Last weekend the SPFL Trust welcomed supporters of the four clubs in the Betfred Cup semi-finals for the Football Fans In Training Ten Second Challenge! Both games were a huge success especially the half time challenge in which six participants from each team had 10 seconds to run from the halfway line and take on the opposition keeper….
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The SPFL Trust today announces the appointment of Nicky Reid as its new chief executive (CEO). In doing so, Nicky becomes the first women appointed to a top job at the national stadium, Hampden Park. Nicky takes up her new role having served as general manager for the last two years, a period during which…
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The SPFL Trust’s partners at the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) have today launched a recruitment process to secure a “Changing Room Manager” to lead our pilot project with Hibernian, announced earlier in September. The Changing Room is a partnership between SAMH, the (SPFL Trust) and Hibernian Football Club. It is funded by the…
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A key adviser to the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland has described the SPFL Trust’s Football Fans in Training (FFIT) programme as a “shining example” of best practice. First piloted in 2010, and established as a fully-fledged programme in 2012, thousands of people across Scotland have benefited from FFIT’s approach which brings men and women to…
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Last week, the SPFL Trust held its latest Mental Health First Aid Training course at Hampden Park. Over two highly intensive days, delegates from across a range of SPFL clubs worked to understand how to help those they work with in the event that their mental health requires immediate support. This latest tranche of training…
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Back in November, working in partnership with Santander, the SPFL Trust took on two masters students from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) as multimedia interns. During their seven months with the SPFL Trust Daryn MacRae and Calum Woodger have increased the Trust’s output online and on social media. With their successful ‘Spotlight On’ feature and other…
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by Calum Woodger and Daryn MacRae CELTIC and the SPFL Trust are changing the lifestyles of Glasgow’s young people through exercise and healthy eating. The +Sport Move and Learn programme, designed to teach primary school children the value of a balanced diet and an active lifestyle, is working wonders at Sacred Heart Primary School. The Bridgeton…
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by Calum Woodger and Daryn MacRae Our media interns Calum Woodger and Daryn MacRae are back on the road speaking to SPFL clubs to find out more about their inspiring work in the community. This week they visited Hamilton Academical Community Trust and spoke with community trust manager Cat McRoberts about the work Hamilton do in…
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Media intern Daryn MacRae recently spoke to Shaun Ferrie, Community Programmes Manager at Ayr United FC, for the latest instalment of the SPFL Trust’s ‘Spotlight On’ series. Shaun spoke about the “life-changing impact” of Football Fans in Training, Football Memories and the club’s disability football sessions. Read on for more.
by Calum Woodger and Daryn MacRae FIR Park will play host to the Irn-Bru Challenge Cup final this Saturday lunch time between Championship sides Dundee United and St. Mirren. With United short on form and the Saints enjoying somewhat of a revival of late, it’s set to be an exciting contest. The SPFL Trust’s magic…
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