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SFA South East
Region Notices |
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Read latest
information issued by the Scottish FA's Regional
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South East Newsletter - March 2012 - download
here [1859KB] |
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Growing Our Game -
Funding |
The Scottish FA is committed to support the strong quality growth of
non- professional football across the country. At the heart of
achieving growth in the game are Scotland’s Quality Mark clubs, who
offer players from all over the country the opportunity to regularly
participate in structured league and club based activity. The
guide will tell you about the “Growing our Game” funding programme,
who can apply, what types of projects can be funded and what costs
can be included in applications. It is important that you read this
before you fill in the application form. Please note that this
funding avenue is only available to SFA Quality Mark accredited
clubs. |
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Click
here for a copy of the Guidelines [pdf
391KB], and
here for an Application Form [MSWord
233KB] |
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McDonalds
Regional Awards - Nominations |
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Nominations are sought for the 2012 Scottish FA Grassroots Awards,
presented by McDonald’s and the Sunday Mail. Nominations may be made
by clicking
here. |
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Coach Education Structure
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The current level 1 Club Coach Certificate will
cease to exist as of January 2012. (Currently a 2 day course at a
cost of £55) All coaches in receipt of a club coach certificate will
still be eligible to progress to a B licence up to 2015, using the
existing club coach certificate as the course pre-requisite. When
the new coach education structure kicks in, any coach with
aspirations of doing a B licence that does not have a club
certificate will then need to attend the following courses as a
pre-requisite to the B: Development Activities Course (1 day,
£35) Coaching Youth Footballers (2 days, £45) Coaching in the Game
(2 days, £50) C Licence (5 days, £210). Full course details
can be found
here. |
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South East Coaching Conference
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The South East Conference line up has been
confirmed. Alan Irvine from
Everton FC, Stevie Agnew from Middlesbrough Fc and Donald Park from
the Scottish FA make up the team this year.
Apply quickly for a place as the Conference is filling up
fast. Cost is £10 per person
or £5 if you are a Quality Mark Club.
The Application Form can be downloaded
here. |
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Portable Cabins
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Please follow this
link for some
fantastic deals on porta cabins for your club |
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Scottish FA South East Newsletter |
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Issue 1 of 2012 can be downloaded
here.
The main highlights include Quality Mark Awards and a Davinci
trip to Spain from some South East delegates.
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Level 4 Children's Award
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Due to the Scottish Cup and Champions League
Finals the Level 4 Children's Award dates have been changed.
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The course will now run on: |
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Day 1 - Friday April 20th (10am-4pm)
Day 2 - Friday May 4th (10am-4pm)
Day 3 - Saturday May 5th (10am-4pm)
Day 4 - Friday May 25th (10am-4pm)
Day 5 - Saturday May 26th (1pm-6pm)
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There are still places available on the course.
Please apply to Scottish FA, Football Development Department,
Hampden Park, G42 9AY.
The application form can be accessed from
www.scottishfa.co.uk/coacheducation
and the course fee is £210. |
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Scottish FA
South East Region Football Forums |
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East Lothian - 5th March 2012, Haddington Town
Hall, 6.30-8pm
Midlothian - 12th March 2012, Polton Hall,
6.30-8pm
West Lothian, 19th March 2012, Livingston FC
Stadium, 6.30-8pm
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Small Sided Games Conference
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Saturday 25th February 2011, Hearts FC
Training Academy, Heriot-Watt University 11.45am – 4pm
This event is being run as an addition to the
certified coach education courses offered in the Region. The
small-sided games coach development day will focus on developing
young football players aged 12 and under (although content will also
be relevant to all age groups) with a focus on developing individual
technique as well as developing training sessions based on specific
themes. The day will include practical demonstrations as well as
discussion topics. There has already been a high demand so we
would encourage interested coaches to book early. To confirm your
booking, please return the
application
form to the Scottish FA South East
Region, Mcarthur Pavilion, 42 Peffermill Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5LL.
