We want to celebrate the fantastic hard work that goes into grassroots football and The FA Community Awards, presented by McDonald’s, will help to raise awareness of clubs, coaches and volunteers in local regions and the commitment and dedication that they show for the national game.
Cambridgeshire FA is calling on people from across the region for nominations for the eight award categories so that they can be recognised for their achievements.
The eight award categories include:
• Outstanding Contribution to Community Football Award
• The FA Community Club Award
• The FA Development Club Award
• The FA Charter Standard Club Award
• The FA Charter Standard League Award (Regional & National Awards only)
• Volunteer of the Year Award
• Young Volunteer of the Year Award
• Coach of the Year Award
Nominations are open from 8 March – 12 April.
Forms can be found in the related documents section on the right. Please complete and return to:
Jo Bull, Football Development Officer, Cambridgeshire FA, Bridge Road, Impington, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9PH
Examples of what judges will be looking for in each category can be found below:
Outstanding Contribution to Community Football Award
• An individual who has made a significant impact and long-term legacy for football.
• They will have supported the National Game Strategy objectives by developing opportunities to increase participation, improving the quality of the environment (coaching, welfare, facilities, medical) and generally making a difference to people’s enjoyment of the game.
• The individual could be from club, school, league, community group or facility.
• The individual will be viewed as a role model and will have inspired others to be involved.
The FA Charter Standard Community Club Award,
The FA Charter Standard Development Club Award
& The FA Charter Standard Club Award
Nominees need to give evidence of supporting the delivery of The FA National Game Strategy throughout the 2009-10 football season. The judges will be looking for results-based evidence and detail of the activities undertaken that address some or all the following areas:
• The retention and /or growth of teams from season 2008-09 to 2009-10
• Provide coaching and playing opportunities for those not involved in the affiliated teams
• Raising standards throughout the club including the delivery of The FA’s Respect programme
• Innovative ways in which the club has looked to develop the standards of its players including the education of its volunteer coaching workforce
• Recruits, retains and rewards its volunteers
• Has an effective management structure with devolved roles and responsibilities
• Has developed a club infrastructure to sustain the club for the future
• Has increased the profile of the club to be focal point of the local community.
The FA Charter Standard League of the Year Award
Nominees need to give evidence of supporting the delivery of The FA National Game Strategy throughout the 2009-10 football season. The judges will be looking for both results-based evidence and innovation in working in partnership with their
clubs that address some or all the following areas:
• Increase in number of teams
• Increase in percentage of clubs with FA Charter Standard Club Award
• A number of club/league workforce members receiving in-service support
• Innovative use of information technology to communicate and administer the league.
Volunteer of the Year Award
• The volunteer should have given their time for free.
• Made a significant contribution to developing grassroots football, including National Game Strategy objectives
• Serves as role model and inspires others to be involved
• Dedicated a number of years to volunteering in football
• Is an advocate of fair play and The FA Respect programme.
Young Volunteer of the Year Award
• The volunteer must be under 25 years of age on the closing date of the nominations – 5 April 2010.
• The volunteer must have made a significant contribution to football in their community, contributing at least 25 hours of volunteer time.
• The volunteer must have taken steps to improve the standard of their volunteering through sports/football courses.
• The volunteer should act in a responsible and professional manner, and be seen as a role model in their community.
Coach of the Year Award
• The Coach must be work in grassroots football
• The Coach must be FA-qualified
• The Coach must have a commitment to Continued Professional Development
• The Coach must show a commitment to adhering to The FA’s coaching philosophy.
WINNERS PRIZES
Local CFA winner (x 7 categories)
(No FA Charter Standard League category winner at a County level, but each County FA can forward one recommended FA Charter Standard league nomination to the regional panel)
• Certificate
• 1 x pair of general admission tickets to The FA
Community Shield courtesy of McDonald’s
• FA & McDonald’s gift
• CFA to provide an UMBRO voucher (as usual)
Regional winner (x 8 categories)
• Framed certificate
• FA & McDonald’s gift
• UMBRO voucher (£200 Outstanding Contribution,
£200 Community Club, £150 Development Club,
£100 CS Club, £100 Coach, £100 Volunteer, £100
Young Volunteer, £250 CS League Award)
• Outstanding Contribution regional winner to
receive 2 x hospitality passes and match tickets
to The FA Community Shield
National winner (x 8 categories)
• 1 x engraved trophy
• 4 x hospitality passes and match tickets to The
FA Community Shield
• 25 x general admission tickets to The FA
Community Shield for the winner’s team,
courtesy of McDonald’s
• UMBRO voucher (£500 Outstanding Contribution,
£500 Community Club, £350 Development Club,
£250 CS Club, £250 Coach, £250 Volunteer, £250
Young Volunteer, £500 CS League Award)