1. sports
2. football

2015
FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT
Annual review of football development work in the city
INTRODUCTION
from the Football Development Team
2014 saw Glasgow host the biggest sporting event ever staged in Scotland.
The Commonwealth Games was a extraordinary success and showcased everything that was
good about sport in the city.
The Games inspired children and young people to get involved in sport and has created a lasting
legacy in Glasgow, and beyond.
Although a non-games sport, football continued to thrive in 2014.
Football development saw a 15% increase in coach education attendances. Our highest to date.
We also supported more clubs through the quality mark accreditation scheme and we delivered
more football within curriculum and afterschool time than ever before.
This coming year, sees the introduction of a four strand approach to football development,
mirroring the Scottish FA’s objectives for the next four years.
1. Participation : A Game for All
2. Education : Skilled Volunteer Workforce
3. Stronger Clubs : Vibrant, Sustainable Clubs
4. Attractive Game : Culture, Pathways and Facilities
Within our role as football development officers,we will look to build on 2014’s successes in
progressing these targets.
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SCHOOLS FOOTBALL
Participation : A Game for All
Glasgow Football Development work in partnership with many agencies to offer a comprehensive
football programme to all of the Primary Schools across the city.
Our Primary programmes link in with the Health & Well Being stage of Curriculum for Excellence
and also fit with national guidelines laid down by the Scottish FA on how to get the best from the
young people taking part.
Football
Curriculum
Warm-ups
Passing
Health & Wellbeing
Experiences & Outcomes
Success
Criteria
Movement Skills,
Competencies
& Concepts
HWB 0/1/2/3 – 21a
HWB 0/1/2/3 – 22a
Control
I can practice skills
I can use space
I can share space
I can use skills in a game situation
I am improving my fitness
Dribbling
Tricks and Turns
Shooting
Co-operation
& Competition
HWB 0/1/2/3 – 23a
Heading
Goalkeeping
I can take turns
I can share
I can follow rules
I can adopt different roles
We can improve our skills
We can achieve set targets
Fun Relays
Evaluating &
Appreciating
Conditioned Games
Small Sided Games
HWB 0/1/2/3 – 24a
Cool Downs
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I can talk about what I have learned
I can help others improve
I let other people help me to improve
I can keep track of my own progress
SCHOOLS FOOTBALL
Participation : A Game for All
The Tesco Bank Football Challenge is designed to encourage primary two and three children to
become more active and develop a love of the game.
We organised and delivered 6 weeks of curriculum football followed by unique football festival to
celebrate the programme with other schools.
The Football Development team then delivered Tesco Bank CPD Events for teachers and
volunteers in the schools.
All pupils receiving information on a local quality mark club to continue their football via our
school to club link scheme.
50 SCHOOLS
2,500 PUPILS
600 HOURS
OF DELIVERY
Hull City & Scotland
player, Robert Snodgrass
at St Anne’s Primary School
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64 teachers
through CPD
Participation : A Game for All
TESCO BANK SCHOOLS LIST 2014
NORTH
SOUTH EAST
SOUTH WEST
EAST
WEST
Balornock P.S.
Dunard P.S.
Royston P.S.
St Catherine’s P.S.
St Charles’ P.S.
St Cuthbert’s P.S.
St Philomena’s P.S.
St Roch’s P.S.
St Stephen’s P.S.
St Terersa’s P.S.
Battlefield P.S.
Carmunnock P.S.
Castleton P.S.
John Paul II P.S.
Kings Park P.S.
Miller P.S.
Mount Florida P.S.
St. Brigid`s P.S.
St. Fillan`s P.S.
St. Bartholomew`s P.S.
Ashpark P.S.
Cleeves P.S.
Darnley P.S.
Gowanbank P.S.
Pirie Park P.S.
Riverside P.S.
St Angela's P.S.
St Constantine’s P.S.
St Saviours P.S.
St Vincent's P.S.
Alexandra Parade P.S.
Carntyne P.S.
Cranhill P.S.
Golfhill P.S.
St Anne’s P.S.
St Joachim’s P.S.
St Michael’s P.S.
St Paul’s P.S.
St Timothy’s P.S.
Bankhead P.S.
Broomhill P.S.
Hillhead P.S.
Hyndland P.S.
Langfaulds P.S.
Notre Dame P.S.
St Brendans P.S.
St Clares P.S.
St Josephs P.S.
St Ninians P.S.
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Wellshot P.S.
SCHOOLS FOOTBALL
Participation : A Game for All
The Soccer 4 Programme is designed to encourage primary four children to become more active
and develop a love of the game.
