The Award will be presented in the following categories during the National Football Development Conference on 23 May at Tottenham Hotpsur FC, with the winners receiving a certificate and a cheque for £1000 :

  • Club Development
  • Ethnic Minority Communities
  • Women’s Football
  • Disability Football
  • Social Inclusion
  • Volunteer Development
  • Education
  • Small Sided Football
  • Health

To apply please complete a nomination form, download here. 

Please note the deadline for submission is Monday 16th May 2005


The Categories - a closer look

1. Club Development

Organisations should demonstrate the work they have undertaken to support the implementation of the FA Club Development Strategy. Organisations should demonstrate innovative approaches, new partnerships, successes to date, in-service training programmes that support the growth and sustainability of the following:

  • Charter Standard Clubs
  • Charter Standard Community Clubs

Organisations should provide proof of the impact that the work has had on their local community.

2. Ethnic minorities/Race Equality

Organisations should demonstrate how they have developed programmes to include ethnic minorities, created new partnerships and supported campaigns such as Kick it Out Week of Action

Organisations should provide proof of impact that the work has had on their local communities.

3. Women’s and Girls’ Football

Organisations should demonstrate the work they have undertaken to support the growth of women and girls football including the following:

  • Active Sports Talent Development
  • Girls Football in Education Women’s Football

Organisations should provide proof of impact that the work has had on their local communities.

4. Disability Football

Organisations should demonstrate the work they have undertaken to support people with disabilities to participate and be involved in football including programmes such as:

  • Ability Counts
  • Coaching Centres
  • Coaching Disabled Footballers courses

Organisations should provide proof of impact that the work has had on their local community.

5. Social Inclusion and Community Development

Organisations should demonstrate the work they have undertaken within their communities to include everyone in football including:

  • Training for staff
  • Engaging and motivating disaffected young people
  • Using football to deliver on a number of agendas
  • Football Foundation projects

Organisations should provide proof of impact that the work has had on their local communities.

6. Volunteer Development

Organisations should demonstrate the work they have undertaken to support volunteers including the following:

  • Recruiting
  • Supporting
  • Rewarding volunteers

Organisations should provide proof of impact that the work has had on their local communities.

7. Education

Organisations should demonstrate how they have worked strategically and in partnership with like-minded bodies to develop and deliver PE and Football programmes or Further/ Higher Education programmes including:

  • Raising Standards in the curriculum - FA TOP Sport Football
  • Charter Standard Schools/Colleges
  • Competitions
  • Club Links
  • Out of School Hours Learning
  • Training and development
  • Young Football Leadership/Coach (development and deployment)
  • Learning Through Football programmes

Organisations should provide proof of impact that the work has had on their local Sports Partnership.

8. Small sided football

Applicants should be able to demonstrate how they have developed small-sided football-5/6/7 aside and/or futsal. The award is open to commercial, voluntary and public sector providers, including schools, colleges or universities. Applicants should satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

  • Introduction of small sided football or futsal to a new group or a previously disadvantaged community
  • Consistent high levels of provision for the playing public
  • Maintaining participation in football through the introduction of small sided football

9. Health

A new category in 2005, applicants will need to demonstrate proof of working with health agencies to use football to address the physical activity and healthy lifestyle agenda.