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* Football Education

* Football News

* Community Football

* The Football Forum

* Football Club Directory

* The Family Enclosure

* Women’s Football

* Football Fun and Games

* History of Football

* Schools Football

* Racism

* Saturday/Sunday League Football

* The Clinic

* The Training Ground

* Structure of the Game

* Resource Directory

* Key Football Organisations

 

 

Features within Sub-Menus

Football Education
 

FA Programmes and Initiatives
 

  • Charter Standards
  • Teacher Training
  • Mini-Soccer
  • Up for the Cup
     
Playing For Success
 
  • Overview
  • History
  • Curriculum based exercises online.
     
Racism in the Game
 
  • Introduction by the Commission for Racial Equality
  • Working with key anti-racism organisations to provide suitable content
  • History of racism in the game
  • Current racist occurrences (specific examples)
  • The many forms of racism
  • How to deal with racism
  • Curriculum based comprehension exercises relating to racism.

Football in the Community (FITC)

  • Overview

  • Aims and Achievements
  • How to get involved
Other types of Football Education
 
  • TOP Sport Programme/ Youth Sport Trust
  • The Princes’ Trust
  • And other organisations that are utilising football to include or educate children.
     
Curriculum based Exercises relating to Football
 
  • This theme will run throughout the network. Most of the content that will appear on the network will have linked educational exercises. These will be printer friendly and be absolutely free of charge to any teacher that wishes to use them. In this way the football network can really deliver football education.

Community Football

FA Programmes and Initiatives
 
  • Goalpost Safety
  • Parent initiatives (Soccer Parent)
  • Child protection
  • Etc.
     
Racism in the Game
 
  • Introduction by the Commission for Racial Equality
  • Working with key anti-racism organisations to provide suitable content
  • History of racism in the game
  • Current racist occurrences (specific examples)
  • The many forms of racism
  • How to deal with racism
  • Curriculum based comprehension exercises relating to racism.

Football in the Community (FITC)

  • Overview
  • Aims and Achievements
  • How to get involved
     
Club Programmes
 
  • Detailing community issues addressed by individual clubs
     
Violence
 
  • Brief History
  • What is being done to combat violence.
     
Fair Play
 
  • FIFA and Fair Play
  • FIFA Code of Conduct
  • History of Fair Play
  • Fair Play Awards
  • Fair Play and Kids
  • Fair Play Rules for children, parents and coaches.
     
Football Ethics
 
  • How to be a nicer player (and person).



Football Club Directory

Searchable by club name, league, region and specific club resource.

In effect every club will be given six pages for the following features;

  • The Official Club Shop
  • The Community Centre
  • The Ticket Office
  • The Scouting Arena
  • The Social Club
  • The Sponsors Lounge
  • Club History
  • Website Showcase
  • Club Message Board

In addition clubs will be given passwords for their own message boards so that they can communicate with fans directly regarding any initiatives or promotions such as late ticket sales, etc..



Women’s Football

FA Programmes and Initiatives

  • Women’s Football
  • Talent Development Plan
  • FA Structure regarding Women’s Football
  • Etc
     
National Development of the Game
 
  • Structure of women’s football in UK
  • Amateur/ Professional breakdown
     
How to get Involved
 
  • The first step
  • Finding a Team
  • Safety first
  • How can I become a Professional?
     
Message board/ Chat room
 
  • For girls/ women to communicate, find clubs and teams etc
     
New Developments
  • What’s new in the world of Women’s football

 

History of Football

  • The early relations of football
  • Similar games around the world
  • History of Football in England
  • History of Key organisations – FIFA, FA, etc..
  • Timeline
  • Key facts
  • History of the Football
  • History of the Football Boot
  • Further history projects

 

Racism

Racism in the Game

  • Introduction by the Commission for Racial Equality
  • Working with key anti-racism organisations to provide suitable content
  • History of racism in the game
  • Current racist occurrences (specific examples)
  • The many forms of racism
  • How to deal with racism
  • Curriculum based comprehension exercises relating to racism.

