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About Us Pompey in the Community Working with our committed and 02 (PitC) is an award-winning enthusiastic staff and partners we charity which harnesses can engage hard to reach members Covid Response the motivational power of of the local community in a way that 04 Portsmouth Football Club to other organisations may not be able promote education, healthy to; presenting a unique opportunity Community Engagement living, sporting participation and to improve the future of our city. 06 achievement among vulnerable and disadvantaged people of all We were able to use our unique Youth ages. position to help support our 08 community during the single most Formed in 2009, we have built on impactful event of last season – the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Portsmouth Club’s foundation as the COVID-19 pandemic. We became 09 heartbeat of the city to become a first respondents in supporting central force for health, social and elderly and vulnerable residents Disability educational change for the people of who were self-isolating and who 10 Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant, West had no support network to call on NCS Sussex and the Isle of Wight. by delivering food parcels and care 12 packages across the city. Renowned for our innovative range Matchday & Fan Engagement of coaching, inclusion, health and Our continued success would also 14 disability community programmes, not be possible without the support we aim to advance the lives of of our Trustees, volunteers, local Player Pathways - Girls and Women disadvantaged and vulnerable businesses and all our funders and 16 people by supporting them to sponsors. Pompey in the Community develop new skills, enhance their will continue to build on its success Player Pathways - Boys self-belief, act independently and by doing more, being more and 18 seek out opportunities to improve inspiring more individuals to achieve their own lives and the lives of their potential. Coaching Schools & Holiday Courses others. 20 we employ 22 Education “We exist to create stronger, healthier 24 Partners and Sponsors and more active 82 communities.” local individuals

Clare Martin and suppport CEO 152 volunteers

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During lockdown, it was imperative for us stay in touch with our community, which we did through a vigorous social Covid Response media campaign. This was not only to maintain the close relationships 4,000 we had developed over the years Pompey in the Community were one but to also support those suffering of Portsmouth’s first respondents food parcels with anxiety and other mental health to the COVID-19 emergency delivered to issues brought to the fore during this support effort and became the challenging time. main hub for sorting, picking, vulnerable and packing and distributing over isolated residents The pandemic changed what we 4,000 food parcels to vulnerable did and how we operated overnight; and isolated residents. during the COVID-19 not only did we respond swiftly and decisively, increasing our profile and First Team Portsmouth FC players lockdown operating network across the city but clubbed together to provide 110 care we have also taken the opportunity to packages for our Disabled Fans Group; consolidate our business and plan for young people on our Kicks and Primary a new norm. Stars programme prepared 120 Keep Busy packs for local children and we delivered over 700 care packages, fresh fruit and drinks to Community Over 1,000 Integrated Care staff.

We also took donations from care packages many different organisations and redistributed supplies to Food Banks delivered to those and other charities where needed. We worked closely with the HIVE, who in need coordinated referrals on behalf of Portsmouth City Council.

Using our fleet of livered vans, volunteers from our coaching and support team delivered to families and “I couldn’t believe individuals across the city. First Team players, Pompey legend Alan Knight it. I opened the and Kev the kit-man also stepped in to door and there was support the effort, not only delivering but making many a recipient’s day! Alan Knight, I mean THE Alan Knight, While many of our programmes were curtailed due to lockdown we delivering a food did maintain a presence in schools, parcel to our house! operating in discreet bubbles to support the children of key workers. Thought I was We also adapted some of our delivery dreaming, and me, to online, notably our BTEC, PL Kicks & Primary Stars, keeping engagement still in my dressing as high as we could and with as many gown!” participants as possible.

POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT 2019/20 Our Blue Army of 06 over 150 unpaid 07 workers makes us what we are. We are proud and extremely grateful of their contribution Community Re-Fit

Re-Fit is our Sports Recovery Engagement programme delivered in partnership with the Society of St James. The programme offers free educational, Established in 2009 to engage Our programmes combine sport, sport and employment support to with groups and communities in physical activity, education, training adults who are affected by complex health and wellbeing initiatives, and wellbeing to develop community issues that might include criminality, substance misuse, homelessness, and 93% we have been winning awards for cohesion and empowerment within the report reduced our innovative work in Portsmouth, city. mental health. Leisure activities are Havant, Gosport, West Sussex and provided at venues across the city feelings of the Isle of Wight ever since. and include badminton, football, table loneliness and Volunteers tennis, chess club and access to the increased We use the passion and power of gym and boxing/fitness sessions. belonging to football to connect with some of the Pompey in the Community could not their community most vulnerable, disadvantaged reach the highs we do without the Re-Fit also provides pathways and hard to reach members of our invaluable support and commitment into education, volunteering and community. Our wide range of projects of our volunteers. From players, ex- employment, with NVQ Health & Social and programmes are designed to players and legends joining the team, Care Levels 2 & 3 also being offered engage those with even the most to coaches, cooks and collaborators; alongside other workplace training challenging barriers to develop new photographers and film-makers and initiatives. This work is in partnership skills and create more opportunities for even our mascot ‘Nelson’. with St Vincent College, Gosport. Cooking Courses a better life. Launched during lockdown, ‘Blue Kitchen’ is an online cooking course aired over our social media platforms. Under the guidance of our Community Chef, we released a cook-along video with a different ‘guest chef’ each Life and Chimes 95% week. 15 young participants from report increased across our programmes were provided Life & Chimes is our dementia support group for those living with dementia, feelings of happiness with the ingredients and followed the films safely at home. are at risk of developing dementia and their carers and families. We also Men’s Kitchen and Diabetes’ Kitchen welcome those feeling socially isolated “The stories of people that and lonely. cookery courses are 6-week cooking have been helped by Re-Fit courses aimed at specific target

The group meet each week for are incredibly inspiring and audiences with dishes, recipes and I’m pleased that the service handbooks to suit. 42 individuals different activities and social events sharing the trials and tribulations will remain so that other completed courses in our purpose- built state-of-the-art training kitchen. of everyday life and their own people will be able to benefit experiences. They also engage with a from the support it provides.” Dominos Pizza cooking workshops range of different organisations across the city, maintaining their connection Cllr Matthew Winnington, focus on healthy eating and have worked with different school groups to the wider community. Cabinet Member for Health, across the year, engaging 180 Wellbeing and Social Care at individuals. We support 60 active Portsmouth City Council. POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY members across the year IMPACT REPORT 2019/20

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Targeted Kicks is an intensive 1:1 Street Strong Youth Project is aimed mentoring programme aimed at at reducing anti-social behaviour supporting 15-17 year olds transitioning among 10-18 year olds across the city. Youth from custodial care. This specific group Distraction techniques are used to was identified in consultation with engage the young people in formal Portsmouth’s Youth Offending Team and informal sports and education (YOT) as particularly vulnerable in opportunities, as well as accredited Premier League every way. and non-accredited courses and personal development workshops. Kicks Young people leaving custody need significant support to help them Few young people attended sessions Pompey in the Community has readjust to life back in the community, or even wanted to engage with our been running the Premier League’s reduce their likelihood of reoffending coaches when the project was first flagship community project since and be able to contemplate a positive launched, but now our team have 19 it was launched in 2006. Aimed at future. It is not just the young person become familiar faces to many of the Open access 8-18 year olds, the programme uses who can benefit from this intervention young people in Baffins, Milton and the power of football and sports but their families, community, victims, Copnor areas. The coaches know sessions participation to inspire young police, statutory and non-statutory most of the young people personally each week authorities also reap the benefits. and can involve them in a range EDI people in the areas where it is needed most. of activities or sign post them to alternative options. While funded by the Premier League, Kicks is not just about football. Free activities are offered after school and Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion during the holidays that include dance, gaming, drumming, multi-sports - and football. Pompey in the Community is Card and Black Lives Matter our EDI 1,320 pro-active in ensuring our all projects, Lead runs workshops, engagement We re-launched our Kicks programme Young participants in programmes and activities are sessions and provides one-to-one in 2019 for the next 3-year cycle with our inclusive projects accessible and open to everyone, mentoring. He also talks regularly to 14 sessions a week across three main regardless of gender, sexuality, schools and colleges about his own hubs: Bransbury Park, Mountbatten ethnicity, ability or disability, faith or lived experience of gang culture and Centre and Somerstown Hub. age. Enshrining this equality, diversity criminality. His life story of involvement and inclusion in our day-to-day in gangs from an early age, the havoc Workshops cover educational and operations is the key role of our newly it wreaked on his and others’ lives and contemporary social topics with lots of appointed EDI Lead. the lessons he subsequently learnt work being completed last year around is powerful and engaging for young Show Racism the Red Card. Next year As well as ensuring we are part of a people and a salutary lesson in what we will be exploring the issues of knife national debate in programmes such not to do. Crime in more detail. These workshops as Kick it Out, Show Racism the Red are often delivered in partnership with our Street Strong programme.

