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KEEPIETHE MAGAZINE OF THE SCOTTISH PARTNERSHIP UPPIE & TRUST DECEMBER 2017

Scottish Football Partnership

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Let's have a look at what we've been up to... Scottish Football Partnership and what's coming in 2018.

COMMUNITY CLUBS / ORGANISATIONS Welcome to the December 2017 HAVE COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF NEW 3G PITCHES SUPPORTED BY edition of our Keepie Uppie magazine which £361,722 THE SFP TRUST. showcases the work we do in supporting AWARDED TO 16 CLUBS FROM 3 THE SFP FACILITY AND GENERAL Scottish football at every level. AWARD FUNDING STRANDS.

We have reached the half way point in what has been yet another busy funding season and as we pause to get our breath back over the festive period we hope you enjoy reading about some of the projects and initiatives we have helped 480PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDS enable this year. WILL BE TAKING PART 500 IN OUR EXCITING NEW FUNDED PLACES FOR YOUNG As we look ahead to 2018, we are excited about rolling out our new grassroots £38,850 “GOFITBA” PROJECT PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE PART IN IN 2018 DELIVERED BY ANTI-RACISM WORKSHOPS AT 5 ‘Club Development Grant scheme’ in conjunction with the Scottish FA Regional HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY SFP 12 PARTNER CLUBS. GRASSROOTS CLUBS DELIVERED Football Development staff. Football at grassroots level is the lifeblood of our TRUST TO PART-FUND SPORTS BY SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD. game and this fresh investment in 54 recipient clubs, we hope, will assist in their developmental journeys. This initiative has been made possible thanks FIRST AID TRAINING COURSES to funding received from The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust and The FOR 816 COACHES AT SYFA Clydesdale Bank and I would like to personally thank both organisations for AND SJFA MEMBER CLUBS. their continued support.

Without giving too much away I hope you enjoy reading about our new GoFitba project on page 4 which we are kicking off in March £111,736 with 12 partner clubs. This football based health and wellbeing HAS BEEN DONATED SO project which we have developed will work with primary school FAR THIS SEASON TO OUR children right across thanks to 50,000 Euros of funding CHARITABLE TRUST TO HELP recently received from The UEFA Foundation for Children and SENIOR MANAGERS AND FURTHER OUR WORK WITH COACHES HAVE HAD SFP FUNDED £18,000 from The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust. GRASSROOTS CLUBS AND 4,000 MEDICALS AND HEALTH CHECKS ORGANISATIONS. AT HAMPDEN SPORTS CLINIC. I hope you enjoy our latest publication and if you SCHOOLCHILDREN WILL BE would like more regular updates on our work, please follow TAKING PART IN THE SCOTTISH us on Twitter @SFP_football and on Facebook 9 SCHOOLS' FA NATIONAL CUP @scottishfootballpartnershiptrust. COMPETITIONS. WILL BE INVESTED IN 54 QUALITY On behalf of myself and the rest of the team at MARK CLUBS AS PART OF OUR The SFP and SFP Trust can I offer my best wishes NEW “2018 CLUB DEVELOPMENT GRASSROOTS GRANT SCHEME”. to you, your club or organisation for an enjoyable CLUBS festive period and a successful start to 2018. We HAVE TAKEN £27,000 look forward to hearing from you soon. DELIVERY OF SFP PORTABLE GRASSROOTS CLUBS Stuart McCaffrey CHANGING NOW HAVE PORTABLE Chief Operating Officer ROOMS. AND 3 GOALPOSTS. £125,515 PLEDGED BY THE SFP TRUST TO GRASSROOTS CLUBS AND AND 4 MORE COMING IN 2018. 12 ORGANISATIONS.

