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The Trust employees a Football Development Manager whose remit is to encourage greater involvement in grass roots football within Tameside. To assist in this the Trust with the aid of the Football Foundation has invested in two first class football facilities at The Copley Centre, Stalybridge and Medlock Leisure Centre, Droylsden. These two sets of four 6 a side pitch facilities each comprise of state of the art, floodlit, rubber filled synthetic playing surfaces, complete with dedicated changing areas. SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALLSchools are offered free use of the football facilities during school term time, with the Football Development Manager providing coaching. Currently about 150 children per week benefit from the weekly coaching sessions. Local colleges also make use of the excellent facilities as part of their enrichment programme for 16 to 18 year olds. Currently around 50 students attend each week. SOCCER SCHOOLS AND MINI SOCCER For Boys and Girls aged 6- 12 years  FOOTBALL
COURSES FOR CHILDRENThe Copley Centre and Medlock Leisure Centre Saturday Morning Mini Soccer Football-for-Fun sessions every Saturday morning for boys and girls aged 6- 12 on a pay-as-you-play basis. The cost is £3-50p per session and runs from 10am till 12 noon every Saturday throughout the year. The morning is made up of skills coaching and small-sided football and is suitable for players of all abilities. Holiday Soccer Schools Five and four day Soccer Schools are held during all the holiday periods. The schools have been recognised by The Football Association presenting Tameside Sports Trust with the 2004 National Award for Charter Standard Holiday courses. All footballers receive a Certificate and there are special awards depending on which course the footballers attend. All Coaches are F.A. qualified and have been screened for their suitability for working with children. A discount of 20% on course
fees is available to children whose parents are holders of the Tameside
Leisure Key 'A' Pass, issued to those claiming benefits. Also a 10% discount
is available when two or more children from the same family book onto
the same course. Only one discount will apply per booking.  AWARD PRESENTATION Steve Bullows, Football Development Manager for Tameside Sports Trust, recently attended the annual conference for Holiday Charter Standard providers organised by the Football Association. A long day was rounded off with Tameside Sports Trust picking up the National Award. Amongst the regional winners were Tranmere Rovers and Charlton Athletic. Steve received the award from Sir Trevor  Brooking,
former West Ham and England international.Graham Keeley, the regional Football Development Officer for the football Association, paid Steve a visit to see the good work going on. Graham is pictured congratulating Steve along with the boys and girls from Moorside Primary School.
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