Your Kids Your Say

The Future of Children’s Football! The last fifteen months have seen many events of discussion and dialogue at coaching meetings, League and County FA meetings and most importantly, with children, to culminate in the following proposals. The complete Youth Development Review and the 25 recommendations that have been put forward focus on three areas (whole game player development, coaching and international team development) but this consultation process will focus on the key matters around whole game young player development and three vital areas of improvement.

 

 

These ‘Your Kids, Your Say’ events, 16 being held nationally will be the opportunity for grassroots volunteers to come and hear the proposals being put forward and then discuss in-depth the implications of these. There will be the opportunity to ask questions of key Football Association staff on the night and seek help and advice on overcoming some local challenges you may have. The local events are on 7th June at Walsall FC and 5th July at Stoke City FC. Former England player and current FA Head of Elite Development Gareth Southgate will be joining the discussion in Stoke.

 

Key discussion matters on the night:

Formats of the game
Child-centred approaches to competition
Addressing relative age effect
Developments to Mini Soccer

To book onto an event, please email yourkidsyoursay@thefa.com with the name and date of the event you would like to attend, plus your name, position and club, league or organisation. The events open from 6pm with a buffet and a 7pm start to the evening’s formal proceedings.

 

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Andy Weston
County Development Manager
T: 01785 279826
E: Andy.Weston@staffordshirefa.com

W: www.staffordshirefa.com