The purpose of The Scottish Football Partnership Trust’s Growing the Game Award, in partnership with The Clydesdale Bank, is to assist Scottish FA Quality Mark clubs add one new team to their playing membership. The funding provided assists with the start-up cost of a new team and is delivered in conjunction with the Regional Football Development staff. This ambitious project aims to create 60 new grassroots teams during the 2016/17 season.
Dalkeith Thistle Community F.C. (South East)
U9 Girls
12 new players created
6 coaches
Sharon Hosie from the club said, “The award we received from the Scottish Football Partnership Trust and the Clydesdale bank in conjunction with their Growing the Game initiative was a fantastic boost and made it possible to buy training kit and playing strips for our newly formed team. This gave the girls a feeling of unity and encouraged team spirit as they feel proud to be a part of rapidly growing sport but with their own team identity. We are extremely grateful to the Scottish Football partnership Trust for this generous donation”.