Case Study - Sam “He is an exemplary Sam has been attending Kicks session at PitC participant” for three years. He is an exemplary participant: always first to welcome newbies, rarely misses a session and is keen to learn. We will offer him the chance to complete the FA Playmakers course through PitC Sam’s passion is refereeing; he is already a and once this is completed, we will look level 7 referee in the refereeing pathway and to support him through the FA Level 1 referees and officiates at a good level on a coaching course as a thankIMPACT you REPORT for his 2019/20 POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY weekly basis. positive contribution and fine example. 10 2019-20 successes 11 WFA National 50+ and 65+ Cups: Regional Finalists Shrewsbury ITC Tournament: Winners Eastleigh Tournament: Winners Disability Mallorca International Festival 2019: 3rd place Saints Foundation Tournament 2019: 50+ winners; 65+ Runners-Up (lost on penalties in final!) Stephen Darby National 50+ Tournament: Winners & Walking Bisham Abbey CFL National Charity Tournament 2020: 60+ Runners-Up (lost on sudden death penalties) Football Hants FA League 2020: Winners 3 members of Walking Football Disability Portsmouth FC Walking Football is the perfect game PitC’s weekly programmes offer for people later in life. The threat of football to those with learning, physical Amputee squad pain, discomfort and injury is reduced and emotional difficulties. due to the combination of a slower represent pace and reduced contact. This allows Premier League Kicks helps us to people who have loved the sport all provide free and accessible weekly England their lives to once again safely get football sessions for children aged 8-16 back to playing. It also introduces the in Portsmouth; they also participate sport to people who perhaps have in the local disability monthly football never considered playing before. league with U12 & U16 teams. This Established in 2014, PitC’s Walking programme is run alongside additional Football group is now largely self- multisport and football opportunities Over sufficient, run by its members and delivered during school holidays. trained by our coaching team. The group has upwards of 80 members, In addition to our junior programme, the majority of whom are die-hard PitC deliver a weekly adult PAN Pompey fans and season ticket disability football session to over holders. The social aspect of the twenty regular attendees. Our weekly group is vital to its members and sessions delivered by PitC staff also has proved an invaluable support provide mentoring opportunities 40 mechanism. for adults looking to progress into regular adult coaching and officiating alongside participants Despite the shortened season, playing. We have two adult teams each week the club was very successful in made up of sixteen players regularly local, national and international attending monthly fixtures across the competitions and fielded teams in south coast. 50+; 60+; 65+ and 70+ competitions. We also held a Ladies Charity Festival Amputee in September. “Walking football has been a Portsmouth Amputee Football Club and FA Cup fixtures. Portsmouth revelation for me, it has had a currently compete in the England FC Amputee squad is made up of a positive effect on my physical and Amputee FA Premier League which number of international players with a mental health. I look forward to the also includes Peterborough United, contingent representing England. weekly sessions.” Everton and Manchester City. Alongside our Adult team, PitC Chris, Walking Football participant The squad trains once a week while run a junior development amputee traveling nationwide once a month programme for those looking to get IMPACT REPORT 2019/20 for their respective Premier League into the sport at the grassroots level. 12 13

