Local Study. I will be undertaking my local study on the provision and opportunities of football in Oxfordshire.

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I will be undertaking my local study on the provision and opportunities of football in Oxfordshire. The national governing body of football is the Football Association with the local governing body being the Oxfordshire Football Association. The OFA has the ambition of providing  opportunities to anyone who has the desire to take part in football. They aim to do this by putting in place the appropriate infrastructure to help manage, control and oversee the development of grass roots football in Oxfordshire. If this can be done, it is likely the participation of football in Oxfordshire will significantly increase which will therefore emphasise the need to improve the quality of coaching in Oxfordshire which is currently an issue in this county.  

Grass Roots and Local Football

The ESFA (English Schools Football Association) is the Football Associations

main partner for the provision of football opportunities. They provide sport to over 5,000 secondary schools and 20,000 primary schools in England. There are 20 competition managers which organise football competitions around the country. The ESFA aims to increase the amount of competition managers in the country in order to enhance the provision and opportunities available to children attending school.  

The Oxfordshire Schools Sports Association (OSSA) aims to provide additional sporting opportunities to individuals attending school across the county. The football setup within the OSSA is made up of four districts which include North Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, Oxford City and Mid Oxon. The OSSA has set up a knockout cup format which is open to all schools in Oxfordshire. The cup competitions apply to the following age groups and genders:

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The OSSA also provides a league format to Boys in the Under 19 age group. 21 teams participate in this setup with 7 teams in 3 leagues. This therefore demonstrates the amount of football provided by the county at school level alone.

I currently attend school at Cokethorpe. The school runs 15 football teams from the age of 9 up to sixth form. Some individuals may get the chance to go on and play for the county through school which proves that there are opportunities to go on and represent Oxfordshire if you are good enough. The ...

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