To all League, Club & Team Secretaries,
We are writing to advise of the latest temporary change we have introduced to First Aid qualifications:
All first aid qualifications which have expired since March 2020 will be extended.
Seryfa News
Latest Grassroots Update from SYFA
Good Evening,
This update has been sent to all club and league secretaries: please ensure to share it with your teams.
Please see below today’s grassroots football update.
https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/grassroots-football-update-6-august-covid-19/?rid=13929
SYFA - Update to Registration Process
Dear All League, Club & Team Secretaries,
As you will all be aware, the SYFA is not currently processing registration forms.
Although training has resumed, it has resumed with strict controls and social distancing requirements and does not indicate that it is safe to interact at the level that signings require.
We are however, aware, of the increasing desire to get players fully registered with the SYFA and the Board has therefore made the decision to temporarily amend the registration process until it safe to resume obtaining signatures as normal.
REMINDER OF Phase 3 - Return to Football rules for training sessions
We hope everyone is keeping well and currently trying to get everything ready for when we can all start playing football again. We have been asked to remind all teams of the current Phase 3 - Return to Football Guidance rules that have been put in place which allows teams to train at theses difficult times. These rules have been put in place to allow teams to return safely to a stage where we can play games once more.
POSSIBLE start dates for SYFA youth leagues
I am contacting you following this morning’s announcement that mid-October has been identified as the earliest POSSIBLE date for competitive matches to resume within the grassroots arm of Scottish football. The full statement can be read below:
https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/grassroots-football-update-29-july-cov...
James Anderson - Support for Scottish Youth FA
We are delighted to announce that the Scottish Youth FA (SYFA) has today received a donation of more than £300,000 from the Scottish Football Partnership Trust and the philanthropist James Anderson. The donation will help alleviate increased costs that clubs and parents face due to new safety measures associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and also support coaching, sports first aid and grassroots volunteers.
The full details can be found within the attached press release however, below is a breakdown of what this amazing contribution will cover:.
Edinburgh Leisure Update 13th July 2020
Latest update from June Peebles
Edinburgh Leisure venues extended lets update
Phase 3 – Return to Football Guidance
To all League, Club and Team Secretaries,
We enclose the latest guidance for football activity permitted as of the 13th July: https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scottish-fa-board-approve-partial-lift...
There are separate rules and measures for children and youths – so please use the relevant guidance for your age group.
Scottish FA Return to Football Hub –
SYFA - PVG UPDATE
This email has been sent to all club and league secretaries and should be shared with teams and officials.
Disclosure Scotland has today confirmed that it will now recommence processing standard PVG applications, following a period of processing only critical applications.
This is obviously excellent news for our clubs and teams, particularly as we understand that many of you have new volunteers waiting to join the PVG scheme in order to gain SYFA membership.
Latest Return to Football Update 24th June 2020
Return to Football Hub
This is a copy of the latest email that should have been sent to all club and league Secretaries and should be distributed to all teams and officials.
Following the JRG update and the First Minister’s announcement this afternoon, additional resources have now been added to the Return to Football Hub.
I would encourage members to familiarise themselves with this section of the Scottish FA’s website as it contains lots of useful help and advice.