GET FIT,

GET HEALTHY ... HAVE FUN LAUNCHING MARCH, 2018

THE SCOTTISH The SFP Trust was delighted to recently be awarded GoFitba was nominated by The Scottish F.A. as a James Clydesdale, Chairman of The SFP Trust, said: 50,000 euros from The UEFA Foundation for Children FOOTBALL worthy project to the UEFA Foundation for Children “Football can be a positive tool for personal and 12 PARTNERSHIP for its GoFitba project which will reach 480 primary who decided to back it at a meeting held earlier in the community development. We are extremely excited TRUST RECEIVES school kids from all across Scotland. year in Stockholm. The project was further boosted to be delivering twelve projects across the country PARTNER and to be given the opportunity to engage with local COMMUNITY GoFitba is an exciting 12-week community football by a generous donation from The Kilpatrick Fraser schoolchildren and encourage them towards a healthy CLUBS WILL project based around health and wellbeing which will Charitable Trust who have previously supported the ¤50,000 and active lifestyle.” HELP TO DELIVER FROM THE be delivered in association with 12 partner community work of the SFP Trust. GOFITBA TO football clubs to schoolchildren based in Inverness to UEFA FOUNDATION GoFitba will offer the children a platform for Sandy Kilpatrick of The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust SCHOOLCHILDREN , Edinburgh to Kilwinning and Glenrothes to FOR CHILDREN AND fun, physical activity and an understanding of the added: THROUGHOUT Cumbernauld. SCOTLAND. importance of a healthy lifestyle through diet and “All of the Trustees have been fully supportive of the £18,000 nutrition. GoFitba project objectives since its inception because they meet our criteria of providing support to grassroots FROM THE The SFP Trust believes that good health education football and improving the health of young people KILPATRICK FRASER and wellbeing is key for children having the best start CHARITABLE TRUST throughout the country.” in life and this programme will offer them a chance to enjoy an hour of fun football-based activity led by Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive, commented More information on this club coaches to develop their physical skills, attitude “We were delighted to nominate The Scottish Football project, please visit... and confidence followed by an hour where they will Partnership Trust for this award from UEFA and are www.GoFitba.com be taught how to lead a healthier lifestyle through extremely proud to have been involved in securing

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Project_Docum GoFitba_ healthy cooked meal. 30/10/2017 14:11 Funding for new ground entry Read how some of Scotland's senior clubs systems at three senior clubs have benefitted from our Facility Grants MORTON F.C. | ATHLETIC F.C. | HEART OF F.C. The SFP’s Facility Award helps clubs improve and Football Partnership, we could not have carried out upgrade their stadia in accordance with the requirements the work to install, repair and upgrade new electronic  of The Scottish F.A.’s National Club Licensing and after turnstiles at . They supported us all an approach from these clubs, the SFP Board was the way and made the grant application process very SFP delighted to provide funding to assist part-fund the @sfp_football straightforward.” Roof replaced on John Hunter upgrade of the ground entry system and turnstiles at Club visit @officialdafc Park, East End Park and . Chair/Chief Executive of Heart of Midlothian F.C., Ann following our recent Budge commented “The Club was extremely grateful to award to support the stand at Greenock Morton Chief Executive, Warren Hawke receive the award from the Scottish Football Partnership clubs new ground entry said; “We at Greenock Morton Football Club are system #impressive F.C. hugely grateful to The Scottish Football Partnership for (SFP) to assist us with the purchase of a modern ground supporting the recent re-development of our turnstiles entry system for our new main stand. The new stand Dunfermline Athletic @officialdafc Motherwell F.C. was delighted to be awarded funding of our application and the funding awarded to totally and ground entry system here at Cappielow. This at Tynecastle Park opened on Sunday 19 November

Scottish Football in the close season to assist with the replacement revamp the rickety old roof on the John Hunter Stand project represented a big capital outlay for the club to much acclaim by our supporters, who welcomed Great to welcome you artnership of the old roof covering the East Stand at Fir Park at Fir Park. This was a vital project for us as the old roof which was offset thanks to the vital grant assistance the new automatic turnstile access and are delighted back to east end park. provided by the SFP.” Stadium. Originally known as the Shed Terracing, had fallen into a state of disrepair and was causing us with the speed and simplicity of access and egress to it was renamed the East Stand in 1990 when it tremendous problems in the bad weather, particularly Ian Hunter, Director at Dunfermline Athletic F.C. the stadium. The Club thanks the SFP most sincerely became an all-seated area and in 2016, the club re- on a match day where troublesome leaks were not added; “Without the grant assistance from The Scottish for their support” christened it the John Hunter Stand after the club’s only a hazard, but were having a real negative impact legendary Manager. Chief Operating Officer Alan on the fan experience. The funding we received from Burrows was thrilled with the outcome of the project the SFP was absolutely paramount – without it we and commented wouldn’t have been able to undertake the project and “I would like to sincerely thank the Board of The give a Stand, named after such a Scottish footballing Scottish Football Partnership for their consideration legend, the roof it deserved." CCTV system upgrade at Pittodrie ABERDEEN F.C.

