Youth Football Scotland
Robbie
Forsyth
Director
Mission
Youth Football Scotland the following objectives, social and sporting, which we strive towards on an ongoing basis.- Provide a new, exciting energy towards youth football in Scotland, raising the profile and breathing life into the game.- Provide a medium to allow players and coaches to find clubs, from all regions, and ultimately increase the number of people participating in the sport.- Provide a one-stop online information and news resource for everyone involved in youth football across Scotland – players, coaches, secretaries, teams, clubs and referees.- Provide a Scotland wide community for exchange, sharing and discussion of youth football (text, audio, pictorial & video).- Provide a Scotland wide marketplace for youth football service & product suppliers and consumers.- Use the platform to promote health, equality, inclusion and education - with a constant football theme.- Provide a constant ongoing 'needs analysis', with a flexible approach towards adapting and creating new content and services.- Provide equal opportunities to those involved with the elite, community, women’s and disability associations.- Promote digital inclusion and IT literacy amongst young people through their passion for football.
Category
Children and Youth
Additional Information
Youth Football Scotland provides a one stop interactive information, communication, and service resource for the players, coaches, teams, clubs and referees involved in Scottish youth football. We moderate, sustain and maintain the following services:
- Club pages: Offers every club in the entire country the chance to submit content and celebrate their achievements with the rest of Scotland.
- Recruitment Zone: Offers a facility for clubs to find players and coaches; and players and coaches to find clubs. Also allowing teams to find each other for friendly matches.
- News Centre: Our own editorial team, largely comprising student volunteers, provide relevant featured articles, interviews, audio and video content.
- YFS TV: Video coverage to enhance the coverage level of youth football events Scotland-wide.
- YFS Live: Provides live updates of selected matches and youth football events across Scotland, ensuring those who couldn’t make it in person don’t miss out.
- Club, Pitch & Facility Directory: Lists every single club, pitch and sporting facility throughout Scotland along with relevant transport information.
- YFS Radio: Regular internet podcast with interviews, features and discussions focussed on the youth game.
- Interactive Message Forum: Allows the community to share and exchange information and ideas in a safe and moderated environment.
- YFS Pages: Our ‘yellow pages’ for youth football listing providers of services and products in the youth football marketplace, along with special offers from all of our key partners.
- Events Calendar: A complete listing of what is going on related to youth football in Scotland. Clubs are invited to submit and promote their own events.
- Daily Record partnership: A selection of our weekly content is published in one of Scotland's biggest selling national newspapers.