made a final appearances in the last two coach. As part of this on-going of fundraising events. The club difference to the club. seasons. However, it is the focus development he will deliver
34 The FA Community Awards PRESENTED BY McDonald’s 35 Charter Standard Community Club Award Winner
Horsham People’s Choice (Outstanding Contribution Sparrows FC County Winner to Community Football) Award Winner
Horsham Sparrows has Malcolm and Sarah Harding been providing football Mid Sussex Youth and Minor for all ages and abilities Football League since 1967. County Winner They continue to strive for excellence Malcolm and Sarah have he also sits on the leagues while delivering football in a safe Management Committee. and fun environment where the been involved with the emphasis is placed on promoting Mid Sussex Youth and Sarah’s main role is that of sportsmanship and respect rather Referees Secretary, and over the than winning at all costs. Minor Football League years she has maintained a pool for the last 10 years, of over sixty qualified referees The club held their own FA dedicating countless hours so that 99.9% of all the league Level 1 Coaching Course which fixtures are allocated a qualified some of the clubs older players to ensure the smooth match official for their matches attended and they have then running of the league. each week. She has nurtured her been given the opportunity young referees who have just coach the clubs younger teams. Malcolm is dedicated to ensuring that young players have the passed their qualifications and Horsham Sparrows are also regularly attends matches every a strong advocate of The FA maximum enjoyment and competition to enable to progress weekend to give moral support mentoring scheme and has not and any advice where necessary. only embraced and benefited in football. He initiated the Mini- Soccer Festival on a monthly As well as that, she is the main from having a mentor allocated administrator for the Full-Time and working with them, but has basis for the under-7s and under- 8s to improve their development system and spends numerous also received high acclaim at hours to ensure that all is in order. national level for the proactive skills in a friendly competition stance adopted in delivering this around five years ago, and after Sarah also collates the Respect to their coaches. starting out with six teams it has marks which are awarded by grown to a regular forty two the match officials throughout The club places itself at the team festival, and is one of the the season, and also the forefront of coaching development League’s great success stories. Sportsmanship marks where which, in turn provides a better The roles of Fixtures Secretary, teams are rewarded at the end- learning environment for the two of-season Awards Evening. Sarah hundred plus registered players. Mini Soccer Co-Ordinator, League Cup Co-Ordinator has also introduced an under-18s and 3G Co-Ordinator are Floodlit Cup competition and all occupied by Malcolm and is instigating Futsal events for several age groups.
36 The FA Community Awards PRESENTED BY McDonald’s 37 THE FA Long Service Award 50 Year Award Presented for fifty years service to football
Gareth Flemington
Service History: 1980-1998 Registration, Referees, Deputy Chairman, Chairman 1965 Player for Henrys United and Life Member of Crawley & Football Club in the Premier District Football League Division of the Sussex Sunday Football League 1980-2005 Referee, Assessor, Divisional Co-ordinator for the 1966 Secretary and player Sussex County FA for Horley Casuals Football Club in the Sussex Sunday 1993-2015 Elected to the Sussex Football League County FA Council 1968 Player for Crawley Traders 2000 Chairman, President Football Club in the Sussex and founding member of the Sunday Football League Sussex County Women’s & Girls’ Football League 1970 Secretary and player for Crawley Post Office Football 2001-2005 Sussex County Club in the Brighton Mid-Week FA Director Football League 2008 Elected Sussex County FA 1978 Secretary for Beechams Senior Council Member Football Club in the Crawley & District Football League 2013 Sussex County FA Director 1979 Club Delegate at Crawley 2015 Deputy Chairman Sussex & District Football League County FA
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