News & What We're Reading
Free 'Equality through Sport' workshop provision for sports clubs across Scotland
Our friends at the Fair Play Foundation have provision to deliver 50 'equality through sport' workshops to clubs across Scotland.
If you run a sports club, coach at your local team or volunteer with a sports organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
The workshops are delivered at a time and location convenient to your club for what should be an enjoyable, thought provoking and hopefully a stimulating experience for all involved.
"I've attended the Colours of our Scarves workshop a few times now and find it extremely beneficial and informative. It has been a great Continued Professional Development tool for our developing coaches increasing confidence and challenging hate behaviours" - Nichola Sturrock, Spartans FC.
Please contact andrew@thefairplayfoundation.org to book a session or for more information.
Annual Deaths Due To Physical Inactivity Still Outstrip Covid
More people are still dying every year around the world due to physical inactivity than have been killed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
That is one of the stark facts reported in the latest three-paper series published by The Lancet medical journal as researchers call for urgent action to increase physical activity, particularly to arrest adolescent decline. It reports that global efforts to improve physical activity have stalled, with overall deaths caused by physical activity remaining at more than 5 million people, per year.
Community coaching structure expected to be severely hit by COVID
Research commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Alliance has shown that several organisations are expected to lose a significant number of their paid coaching workforce as physical activity re-emerges from lockdown.
Funding For Your Club
'Clubs in Crisis' fund
The Clubs in Crisis Fund re-opened on the 23rd July.
The Clubs in Crisis Fund from Made by Sport supports sports clubs and organisations delivering sport for development that have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is a national fund being delivered locally by community foundations across the UK. Foundation Scotland is distributing all funding across Scotland.
The fund aims to support sports clubs and youth organisations that deliver sport for development to recover from the pandemic's impact, and continue their work to achieve social outcomes through sport.
Specifically, the fund is looking to support clubs and organisations that intentionally deliver wider social outcomes through sport.
These outcomes must fall into one or more of the following categories: - Developing Life Skills - Improving Mental Health - Reducing Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour - Developing Employability Skills - Building Stronger Communities Funding is unrestricted but should clearly meet the criteria of delivering sport for development for young people.
All funding must be spent by successful applicants between 1st October and 31st December 2021.
Resources For Your Club
Taking control of your assets can help your club grow; develop new opportunities; secure their future and be more engaged with local people and organisations.
An interactive guide has been developed to help you understand your community rights. The guide is based on a written report authored by Dr. Adam Brown, Substance and Tom Hall, Sporting Assets. Download the full guide by clicking here.
Testimonials
Glasgow Saints
"When we formed Glasgow Saints Football Club in 2020, we knew very early on that we wanted to be a club that existed to support our community as much as our community would support us. This is what drove us to become a registered charity in Scotland. We understood what becoming a charity would mean in simple terms, but as individuals we had no real experience or understanding of the process involved; or understanding of the full scope of how we could use registration to further benefit those we were eager to help.
Club Development Scotland guided us seamlessly through every stage of the process, answered every question we had and introduced options that without them, we would never have known existed. Being able to rely on their expertise and trusting in their counsel, also afforded us the time to focus our efforts on other areas of club development, allowing for continual internal growth. Our sincerest thanks to Andrew and the team for their patience, and for turning a daunting task into an enjoyable one for all on the Board at GSFC."
– Emma Jones, Trustee
Fundraising
Fundraising is an important aspect of any club's success. Check out some ways you can raise valuable income here. If you're looking for support with your fundraising, get in touch.
Fantastic Fanatics
Fantastic Fanatics (FF) is a great new way to raise funds for your club, at no extra cost, when you shop, eat out, book hotels and lots more.
Clubs can sign up to the FF platform here and start earning money straight away - don't forget to select Club Development Scotland as your governing body for an extra 10% income.
SNAP Sponsorship Support
SNAP helps clubs promote sponsorship opportunities to a wider audience while sharing best practices when it comes to negotiating and securing sponsorship, all within one easy-to-use platform. Use the promo code "clubdevelopmentscotland" at checkout and enjoy 12 months of support for the price of 11 (+ keep 100% of your sponsorship)