Street Funk
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Organization: Street Funk
Sport - Soccer
Year the initative began (yyyy) - 2007
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What is your signature innovation, your new idea, in one sentence? - An inspirational and unique street soccer and street dance coaching programme to build life skills, confidence and creativity in young people.
Describe your innovation. What makes your idea unique and different than others doing work in the field? - A unique blend of street soccer skills, 3-a-side game play, street dance, hip hop music and DJ workshops. Inspirational coaches who can demonstrate world class skills and a long term sustainability package that brings together the whole community and offers outlets for young people. It utilises accelerated learning theories, sports psychology and nutrition along with progression for young people as they become aware of the 'Bigger Picture'. Tangible products include a 3-a-side street soccer arena that can be taken into any venue / location from urban residential areas to distant rural sites, multimedia product, work experience and an awards pack to work through. All of this combined with experienced 'street' personalities to successfuly engage with children and young adults, give them programmes to inspire young people into more exercise and have a positive impact on their lives.
What are the existing barriers, the biggest problem, your innovation is hoping to address/change? - Anti-social behaviour and lack of life skills, meaning young people are struggling to get into work and choosing to remain in their 'comfort zone' and not develop as people or athletes. Through this programme, young people will become fitter and healthier and have opportunities to develop their skills in life and sport.
Delivery Model: How do you implement your innovation and apply it to the challenge/problem you are addressing? - Demonstration! By working with youth centres, schools, Universities, Police community support officers and local councils, we gain access to the areas that need help and create an environment where young people can come and escape all of modern lifes pressures. A place with music, dance, street soccer and inspirational people who allow the young people to make mistakes (this is the only way we learn!). The sustainability model means this can be created anywhere and more coaches can be trained and mentored over extended periods of time.
How do you plan to grow your innovation? - By proving that it works in Bournemouth and Poole (where all the contacts and network has already been supportive and excited) and then producing the package to replicate in each and every City in England. From here it will ripple out into the rural areas. Funding is required for year one to ensure it is successful in Bournemouth and Poole, then sponsors and councils will support future funding to keep the programme running. Once it is proven, video recorded and demonstrated, it will be very easy to grow.
Provide one sentence describing your impact/intended impact. - To give youth of today all over England 'what they want' in order to build confidence and educate them to make a positive impact on their whole lives.
What impact has your innovation had to date/or what is your intended impact? Exactly who are the beneficiaries? - 120 x 14-18 year olds access this programme in Bournemouth and Poole per month. This is to treble for 2008 when the project pilot finishes and the programme begins (target). 5 work experience placements made so far after 2 workshops, 2 with the opportunity to coach football in the USA in summer of 2008. Everything else is predicted as the project is so 'young'.
Please list any other measures reflective of the impact of your innovation? - Stronger relationships between police community support officers and the young people, which has led to reduced anti-social behaviour in the targeted areas as both parties understand one another a lot better.
What are the main barriers to creating or achieving your impact? - Funding! Time needed to deliver the programme will easily be found and the personnel are already trained up in anticipation.
How is your initiative financed (or how do you expect your initiative will be financed)? - Grant funding and sponsorship
If known, provide information on your finances and organization. - Please list: Annual budget, annual revenue generated, size of part-time, full-time and volunteer staff. Currently a private organisation that I created 18 months ago. Looking to formalise the relationship with the street dance instructors and create a 'not for profit' group to manage it all financially.
What is the potential demand for your innovation? - Nationwide and demand from all schools, youth centres and councils.
What are the main barriers to financial sustainability? - Being a young organisation and a lack of experience with raising funds.
What is the origin of this innovation? Tell us your story. - A refined network and years of development in one concept - Ball Fusion. As a result of the launch of Ball Fusion in Somerset in 2006, the spin off interest has seen the effect the programmes have on young people. It combines a sports development focus with a project that young people can relate to. When the instructors demonstrate to the level in which they can, the children respond positively.
Please provide a personal bio. Note this may be used in Changemakers marketing material. - I am a sports fanatic with a passion to use it as a medium that can make a difference in the lives of young people everywhere. I aim to make more exciting projects and concepts accessible for everyone, wherever they live.
Contact Information:
Daniel Wood
Project Co-ordinator Street Funk (This field has not been completed) Discussions about this entry |
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Hi Daniel,
what struck me was the bit about "improving relations between police community officers and kids". How did that come about and what exactly did you do?
- Jasper Nicolaisen
Free University Berlin
Hi Jasper
Thanks for the note.
All the programmes we run in the community are created in partnership with local councils (this gives us exclusive access their venues and helps them to 'tick their boxes' for sports provision in their area). The idea to get the police involved naturally came about in our home town of Yeovil in Somerset, when a Police Support Officer came up to the area after receiving a complaint about music being played in the park... When he arrived and saw what we were doing and how many people were involved, he got involved straight away and started playing 3v3 street soccer with the kids - it was a great sight. The relationships he built as a result of this were fantastic.
From then on, we always like to invite the police along and it also adds credibility to the programmes too. It breaks down so many boundaries and puts everyone on the same playing ground.
Dan
Hey daniel,
This is a wonderful project. I love the videos. This is the kind of project which is sooooo much fun for young people to get invoved in. The mix of football skills with hip hop and dj'ing workshops will engage the young people and will make learning much easier.
Have you heard about the BBC initiative Your Game? They are doing a similar thing with street football, dj ing as well as commentary workshops at events.
In your test areas are you going to train people at youth centers to take over these programmes or will it be hands on? Do you already have venues in Bournemouth and Poole? How long does the program last? You mention nutrition - how do the young people learn about nutrition?
Cheers.
Andrew Aris
Faculty
University of Erfurt
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Hi Andrew
Many thanks for your comment.
Yes I know the Your Game team well. We worked with them towards the end of the 2007 project and hope to be involved quite a lot for 2008.
We have a coach and teacher education package that is both practical and theoretical - this enables youth workers, teachers and most importantly.. the young people themselves, to upskill and carry projects on. However the main flagship events we will always manage it ourselves, because the nature of the programmes are such that demonstration is key. The training courses will equip participants with the basics and some fantastic drills / warm ups to do, to increase confidence, creativity, balance, rhythm and co-ordination. Then the major projects will be delivered by us. We are also mentoring (longer term) young people to carry the projects on.
In Bournemouth and Poole we are going to be setting up street soccer clubs in every Secondary School, we have a relationship with the University so we are training all year one coach development and sports psychology students on an annual basis and Street Funk is operating currently in 4 sites of Poole. I am seeking funding at present to extend that to 4 sites of Bournemouth too.
Programmes can vary. We have some street soccer programmes, which last 4-6 weeks at a time. Street Funk is a monthly evening for 2 hours. Although it is hoped to increase this to twice a month. I aim to get this going indefinitely to really show what a long-term effect it can have on young people.
On the nutrition side of things - one of my co-directors is a BASES accredited sports psychologist for EIS and a sports nutritionist for many top athletes. We integrate elements to all training to make children aware of the bigger picture.
'The Ball' looks like great fun. I may have a way to spice this up and tie in with a European adventure we will be running soon...
Dan