Taster Session
The Opportunity, Journey & Expectations.
This is an initial invitation to join a football coaching (activation) session serving as an ice-breaker. Football is the initial engagement. The glue that unites the group.
The national award-winning sport-for-change charity behind The Big Goal.
Changing lives
Through Football
As an internationally recognised football-led charity, the mission of the Street Soccer Foundation is to bring the power of football into communities both nationally and internationally – to help inspire and empower vulnerable and disadvantaged young people to create a socially-good global community of young lives who can improve their health and well-being, learn, and develop, and become more active and aspirational to be able to turn their lives around for the better.
Put simply, the Street Soccer Foundation exists to help others through the power of football, and we will continue striving to achieve as greater positive impact as possible through partnerships and collaborations to achieve our mission.
A nationally acclaimed 10-week personal development programme providing a combination of Football Coaching; Mindset Training; and Skills Development Workshops.
Each week, participants in the Street Soccer Academy not only play football, but they learn a whole host of valuable skills in the classroom too…
The national Street Soccer Academy programme is a personal development course for 18–30-year-olds and is delivered nationwide in partnership with professional football clubs and community organisations up and down the country. It is viewed as the No.1 football-led project tackling youth homelessness in England.
Academy participants are those who are currently experiencing homelessness or who are deemed at risk of becoming homeless, including ex-young offenders, long-term unemployed and NEETS (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
Fundamentally, the programme looks to improve the mindset of participants, helping young people to build their confidence and self-belief, and to improve their physical health and mental well-being.
Further, the Academy programme aims to identify employability areas of both capability and interest, and alongside the development of key essential soft skills, the ambition is to help individuals taking part become ready, able, and willing to move into Work, Education or Further Training after successfully completing the Academy.
Changing Lives Through Football.
“Change your mindset, change your future”
This is an initial invitation to join a football coaching (activation) session serving as an ice-breaker. Football is the initial engagement. The glue that unites the group.
The first official session looks to empower the group to realise it is their responsibility to commit to the process of personal development and improving their prospects. We challenge beliefs & seek to change habits.
We help the young people to create a Personal Development Plan (PDP), establishing and committing to SMART Goals for developing a better self and journey pathway.
We challenge the group to step out of their Comfort Zone to learn new skills and develop. We then move on to Positive Thinking – looking at the Growth v Fixed Mindset.
This session will encourage the group to share their goals and ambitions and what they would each ideally like to achieve. The aim is to determine career / job / work interests and aspirations and to set a plan to achieve a pathway beyond the programme.
In this session we drill down into the importance of our mental health, encouraging a discussion around the offered tips to enhance such. We also cover self-discipline as fundamental to enhancing personal development.
The Academy group will learn how to develop and build their resilience and how specifically to develop a resilient mindset. We will discuss how resilience is linked with behaviour and how you respond to things is what forms who you are.
CVs & Covering Letters. In this session we have a ‘light touch’ on employability offering tips for what makes a good CV and effective covering letter. We discuss with the Academy group how skills are for life and can be learnt and practised whatever we are doing.
This session highlights the definition and purpose of an interview, and as part of the activities we conduct practice interviews with the Academy group, with teammates interviewing each other.
In this penultimate session before the group graduate, we invite their sponsors to come and meet with the group providing the benefit of hearing and learning from professionals about how they got to where they are today. The meet and greet opportunity allows for discussions on career ambitions, and to learn about real-time work opportunities and how to apply to such, all to support the development and aspirations of all Academy participants.
The final session is a celebration of achievement. A programme overview is offered with a re-cap of key learnings. Academy participants will discuss their experience and desired next steps. Additional Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) will be offered, and the session will include an awards presentation.
Throughout each week, workshop sessions will follow a format of having a re-cap from the previous week and encourage reflections to talk over individual thoughts & feelings. The practical football coaching sessions focus on fun, team-building exercises to help improve general health and fitness and will each week link specifically to the workshop theme of the week, to further reinforce learning objectives as well as encourage conversations to support and improve mental health and group cohesion.
All official members of The Big Goal nationwide campaign allow this to happen. Every annual membership sees sponsored Academy groups supported. To all members of The Big Goal – thank you for your support of the Street Soccer Foundation and all the young people sponsored through our national Street Soccer Academy.