The SFP made an award to Aberdeen F.C. to assist the still need to move forward with technology and update club in upgrading the old analogue CCTV system at our systems to provide the best possible matchday Pittodrie. The aging system was experiencing problems experience for all. Time and consideration has also and was no longer compatible with the club’s new IT based system. The project had a focus on making been taken with the planning and upgrade of this improvements and upgrading areas of Pittodrie system and with a new stadium expected in the Stadium that are essential to the matchday experience next few years we have ensured that all systems and at a modern day football stadium. These improvements upgrades are future proofed and can be moved from embrace Scottish FA and UEFA Licensing requirements Pittodrie to any new location as necessary. The Scottish and will help improve the safety and security of all supporters and staff attending matches at Pittodrie. Football Partnership has a great passion for football and a wide remit to support Scottish football clubs “Thanks to the Scottish Football Partnership and the great work and support that they provide, Aberdeen and organisations across all levels of the game by F.C. has recently managed to complete an essential providing grant funding for a diverse range of projects, upgrade to our CCTV and security systems at Pittodrie programmes and infrastructure improvements and Stadium. Aberdeen F.C. has a responsibility to Aberdeen F.C. are grateful for their continued support provide a safe and secure stadium for all supporters attending on matchdays and although our stadium and assistance with the projects that have benefited may be aging and facilities challenging at times we our supporters.” Paul Hendry, Stadium Manager.

6 7 New accessible viewing platform New spectator and community Scottish Football artnership Scottish Football artnership for disabled supporters changing facilities PARTICK THISTLE F.C. ELGIN CITY F.C.

Supporters attending the Energy Check Stadium at lagged behind where they should have been. That During the close season, Elgin City F.C. embarked on club both off the pitch in terms of its actual physical  Firhill from the start of December 2017 no doubt being said, improving accessibility at the stadium an ambitious capital project part-funded by the SFP environment and this has been matched by efforts to  noticed the brand new accessible viewing platform that has been a priority for us over the last 18 months designed to improve spectator welfare provision and provide more opportunities to play the game across Partick Thistle FC is now in place at the south end of the Jackie Husband with several improvements having already been changing accommodation for its vibrant youth and the local community via the club’s ever expanding Football Academy @ThistleTweet Stand. The raised platform, located at the back of made. We’ve worked closely with the Jags Disabled community teams at . The new building, community programme. The new changing rooms will @ECFCacademy Our accessible platform the stand, will give the club’s disabled supporters a Supporters’ Club and the Scottish Football Partnership which includes toilets for male, female and disabled help support the club in better utilising Lesser Borough Ready for the big game was busy on Saturday better view than ever before and will also mean they to deliver this project and hope that it will facilitate a spectators also provides two changing rooms as well as Briggs and to facilitate the continued growth within the this afternoon kits all as it opened to Thistle are properly sheltered from the elements. much improved match day experience for our fans. a referees’ changing area. This new facility will certainly club’s youth and community sections.” hung up thanks to season ticket holders for Having installed our platform lift at the end of last enhance the experience of supporters coming to the @JohnJJ23 New the first time! Thanks to Partick Thistle Managing Director, Ian Maxwell said; Graham Tatters, Club Chairman, added “On behalf of changing rooms being season, we launched our match day mover shuttle stadium on match days, as well as allowing the club’s @SFP_football for their Elgin City F.C., the community footballers, all the home used for the first time assistance. “This project, which was made possible due to bus scheme in August and have recently increased community players better access to the adjacent natural and visiting supporters, both male and female, I would thanks to funding funding support received from The Scottish Football the number of disabled parking spaces available on grass pitch at Lesser Borough Briggs. from @SFP_football like to thank The Scottish Football Partnership for the Partnership, marks a significant improvement in our match days. On of those improvements the new #COAPAR Graeme , Scottish FA North Region financial assistance in support of our new build facilities facilities and will hopefully mean a much improved viewing platform hopefully goes a long way to making Manager commented “There has been a power of block. A much needed building only made possible with match day experience for an important section of the the Jackie Husband Stand a much more attractive and work carried out over recent years to improve the that assistance – thank you.” club’s support. Due to the age of our stadium, facilities accessible venue, not only for football matches but also for supporters with physical disabilities have probably for functions, events and hospitality.”

