What is FSN Cage Football?


Street cage setup Street Cage Soccer is a football coaching session with emphasis on developing individual skills, tricks, exhibition football, teaching special tricks and goal scoring techniques. It is suitable for boys and girls from ages 8 to 18 years.

 

Each session lasts for 3 hours. SCS type initiatives have a proven track record of attracting young vulnerable people into diversionary activities and away from anti social behaviour. MFSN currently deliver SCS in five areas of Knowsley effected by high crime and anti social behaviour. It attracts over 500 young people a month, of an average age of 14 years.

 

“SCS is, and has to be, flexible and can be moved and placed in any area were anti-social behaviour arises.”

Fire Support Network can deliver SCS to the heart of communities. It is delivered where young people live and interact and were problems manifest themselves by causing friction and disruption to local residents.

 

The unique feature of SCS is that we are delivering SCS in the heart of communities where young people live and interact and where problems manifest themselves. SCS sessions are held at night and at times when high levels of anti social behaviour occur. Margaret Mills from L14 Community House in Huyton, Liverpool says,“Street Cage Soccer has made a real difference to our community, giving our young people something to do at night and it has become a focus for the community. We certainly have noticed a decrease in the level of anti social behaviour.”

 

Street Cage soccer The SCS approach is to work with partners to identify localities which are characterised by social disadvantage and blighted by criminal and anti social behaviour. SCS seeks to help transform these localities and specific spaces within them. We understand that changing communities will not be achieved by taking people out of the area. Rather, it is necessary to take new resources, opportunities and facilities into the area and to make them more widely available. This is an approach supported by the Respect Task Force guidance on the use of sport and physical activity.

 

Richard Davis Youth Children and Young Peoples Manager, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS). MFRS is recognised nationally and internationally for its work with children and young people. Street Cage Soccer is a great example of how we use diversionary activities to positively influence young people through fun and sport to reduce deliberate fires, hoax calls and attacks on firefighters. Because most children and young people view the Fire Service in a broadly positive way, we can use the brand to influence not only antisocial behaviour but also support a wide range of cross cutting local area priorities which include smoking cessation, healthy eating, tackling obesity etc.

 

Street cage setup MFSN is currently developing a health initiative with Knowsley PCT. Using football and its integral appeal to young males in particular, we are introducing health education in to the SCS sessions.

 

SCS is, and has to be, flexible and can be moved and placed in any area were anti-social behaviour arises. It can be held in areas where in a cage, or on a section of grass, car park or tarmac. Our sessions are held in areas where high level anti-social behaviour occurs during the evening and on the days leading upto and including the weekends.

 

To book a SCS session or if you require further information please contact:

 

Sue Hannigan via email at suehannigan@merseyfire.gov.uk on Tel: 0151 296 4351 or

 

Charlie Kavanagh via email at charliekavanagh@merseyfire.gov.uk or Tel: 0151 296 4337.

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What is on offer?

The Chance to learn new football skills and get FREE football coaching from fully qualified coaches, as well as an opportunity to take part in tournaments. Learn the very latest state of the art free-style tricks. If you are over the age of 16 we can offer you the chance to become an accredited coach. We will also be offering free branded training shirts.

 

What is a Streetcage?

A streetcage or a multi use games area, it is purpose buit to provide a place for young people to learn and have a great time. Our cage is about 18m long and 15m wide.

 

How old must I be?

The Sessions are for young people aged between 8 and 17.

 

What Type of Clothing and Footwear do I Need?

It is very important you are dressed correctly, such as warm clothes in winter and loose light clothes in summer. Also the right footwear must be worn, training shoes are fine, but ordinary shoes are not. If you are playing on grass you must wear football boots.