“Keep Doing Good has been Summer 2020 saw our traditional one of the best experiences NCS programme be repurposed into (National Citizen Service) of my life. Seeing the impact a shorter programme that focused NCS I’ve had on other people and on skills’ development, social action and volunteering. With such a short seeing how big of an impact it turnaround from planning to delivery, has made on me as a person NCS is once in a lifetime we managed to engage and retain has really changed the way I opportunity that allows young 72 young people over two 2-week people to meet new friends, see myself and the world. It’s programmes across Portsmouth and develop their skills and make been the best 2 weeks of my Isle of Wight. a positive impact in their local life and has made a significant community. impact on me as well as Social Action projects from this helping those in need in the programme included teams In summer 2019, after taking part community.” fundraising to buy resources to in two weeks of team bonding and 100% create thank you packages and skills development workshops, NCS retention on all Sarah Musson, 16, reflecting on deliver them to forgotten key workers participants across Portsmouth programmes her time during ‘Keep Doing Good’ such as youth workers, workers who completed a total of 25,200 hours supported the homeless and vets, of social action activities. Stand out all of whom worked throughout the projects from the summer included pandemic. Some young people also a group partnering with a design created care packages which included company to design and create a COVID-19 guides, books, biscuits plastic bottle recycling box, which and games and delivered them to they donated to a local college to elderly and isolated members of our encourage other young people to community. recycle their plastic bottles. Another group decided to partner with Redwood Park Academy to plan and deliver ‘RedFest’ which was a family festival held at the school for children with Special Educational Needs and their families who could not usually attend mainstream festivals. Over the course of the “I loved NCS 2019/2020 season, as it gave me young people from opportunity’s to Portsmouth and Isle of Wight completed a meet new people total of and try things I’ve never done before.” 27,870 Hours of Social Action George Couling, 17 activities across all our NCS and Keep Doing Good programmes.

POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT 2019/20 14 Flag Bearers 15 “Thank you so much Grassroots teams of up to 10 children, for giving our team the wear their own team kit and wave opportunity to be flag Pompey flags as the players emerge Matchday Activties from the tunnel onto the pitch. This bearers at the game on gives over 300 children per season Saturday. All the children (league games and cup games) the were buzzing to be on the opportunity to be out on the pitch pitch and greet the team as & Fan Engagement when their team emerge from the tunnel. they came out of the tunnel and they haven’t stopped They also take part in a penalty talking about taking shootout competition at half-time Mascots against Nelson (PFC mascot) and penalties at the Danny Domino (Domino’s Mascot). Fratton End.” We have a minimum of 11 mascots These are paying places, but give per home game; this gives over 300 The Pompey Supporters Trust serve the team a chance to do an unusual children per season (league games and wheelchair-using fans a hot drink activity together, some grassroots cup games) the opportunity to walk and snack at half-time and have a managers use it as a reward for team out onto the pitch with their footballing general catch up on their well-being. performances during the season. heroes. Mascot places are made up This activity is done in conjunction of paying places and also some free with Elior, the match-day caterers, ones that are taken by club sponsors who provide the refreshments free of “I will be sure to renew his Junior Blues as part of their contract, Junior Blues charge. Junior Blues membership Junior Blues is Pompey’s junior members (names are put in a hat for for next season as it has each home game), supporters club fan club 0-17 year olds, with a paid done wonders for him, to be subscription of over 250 members. places and others. The children love involved in a project which to be on the pitch at Fratton Park When they join, the members get a has given him some fantastic and meet their PFC heroes. They box of Junior Blue’s branded goodies, each get a copy of the photographs opportunities to get involved a membership card and other benefits that are taken on the pitch and the 1,500 with his new passions, football during the season: free mascot young people attend First Team and Portsmouth Football Club.” places, discount on PitC holiday 3 lucky mascots who go into the matches at Fratton Park for dressing room before the game, also courses, birthday and Christmas have individual photographs with the free! cards, stadium tour of Fratton players. Park and an exclusive visit to PFC Stadium Tours training ground to watch the players train at close quarters - and collect Stadium Tours of Fratton Park are autographs. usually offered to Junior Blues Over 300 members during the February half- children per season have term holiday. The tours are conducted the opportunity to be a by PitC coaches who make the tour mascot interesting and informative for the participants and their parents. They take in the Fratton End and the view of pitch, the tunnel and dugout area, home and away dressing rooms, boardroom and other behind the scenes areas not normally seen by members of the public. The tours always provoke some fantastic questions and are always well received by the members, some of whom come back year after year!

