To support the transition into a club Leaders can be assigned as the ‘Club Linker’, a person whose responsibility is to liaise with the ** education establishment from where they are from and the club they have the partnership with to support players smooth transition into a Charter Standard Club. Club linkers would physically attend the first training session to introduce players to the new player and coaches. Good practice is for leaders to be assigned a mentor to support them to develop a range of skills in different roles. Leaders can be supported to set up and run their own Student Management Team to support the organisation and running of intra-mural competitions or events or community based leagues e.g. MARS play football. This will support leaders to develop their organisational, time and man-management, teamwork, communication and other life skills they can take into adulthood. Leaders could be co-opted onto County FA or other organisations committees to give a young person’s perspective. Stage 2 – national or county fa management teams Leaders who have shown potential and commitment to their CFA, ISFA, BCS Apprentices, and BUCS or selected at The FA National Leadership and Volunteering Camp will have the opportunity to be selected to be on one of the four national management teams as a Football Futures Ambassador to support the organisations and running of county, regional or national projects and events. Leaders involved with CFA programmes will have the opportunity to be on a County FA Leaders Management Team (where they exist). Football Future Ambassadors and Apprentices (BCS only) will have the opportunity to form a National Leadership and Volunteer Council to oversee the implementation of the Leadership and Volunteering Strategy for young people. Good practice is for leaders to be assigned a mentor to support them to develop a range of skills in different roles. NB – Ambassadors will be selected from across the six themes Stage 3 – national leadership and volunteering camp
To support the transition into a club Leaders can be assigned as the ‘Club Linker’, ** a person whose responsibility is to liaise with the education establishment from where they are from and the club they have the partnership with to support players smooth transition into a Charter Standard Club. Club linkers would physically attend the first training session to introduce players to the new player and coaches. Good practice is for leaders to be assigned a mentor to support them to develop a range of skills in different roles. Leaders can be supported to set up and run their own Student Management Team to support the organisation and running of intra-mural competitions or events or community based leagues e.g. MARS play football. This will support leaders to develop their organisational, time and man-management, teamwork, communication and other life skills they can take into adulthood. Leaders could be co-opted onto County FA or other organisations committees to give a young person’s perspective. Stage 2 – national or county fa management teams Leaders who have shown potential and commitment to their CFA, ISFA, BCS Apprentices, and BUCS or selected at The FA National Leadership and Volunteering Camp will have the opportunity to be selected to be on one of the four national management teams as a Football Futures Ambassador to support the organisations and running of county, regional or national projects and events. Leaders involved with CFA programmes will have the opportunity to be on a County FA Leaders Management Team (where they exist). Football Future Ambassadors and Apprentices (BCS only) will have the opportunity to form a National Leadership and Volunteer Council to oversee the implementation of the Leadership and Volunteering Strategy for young people. Good practice is for leaders to be assigned a mentor to support them to develop a range of skills in different roles. NB – Ambassadors will be selected from across the six themes Stage 3 – national leadership and volunteering camp