New floodlights New dug-outs BRECHIN CITY F.C. GRETNA F.C. 2008 In June, the SFP awarded grant funding to Brechin City Trainer/Kitman. Club Chairman, Ken Ferguson added Gretna F.C. 2008 was awarded a grant to assist the club required improvement. Stuart Rome, the club’s Chief F.C. to assist with the replacement of the old brick dug- “Brechin City F.C. was delighted to be able to upgrade in part-funding the upgrade of their floodlighting system Executive commented “The project has proven to be outs at Glebe Park with new team shelters. The project at to meet the current lux standards our team shelters at the start of this season. With a a complete success from our initial meeting with the took place during the close season and the players set by the Scottish Lowland League and The Scottish season in the Championship to look forward to we SFP to the final installation of the lights. The support are reported to be delighted with the new home and FA. Gretna Supporters Society, who own Gretna F.C. simply had to replace the old brick dugouts with new provided has been invaluable and our new floodlighting away shelters. The club advised the Partnership that 2008, took over the lease of Raydale Park from the modern shelters capable of accommodating the larger in order to recognise the service and dedication of two Administrators of Gretna F.C., and unfortunately the system will make a major difference to our football club long-serving members of the backroom staff who sadly squad sizes. This project would not have been possible floodlights had not been fully maintained and urgently in the years ahead.” passed away, they have dedicated the home dug-out without the grant aid provided by The Scottish Football to their former Sports Therapist, Tommy Gilmartin and Partnership whose support and assistance is greatly the away dug-out to Jack Sunter, the club’s former appreciated by everyone at the club.”

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8 9 New portable changing rooms for grassroots clubs BACK F.R.C. – | DID YOU FOLLOW THE JOURNEY?

At the start of July, the SFP’s portable changing rooms travelled 271 miles from Edinburgh to Back F.R.C. who are based in Upper Coll on the Isle of Lewis. These new facilities are geared to support the club’s current playing membership of just over 209 players and other local members of the Island’s community who use the club’s state-of-the-art indoor 3G pitch. This facility is key to the continued development of football on the island, particularly in the winter months when it is the norm for there to be over 1,000 individual player visits. We hope our investment of around £40,000 will continue to assist the development of growth at Back F.R.C. and the game of football at grassroots level on the Isle of Lewis.

"The provision of the new modular changing rooms have allowed us East Craigie J.F.C. awarded to expand on our activities and to make Scottish Football better use of our indoor 3G football pitch. artnership Projects such as this have helped to support for new clubhouse galvanise our community into one gathering place and we are indebted to The Scottish WATCH THE JOURNEY UNFOLD In December, 2015 disaster struck East Craigie JFC when the club were able to host their first match with Football Partnership for all their help and look when their clubhouse was severely damaged by their brand new changing pavilion against Brechin Vics, forward to working with them again in the future." flooding. The “shipbuilders”, one of Scotland’s oldest which the home club won 6-1. Club spokesman, Andy James Macarthur junior football clubs and the oldest club in Dundee, Malone said “It seems to have been a very long journey, established in 1880, were left fearing for their future but without the support of The SFP and others we when their facility at Craigie Park was finally condemned would have struggled to have kept the club going. We by Dundee City Council. Fundraising efforts began are delighted with what we have managed to achieve almost immediately and in addition to support provided and will be forever indebted to numerous companies by The SFP, the club received invaluable support from and individuals. The great news for the club is that Maryfield Community Regeneration Fund as well as we have been successful in our last grant application from many local sponsors, tradespeople and local which will enable us to complete the second phase of businesses. By March, 2017 it was decided to pursue the project to the same high standards we completed a new build project rather than trying to revive the the changing rooms. This will allow us to open the existing and now condemned clubhouse. After many premises to a wider audience and hopefully increase months of hard work, we then fast forward to October participation of the game at Craigie Park.”