2014-15 is the first year of Glasgow Sport co-ordinating and delivering the Soccer 4 Programme in
partnership with Education Services.
We organised and delivered 6 weeks of curriculum football for the Primary 4 age group.
A full curriculum of the programme is made available to teachers by way of CPD and their
involvement at sessions is encouraged.
137 SCHOOLS
5,000 PUPILS
1,344 HOURS
OF DELIVERY
CLUB LINKED
The programme has also been a vital component of the Coach Core programme, allowing
participants access to sessions and shadowing Level 1.3 and above lead coaches.
Glasgow Development Officers have also been proactive in creating school to club links with
those participating.
SOCCER 4 BLOCKS
Block 1 – South Area : September / November
Block 2 - North West : January / March
Block 3 - North East : March / June
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SCHOOLS FOOTBALL
Participation : A Game for All
Funded through The Food Standards Agency, this curriculum programme is designed to provide P5
pupils with important messages on healthy eating and food hygiene.
We provided 6 weeks of curriculum football and these coaching sessions work alongside
classroom activity with pupils completing a variety of activities each week in class and with coach
Q and A.
Glasgow Development Officers have also been proactive in creating school to club links with
those participating.
10 SCHOOLS
422 PUPILS
96 HOURS
CLUB LINKED
Primary Games Programme
Provision in partnership with Education Services that gives local primary schools an opportunity to
play games against one another without competition element,
Aimed at the P6/P7 age group, the programme runs out of 10 venues citywide, with 12 dates
implemented over the year at each venue.
This activity supports the current Glasgow Schools’ Primary Football non-competitive league.
80 SCHOOLS
3,000 PUPILS
10 VENUES
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SCHOOLS OF FOOTBALL
Participation : A Game for All
The School of Football programme is funded by Cashback for Communities, which involves pupils
receiving five periods of specialist Football coaching per week during curriculum time.
The intention is to have a positive influence on their educational attainment, school attendance
and general health and wellbeing through the power of Football.
The programme is currently delivered in Govan High School in partnership with Rangers FC and St
Mungo’s Academy in partnership with Celtic FC at 1st and 2nd year age groups.
2020 Development
Centre
The Scottish FA’s strategic plan, Scotland
United 2020, has outline a performance
strategy to nurture and develop the country’s
most ambitious players and establish a clear
performance pathway into the Scotland
National teams.
Midnight
League
Targeted at 12 to 16 year olds, the Bank of
Scotland Midnight League programme was
active in two key areas of the city for 40 weeks
in 2014.
Midnight League is a national network of fivea-side football with a focus in getting kids off
the street, and on the pitch. Our Scottish FA
coaches host the sessions at sports centres
and other venues, with teams competing in
weekly leagues.
In 2014 we had over 250 young players
participating every week!
Glasgow venues included :
Whitehill Secondary School (North East)
Barlia Sports Complex (South)
Glasgow hosts a 2020 development centre at
Toryglen Regional Football Centre as part of
this strategy. 32 boys and girls have weekly
out of school sessions delivered by the
football development team.
36 sessions in the school term time year
totalling 72 hours of coaching and learning
feeding into the Performance School at
Holyrood, Glasgow.
200 HOURS
OF DELIVERY
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250 Attendees
per week
Football Club
Clinics 2014
Quality Mark club uptake on Glasgow Sport’s ‘Club Clinic’ delivered by Football Development was
extremely positive in 2014.
Delivering structured training sessions with youth players,
the club clinics specifically worked on developing
individual technique, patterns of play and shape,
attacking and defending principles, set plays and game
related practices.
The clinics focussed on specific options that coaches can
implement to allow players to develop a greater
understanding and appreciation of their individual role
together, educating them on the key principles within the
game. This contributed to the coaches CPD.
310 players and 21 Coaches attended the Summer’s daily training sessions which prepared
players for competition and enhanced the coaches experiences and knowledge, shadowing
licenced coaches.
Football in the Community
In 2014, our community programme provided opportunities for
children to improve their core skills such as passing, dribbling and
shooting.
Out of school hour classes are held in facilities across Glasgow.
Working in 4 x ten week blocks we have sessions available for
3 years to 12 year olds at :
480 HOURS
OF DELIVERY
125 Attendees
per week
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Aultmore Park Primary School – Tuesday
Wallacewell Primary School - Tuesday
Rosshall Academy – Wednesday
All Saints Secondary – Friday
Shawlands Academy – Friday
Shawlands Academy – Saturday
NHS PROGRAMME
A comprehensive programme formed in 2010 between Football Development and the NHS Health
Improvement Area Teams, to provide robust training and development coach education by upskilling pre-school Early Years nursery staff citywide.
