Community Football

“WHAT WE DO"

COMMUNITY ACADEMY – Parents Brochure 2023

 Our Vision: Through the power of football and the Hibernian brand create
opportunities to connect & motivate lifelong participation in the game!

“Turning Edinburgh & The Lothians

GREEN!”
The Mission
Using the power of football, we have a responsibility to connect, motivate, inspire & empower our communities with innovative
& creative initiatives. At the centre of our mission is partnership working with various local, regional and national groups,
governing bodies and organisations as well as cross departmental collaboration throughout the Hibernian family.

The Mission: To engage with 1,875 individuals weekly through the power of football and the brand of Hibernian creating
opportunities to socially connect, stay physically active and create lifelong friendships & memories.
The Structure

Hibernian
Football Community
For All Club Football
+ + Workforce
Schools Elite Girls’
Academy
 Daljit Singh
Executive Director

Paul Greig
Head of Football

Community Girls’ Ciaran Brian

Community Boys’
Academy Manager Football
Academy Manager
Coordinator
20hrs pw 24hrs pw
20hrs pw

Community Academy Volunteer Coaches

12 coaches on
Sessional Contractors
3 contrators delivering 2-4hrs weekly
£250 expenses per ¼
 Daljit Singh
Executive Director

Joanne Ross
Safeguarding Officer
Paul Greig Ann Brown
Head of Football Head of Para Football

Stewart Hall
Elite Girls’
Academy Ayla
Niamh Fellenger Ciaran Samantha Niamh
Manager 16hrs Esen
Community Boys’ Brian Windram Westwood
pw Community Girls’
Academy Manager Football Football Football Connor Brian
Academy Manager Development Development Development Regional Manager
20hrs pw Officer Officer Officer
20hrs pw

Elite Game Coaches

6 coaches 8hrs pw
Conor Ben
£384per month Community Academy Volunteer Coaches Part Time Community Coaches
16 coaches on
McRitchie McPherson
9 contracted part time community coaches on
Regional Regional
£100 expenses 6hrs per week 8-20hrs per week contracts
Coordinator Coordinator
Physio Team
3hrs per week
£360per month Sessional Contractors
20 contractors delivering
2-16hrs weekly
GK Coach
8hrs per week
£384per month Sessional Contractors
Volunteers
10+ volunteers supporting sessions weekly
 • Community Academy 170 registered players across 14 teams.
• Community Academy with no administration system in place or financial reporting templates.
• No Community Football budget
• No Community Football Strategy
• 1x Football Development staff member 20hrs per week
• 1x School of Football Programme (no funding attached)
• A holiday camp programme with no brand or regular activity throughout holidays
• Limited Scottish FA funding and support / project based delivery
What we
• Engagement with Active Schools in 6 schools across the city.
started • No sessional contractor database
with? • No staffing structure, policies, infrastructure or processes.
• No handover from previous management
• A programme that was best in country in 2017 but has gone to sleep
WHERE TO NEXT?
 Vision Objectives
2023 2024 2025

Hibs Tots x 3 (12) Hibs Tots x 4 (12) Hibs Tots x 5 (12)

Mini Hibees x 3 (12) Mini Hibees x 4 (12) Mini Hibees x 5 (12)
Hibs Skills x 3 (24) Hibs Skills x 4 (24) Hibs Skills x 5 (24)
Girls Only x 2 (12) Girls Only x 4 (24) Girls Only x 4 (24)
To engage with young people aged 18months-14years Active Schools x 6 (15) Active Schools x 16 (15) Active Schools x 20 (15)
weekly across all Grassroots Football programmes Weekly Numbers: 384 Adv. Player x 36 (12) Adv. Player x 48 (12)
Football For GK Academy x 36 (18)
Weekly Numbers: 768
GK Academy x 36 (18)
Weekly Numbers: 1,152
All
+ Hibs Hubs – create physical activity hubs in key
Leith
Trinity
Ross High (Tranent)
Castlebrae
James Gillespies
Portobello
geographical locations offering lifelong participation Loretto / Musselburgh Queensferry
Schools opportunities. Drummond

Easter x 3 February x 3 February x 3

Create the brand of Hibs Heroes Summer x 9 Easter x 3 Easter x 6
(increase camp products available Mini Hibees, October x 3 Summer x 9 Summer x 9
Mainstream, GK and Train Like a Pro) October x 3 October x 3
Target: 900 Target: 1,350 Target: 1,800

Girls Festival - 1,200 Girls Festival - 1,200 Girls Festival - 1,200

Create a Hibernian Community Festival Brand offering Boys Festival – 800 Boys Festival - 1,200
2 football festivals annually for boys’ and girls’ Walking Football - 120 Walking Football – 120
attracting over 2,000 players from across the UK. Target: 1,200 Target: 2,120 Target: 2,520

