Goals Soccer Centres celebrates attaining The FA Small Sided Football Accreditation.

Goals Soccer Centres has become the first Small Sided Football Facility Operator to achieve The FA Small Sided Accreditation. Following a thorough assessment by The Football Association, Goals Soccer Centres showed a thorough commitment to customer service and quality in the delivery of small sided football.

Goals Soccer Centres have earned the right to display the coveted FA Small Sided Accreditation logo to demonstrate its adherence to the standard. The FA Small Sided Accreditation was only recently introduced in 2011 and requires providers to demonstrate that they maintain high standards with a quality management system in place to ensure consistency and improvement; leading to high levels of performance and customer satisfaction. Certified providers are committed to continuous improvement and are assessed annually to ensure progress is being maintained.

Goals Soccer Centres demonstrated in its external assessment that they meet all five areas of the standard in providing a high level of service by ensuring reliability and consistency which gives its customers a high level of confidence when playing or hiring its football facilities.

During the assessment, Goals Soccer Centres launched the Industry’s first ever automated Fair Play League and Rate the Referee system for every one of its League programmes. This software enhancement was design to complement The FA's Respect campaign and cement the company’s exemplary disciplinary record.

Goals Soccer Centre is the largest provider of small sided facilities in England. The company operates as a PLC and currently employs 600 staff. They currently have 38 venues across the country, encompassing approximately 22 County FAs. They provide a range of small sided provision with leagues being based in five and seven-a-side football.

“Through undertaking The FA Small Sided Football Accreditation, Goals have demonstrated that they operate their small sided football centres to the highest of standards," said Simon Walker, The FA National Manager for Adult Grassroots Football.

"The accreditation rigorously examines all aspects of how a small sided provider operates their business and Goals should be proud that they have attained this standard."

The FA Small Sided Football Accreditation has been aligned to other industry leading quality assurance kite marks. This helps to ensure that the Accreditation is fit-for-purpose and not only meets the football aspects but also the business elements in operating Small Sided Football provision.

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