Meet the Funders
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Monday 26th March 2012 from 1pm to 4pm |
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The Main Chamber, City Chambers High Street,
Edinburgh |
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Informal drop-in market place so no need to book
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Free tea, coffee, biscuits,&
free Goodie Bag for first 120 people |
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These organisations will have a stall:
Lloyds TSB Foundation
People's Postcode Trust
Scottish Council
for Voluntary Organisations The Cattanach Trust WREN
Environmental Edinburgh4Community Princes Trust Scottish
Youth Business Trust City of Edinburgh Community Grants Fund
Tenants' Association Grants Agescotland Voluntary Action Fund
ClubsportsEdinburgh
Elizabeth Finn Care - The Edinburgh Trust The Robertson Trust
Bank of Scotland Foundation |
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Maureen Thompson | Policy Assistant | Local
Community Planning | Services for Communities The City of
Edinburgh Council | The Drumbrae Library Hub, 81 Drum Brae Drive,
Edinburgh, EH4 7FE Phone 0131 469
3595
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Latest from
Scottish FA South East Office |
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Scottish FA South East Application 2012 Form |
Newsflash - Sources of Funding - February 2012 |
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Sports
Funding - South East |
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click above links for pdf documents |
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New
Re-chargeable Portable Floodlight System |
The Scottish FA Regional staff would like to invite SERYFA members
to a demonstration of a new portable floodlight sytem which uses
re-chargeable batteries. The demonstration will take place on Leith
Links at 6.45pm on Tuesday 22nd November. Please inform the staff at
the Regional Office,
0131 667 8245,
or email here if you intend to attend the demonstration.
If you require further details or information, please contact
David Sheldon or the office. A Powerpoint
presentation is available to download
here.
(3MB) |
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Scottish FA South
East Region Newsletter - Issue 3, October 2011 |
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The latest issue of the Scottish FA SE Region Newsletter is
available to download
here. (pdf 1MB) |
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Sources of Funding |
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Click here for details of possible
sources of funding. (131KB) |
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Karen McConnell appointed Club Development Officer for Girls' and
Women's Football |
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The Scottish FA South East Region Manager is delighted to be
able to introduce their new Club Development Officer for Girls' and
Women's Football, Karen McConnell, to the Regional team in the South
East. Karen's remit will be to support all Girls'
and Women's football across the Region and will work alongside their
Club Development Manager David Sheldon. Karen's contact
details are:
Karen McConnell,
SFA South East Region, McArthur Pavilion, Peffermill Playing Fields, 42 Peffermill Road,
Edinburgh,
EH16 5LL.
mobile: 07506 461 801, Works tel: 0131 667 8245,
email:
karen.mcconnell@scottishfa.co.uk
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David Sheldon appointed Scottish FA SE Region Club Development
Manager |
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The Scottish FA South East Region is delighted to
announce that David Sheldon will be joining the Regional team as the
new Club Development Manager on Tuesday the 6th of September.
David has worked as the City of Edinburgh Council's Football
Development Officer over the last 5 years and can be contacted from
Tuesday at the Regional Office in Edinburgh on 0131-667-8245 and
07827-082667 or
david.sheldon@scottishfa.co.uk David will oversee all Club
Development initiatives across the Region including the McDonald's
Quality Mark programme and support all Clubs to deliver football in
their local community.
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Latest SFA
South East Region Newsletter available for download: |

(pdf 705KB) |
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David Drummond appointed SFA
Regional Manager |
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As most of you will be aware, Mark Munro has left
the Scottish Football Association to take up a new with Scottish
Athletics. David can now
confirm that he has been offered the role of Regional Manager and
will take post with immediate effect.
David is delighted to be offered this opportunity and looks
forward to continuing to support the development of football across
the Region. He hopes that there will be a new Regional Club
Development Manager in post towards the beginning of July.
In the meantime, David can now be contacted on his new mobile
number 07918 192 672 should you wish to contact him.