Together, Changing Lives through Football.
The Big Goal Gala
Event Terms & Conditions
These Terms & Conditions apply to all ticket holders, table hosts, sponsors and attendees (“Guests”) of The Big Goal Gala (the “Event”), organised and delivered by the Street Soccer Foundation (“the Organiser”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a registered charity in England and Wales.
By purchasing a ticket, reserving a table, or entering into a sponsorship agreement for the Event, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
1. Event Details
The Organiser reserves the right to amend the Event date, venue, format, content, speakers, entertainment or programme where reasonably necessary.
While every effort will be made to deliver the Event as advertised, the Organiser does not guarantee the appearance of any particular guest speaker, performer or personality.
2. Bookings & Payment
2.1 Tickets & Tables
2.2 Sponsorship Packages
Failure to meet payment deadlines may result in cancellation of the booking or sponsorship benefits at the Organiser’s discretion.
3. Cancellations & Refunds
3.1 Guest or Sponsor Cancellation
All cancellations must be made in writing.
Sponsorship fees are non-refundable once marketing, promotional or production benefits have commenced.
As this is a fundraising event in support of the Street Soccer Foundation’s charitable work, many costs are committed in advance and refunds cannot generally be provided.
4. Event Changes, Postponement or Force Majeure
The Organiser reserves the right to postpone, relocate or reasonably alter the format of the Event due to circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to:
If the Event is postponed, tickets and sponsorships will be transferred to the rescheduled date.
If the Event is cancelled and cannot be rescheduled, the Organiser will determine an appropriate refund policy, taking into account costs already incurred in good faith.
The Organiser shall not be liable for any consequential losses, including travel or accommodation costs.
5. Sponsorship Benefits & Branding
Sponsors grant the Organiser a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use their company name and logo for the purposes of promoting and delivering the Event.
The Organiser will use reasonable endeavours to deliver the agreed sponsorship benefits but reserves the right to make minor changes where operationally necessary.
Sponsors may not:
All branding materials must comply with UK law and must not be offensive, discriminatory or inappropriate.
6. Guest Conduct
The Big Goal Gala is a professional fundraising event aligned with the values of the Street Soccer Foundation.
The Organiser reserves the right to refuse entry or remove any Guest who:
No refund will be provided in such circumstances.
7. Health & Safety
Guests must comply with:
The Organiser reserves the right to implement additional health or security measures where required.
8. Liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraud.
Subject to the above:
9. Insurance (Sponsors)
Sponsors are responsible for ensuring they hold appropriate public liability and other relevant insurance for any materials, branding installations or promotional activity they bring to the Event.
The Organiser may request proof of insurance where applicable.
10. Photography & Filming
The Event may be photographed and filmed for promotional and marketing purposes.
By attending, Guests consent to:
If a Guest does not wish to appear in media coverage, they must notify the Organiser in writing prior to the Event.
11. Data Protection
Personal data will be processed in accordance with UK data protection legislation and the Street Soccer Foundation’s Privacy Policy.
Information provided may be used for:
Guests may opt out of communications at any time.
12. Fundraising Activities on the Night
The Gala may include fundraising activities such as:
All bids and pledges made during the Event are legally binding commitments to donate and must be settled before departure or within the timeframe specified by the Organiser.
13. Force Majeure
The Organiser shall not be deemed in breach of these Terms if it is prevented from performing its obligations due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
14. Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Any disputes arising shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
15. Entire Agreement
These Terms & Conditions, together with any written booking confirmation or sponsorship agreement, constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the Event.
SIZE | MEASUREMENT |
|---|---|
M | 1-5 |
L | 6-11 |
XL | 12-13 |
SIZE | MEASUREMENT |
|---|---|
S | 30” |
M | 32” |
L | 34” |
XL | 36” |
2XL | 38” |
SIZE | MEASUREMENT |
|---|---|
XS | 35/37″ |
S | 37/39″ |
M | 39/41″ |
L | 41/43″ |
XL | 43/45″ |
2XL | 45/48″ |
3XL | 48/50″ |