Manchester FA Leagues Update

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MANCHESTER FA CLUB AFFILIATION 2023/24 SEASON

Manchester FA Club Membership is changing…

Club Affiliation returns for the 2023/24 season and we've created the following page to support your club through these changes.

Click HERE to access our Affiliation Hub

AGM dates

We are requesting that the following information regarding AGM meetings could be sent to support@manchesterfa.com:

Venue, Date & Time

Manchester FA County Cup recap

Congratulations to AFC Monton for winning the Veterans County Cup after a 2-0 victory over Salford Victoria at Silver Street, home of Irlam FC.

In addition, congratulations to FC Bluestar, Irlam Juniors, Fletcher Moss Rangers and Trafford FC on winning their respective competitions during the Youth Cup Final day last week.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for these finals and during the competitions!

Upcoming Manchester FA Youth County Cup Finals:

Our final County Cup Finals for the 2022/23 season will be played this upcoming Saturday at Avro FC's Vestacare Stadium.

Saturday 20th May: Manchester FA Youth Cup Finals Day 2

Check out all the highlights and footage of our finals so far on the Manchester FA YouTube Channel

Welcome our New Recruit - Scott Dean:

The recruitment of Lauren McCorry’s replacement has now been completed and joining Manchester FA as the incoming Designated Safeguarding Officer will be Scott Dean.

Scott is currently the Pastoral Director and Designated Safeguarding Officer at Wright Robinson College and has experience of volunteering in grassroots. Scott is also the Pre-Academy Coordinator at Manchester City, so joins us with a wealth of Safeguarding, Grassroots and Professional game experience.

For all ongoing enquiries re Safeguarding, please continue to email safeguarding@manchesterfa.com

Scott will officially join Manchester FA on Monday 22^nd May 2023 and will next week be making contact with all Club and League Welfare Officers to introduce himself.

Thank you to the 153 clubs that successfully completed their England Football Accreditation Renewals!

We are delighted to have FA Coach Development Officer, Ben Hardaker with us to deliver a Coach CPD workshop on Wednesday 31st May, 6-8pm at Avro FC.

England Football Accredited Clubs can apply for between £2,000 to £10,000 to help grow or develop female football at their club, in the pursuit of providing an ‘Equal Game’.

Your club MUST have attended an Equal Game workshop, we ran these at Flixton Girls School in March, Ladybridge FC in April, Droylsden Youth Centre in May and have our final workshop on 25th May at Avro FC, you can book on below:

Equal Game Training Workshop sign-up form

Clubs can apply for the Fund until the 31st May with successful Clubs notified by 30th June.

We are supporting #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2023. This year's theme is #anxiety - a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a #MentalHealth problem. Find more support & resources below

Mental Health Foundation

Manchester links and projects

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Have your say, today!

Last week, several officials represented Manchester FA at the International City Cup. The officials oversaw games involving Blackpool FC, Chelsea FC, Feyenoord FC, Juventus FC, Manchester City FC, New York City FC, R.S.C. Anderlecht & Rangers FC. Well done to all!

PAN Disability sign-up form

Refugee WC sign-up form

A huge thank you to Fintan O’Regan who delivered an insightful session “a curious case of ADHD” to Manchester FA members. There was plenty of information and tips to help make football more inclusive for all.

Have you ever found it hard to talk about your gambling, or to seek support? You’re not alone. Worrying they’ll be judged by others is one of the biggest barriers to people seeking help and talking openly about their experiences.

Get help from GambleAware to start a conversation with someone you trust.

Are you qualified 2023/24? Next season will see additional requirements for coaches to have undertaken the FA child safeguarding qualification along a valid DBS. This is also a key requirement for teams and clubs to achieve affiliation for next season, so we are asking all grassroots junior clubs to cascade this information to their team coaches.

Ensuring safeguarding is at the heart of Grassroots football in Greater Manchester is one of the key aspirations for Manchester FA and we all have a responsibility in helping to keep grassroots football safe. If you require further information or have any queries then please contact Simon.dear@manchesterfa.com

We can now confirm the discount code of SGC0523GR with your subsequent renewal being free!

Access the course here!

DBS Verification

We have upcoming DBS verification events to support clubs and leagues who do not have qualified Welfare Officers in place. Our next available dates are:

Monday May 22nd 2023: 4pm-6pm, Manchester FA, The House of Sport, Gate 13 Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3FF

Please also ensure that your application has been submitted online in advance and that you bring all relevant documents to be checked.

Please book to attend a session HERE!

Question Of The Week

(Answer to previous question… Bobby Charlton was player-manager of Preston North End for two seasons)

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