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SFA South East
Quarterly Newsletter |
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The latest 1/4'ly newsletter from the
SFA South East office may be downloaded
here.
(1MB) |
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Is your club a
member of ClubSportEdinburgh?
* If not why not consider joining
* this group is recognised by City of Edinburgh Council as the voice
of clubs in the city and is involved in all major decisions on club
development including the preparation and implementation of an
Edinburgh Club Development Strategy
* the group has a seat on Edinburgh Leisure's board of directors
* it is free and offers your club priority booking on Child
Protection, First Aid and Club Development courses - often free of
charge
* for more information and online application go to
www.clubsportedinburgh.org
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Is your Club looking for Funds? |
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...... then you
should strongly consider applying for a 2014 Community Grant.
What is 2014 Communities grants programme?
2014 Communities is a micro grants programme, offering local sports
clubs grants of £300 to £2,000 to support and stimulate grass roots
involvement in sport and physical activity.
Is your club eligible?
They can offer grants to sports clubs who can meet one or more of
the following criteria.
* More people take part in sport or physical activity.
* More people volunteer in sport or physical activity.
* More people and communities are brought together through taking
part or volunteering in sport or physical activity.
They would like the projects they fund to reach people who are less
likely to take part in sport or physical activities who are listed
below.
* Getting more women and girls to take part in sport or
physical activity.
* Getting more disabled people to take part in sport or physical
activity.
* Getting more older people (over 50 years old) to take part in
sport or physical activity.
* Getting more younger people (under 25 years old) and older people
to take part in sport or physical activity together.
* Getting more people from black and minority ethnic communities to
take part in sport or physical activity.
You must be able to complete the project and spend the entire grant
within a maximum of twelve months of receiving the grant payment. A
decision will be made within 20 working days of a completed
application. Your project does not need to meet any of these to be
offered a grant but if we do not have enough funds to support all
the projects we would like to, we are more likely to fund those that
meet one of our priorities.
How can you apply? For application forms and more information go
direct to:
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_2014_communities?tab=2 |
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Vote for Sport |
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Sport is
Scotland's greatest social movement; inclusive of age, gender, race
and creed; uniting communities and inspiring a nation. Scotland is
world renowned for our passion for sport, yet this isn't reflected
in the priority sport is given with those that represent us. Sport
liberates potential - it allows individuals to take part in, and to
be part of, something that is greater than themselves. Sport gives
people the opportunity to interact, respect and support each other.
Sport recognises these benefits but now is the time for sport to
show how much it can achieve off the field of play. Sport liberates
potential - let's reach that potential together, as one Scotland.
VoteforSport aims to show Government and politicians alike
that we, the people of Scotland (and Edinburgh), recognise and
encourage the value sport plays in society and by pledging your
support today you too can add your voice for sport and to the more
than 900,000 men and women that regularly participate in sport in
Scotland.
Go to
http://www.voteforsport.com/ and have your say on the role of
sport in Scotland in the future. |
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Small Projects Fund -
SportScotland |
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This fund will
allow Clubs to apply for up to £100,000 or 50% of costs which can be
used for pitch and building upgrades and refurbishment.
Funding from sportscotland will normally be up to 50% of
eligible project costs. As of 1 April 2010, clubs can now apply for
up to 100% funding up to a maximum of £50,000 under the Small
Projects Fund for projects that will have a significant impact on
developing sport in the community. Financial need and the impact the
project will have on participation numbers at the facility will
require to be clearly demonstrated in order to be considered
eligible for this rate of funding.
For full details, including the application form for the fund,
please click the link to the
SportScotland website section dealing with funding.
If you require any assistance with an application, please do not
hesitate in contacting any of the SFA South East Regional
Staff (contact details at foot of page). |
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Goalkeeping
Academy in Edinburgh Area |
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Just4Keepers has opened an
Edinburgh based goalkeeping academy that provides expert tuition and
advice to up and coming goalkeepers. Click
here
(62KB)
for details. |
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South East Region contact details |
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