10 11 Scottish Football Other changing room projects recently delivered Partnership

  THREAVE SFP UNITED YOUTH Paul Johnston ROVERS F.C. @SFP_football @CllrPJohnston New changing facilities | After ACADEMY First container arriving for many months of hard work they've Pitmeddens new pavillion. arrived at Birkland Park to support Thanks @SFP_football @ThreaveRoversFC Youth & Girls supporting @FormartineUtd Supporting activity for Squads Supporting activity for SFP 290 PLAYERS @SFP_football 381 PLAYERS Somewhere to play and a safe place to change | Simple project, big impact | supporting Community football @ThreaveRoversFC @ScottishYouthFA

Delivering in 2018... Recently awarded...

LINKS PARK NEWTON PARK HOUSTON COMMUNITY TRUST GARTCAIRN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION UNITED F.C. / MONTROSE ON BEHALF OF BO'NESS UTD JFC YOUTH F.C. ACADEMY AND BO'NESS UTD CFC

Supporting activity for Supporting activity for Supporting activity for Supporting activity for 200 PLAYERS 1,695 PLAYERS 375 PLAYERS 1,116 PLAYERS Our Trust continues to work tirelessly to support grassroots clubs and organisations in their efforts to encourage and sustain greater participation in football... here's a brief look at what we have been supporting in the past 6 months.

New 3G pitch for Fifers For The Community

The Scottish Football Partnership Trust was delighted managed properly, could be turned into a significant  to be able to assist Fifers for the Community with an community asset. award to help with the installation of a new 3G pitch at FFTC were delighted when the pitch finally opened for SFP , the home of East F.C. The new @SFP_football community use earlier in September and within a couple pitch will provide a base for East Fife Girls and Women’s of weeks it was almost fully booked Monday – Friday New Community Football Official opening @ F.C. and East Fife Youth Academy as well as other local evenings. The main users are East Fife Youth Academy, FifersFTC 3G pitch youth and amateur clubs and nearby schools. East Fife East Fife Ladies and several local Junior and Amateur @EastFife|Facility F.C. will play their SPFL and Scottish FA matches on Development Centre supported by SFP teams. From that base, FFTC have hosted several other Trust @sportscotland the surface and at all other times, the pitch – which can events during October and November. 2 of these have BONNYTON THISTLE F.C. @FifeCouncil @sfa_east provide up to five playing areas – will be made available been Central and East Fife Soccer Sixes tournaments #community Benefit for community use. which have both attracted over 300 youngsters and The Scottish Football Partnership Trust in conjunction Discussions with East Ayrshire Council led to a Aileen Campbell The Trustees of the charity group, FFTC worked tirelessly 300-400 parents and friends. Already Bayview has with other key partners including East Ayrshire Council, Community Asset Transfer of an area of disused land hosted East Fife Ladies league games and several Youth @ClydesdAileen to see the project come to fruition and as well as local The Scottish FA, sportscotland and the Renewable in Townholm which the club, after many years of Academy Cup games Energy Fund have assisted Bonnyton Thistle F.C. in Great to see women out fundraising, the Trustees managed to successfully hard work and fundraising, have now developed into enjoying this great new secure grant funding from key funding partners We now have the capacity to host community events developing a state-of-the-art Community Football a full size FIFA 2 star pitch with supporting changing Development Centre at Townholm in Kilmarnock. facility during women in including Fife Council, sportscotland and the SFP Trust. which are attended by local youngsters and adults, with facilities. sport week #myjourney FFTC and EFFC playing their part by opening up the Bonnyton Thistle are one of Scotland’s premier The official opening of the new facility (pictured below) said “After several years club facilities to provide hot food and drinks. Now that Club Trustee Colin Kennedy took place on Sunday, 1st October, 2017 with a match grassroots organisations and currently hold the the core hours are filled, FFTC have started looking of hard work and collaboration with various funding between East Fife GWFC and Hearts WGFC, with the prestigious Scottish FA Legacy Level Quality Mark club at attracting local primary schools to use the facility partners, including The Scottish Football Partnership home club winning the match 2 – 1. accreditation due to the level of football activity they during the day with transport facilities to and from school provide in the local community. Trust, it’s fantastic to see the young kids at our club Allan Duthie from FFTC provided some more being provided. To continue developing the community developing as players on the new playing surface. This The club operate 19 teams ranging from age 5 (mini- background to the project and commented “For a contribution, FFTC, East Fife F.C. and the Academy are facility will only enhance what we can offer our club kickers) through to their new senior team which this couple of years Fifers For The Community (FFTC) working together to run a session of the SPFL -backed members and give us further scope for development year entered the South of Scotland League. In 2013 with the support of East Fife F.C. had been working ‘Football Fans In Training’. Preliminary discussions in future years. As a club, we now have a full player a new girls section was developed at the club which towards laying a 3G pitch to replace the grass at Bayview have also been held with Disability Sport Fife, Duke pathway and it’s fantastic to see our young squads continues to grow and at present they have 4 teams Stadium. Both groups had recognised that the facilities of Edinburgh Award Scheme and the Scottish Prison from Under-7 up to Under-13, as well as a disability training alongside our new senior team as it gives them at Bayview lay unused for most of the year when, if Service.” section. With almost 400 players and 52 qualified a real focus and something to aspire to as players of coaches, the club identified that in order to continue to Bonnyton Thistle. This project is a good news story for grow and develop, a new facility needed to be created Scottish football and I would like to thank everyone who to support this growth. has supported our journey so far”.

