Sport In Profile UK Issue 11 | Page 17

lillington junior fc parents who have placed their trust in us as a club to look after their children and be positive role models for them, a responsibility we take very seriously. The future is looking very bright, with a focus on finding our own ground so that we can continue to grow and ensure all of our teams play at the same ‘home’ instead of playing at various local schools. We fear the teams will lose their identity if this were the case. We are building a community club and we are in the process of putting together a business plan with the hope of securing investment so that we can continue to provide the type of environment we have at our club.” 2015 “Our plans for the rest of 2015 are to finalise our business plan and speak with potential investors, as we believe our passion and enthusiasm for the club will help our growth and dedication to junior football. We want more and more children to play football, but believe there are less opportunities as many clubs ‘cherry pick’ the ‘best players’ with too many coaches having a ‘win at all costs’ mentality.” Development “We are currently part of the FA Coach Mentor Programme for the 2015/2016 season and as such we are working with FA Mentor, Ian James, to help support our coaches both with practical sessions and classroom sessions. We are now working on a coaching syllabus for all age groups to work from, this will include coaching themes and a coaching structu