     

The Clinic

FA Medical Programmes and Initiatives
 
  • FA Emergency First Aid Course
  • Management of Injuries Course
  • FA Fitness Trainers Award
  • Etc…
     
Warming Up/ Warming Down Exercises
 
  • Breakdown of most popular exercises.
  • How to exercise correctly.
  • Dos and Don’ts

(Un)Popular Injuries

  • The most common injuries in football.
  • How to avoid them.
  • What the actual injury is
  • Cures/ Preventions
  • Rehabilitation/ Therapy
  • Famous injuries (who had what)
     
Diet / Nutrition
 
  • Good and bad foods.
  • Good eating habits.
  • How a good diet can benefit any sportsman/ woman.
 
Football Exercises / Training
 
  • Good habits to get into
  • The most popular exercises
  • Innovative ways to train.
  • Fitness levels/ stamina.
 
Emergency First Aid
 
  • What to do pitch side.

Injury Watch

  • Watching out for recent injuries and providing definitions. An Injury diary.

Amateur Teams

  • Detailing the absolute basics that Amateur Teams should be aware of.
  • Minimum requirements for first aid kits available.
  • Minimum requirements for trainers/ physios.

Basic Glossary

  • The terms used and what they mean.

Curriculum Based Exercises

  • Based on content from this section.

 

Structure of the Game

The Rules
  • The Key Rules such as offside, goal kicks, extra time, throw ons etc…
  • Full text of all rules that apply to football with explanations.
Structure of the Game
  • Internationally
  • Nationally
  • Regionally
Clubs at Work
  • Key roles – chairmen, managers, players.
  • Other roles showing how the club is run as a business.
  • Interviews with individuals relating to their roles.
 
Other
  • Referees
  • Supporter Organisations
  • Football Finance
  • The Future of Football

Curriculum Based Exercises

  • Based on content from this section.

 

Key Football Organisations

Curriculum based exercises.

  • Who are they and how do they work?
  • FIFA
  • UEFA
  • English Football Association
  • The Football League
  • The Football Foundation
  • PFA
  • The Premier League
  • FITC
  • Playing for Success
  • Anti-Racism Organisations
  • Others

 

Football News

  • Complete coverage of football news around the world. Broken down into key areas:
  • Premiership/ First Division/ Second Division/ Third Division
  • Women’s Football
  • Domestic Cups
  • Youth Football
  • European Competitions
  • Non-league
  • Breaking News

 

The Football Forum

  • Message boards and chat rooms for fans to interact.

 

The Family Enclosure

FA Programmes and Initiatives
  • Soccer Parent
  • Etc…
A Good Parent Guide
  • Do and Don’ts
  • How to behave on the sidelines
  • Encouraging and Supporting your Children
Interactive
  • Games and quizzes aimed at encouraging parents and children to play them together.



Football Fun and Games

  • Games and Quizzes
  • Competitions
  • Look-alikes
  • Interesting Facts
  • Weird and Wonderful
  • Records
  • The Things People Say
  • Etc..

 

Schools Football

Section allowing Schools to post their own messages, results, tables, high scorers, upcoming games etc….. There will be limitations to this service to preserve the integrity of the Network.

Saturday/ Sunday League Football

Section allowing Amateur Teams to post their own messages, results, tables, high scorers, upcoming games etc….. There will be limitations to this service to preserve the integrity of the Network.

Training Ground

Database of Soccer schools around the country.

Resource Directory

Covering everything from footballs to football stadiums.

 

Notes

1. This is not an exhaustive list of every single feature that will appear on the network. We expect more content to be added on a regular basis as we expand the network.

2. Dedicated areas for Professional Football Players will be added shortly.

3. The Portuguese Tourist Board will be providing an Euro 2004 Focus as part of their involvement in the initiative.



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