14 15 Support for "Show Racism the Red Card Scotland" from The SFP Trust The SFP Trust was delighted in August to announce new differences. Pictured below is an educational session funding for Show Racism the Red Card Scotland. This is with players who are part of Hibernian F.C.’s Community  the third year of support for the delivery of anti–racism squads and in the three sessions which have been workshops to grassroots football clubs – allowing SRTRC deliver so far 54% of the 91 participants said they had SRtRC Scotland @SRtRCScotland the opportunity to educate young people and coaches witnessed racism in their community. We will continue with the knowledge to reject prejudiced attitudes and to work hard in helping reduce statistics like these and First of 3 workshops behaviour and empower them to become responsible we are grateful to The Scottish Football Partnership @HibsOfficial thanks citizens challenging racism. Trust for the support received again this year”. to @SFP_football for funding these essential The programme which is delivered in conjunction workshops for young with ex-professional footballers including Derek people. Ferguson, Michael Weir, Gary McSwegan and Brian Irvine will see 30 sessions delivered to 5 grassroots clubs, benefitting 500 young participants. Ruth McGeoch, Campaign Worker at SRTRC commented, “Our workshops are not only designed to educate what racism is and what you can do to safely challenge it, but they also have a focus on encouraging inclusivity for all and our participants are encouraged to respect others “Field of Dreams” for A project to ensure safer sport Cambusdoon Sports Club THE SFP TRUST AWARDS FUNDING TO THE SCOTTISH JUNIOR FA AND SCOTTISH YOUTH FA FOR SPORTS FIRST AID. CAMBUSDOON F.C.