There are 58 nurseries taking part in the current programme.
The programme supports each candidate in gaining a Scottish FA coaching accreditation, to
deliver quality football provision within each of their nurseries.
In 2014, the team delivered bespoke coach education courses to 38 pre-school staff and
assistants.
The programme culminated in a pre-school festival at Toryglen with 30 nurseries and 280 children
participating in fun football activity.
Nurseries taking part in 2014 included ;
Molendiner FLC
Elm Croft Nursery
Strathclyde University Nursery
Onslow Drive day Nursery
Hyde & Seek nursery
Westerhouse Nursery
Quarriers day Nursery
Beechwood Nursery
Helenslea Nursery
Carbon footprint Nursery
Nathan street Nursery
Westercraigs Nursery
Scaraway Nursery
Carrick Nursery
Sandaig Day Nursery
Our Lady of the Rosary nursery
Skoolz Out Nursery
Sinclair Nursery
Broomloan Nursery
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COACH EDUCATION
Education : Skilled Volunteer Workforce
The Football Development Team deliver the Scottish FA’s Coach Education programme in
Glasgow for coaches working with children through to those delivering in the adult game.
We deliver levels 1.1 to 1.3 in both children’s and adult pathways, as well as regular CPD in-service
for teachers, player pathway sessions for the 4’s, 7’s and 11’s game, goalkeeper education and
Positive Coaching Scotland workshops.
In 2014, we delivered 41 mainstream courses to nearly 900 coach attendees, supporting new
coaches starting on their journey, up-skilling existing coaches and growing provision at our
grassroots clubs, contributing 10% of the national coach education attendees total.
Delivery included 2 Coach Education weekends in January and June which entailed 3 days of
Football Coach Education activity at Toryglen Regional Football Centre, providing coaches an
opportunity to come and learn in a positive environment with like minded people and showcasing
Glasgow Sport’s excellent facilities.
41 COURSES
DELIVERED
896 COACH
ATTENDEES
324 HOURS COACH
EDUCATION DELIVERY
(46 working days)
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2 Glasgow Sport Tutors
delivered C Licence &
Children Award Courses
COACH EDUCATION
Education : Skilled Volunteer Workforce
CHILDREN’S PATHWAY
Level 1.1 EARLY TOUCHES COURSE : 23 Courses / 492 Coach Attendees
This 6-hour course is for coaches who work with children of primary school age, with a focus on skill
development, coaching technique and best age specific activities for developing players.
Level 1.2 COACHING YOUNG FOOTBALLERS COURSE : 6 Courses / 145 Coach Attendees
This 12-hour course is designed to assist coaches with the planning, preparation, organisation and
evaluation of their coaching sessions.
Level 1.3 COACHING IN THE GAME COURSE : 5 Courses / 92 Coach Attendees
The 12-hour course looks at the knowledge and understanding required to help players appreciate
concepts such as width, depth and support within the small-sided game. Candidates are required
to demonstrate the ability to coach basic strategies to players.
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COACH EDUCATION
Education : Skilled Volunteer Workforce
YOUTH / ADULT’S PATHWAY
Level 1.1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES COURSE : 4 Courses / 81 Coach Attendees
This 6-hour course is for coaches who work with youths/adults 13+. The course will assist coaches to
develop their coaching technique and focus on skill development.
Level 1.2 COACHING FOOTBALERS 13+ COURSE : 2 Courses / 58 Coach Attendees
This 12-hour course is designed to assist coaches with the planning, preparation, organisation and
evaluation of their coaching sessions. The course will focus on coaching style and the use of
differentiation, i.e. provision of practices to suit the wide range of abilities with the secondary
school age group.
Level 1.3 COACHING IN THE GAME COURSE : 5 Courses / 92 Coach Attendees
The 12-hour course looks at the knowledge and understanding required to help players appreciate
concepts such as width, depth and support within the small-sided game. Candidates are required
to demonstrate the ability to coach basic strategies to players
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STUDENTS & VOLUNTEERS
Education : Skilled Volunteer Workforce
We delivered coach education to over 100 students in Further Education
at Levels 1.1 to 1.3 on the Children’s pathway supporting NQ, HNC
and HND coaches.
Funded through Cashback and Scottish FA, the student volunteer
programme is linked to the delivery of schools football coaching.
Sports Leaders Volunteer Programme
We delivered bespoke football coach education at Bannerman, Castlemilk, Springburn and
Bellahouston for S5 & S6 sports leaders leading to volunteering opportunities with the football
development calendar.
