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8/3/2019 Small Heath Tigers Fc - Newsletter

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We believe in young people

STRUCTUREDDEVELOPMENT

SMALLHEATHTIGERSFC


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SMALL HEATH TIGERS FC

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A Snapshot

TheReality.............................................................................................................................................3

ProgressiveThinking..............................................................................................................................4

ADifferentApproach.............................................................................................................................6

OurServices...........................................................................................................................................7

Afull-developedteam.......................................................................................................................7

FootballDevelopmentPlan(FDP)......................................................................................................8

PersonalDevelopmentPlan(PDP).....................................................................................................8

SocialDevelopment...........................................................................................................................8

MaintainingMomentum........................................................................................................................ 9

TheBigPicture.....................................................................................................................................10

OurVision............................................................................................................................................11

GetInTouch!...................................................................................................................................11


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The Reality

A quick visit to the latest crime statistics inEngland and Wales, a quick glance at the

youth unemployment in the United Kingdom

or even a look at the UKs Criminal Damage

and Anti-Social behaviour statistics will tell

you enough about the problems facing young

people around us. The problem leading many

young people to simply being overshadowed

by peer-pressure and slowly glide into the

unthinkable is the lack of engagementbetween them and the wider community. The

only time anybody speaks to them is whenthey are either blamed or they are

somebodies short-term opportunity.

Creating a football club where we enter players into a competitive process that extends

through their personal lives and ensures in them becoming better individuals whilst playing

good football is something we are determined to achieve. We want and believe we can

generate that kind of environment simply because the demand for the game is extraordinary

when the right facilities and attention is available.

We believe in young people

Fig 1.0 Extract from the recent riots


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Progressive Thinking

Small Heath Tigers FC not only offers a fun and progressive football development strategy

for young people, it also safeguards their future and steers them away from crime and anti-

social behaviour. We offer football far beyond the simple setup, with many benefits and a

comprehensive development system that will ensure young people develop their personal life

by maintaining in firm contact with them through sport, football in this instance. Whether it is

through reviewing academic progress or helping young people in finding employment, we are

focussed on ensuring a smooth partnership between social and personal development.

Fig 2.0 Competitive and much more


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The Academy

Offering both high-level football development and fun social alternatives we are able to

ensure an all-inclusive service that will safeguard the future of our players.

Fig 3.0 Success in the their first league after months training and a 100/% record

Fig 4. 0 Winners of the MEB cup


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A Different Approach

Playingfootballwithvariousyoungpeoplehasmadeusrealizeoneimportantfactorthatforcedustousefootballasamagnettoimprovethepersonallivesofyoungpeople.Whenplayingfootball

thereisnodistinctionamongyoungpeople,howeverassoonastheyleavethefootballgroundyou

noticefromtheirgeneralattitudeandfromtheirpeersthatthereisadifferenceamongthepeople,

whichminutesearlier,wasalmostinexistent.Wedecidedtocapitalizeonthehungerofyoung

peopleforfootballandcreateabridgebetweenimprovingtheirpersonallifeandofferingthem

somethingcompetitive,somethingthatwouldtidythemdownandsteerthemawayfromcrimeand

anti-socialbehaviourorotherwisefromdoingnothing.

Fig 5.0TheSmallHeathTigerswebsiteprovidesanoverviewoftheservicesprovidedandservicesbothasa

pointofcontactforallmembersandamethodforlocalyoungpeopletofindsportingfacilities.Manyyoung

peoplehavejoinedtheclubfollowingtheimpressiveworkonthewebsite.

Attendance&behaviour

Wetakeattendanceand

behaviourextremely

serious.Theyenableusto

establishbetter

opportunitiesandchannels

ofimprovementforthe

entireclub.Theyarethebasisofalmostifnotallour

work.

Improvingyoungpeople

Inadditiontotheregular

training,friendliesand

leaguesweconstantlyseek

opportunitiesforyoung

people.Fromwork

experienceforcompanies

thatresultsinvaluablereferencesandfurther

employmentprospects

Buildingtrust

Understandingyoungpeople

iscriticaltodevelopingan

effectivesolution.We

regularlyconsultandupdate

playersoftheclub's

progressandvisionandtake

theirconcerns/feedbackveryseriously.