During the early part of this summer, The SFP Trust to access training slots on the new pitch which will The SFP Trust recently pledged £38,850 to support an to make sport safer by improving the knowledge of those  provided financial assistance to Cambusdoon Sports further increase the positive impact this project will initiative which will part-fund the delivery of Sports First who provide touchline care in football. Club to assist them in upgrading their old all-weather have on football activity on a local level. Aid training to 816 volunteer coaches working at Scottish Following feedback from previous course participants SFP playing surface which, after many years of use, had Junior FA and Scottish Youth FA member clubs across @SFP_football John Brown, The Scottish FA’s South West Region the original 2 day course has been updated to allow the fallen into disrepair and was no longer fit for purpose. Scotland in conjunction with the Hampden Sports Clinic. was hugely supportive of this project and candidates to read the theory in advance of a single more Supporting #Grassroots Manager This funding will reduce the financial burden placed on The project to install a new artificial 3G football training- practical, scenario-based day. @cambusdoon1 commented “The football section at Cambusdoon Sports Junior and Youth football clubs across the country and @CambusdoonFc size surface involved the sports club pulling together a Club has grown significantly in the last 4 years and it has will help fulfil the aim of having a trained sports First Aider The practical sessions are based on a number of scenarios @sfa_southwest read funding package of around £180,000 and The SFPT already achieved Development Level within our Quality at all matches. This is a huge investment in grassroots commonly seen in football. These include both injury more at facebook.com/ was delighted to be able to assist in making the project scottishfootba... Mark accreditation scheme and in achieving this has football volunteers and demonstrates a duty of care at management such as head injury and concussion as a reality. met stringent criteria around structure, communication, these matches and ensures that the best possible help well as soft tissue and bone injury. Medical conditions Cambusdoon FC Whilst the sports club, based in Ayr, is very much a coaching standards, child wellbeing and much more. is available on the sidelines for any accidents or injuries including asthma and seizures are covered as well as the @CambusdoonFc multi-sports club, this project had a focus on supporting For football to grow within the local community this pitch which could occur during a match – an element of safety vital basic life-support skills. Big thanks to the club’s ever-growing football section. The football is absolutely vital and I wish the club well in realising which is crucial to all concerned within the domestic game. @SFP_football No prior knowledge is expected – the course is designed club was first established in 2012 and has trebled in size its ambitions of further developing the children’s game, Dr. John MacLean from the Hampden Sports Clinic from everyone at for those with no medical or injury knowledge but is to over 110 playing members. It offers football coaching youth game, adult game and its girls section”. commented; Cambusdoon FC. Your equally applicable for those who have some experience support is appreciated and playing opportunities for boys and girls and recently “The funding assistance provided by The Scottish “The National Sports First Aid (NSFA) course is designed of managing illness or injury in sport”. and valued. commenced a new programme aimed at getting members of the community over the age of 50 Football Partnership Trust was integral to our new 3G active and into this format of the game. The new modern pitch going ahead as it allowed us to deliver the project 3G surface will help the club with its aspirations to grow in a timeframe that was critical for our football section and develop and to reach its target within the next 2 to continue to grow and develop. This is a good news years of providing football activity for local youngsters story for football in our area and I would like to thank up to U-18 level and beyond into full amateur level. The SFP Trust and The Scottish FA for supporting us Five other local clubs including Ayr United Football throughout this process” – Sam Hornell , Chairman, Academy’s Girls and Women’s section will also be able Cambusdoon Sports Club.

16 17 Here's a snapshot of some of our other projects and initiatives

 3 day tour of Scotland for Funds 90 Jack Reynolds PLAYERS TO @ourmaninbrixton Football Beyond Borders (FBB) for new BENEFIT FROM PORTABLE Massive thanks to We hosted a three day tour of Scotland for Football The youngsters took part in games at Spartans, St. @SFP_football for Beyond Borders (FBB), an education charity based Mirren and Kilmarnock and enjoyed an informative floodlights delivering another FUNDING. in London which uses the power of football to inspire tour of hearing about the fantastic work unfortgettable Budhill Football Academy from @beyondborders young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to in the community undertaken by the Celtic F.C. ’s east end received funding Scotland tour. We achieve their goals and make their voices heard. Foundation. to help with the purchase of portable are hugely grateful floodlights to allow regular winter #footballforall training for the club’s 90 grassroots players, both boys and girls within the Amulrea Recreation Area.

Goals for Grassroots 8 Grangemouth based Syngenta Juveniles (picture Kerse ground. New portable goals have also been OTHER CLUBS below) have taken ownership of 4 new sets of awarded to Giffnock Soccer Centre, Kilwinning HAVE ALSO BEEN Bazooka Pop-Up Fun Four Goals for their younger Sports Club, Northstar CFC, Balloch Eastfield F.C., AWARDED NEW age group, as well as one set of 11 –v- 11 goals Mearns Youth F.C., Tranent Colts, Arniston Rangers PORTABLE GOALS and one set of 7 –v- 7 goals for use at their Little F.C. and Donside Juveniles.

Funds for new clubhouse Strathaven Dynamo AFC were awarded funding to help with the installation of a new clubhouse at Whiteshawgate, following the creation earlier of a new full-size, floodlit, all-weather 3G multi- sports pitch in the town.

18 19 Supporting Scottish football from the grassroots up.

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