Coach Core
Our schools programme has also been a vital component of the Coach Core programme,
allowing participants access to sessions and shadowing Level 1.3 and above lead coaches.
We also delivered an introductory workshop to football coaching.
VIP & Excel Programme Link Officers
Each VIP and Excel participant has been assigned a Link Officer to work alongside. The role of the
link officer is to provide support and advice to aid the candidate in the completion of their PDP
and spend of their budget. Football Development supported five candidates through mentoring.
PROFESSIONAL CLUB
COACH DEVELOPMENT
The Football Development team developed strong working relationships with the professional
clubs in Glasgow delivering bespoke coach education to their workforce, up-skilling new coaches
and supporting existing staff members.
Our football development officers also coached with professional club academies in 2014.
Celtic FC
35 participants accredited at Level 1.1 Early Touches
Partick Thistle FC
14 participants accredited at Level 1.1 Early Touches
14 participants accredited at Level 1.2 Coaching Young Footballers
14 participants accredited at Level 1.3 Coaching in the Game
16 participants accredited as part of Employment programme
Rangers FC
21 participants accredited at Level 1.1 Early Touches
18 participants accredited as part of Army Veterans Programme
80 participants on Rangers FC / Princes Trust Scheme
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QUALITY MARK
Stronger Clubs : Vibrant, sustainable clubs
The Scottish FA Quality Mark Awards Scheme aims to support clubs that have ambitions to be
better, bigger and stronger. It is designed to support and recognise the work of clubs and teams
who have a desire to be the very best they can be within their communities.
Increasing participation in football, driving high standards and increasing the development of our
players, coaches and volunteers is a priority of Glasgow Sport, The Scottish FA and our partners
McDonalds and Sportscotland, but we can’t achieve any of this without the passion and
commitment of volunteers on the ground – the lifeblood of grassroots football.
The Glasgow Football Development Officers support and develop clubs across the city, using
Quality Mark and Area Club Forums as a tool for growing the game.
To gain one of our awards – Standard, Development, Community and Legacy – we have a related
list of criteria that each club must achieve.
The criteria as aimed at improving or supporting management, developing structures,
administration, planning and welfare.
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QUALITY MARK
SUCCESS IN 2014………..
Harmony Row gained the Community Quality Mark Award
Palace Park, Hampden BC, Glasgow University Men’s FC, Westercommon Star FC, Whitacres
Community Academy for Sport all gained the Development Quality Mark Award.
Budhill FA, Finnart FC, Glasgow East, Kings Park Rangers AFC, Park Sports Project, St Anthonys FC,
Southside United AFC, West End Thistle, Westerlands AFC, Whitecraigs AFC all gained the Standard
Quality Mark Award.
Budhill Park, the boys section of Glasgow Girls, growing their boys section to over 100 kids.
Harmony Row formed a Women’s team in 2014 playing out of the women’s national league.
Glasgow Girls established a second Women’s ‘Development’ team creating a new pathway for
Girls and Women at the club.
Shettleston Juniors hosting ‘Legacy of Sport’ Open Days after the Games. 130 children attending
over two days, facilitating 2 x 4’s teams and 2 x 7’s team in the Glasgow & District Football League.
Croftfoot United, Castlemilk BC, Hampden BC, Hillwood BC, Pollok United Soccer Academy,
Aresnal BC, Drumchapel United, Harmony Row, North Glasgow United, Glasgow Girls, Celtic BC,
East End Thistle were all granted 2014 Legacy funding.
Budhill Football Academy growing to 16 registered teams in 2014.
East End Thistle securing a playing facility at Mount Vernon with changing rooms agreed by SFP.
North Glasgow Football Development grew to 4 full time members of staff allowing them to
establish a MIDAS programme with Cleveden Secondary. Delivering social workshops to S3,S4 and
S5’s 3 sessions per week. Bridges and Barries anti-sectarian programme with sport continued to
grow to 6 sessions per week.
Five Football Development Forums established in each area to act as working groups for growing
the game and strategically pulling existing resources together.
Park Villa Football Development Group delivered after school football coaching in 4 schools
(Lourdes, Pirie Park, St Saviours and Riverside) to pupils of all ages for 15 weeks at each school
St Angela's Participation Centre delivered free summer camp for Darnley and St Angela's and
created a partnership link to Hillwood BC
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QUALITY MARK
Stronger Clubs : Vibrant, sustainable clubs
There are 24 Standard, 15 Development and 3 Community Quality Mark grassroots clubs
operating across Glasgow.