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16 1711 Player Pathways U10 - U16 BTEC Girls & Women programme

Participation in girls’ and women’s In 2019 we sent an U15 and U13 football has seen unprecedented squad on tour to Holland, where they growth since England’s success at competed against female teams from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Holland and Belgium and enjoyed a Portsmouth PitC have experienced this growth stadium tour of Eredivisie Club PSV. first hand and now see the younger FC Womens’ age groups looking up to women players rather than their male Development counterparts. This is great for the sport and even better for PitC as it Team allows us to access even more people in the community.

Players are selected from our holiday courses, through trials over the summer or recommendation. Portsmouth FC Womens’ We have five teams in our girls’ and women’s pathway: U10, U12, U14, U15 First team and U16, each with between 13-16 players. Teams train twice a week with our UEFA and FA qualified coaches and play their matches every Saturday in the Hampshire Girls Youth League and Hampshire Cup, which we have won previously “I am delighted that a on five occasions in the last three Development Squad is now up seasons. and running. This offers girls The girls’ teams also take part in from ten-years-old a pathway half term fixtures against other through the junior squads, professional clubs and community all the way to Portsmouth FC sport trusts. Women’s 1st team. I think this is a vital addition to our girls’ pathway and will ensure that PitC’s U14 squad future generations have all the won the 2019-2020 stepping stones in place.” Hants Cup Final Eric Coleborn, Chairman of Portsmouth FC Women

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2019 saw our U14 boys team reach the Hampshire Cup Final against Oakwood Youth, a Southampton based team. Player Pathways The match was played in October after being delayed due to the pandemic. We were beaten in the end, 3-1 but put Boys up a valiant effort. Historically we have had a lot of success getting our boys into football PitC’s boys player pathway is made U9 - U16 academies and having trials. This up of 7 teams from U9 to U16s in year, despite the pandemic disrupting which there are 100 participants. training, two of our players had trials All teams train twice a week in local BTEC and Beau Mullins was signed to school grounds with matches each Portsmouth FC Academy. Saturday throughout the season; Bay programme House, Gosport is used for the home ground. Open trials attract up to U11-U16 play in the Junior Premier League S.E. League. They Portsmouth FC compete within a 2-hour radius of Portsmouth, which takes in London Development and Bournemouth against other development and non-league Team academies. U9-U10 play in central venue fixture programme against local teams. 500young people. 20% are successful and called back Ordinarily, open trails are held at the for the start of the season end of the football season, some Portsmouth time in May, attracting upwards of 500 young people. Around 20% are FC First team successful and called back for the Beau Mullins signed start of the season. Many of the remainder go on to attend our pay to Portsmouth FC and play sessions. Academy

Having attended PitC’s holiday courses since the age of five, Beau went on PitC are the only to be selected for the U9’s JPL team. He was chosen to play for the JPL Junior Premier representative team, went on a 5-day training visit to Real Madrid and played League team against various academy teams throughout the country. While playing in the city for the PitC JPL U11 team Beau enjoyed more international success. Shortly after this he was scouted to play for the Portsmouth FC Academy.

POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT 2019/20 20 Holiday Courses Sessions attract 21 All our holiday courses are run by our professionally qualified coaches, many of whom also work with Portsmouth Coaching Schools & Football Club’s Academy. 50-80 The courses run from Monday-Friday 9am to 3pm, with football skills and children and young Holiday Courses drills in the morning followed by people, 5 days a week competitions and matches in the afternoon. Presentations take place at Football coaching in schools has been the end of each day. on PitC’s agenda since 2010. Originally called the Double Club, it provided Typically, these sessions attract 50- those children less likely to engage in 80 children and young people, 5 days education with half an hour of Maths a week. Participants come from all and English followed by an hour’s over Hampshire, East Sussex, Isle of football as a reward. Up to Wight; one family even came down from Newcastle for a week’s holiday to This has since developed and is run as attend. Homework Clubs in secondary schools. 3,000 Aimed at those struggling to complete Saturday morning sessions are pay school work at home, it provides a children engaged and play sessions, run along similar 30-minute supported session on lines as the holiday courses. Covering set homework followed by an hour’s in curriculum half an hour of drills, 20 minutes’ football activity. The activity, which is activity fun and games and then matches. determined by the pupils. In a typical year we have up to 60 participants each Saturday. While the format has changed slightly, this provision is still offered in 15 schools across the city with 30 Premier League children in each session. Sessions Primary Stars consist of up to an hour’s lesson on various different sports from fully This project is funded through the qualified PitC coaching staff in a safe Premier League Community fund environment. PE cover is provided at and aims to mentor Primary School lunch time and in after school clubs Teachers in PE delivery, providing for children from Reception to Year them with the skills and knowledge 6, potentially reaching up to 3,000 to increase their confidence when children a term. delivering physical activity. The programme also offers literacy, numeracy and PHSE support as well Move and Learn as opportunities for social action. Funded by Ferrero Rocher and in partnership with the Football League • Over 40 teachers attended the FA Trust, Move & Learn is a six-week Primary Teachers Award programme of activities for Year 5 • End of season football festival at Fratton Park for Yrs 3-6 pupils, to encourage a healthy lifestyle. • The Premier League Trophy visited Sessions are delivered in curriculum Fratton Park; our partner delivery school, Clanfield Juniors, won the time and consist of an hour in the national competition to host it. Schools classroom and an hour of physical from across Portsmouth and West activity. This project is delivered Sussex attended. • Three schools attended workshops at to 1,800 pupils each year. PitC around healthy eating before a tour at Fratton Park. • Participation in local, regional football POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY competitions while representing IMPACT REPORT 2019/20 Portsmouth FC 22 Degree Programme 23

Working in conjunction with the University of South Wales and the EFL Trust we developed the Community Education Football Coaching and Development degree programme. Students study all sub-disciplines of coaching and football development while gaining Brandon Miller, BTEC valuable industry-recognised qualifications and employability skills. one of our BTEC We have been delivering the BTEC The majority of students run their 3rd students, was Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport year project through Pompey in the programme in partnership with Community and the vast majority of part of our visiting Highbury College for the last 10 years. graduates are working in this industry. This course is a mix of academic cohort and has studies, weekly training sessions, Third-year student James Watson has since secured a conditioning sessions and match always been well-regarded. He made analysis using leading performance himself available and is now a part-time scholarship at analysis software, Hudl. member of staff working on U9 JPL and school provision. Bethel University Learners compete in competitive fixtures against other professional in Tennessee clubs in either the National Football Youth League U19 or EFL Community and Education Football Alliance League. Ethan Pichard was released from Memphis Bournemouth Academy and joined our 2019-2020 saw the first girls’ cohort BTEC programme. He now plays at a For students who are considering on the course with 14 starting the high level for Chichester City. applying for a scholarship in the programme; 22 boys were also signed United States, our trip to Memphis up last year. Theo Bennett, another BTEC student 71% provides the perfect opportunity to was part of the Chichester City squad of students experience what that might be like. The majority of students come through when they played in the 2nd round of Students stay with a local host family our development squad and with the FA cup. He is now in his 3rd year awarded 1st and get to play in a local tournament 100% achievement across the board, it with PitC. class degree with several universities, including the provides a well-regarded progression University of Memphis, one of the top route to higher education and training. Aimee Woodard, now in her 2nd universities in the States. PitC have year on the programme, has been won the tournament for the last 2 A number of students who were let a volunteer coach on the girls’ years! go from leading football academies development programme since she joined the course; this demonstrates started with PitC. The trip also provides coaches, the quality and reputation of our from both sides of the Atlantic, to programme. see different training and coaching regimes to embed in their own Opportunities for volunteering and practise and personal development. work experience with our after schools and development programmes are Brandon Miller, one of our BTEC offered to students and we support students, was part of our visiting those wishing to follow a specific cohort and has since secured a pathway through our extensive 100% scholarship at Bethel University in network. Tennessee Pass rate

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