Mark of Quality for Young Reds

Dec 3 2008 by Donald Morton, Stirling Observer Wednesday

THE re-launch of the Young Reds Soccer School in February 2007 has culminated in the award of the SFA Quality Mark Standard Level.

The certificate was presented to Young Reds co-ordinators Steven Leiper and Ian Jones by SFA Chief Executive Gordon Smith at the Scottish Cup tie against Partick Thistle on Saturday.

The award is the result of almost two years hard work by coaches, volunteers and children.

The SFA Quality Mark is the “Youth Action Plan” initiative which helps to support and sustain grass roots football. Through the Quality Mark, the SFA will promote the role of clubs and schools to broaden community participation and to enhance player, coach and volunteer development and best practice.

Stirling Albion’s Young Reds have achieved the required standard for Standard Level through the hard work of coaches who have attended various courses to get the necessary qualifications, attendance at workshops and the starting up of teams playing in the Forth Valley Development League.

Next step is Development Level and to achieve this, the Young Reds will need to start up more teams and plans are already being formed to do this.

Gordon Smith is pictured presenting the SFA Coaching Award to some of the Young Reds.

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