Welcome to Preston Athletic Youth Football Club, Preston Athletic YFC was founded in 1945 and aims to promote, foster and encourage the sport of football for children up to the age of 18, and to support the aims of the governing body, The Scottish Football Association. PAYFC have been awarded the Quality Mark making it an accredited club. The Award, part of the Quality Mark accreditation scheme run by the Scottish FA in partnership with McDonald’s and The Big Lottery Fund, recognises proactive clubs and schools working to increase youth and community participation. Clubs and schools receive the award after meeting standards in areas such as coach and player development, management, administration, welfare and planning.
● To support and improve children technically, physically, tactfully and socially.
● To support and promote children’s skills, fun, enthusiasm and enjoyment.
● To encourage children to make friends and learn the game of football.
● A high standard of attendance
● A high standard of manners and behaviour.
● To be punctual for training and games.
● To inform us if you cannot manage to be at training or games.
● To participate in fundraising and sponsorship if requested.
● To pay monthly fees on time
● Qualified SFA coaches available during training and games
● Adherence to Equal Opportunity Policies.Harassment and Bullying Policies and
Child Protection Policies.
● A guarantee that all coaches are PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) checked.
● An allocation of a named Child Wellbeing and Protection official.
Each age group will have a WhatsApp group with all carers who wish to be added. This is
monitored by our committee and is our primary method of communication. Each week we
can share photos of training/ matches as well as coaches and committee members will share
important information. There is also a main parent/ carer WhatsApp group chat with
everyone from all age groups who wish to be added.
Please ensure that photos are only shared within this group (unless permission is sought) as
not all families wish their child to be on social media.
Our training will be held at 3G pitches Middleshot Square, Prestonpans, EH32 9RQ.
All families wishing to stay for the duration of their child’s training session / matches
MUST remain outside the fenced area this is for safety and is a SYFA rule.
Training sessions for each age group differ due to space restrictions and may change
throughout the year.
Weekly matches are organised within the season (March to June and September to
December) and families are informed via the WhatsApp group chat
We have dedicated coaches within our club at all age groups (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and
2018). They have all different experience levels. Currently, all our Coaches are working
through a development programme of 1.1 Childrens coaching awards and 1.2 / 1.3
Children’s coaching awards, have completed SYFA declarations, PVG checked and
completed their Scottish Child and Wellbeing course. To enable our club to continue to grow
and provide opportunities for all in our community we ask for parent/ carer volunteers to help
coach during training nights and matches.
Fees
Club fees are required to be paid on the 1st of each month and ensure references have a
note of your child’s name and age group.
Our Current Fee structure is:
From 1st March 2024 our fee structure will change:
| Group | Monthly Fees |
|---|---|
| Little Kickers and Soccer School (2018s) | £22.00 |
| Fun 4’s and Fun Fives (17 & 16) | £25.00 |
| 7 and 9 a side (15 & 12) | £30.00 |
| 11 a side (12) | £35.00 |
Our bank details for all payments are below.
| Account Name | Sort Code | Account Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Athletic Youth Football Club | 80-22-60 | 22475565 |
At Preston Athletic Youth Football Club, we are committed to reducing inequalities and
minimising barriers within our club. If you are experiencing hardship paying your monthly
fees, please speak to a member of our committee.
For possible support we encourage our families to contact Active Schools East Lothian for
financial support www.activeeastlothian.co.uk
PAYFC have launched its very own club lottery. All profits will be used to supply and kit out
our teams as well as equipment for training. You are given the opportunity to choose 3
numbers between 1-20 for £1. You can play as many lines each week as you wish. All money
is split 50/50 with the winner. If no winners, the jackpot is a rollover to the following week.
Payments can be made via bank transfer weekly, in the clubhouse in cash or by card. Lottery
numbers are drawn using a random generator and posted weekly in our Parental group chat
via WhatsApp.
We hold several additional fundraising events each year including race nights, football cards,
festivals and sponsor walks. All these events raise funds for the club to continue to improve
our club, children’s end of year events and equipment.
Within the Pavilion at Middleshot we have a tuck shop which operates with committee
members / parents/ carers during training evenings and matches. There is a selection of
snacks, sweets, hot/cold drinks as well as hot filled rolls at the weekends.
Our club’s annual registration and insurance runs from 1st December – 30th November. Each
year our club is registered with the SYFA to enable our players and teams to play in the East
of Scotland Soccer Development Association (ESSDA) league. Every child is registered in
January to enable them to play in our new season. There is an additional cost of £20 per
player registration and player insurance which is payable each January or August. This will
be communicated via the Whatsapp group chat and can be payable in cash within our
clubhouse or bank transfer.
To cover part of the cost of club training kits, match kits and socks and hoodies we require a
£35 non-refundable fee. This should be payable to our bank details above (please reference
your child’s name and Kit i.e. XXXX Kit)
We ask that families respect these as we aim to reuse these. If your child outgrows their kit,
please return these and we will exchange these for a bigger size
Our club has a boot bank/ box where families from the different age groups within the club
have handed in used good/ great condition football boots their child has outgrown. If your
child is starting out playing football or has outgrown their current boots, please feel free to let
us know and you can choose a new pair. We understand children’s feet grow rapidly and
new boots every few months are a substantial expense. Many families use this.
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