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Suffolk Football Plan 2008-2012

Suffolk FA's strategy, the Suffolk Football Plan, sets out
the vision, key priorities and targets for investment
into grassroots football from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2012.

Our strategy contributes to the delivery of The FA’s National Game Strategy over the next four years.

Our purpose is:

Suffolk FA's vision for football over the next 4 years is to grow the game in a fun, learning based environment, in partnership with the football workforce in Suffolk.

Our challenges

From the extensive consultation process which has taken place, seventeen core challenges have emerged.

In Year 1 of the strategy, the priorities of Suffolk FA will be:

  • Referees
  • Behaviour
  • Communications
  • Facilities

To address these priorities, the Suffolk FA has:

  • appointed a Referees Development Officer
  • overseen mandatory Child Welfare Officers as part of the affiliation process for 2008-09
  • embraced the RESPECT programme
  • established a communications sub-group to improve Suffolk FA’s media and communications output
  • prioritised key strategic facilities projets over the next four years

A downloadable Suffolk Football Plan 2008-2012 stakeholder document can be viewed by following the link on the right hand side on the page, alternatively a published brochure can be requested by contacting james.payne@suffolkfa.com