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The Social and Economic Value of Grassroots Football in England an Analysis of the Contribution of Grassroots Football to the Nation’S Economy and Wellbeing THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL TO THE NATION’S ECONOMY AND WELLBEING PUBLISHED: MARCH 2021 For Public Affairs enquiries, please contact: [email protected] For Media enquiries, please contact: [email protected] PREFACE The Football Association (The FA) is the not-for-profit Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, the football governing body of football in England. It is responsible sector’s response to the crisis – at every level – is for promoting and developing every aspect of the game, testament to the integral place that clubs hold at the from grassroots to professional. heart of communities. The activity of the grassroots game during this difficult time has been nothing short Each year, 14.1m people play grassroots football in of remarkable. In the face of financial uncertainty and England across all forms and frequencies, with 13.5m the disappointment of months without play, numerous people playing regularly1. This makes football the most grassroots clubs and leagues have come together to popular team sport in England for children and adults. provide help and support to the NHS and the wider Football has the power to achieve significant positive local community. change for individuals, through improving mental, Opportunities for social interaction are perhaps more physical and social wellbeing. Therefore, The FA important than ever after extended periods of isolation continues to invest in developing an understanding of and limited social engagement. This report shows the wider benefits of grassroots football for individuals, that playing football provides 1.77bn hours of social communities and the nation. interaction6 for England’s population each year. That is This report evidences how football in England can act equivalent to 83 minutes per regular child footballer per as a vehicle through which societal challenges can be week and 185 minutes per regular adult footballer per acknowledged, addressed and improved. This report also week. This brings benefits at the community level with, demonstrates how grassroots football participation in for example, footballers having higher levels of trust than England contributes £10.16bn2,3 to society per annum. non-footballers. This benefit is greater in those from 7 In 2019 The FA published its first social and economic lower socio-economic groups . impact report4, demonstrating the contribution of One of the few positives to take from the pandemic adult grassroots football to the national economy and has been how various elite footballers have used their individual wellbeing. One year on, in 2020, this report profile and audiences as a platform to push for social widens and develops our knowledge in areas ranging change. Football should be proud of these outstanding from mental health benefits in children to physical ambassadors for the game and for the country. health benefits in older adults, along with insights The bedrock of what The FA does lies in grassroots football, into two key enablers to participation: facilities together with the 50+ County FAs who work tirelessly in and volunteering. our local communities. Our collective ambition is to make Such insight is particularly poignant at a time when football inclusive, safe and fun for all – regardless of age, Covid-19 has disrupted communities across the country. gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, The data used to inform this report was collected religion or belief, ability or disability or playing standard pre-Covid-19 and therefore findings reflect the socio- – and in so doing, positively impact society. Progress has economic contribution of grassroots football before been made by English football but we still have much more this. However, the economic, health and social benefits to do to ensure equal opportunities in both grassroots of grassroots football described in this report remain football and elite football, as well as in wider society. crucial. Recent research undertaken by Sport England Grassroots football is changing and more exciting than during Covid-19 found that 63% of people said getting ever, with developing formats and opportunities to get active helped their mental wellbeing during lockdown5. 1 9m adults (The FA) and 4.5m children (Sport England) play regular football. ‘Regular’ adult footballers defined as playing within the last month (The FA). ‘Regular’ defined as playing once within the last week for children (Sport England). 2 Portas Consulting Socio-economic model. Combined socio-economic value of adult and children’s grassroots football. These figures are based on the value of regular football (adults: playing within the last month; children: playing within the last week) against reference group of rest of population, including those who play other sports and those who play no sports, and include both the male and female game. All monetary values are based on primary analysis or academic research with appropriate socio-demographic controls. See Appendix 3 for further details. 3 Note this value does not include the effects of injuries due to limited data availability for the grassroots game. 4 The FA (2019): The Social and Economic Value of Adult Grassroots Football in England: http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/jul/09/social-and-economic-value-of-adults-grassroots-football-in-england-090719 5 Sport England (2020). Exploring attitudes and behaviors in England during the COVID-19 pandemic 6 Social interaction hours are defined an as time spent in an exchange between two or more people. The average regular child grassroots footballer plays 83 minutes per week (Sport England, 2019. Active Lives Children and Young People Survey Academic Year 2018/19). The average regular adult grassroots footballer plays 185 minutes per week (The FA Participation Tracker November 2019 – February 2020). Calculation assumes all time spent playing football involves interacting with others. 7 Based on OLS regression analysis comparing self-rated trust in regular adult footballers to reference group of the rest of the population, controlling for socio-demographic factors. See page 35 for further details. 2 The Football Association Limited THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 2020 involved. This season we saw the number of women and girls playing football in England reaching 3.4m, confirming the achievement of The FA’s target to double female participation in the three years from 2017 to 2020. This achievement is as much about impact on Mark Bullingham the pitch as off it; our findings show that the benefits of Chief Executive, The FA regular football on confidence and communication are 8 twice as great in women than men . Grassroots football is also diverse. There is double the representation Baroness Sue Campbell DBE of BAME players in adult grassroots football than Director of Women’s Football, The FA representation in wider society.9 The FA hopes this report is useful to researchers, academics, government officials and any members of the public who may be interested in the benefits of James Kendall grassroots football FOR ALL. Director of Football Development, The FA Note: Unless otherwise stated, all figures quoted throughout this report are made on a per annum basis. 8 Based on OLS regression analysis comparing self-rated individual development in regular adult footballers to reference group of the rest of the population, controlling for socio-demographic factors. The FA Participation Tracker Survey (November 2019 – February 2020). See page 39 for further details. 9 21.8% of regular adult footballers are BAME and 10.8% of adults in England are BAME. The FA Participation Tracker Survey (March 2019-February 2020). The Football Association Limited THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 2020 3 4 The Football Association Limited THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 2020 THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND: AN INFOGRAPHIC SUMMARY 13.5m people across England play football regularly, contributing £10.16bn to society each yeari. This includes: £7.74bn £1.62bn £780m direct economic valuei total healthcare savingsi social valuei Childrenii Adultsv Older adultsvii Childhood football participation Adult football participation contributes to Walking football is an important offering contributes to the reduction of the reduction of for older adults. Of players surveyed: report improved mobility 66.5kof depression and anxietycasesiii, and of203.3k physical and mental cases health disorders, or co-ordination. including the reduction of chronic 88% disease, depression and anxietyiii. agree it has provided of213.5k childhood obesity iiicases. them with a sense of Adults who play regular football are 74% belonging. also happier than non-footballers. say it provides them with Children who play football are more This impact is three times greater a sense of purposevii. confident and more resilient than 65% iv in adults from low socio-economic those who do not play sport . groups compared to high socio-economic groupsvi. These benefits are achieved through approximately two hours per week of social interaction that individuals receive on average through playingix. This is investment into facilities by the National Football Facilities supported by Strategy, of which 10% is in the 10 most deprived 1.4mvolunteersx & £1bn areas in Englandxi. i) Portas Consulting Socio-economic model.
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