Wedeliverresults


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OurServices

Wehousemanyyoungpeopleandintheearlystagesofourdevelopmentofferthemthefollowing

services:

A full-developed team

Train/play friendlies in our dedicated football ground Qualified coaches offer the same education that has delivered many player

improvements and cups

Regular training (Astro-turf winter training) Regular friendlies to allow you to demonstrate progression One-2-one sessions with the coach to receive detailed development instructions Teams competing in various leagues and players competing for promotion to the First

Team

Highly trained/educated staff offering advice and support in various areas Regular team events including trips to theme parks Friendly organized team with full policies and procedures ensuring you are in safe

hands

Fig 6.0 Training, friendliest, leagues and tournaments


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Football Development Plan (FDP)

A short-term plan with deadlines set by your coach on areas to improve Regular tests (such as bleep tests) to ensure you are pressured to train in your free

time to meet your plan

Quick progression due to the pressure of the agreed FDPPersonal Development Plan (PDP)

A short-term plan agreed with you setting targets for your academic progression A dedicated PDP Officer regular liaising with you to ensure you stay on top of PDP Short-term reviews with the PDP team to ensure you meet targets agreed in your PDP A computer lab and study room with support from youth workers provided to help

you with any academic support

Young Leader program where you select an aspect of the team and completelymanage the project delivering it within 4 weeks including a presentation a Small

Heath Youth & Connexions Centre in front of circa 60 young people

Referral to schemes including NHS Stop Smoking Scheme to aid players who haveany unhealthy habits

Social Development

Regular team events including trips to Theme Parks, Water world, Paintballing toensure team members feel more at home in the team and are as a result willing to

work to participate in other development plans. All social events are organised by the

young people themselves to ensure they develop organisation and confidence as partof their on-going development.


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Maintaining Momentum

Every6monthswegatherinaprogressandupdatemeetingwherewehighlightthepastworkand

sharefutureplans.Wecontinuouslyintroducenewmeasurestomovetheclubforwardandliaise

thisinformationwiththeplayerssothattheiropinionsarecaptured.Weputhighemphasison

developmentoutsidethefootballgameitselfmeaningthatplayerswhoprogressacademicallyor

completeprojectsgetthechancetoshine.

Fig 7.0 Team Event: all members contributed to create a platform for sharing updates and planning together


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The Big Picture

The aim is to provide an inclusive service where young people are given the health benefitsof football and at the same time establish a firm grip of their future. We want to ensure their

academic progression is maximized, their family relations are optimized, they are included in

the wider audience and they benefit others by creating their own supervised projects.

Fig 8.0Thehardworkofplayersonthepitch,theacademicprogressofyoungpeople,thehardworkofthe

staffandplansforthefutureareallsharedinorganisedTeamEvents.

Regulartrainingsessionsinlitfacility(11-a-sideonweekends) TriptoWaterWorld Multiplefriendliesagainstestablishedteams WonTheMEBCup RunnersuptotheSRDFCup TriptoManchesterforafriendly LeaguefortheFirstandtheBTeam TriptoPaintballing TeamEventheldinSmallHeathLeisureCentre


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OurVision

Football is important to young people. It gives them a status just like a qualification gives

one. There are many other methods that work to improve the lives of young people but it is

one that works, evidently from our short work. It offers the social entertainment that young

people need to stay both fit and happy, it released them away peer-pressure and steers them

away from crime and anti-social behaviour and above all; it gives us a platform for

developing them.

We want to offer a comprehensive service to our players. We want to turn our small but fast

growing football club into a serious academy that caters for all young people and we want to

heavily invest in the correct programs for developing the personal lives of young people. Ourplans are partially developed and in development continuously and our goal is certainly

achievable and necessary.

Get In Touch!

We would love to hear from you. If you are volunteer, sponsor or funder, fan or want to help

the club in any way even through moral support, we highly value your efforts. Please get in

touch with us today; together we can make a lasting change.

Small Heath Tigers FCW: www.smallheathtigers.co.uk

@: [email protected]

T: 07951675874

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