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Welcome 3 Blantyre Soccer Academy Founded Over 280 kids from 3 – 12 years. Girls, Youth and Amateur teams. Full Disability team. Organisation of Volunteers. Open to all sections of the community regardless of colour, creed, sexual orientation or sexual gender.

What the Academy has achieved in the last 3 years. How PCS has been engrained into our Academy. The Way Forward. 5 Topics

Our Achievements to Date Increased our intake from 20 kids to 40/age group to achieve over A fully elected Committee with roles, responsibilities. Over 60 PVG checked coaches from ages years. All monies go through Direct Debit to a fully Audit bank account signed of by a registered Accountant and Independent Auditor. A full time grant funded administrator. Bi-annual Parent nights and all parents receive quarterly newsletter. Opened up our own web page, Facebook and twitter sites. Became a Registered Charity, with new Trustee Board(gift aid). Forged links with New College Motherwell, Calderside Academy, John Ogilvie High, Blantyre Sports Hub, PCS and local volunteer groups. More favourable to Grant and Funding providers. Carried out Charity Work, STV appeal, RGMSF, Gambia trip Outreach programmes within local primary schools Received SFA Quality Community Mark. Received SLC Club SL Gold Award 2013 Sunday Mail and McDonalds National Community Club Hamilton Sports Council Disability Club of the Year 2013/2014 7

Mission Statement To develop skilled, confident and creative players. To make the game fun and safe to practice and play. To teach good behavioural habits and respect for all. To value winning but not more than character, effort and performance. 4

Stuart Greive of PCS delivers coaches seminar at club HQ Parents PCS seminar on conduct at training and games etc Coaches deliver to PCS to children on conduct towards others i.e. officials other players and coaches. Monitor PCS throughout the club over a year. Sports Psychologist workshop for Coaches. Impact on club as a whole, committee, staff Creates a better atmosphere for all to work in. Positive Coaching Scotland 6

On Friday 26th October Coerver Coaching delivered a Coaches Workshop in partnership with Positive Coaching Scotland (PCS). As part of our ongoing work with the players and coaches of Coerver Partner Club Blantyre Soccer Academy coaches receive regular in-service Coach Education The Practical element of the workshop was delivered by Coerver Scotland Director Joe Jones who delivered a session focused on 'Tweaking', how to positively make corrections to each individual players skills to ensure mastery and build confidence. Joe commented 'I was really pleased to deliver the clinic alongside Stuart from PCS, we believe it is vitally important to create the right environment for players both in training and games firstly to ensure they continue to enjoy and play the game and then to ensure they have the confidence and freedom to express themselves, make mistakes and be the final decision makers in the game' Kevin O'Neil from Blantyre Soccer Academy commented 'Blantyre Soccer Academy were delighted with a great joint session tonight with Coerver Scotland and PCS. A new format to develop coaches to get the best out of themselves to develop kids at all abilities and age groups.' Coerver Coaching Scotland Partnership

Our Partners Father Gough Soccer Academy Saltire Awards 8

The Way Forward To establish a better link between all the Schools within Blantyre. To create Blantyre Sports Academy.(Multi-sports Academy) To stimulate an interest for parents/guardians to promote a healthy lifestyle.(Hiit2fit Fitness & Running) 6 Days a week. To develop a greater disability programme for Soccer within our Community. To develop Walking Football 50 +years. To develop the game of Futsal.(Europe, South America) To develop our own Facility that could be used for the benefit of all the Community in Blantyre. Social Enterprise). 9

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