ESFA News
The ‘SCOTY’ Awards 2010
Is your school’s football coach the best in the country? If so, read on. ‘SCOTY’ stands for Schools Coach of the Year and was introduced by Coca-Cola Enterprises when they sponsored the ESFA U13 Schools Cups for boys and girls.
The English Schools’ FA has recently reached an agreement with the Professional Footballers’ Association to take this on for 2010. We therefore invite nominations for the award (one male teacher and one female teacher) from players in school teams.
These nominations should state the name of the teacher coach, his or her school, and the name of the player making the nomination. Then in less than 100 words the player needs to say why their particular teacher is worthy of being the PFA Schools Coach of the Year for 2010.
All entries should be headlined SCOTY and are to be emailed to competitions@esfa.co.uk to arrive by Saturday 1 May 2010
February 2010 News
25th :: Change of venue for Northern Ireland fixture
There has been a last moment change of venue for the SAFIB Centenary Shield match between Northern Ireland and England, which will be played tomorrow (Friday 26 February).
25th :: Sky Sports to televise Centenary Shield again
The English Schools’ FA are delighted to confirm that Sky Sports will once again screen two live matches from season’s SAFIB Centenary Shield.
22nd :: England prepare well in Malaga
The England Under 18 Schools’ International Team preparations for the forthcoming Centenary Shield went according to plan in the south of Spain last week.
19th :: Wales v England: Venue Change
The venue for the SAFIB Centenary Shield International match against Wales on Friday 12 March has been switched from the Wrexham FC to Llanelli AFC.
19th :: Northern Ireland kick-off time moved forward
The SAFIB Centenary Shield International match against Northern Ireland at Comber Football Club (NI) on Friday 26 February has had its kick-off time moved forward one hour and will now kick-off 1.00 pm.
18th :: U18 Centenary Shield: England v Rep. of Ireland
The English Schools’ FA will host the Republic of Ireland, in the final SAFIB Centenary Shield match of the season, on Friday 30 th April 2010 at the Pirelli Stadium, home to Burton Albion FC, kick-off 7.40 pm.
17th :: England U18 Squad jet to Malaga
The England Under 18 Schoolboy International Squad took off for their annual warm weather training camp on Monday morning; their destination was Malaga on the south coast of Spain.
11th :: Havering VI Form College and West Ham Utd team up
Teenage girls with a passion for football are being given a unique opportunity to join West Ham United Ladies Academy (WHLA) with an exciting new partnership between Havering Sixth Form College, West Ham United Football Club and the Community Sports
09th :: Link with a school in Africa to celebrate the World Cup!
The English Schools’ FA has teamed up with the DCSF Global Gateway school linking service which started in January 2010.
08th :: KICKS Magazine: February 2010
The latest edition of KICKS (supported by California Raisins) is now available to download.
05th :: England Schools’ U18 International Squad Announced
The squad for the 2010 International Season was announced at the weekend following trials at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.
02nd :: Affiliation Requirements for Season 2010-2011
County / District Schools’ FAs are reminded that to affiliate to the English Schools’ FA for Season 2010-2011, the Association is required to have a named Club Welfare Officer who has:
• An accepted Enhanced FA CRB check • Completed
