Following the completion of discussions with our insurers, it is with pleasure that we are now able to offer our disability clubs the same level of cover and increased support available to mainstream clubs via affiliation with Middlesex FA.
The purpose of affiliation with Middlesex FA is not only to offer insurance cover to you and your team but also aid us with the monitoring and evaluating of the standards within your footballing activities to help you achieve the highest possible standards.
The added benefits in addition to increased support include the possibility of applying for the FA’s kitemark bearer for clubs, the Charter Standard Scheme. We also offer assistance with sourcing funding for your club and can advise you how to complete applications such as the Football Foundation Small Grants Scheme and Junior Kit Scheme.
The Football Foundation Small Grants Scheme can fund up to £10,000 worth of new activity over a three year period, funding a variety of items such as affiliation, coaching courses, travel expenses and referee hire.
Furthermore, it will be a pre-requisite that disability football clubs, like their mainstream counterparts, need to affiliate in order to be eligible to participate in the various competitions run throughout the County, such as the MCFA PAN Disability League, Colleges Leagues and the PMA League. This is to help us ensure that we have a recognised structure that runs throughout all our football within the County in line with the Football Associations player pathway.
If your club is interested in finding out more about how Middlesex FA can support you, please feel free to contact Jon Whittingham on 020 8515 6904 or e-mail jon.whittingham@middlesexfa.com.