COMMUNITY
Glasgow Girls / Budhill Park FC
Harmony Row YC
Pollok United Soccer Academy
DEVELOPMENT
Croftfoot United FC
Clyde School of Football
East End Thistle
Celtic Boys Club
Glasgow City FC
Glasgow University
Hampden BC
Hillwood BC
Maryhill Juniors
North Glasgow Football
Development Group
North Glasgow United
Palace Park FC
Park Villa Football
Development Group
Westcommon Star
Whitacres Community
Academy
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STANDARD
Arsenal BC
Broomhill Sports Club
Budhill FA
Cali Thistle
Drumchapel FC
FC Thistle
Finnart Star FC
Glen Thistle
Glasgow East BC
Greater Easterhouse FA
Jimmy Johnstone Academy
Kings Park Rangers AFC
Kings Park United AFC
Park Sports Project
Petershill Juniors
Pollok FC
Rangers SABC
Shettleston Juniors
St Anthonys FC
Southside United AFC
Victoria Park FC
West End Thistle
Westerlands AFC
Whitecraigs AFC
ATTRACTIVE GAME
Culture, Pathways and Facilities
Volunteer Recognition
Football Development Officer’s supported Glasgow Sports Personality of the Year Awards, as well
as VIP and Excel Programmes.
Glasgow Sport Staff Recognition
We have a pool of 36 Glasgow Sport football coaches that are supported and encouraged to
further their coaching qualifications and CPD through regular in-service.
Staff must have a minimum of Level 1.3, however within our pool, Glasgow Sport have :
3 x Advanced Children Licence, 7 x Children Award, 3 x UEFA B Licence, 1 x Goalkeeper Licence
and 12 x C Licence Holders. 14 coaches are at level 1.3, Coaching in the Game
Positive Coaching Scotland
6 Workshops delivered as part of our commitment to Positive Coaching Scotland.
All Coach Education attendees are also updated on PCS through the presentation components
of our 1.1 to 1.3 courses.
Player Pathway Workshops
2014 Scottish FA Player Pathway Workshop - 4s/5s – 30 coaches attended
2014 Scottish FA Player Pathway Workshop - 7s – 50 coaches attended
2014 Scottish FA Player Pathway Workshop - 11s – 40 coaches attended
Promoting the Game
We supported the introduction of the new Glasgow Sport website and feed news stories into the
site and the social media wall.
Twitter followers to @FootballGlasgow grew to over 1,000.
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Glasgow & District Youth Football
League
The GADYFL was formed over 6 years ago from the merging of the Scottish amateur and
Strathclyde youth club leagues and has now grown to become one of the biggest youth leagues
in Scotland.
In 2014, the league operated over the majority of Glasgow Sport venues throughout the city
including Toryglen, Glasgow Green, Petershill and Holyrood.
Complimenting the Scottish FA’s Player Pathway from 4’s through to full 11-a-side game at U19’s.
4’s
5’s
7’s
11’s
32 TEAMS
28 TEAMS
100 TEAMS
120 TEAMS
3,500
PLAYERS
860 COACHES/
VOLUNTEERS
Secondary School League
S1 – S4 Girls League Participating schools
Bannerman High 2 teams
Castlemilk High
Drumchapel High
Eastbank Academy
Glasgow Gaelic 2 teams
Govan High
Holyrood Secondary
John Paul Academy 2 teams
66 TEAMS
Jordanhill
Rosshall Academy
Shawlands Academy
Smithycroft Secondary
Springburn Academy
St Andrew's Sec 2 teams
St Pauls High
St Roch's Secondary
323 PLAYERS
Whitehill Secondary
Spring League Winners – St Pauls High
Autumn League Winners – Holyrood
Secondary
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S1 Boys & S2/3 Boys League
Participating schools
Shawlands Academy
St Rochs Secondary 3 teams
Jordanhill
Drumchapel High
Castlemilk High
St Margaret Mary's Secondary
Govan High 2 teams
Glasgow Gaelic 2 teams
Rosshall Academy 3 teams
Springburn Academy 2 teams
S1 Boys Spring League Winners
Shawlands Academy
S2/3 Boys Spring League Winners
St Roch’s Secondary
S1 Boys Autumn League Winners
Shawlands Academy
FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
East : Gary Hocknull
Tel : 0141 276 3137
Email : [email protected]
North : Stephen Clarke
Tel : 0141 287 4758
Email : [email protected]
South : Stuart Smith
Tel : 0141 287 5902
Email : [email protected]
South West : Gary Doctor Tel : 0141 287 3979
Email : [email protected]
West : Alan Sharp
Email : [email protected]
Tel : 0141 287 3689
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