October – 225(32) Feb / Mar – 225(32) Bi-monthly x6 events

Create a Grassroots Invitationals Programme attracting May - 225(32) Target: 1,350 (192)
over 200 grassroots teams annually to HTC. August - 225(32)
Target detailed is player numbers (teams in brackets ) Target: 225 (32) October – 225(32)
Target: 900 (128)
 Vision Objectives
2023 2024 2025

Women’s Rec x 2 Women’s Rec x 3 Women’s Rec x 4

To provide a vibrant Adult Recreational Football Men’s Rec x 2 Men’s Rec x 3 Men’s Rec x 4
Programme Walking Football x 2 Walking Football x 3 Walking Football x 4
Weekly Numbers: 72 Weekly Numbers: 144 Weekly Numbers: 216

To provide a vibrant innovative, partnership focused

Football offering in the After School space
Launch December 2023
Funding renewed August
Funding renewed August
2024
Funding through the Scottish FA. 2024
For All Key Partners: Active Schools, EKFH, Third Sector
60 families supported
80 families supported
80 families supported

Interfaces / Organisations + HFC.

+
Change in structure in August 2023 has seen Team United lead in this area
Schools
Autism & Neurodiversity Autism & Neurodiversity Autism & Neurodiversity
Implement a vibrant Para Football section offering PowerChair Powerchair
those aged 10years and above living with physical or Cerebral Palsy
learning disabilities the chance to fall in love with Hibs
and the game. Target: 14 Target: 28 Target: 48
 Vision Objectives
2023 2024 2025

Community Academy Community Academy Community Academy

Girls Girls Girls
5 teams 7 teams 9 teams
80 players 90 players 100 players
To create a progressive ‘Regional’ player
Community Academy Community Academy Community Academy
pathway from 5years old to U18s for both
Hibernian boys and girls
Boys Boys Boys
10 teams 12 teams 14 teams
Community 100 players 120 players 140 players
Club 2 x PT Academy Managers 2 x PT Academy Managers 2 x FT Academy Managers
20 Volunteer Coaches 30 Volunteer Coaches 40 Volunteer Coaches
+
Elite Girls’ PT Elite Performance PT Elite Performance
PT Elite Performance Manager Manager
Manager U14s x 18 players U14s x 18 players
U14s x 18 players U16s x 18 players U16s x 18 players
To create an Elite Girls’ Academy U16s x 18 players U18s x 18 players U18s x 18 players
Structure supporting the development of U18s x 18 players 6 x qualified coaches 6 x qualified coaches
the best players in the country. 6 x qualified coaches 2 x GK Coaches 3 x GK Coaches
2 x physio 2 x physio 3 x physio
1 x S&C Coach 2 x S&C Coach 3 x S&C Coach
1 x psychologist 1 x psychologist 1 x psychologist
1x Performance Analyst 2x Performance Analyst

3 x competitive squad Over

To create a competitive Walking Football 2 x competitive squad
1 x competitive squad 50s x 14 players
squad that competes nationally and Over 50s x 14 players
Over 50s x 14 players Over 65s x 14 players
internationally under the Hibs brand. Over 65s x 14 players
Women’s x 12players
PARTICIPATION – COMMUNITY – ACADEMY – FIRST TEAM
 Objectives
Vision 2023 2024 2025
Provide Community Football coaches /
volunteers with a progressive CCD /CPD 3 sessions per annum 4 sessions per annum 4 sessions per annum
programme annually.
To create Coach Development
2 opportunities per 3 opportunities per
Opportunities for over grassroots coaches
annum to engage 100 annum to engage 150
annually. CCD & CPD accredited courses,
coaches in total coaches in total
sessions and
Football To create a Hibs Conference for coaches
1 event per annum with 1 event per annum with
across Europe to attend with insights and
Workforce education on the Hibs Way
100 coaches in
attendance
100 coaches in
attendance
(2024-2025)
Intro to Coaching + Intro to Coaching +
To work with Academy Staff to provide Certificate Course Certificate Course
Academy Graduates / 1st Year Intro to Coaching delivered to Dev Squad delivered to Dev Squad
Professionals with Coach Education & delivered to U18s squad U18s squad U18s squad
Development Pathway 3x players delivering 3x players delivering
community sessions community sessions
Access the Saltire Volunteer Awards Sign up to scheme with Sign up to scheme with
Scheme to provide volunteers with 20-30 volunteers 30+ volunteers gaining
recognition. gaining 50+ hours 100hrs per annum
“Turning Edinburgh & The Lothians GREEN!”

1,875 people engaged(Play, Volunteer, Coach) weekly through the power of football

Football For All. A framework to suit everyone(Play, Volunteer, Coach)

Hibs Hubs - Lifelong Participation

Innovative & Creative Partnership working. “BEING THE BEST PARTNER!

BE THE BEST COMMUNITY FOOTBALL PROGRAMME NATIONWIDE!