COACH EDUCATION The Scottish FA in partnership with AFC in the Community deliver Scottish FA North Region Coach Education courses for Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire delivered by Community Coaches Steven Sweeney and Scott Duncan
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The clubs SFA Community Coaches work with around 700 coaches on an annual basis with the aim of helping coaches in the local area gain a wider insight into coaching and understanding the game. In addition to the certification courses, the coaching team also host a number of coach development in-service session which are free of charge and give coaches the chance to come and observe some of themodern developemnts in the game.
For more information on Scottish FA Coach Education, please visit http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football or contact the AFC in the Community Team on 01224 650432.
QUALITY MARK
If you are involved at club or team who have ambitions to be bigger, better and stronger then the Quality Mark Award Scheme is for you. 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. Increasing participation in football, driving high standards and increasing the development of our players, coaches and volunteers is a priority of the Scottish FA and their partner McDonald’s, but we know we can’t achieve any of this without the passion and committment of volunteers on the ground- the lifeblood of grassroots football.
We are here to support each and every one of you and the Quality Mark Awards – run by the Scottish FA in partnership with McDonald’s and sportscotland – is one of the ways in which we do just that. To gain one of our awards – Entry, Standard, Development, Community or Legacy – we have a related list of criteria that your club must achieve. This criteria is aimed at improving or supporting management, development structures, administration, planning and welfare. But we don’t just set the criteria and leave you to get on with it. First we assign a regional Club Development Manager who will be your main support. We also provide a large number of templates and core policies as well as sharing case studies and suggesting best practice we have learned from other successful clubs. You will become part of a network of clubs, local councillors, McDonald’s franchisees and Scottish FA staff who will do their upmost to support your needs and ambitions. And then, once you gain an award, we like to celebrate it with you. We hold annual awards ceremonies to mark all our clubs achievements and we can help you promote your club through our Scottish FA multi-media channels.
PCS WORKSHOPS
Our vision is a football culture in Scotland where young players are developed in a positive, safe environment, where they learn to win through effort and where valuable life lessons are developed. Through the Positive Coaching Scotland programme we are driving change. Positive Coaching Scotland gives all involved in the game the tools to develop happy, successful, confident, and respectful young people. We want our players to win, just not at all costs, and we want them to stay involved in the game through to adulthood. Unfortunately across all levels of the youth game, coaches focused on winning at all costs, irresponsible parents piling pressure on their children, violence on the touchline and disrespect for officials have become far too common. Therefore it’s no surprise a high proportion of players are lost to football at a young age and we aren’t producing enough high performing players. Coaches, parents, volunteers, officials and players alike, let’s work together to change our culture.
OUR STRATEGY
The PCS programme is a double goal strategy:
The first goal is teaching young people vital, character building skills through football. Skills that will equip them for life. The second goal is winning. Learning to compete effectively is a necessity in all areas of life. We want to win, just not at all costs, but through applying concerted effort to achieve set goals. We use three key principles: Honour Our Game Teach everyone involved how to honour their team-mates, opponents, the rules, officials, and themselves. Redefine Winning Move the focus from the scoreboard to succeeding and winning through effort. Fill the emotional tank Build a young player’s confidence, motivation and resilience. Our call to action So, now you know about the objectives of Positive Coaching Scotland how do you get on board? Well, for instance, if you enrol on a Scottish FA coaching course then the principles of PCS and the tools to help you deliver them are taught through the course. Or, if you, or your child play for a Scottish FA Quality Mark accredited club, or you are a coach, parent or volunteer at one, then the chances are you will have been offered a place on one of our workshops.
We run separate workshops for coaches, club leaders, parents and players. If you haven’t heard about our workshops, then please ask your club to get in touch with us. Also, all coaches delivering Scottish FA community courses as well as coaches attending the National Player Pathway workshops will have been exposed to the principles and tools of PCS. And, soon we will be offering workshops to SYFA and SWF clubs, we will also be running drop in workshops through the Scottish FA regions. In the meantime take a browse through the resources here on the website and find out how to help create Scotland’s positive winning legacy, whether you are a parent, player, coach, volunteer or official. If you have any questions that aren’t answered here on the site please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Stuart Grieve (PCS Programme Manager) on 07944 962 061 or email [email protected] Our Background PCS is based on a highly successful US model which was developed at Stanford University in 1998 to combat escalating health and social problems. Since then, it has been used by over 1,100 sport’s organisations. It has influenced over four million, and is helping to create a positive culture. From 2008- 2010, the Winning Scotland Foundation pioneered the PCS programme and completed a successful two year pilot in partnership with five local authorities and the Scottish FA. In April of the same year, SportScotland picked up the baton and started a national roll out of the programme to implement in all 32 local authorities and a number of national governing bodies including Scottish FA, Scottish Rugby Union and Scottish Athletics.
We run separate workshops for coaches, club leaders, parents and players. If you haven’t heard about our workshops, then please ask your club to get in touch with us. Also, all coaches delivering Scottish FA community courses as well as coaches attending the National Player Pathway workshops will have been exposed to the principles and tools of PCS. And, soon we will be offering workshops to SYFA and SWF clubs, we will also be running drop in workshops through the Scottish FA regions. In the meantime take a browse through the resources here on the website and find out how to help create Scotland’s positive winning legacy, whether you are a parent, player, coach, volunteer or official. If you have any questions that aren’t answered here on the site please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Stuart Grieve (PCS Programme Manager) on 07944 962 061 or email [email protected] Our Background PCS is based on a highly successful US model which was developed at Stanford University in 1998 to combat escalating health and social problems. Since then, it has been used by over 1,100 sport’s organisations. It has influenced over four million, and is helping to create a positive culture. From 2008- 2010, the Winning Scotland Foundation pioneered the PCS programme and completed a successful two year pilot in partnership with five local authorities and the Scottish FA. In April of the same year, SportScotland picked up the baton and started a national roll out of the programme to implement in all 32 local authorities and a number of national governing bodies including Scottish FA, Scottish Rugby Union and Scottish Athletics.
