Partnerships in Football& Health

Nigel Hargreaves – Head of Strategic Investment, FA

Peter Kay - National Partnership/Funding Manager, FA

The Football Association - Context

Rio’s sample

National Game Division

National Facilities Strategy

National Development Strategy

The Football Foundation

Outside investment and partnerships

Times, they are a changin’

“Damned Lies?”

Premiership attendance rise to 14m in 10yrs (38%)“…movies, sport and pornography…” Horsman 1988

TV: 1990 - £3m 1992 - £60m 1996 - £185m 2004-07 - £1.2b

2001/02 – top 92 clubs = £1.6b turnover (PL = 60%)2001/02 – only 18 pro’ clubs profitableWages! (2001/02);

Coventry City – 111% of turnover (Deloitte & Touche)

Wigan Athletic – 174% of turnover (Deloitte & Touche)

Over 3m participants every weekWomen’s and Girls fastest growing sport, overtaking

netball

The Regeneration Game – Context

The National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

Department of Health

Physical, Economic, Social agendas

New Deal for Communities

Neighbourhood Renewal Funds

Neighbourhood Renewal Pathfinders

Health links – Strategic Context

‘Sweating The Asset’ pioneer process

DCMS/Cabinet Office ‘Game Plan’ Dec 2002

Department of Health – Derek Wanless Report 2003

Regional Plans – ‘Investment for Health – NW’ 2003

Health links – Football

FA Vision – ‘The Power of Football’Not an answer - but part of an answerObesityDiabetesParticipationThinking wider than participation alone

VolunteeringCapacity building and developmentRole models and ambassadors

What role the FA?

Regional and National Linkages (DCMS, DoH, RDAs, GO etc)

The Football Foundation – pump priming

Dissemination of good practice

Central Government Lobbying – health & sport partnerships

Regional staff – National staff

Links to other sports/Sport England

Health partnerships and expertise required

Theory into practice

Macclesfield FC

Oldham, Chesterfield, Lincoln City…

Salford Sport Village – MUFC

Wembley

Women’s European Championship 2005

c.£280m into facilities and programmes 2002-2006

Forward Planning – the sustainability mantra

Location, Location, Location

Formalising Partnerships

Questions/Discussion