FEATURES
Station Football Provides An Opportunity ForAll
By Vince Williams, County Secretary,RAF FA
This year sees the tenth anniversary of the RAF Football Association setting up its headquarters at RAF Brize Norton after football’s National Governing Body,The Football Association started to fund the RAF FA in line with other County FAs. This resulted in two full-time and one part-time staff employed at a central hub to oversee all football matters, working alongside aBoard of Trustees. This set up is certainly the envy of many of the other RAF sporting associations; however
with football being the largest participating sport in the RAF it is certainly needed especially when you consider the primary workload of the football volunteer workforce.
“It is the RAF FA’S vision to foster Excellence,encourage Participation, improve Inclusivity and reach out to the wider Whole Force Community as we move through 2016 to 2019.”
So whilst RAF football has aclear player pathway culminating with the
UK Armed Forces Teams and various RAF Representative teams including Men’s, Men’s U23, Ladies and Vets, it is Station football that provides individuals the foundation and opportunity to participate in football. The benefits are many,from personal fitness that also helps with the day job to developing yourself as abetter footballer to providing other pathways including coaching and refereeing.
The RAF FA affiliate the RAF London League, Lincolnshire Services League, West Midlands Services League and
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