Football For All 2022-2025
The Scottish FA have a vision to help improve the wellbeing of our nation by harnessing the ‘Power of Football’ to inspire the nation, transform lives, increase participation at all levels and build a united and successful national game.
The Power of Football transmits throughout the country and its diversecommunities; it creates lifelong friendships and memories and inspires achievement and celebration.
Recognising the barriers that individuals can face to participate in our game,the Scottish FA, in conjunction with UEFA Grow, have produced a bold and ambitious grassroots strategy, ‘Football for All: 2022-2025’. It aims to help remove barriersand reduce inequalities so that the benefits of participating in football can be enjoyed by all.
Grassroots football is the lifeblood of our national game and the foundationfor the player pathway. It is defined as both non-professional and non-elite, which includes children’s, youth & adult football, school football, para-football, football for veterans, walking football, football for the homeless and football for refugees. Grassroots football is, by definition, football for all – irrespective of age, ability, sex, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other personal trait. Grassroots football’s focus is developing opportunities to play for a love ofthe game.
In 2018, UEFA’s landmark Social Return on Investment (SROI) model concluded that grassroots football provides significant value in Scottish society through national, regional, and local participation. The SROI model recognises the positive economic, social and wellbeing impact that our club and volunteer infrastructure has on the people of Scotland.
The Scottish FA is committed to leading on the collective action to deliver the strategic objectives set within ‘Football for All’ and will work with Government and other key stakeholders to meet these aims.
By working in partnership with stakeholders to grow the game, football will continue to benefit a wide variety of Government portfolios to deliver national and global outcomes and create positive social change for the people of Scotland.