1. Broxburn Athletic Colts Football Club (BACFC)
Strategy & vision – v2.0

2. Our vision – “play, develop, learn and have fun”
Mission – “To motivate and develop people of all ages
by providing an experience which is fun, in a structured environment”
Our possible and positive 3 year goals
Create, develop and evolve an end to end player pathway
Develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout the club
Encourage a winning mentality, however, with a focus on development
Introduce a support network for all coaches & officials
Improve engagement with key stakeholders

3. The first year
Introduce football development officers to mentor coaches
Create pathway – soccer school, children’s to youth – girls/boys
Provide shared resource for coaching content
Consider other coaching resources e.g. Coerver, Box Soccer
Support coaches with the player development reports
Introduce 6 monthly team/age group reviews
Benchmark with other clubs e.g. Spartans
Hold regular engagement sessions with parents

4. Colts player pathway Fun environment Developing the player
Soccer school
Children – girls & boys
Youth
Age 5 to 6
6 to 8
12 to U21
Small sided games
4 v4/5v5 with GK
7 a side
Age v 11
9 to 12
Fun environment
Developing the player
Strengthening tactics
Learn to train Love to play
Techniques Technically good
Fundamentals No fear
Style – attacking Adapt, learn, adjust
Express yourself
Enjoy every minute
12 to 14
Attacking 4-4-2
Technical development
Strength & conditioning
15 to 21
Become better team player
Game awareness
Stronger teams
Tactically aware
1 x football
development
officer
3 x football
development
officers
2 x football
development
officers

5. The role of the football development officer with
support from the club executive
Developing the
performance
of all players
Monitoring and
supporting
player reports
Develop coaching
resources
Ensure training sessions are
structured and consistency
of approach
Work within the club
structure
Observing players
& coaches in a
game situation
Supporting teams with comms
Being a club mentor