Local Football Facility Plan Selby

The District of Selby is located in the Yorkshire and The Humber Region and sits upon the banks of the River Ouse.

Whilst Selby District has a number of larger settlements; Selby, Sherburn-in-Elmet and Tadcaster, there are also a number of rural villages. These villages are serviced by the aforementioned market towns, but often have significant public transport challenges.

The current population of the Authority (ONS 2017 Mid-Year Estimate) is 87,887. This is expected to rise to 96,493 by 2039. Housing growth in the Selby and Sherburn-in-Elmet areas are driving population increases.

30% of the District’s population is within NS SEC classification 6-8 (lower socio-economic groups). This is comparable to the national average (30.6%).

Selby District’s ethnic composition is primarily White (98.4%) , which is higher than the national average (85.4%). The proportion of the District's population represented by the BAME community is 1.6%, which is below the national average (14.6%).

Local Authority

As set out in the Selby District Corporate Plan 2015-2020 (2018 update), one of the Council’s key ambitions up to 2020 is to make Selby District a great place to enjoy life, with improved healthy life choices. In order to achieve this, it will work to create conditions to encourage residents to be healthier and more regularly active, with a particular focus on reducing obesity levels in children.

Throughout the Council’s key documents, there is a strong theme of protecting and enhancing existing playing fields, recreational open space and community facilities, which will in turn increase recreational opportunities. There is also a desire to create inclusive communities that have more autonomy around their sport and recreation facilities. Furthermore, the Council states it will ensure new development and other actions support community health and wellbeing for both new and existing communities.

The Recreation Open Space Strategy, produced in 2006, noted that there are also considerable variations in the amount, quality and distribution of recreational open space across the District.

The Local Authority has a Playing Pitch Strategy in place; undertaken in 2016; identifying 31% of pitches as qood quality and 69% as standard quality. Although there are no pitches highlighted as poor quality, there are some site specific issues. Whilst the majority of pitch formats have overall spare capacity, there is a shortfall of youth 11v11 pitches. This being said, there are pockets of overplay identified across all pitch types. Larger clubs having to play across multiple pitch sites is acknowledged as an issue.

County Football Association

Selby District is covered by West Riding County FA. They provide governance and development support to all aspects of local football including coaches, referees, volunteers, clubs and leagues; supporting football for all. The County FA has a designated facilities investment lead officer who works to ensure the right facilities are located in the right locations.

District Football Associations

West Riding is one of just three areas nationally which has a long-established District FA system in place. Whilst many of their previous functions have since been taken on through the role of the County FA, the District FAs are more local and continue to operate local cup competitions. There are 13 District FAs, with both Goole and Thorne DFA and Barkston Ash DFA operating in Selby District. The latter is currently operating eight cup competitions for both adult and junior football.

Football Foundation

The Regional Engagement Manager and Regional Technical Project Manager at the Football Foundation work collaboratively with the County FA to provide pre-application support to priority projects for potential investment.

Sport England

Has a network of planning managers who have a statutory role in the planning system to protect playing fields and provide consultation responses to planning applications relating to sporting facilities . They also play a key role in strategic planning for sports facilities, providing advice and support to Local Authorities to assess need for facilities in their local area.

Local leisure operator

Since 2009 Selby District Council has commissioned Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles (IHL) to deliver its sport and leisure services across formal leisure facilities and informal green space. IHL key vision is to inspire people to choose healthier, more active and creative lifestyles by promoting council facilities and accessing specific programmes. These facilities include Selby Leisure Centre, Selby Park and Tadcaster Leisure Centre. The sand dressed AGP at Selby Leisure Centre pitch is used all year by a 5 aside commercial league, and seasonally by local junior and senior club for winter training, as well as being available for informal community hire.

Tadcaster Leisure Centre has a full sized sports hall that can accommodate indoor football sessions, and is again available for informal or formal community hire. Neither Leisure Centre facility has a grass pitch provision, however as part of the commissioned contract, IHL also manages the booking of the Council grass football pitches at Denison road and Portholme Road.

In addition to this facilities work through a dedicated Wellbeing Team, Inspiring healthy lifestyles promotes a range of wellbeing services inclusive of a suite of health focused initiatives delivered on behalf of the District Council, which contribute to the health profile of the District. It is through this Wellbeing Team that an indoor walking football session and outdoor disability football session are delivered at Tadcaster and Selby Leisure Centre respectively.

Selby College

Selby College provides two grass adult football pitches. Both pitches are available for community use and through the PPS are rated as standard quality. As well as maintaining its own pitches, Selby College also cut the grass at Denison Road, despite them being managed by IHL. Teams using Denison Road pitches mark that facility.

It also has strong links with local primary schools, with them regularly accessing the site for curricular and extra curricular sporting activities, including tournaments. The organisation of such activities is supported by students at the college studying various sports courses. The College also provides indoor football and futsal in its sports hall and recently hosted The FA People’s Cup.

Selby Hands of Hope

Selby Hands of Hope is a charity that supports local people and groups with accessing funding, developing skills and work experience. The charity has links to Denison Road playing field site and expresses an interest in being able to use this site as a base. It has aspirations to have a community building on the site, as well as a MUGA that it could manage, providing opportunity for local groups and sports teams such as a local disability team it has connections with.

Selby Big Local

Selby is one of 150 local areas in the country to receive Big Local Lottery Funding. The funding is for two main Selby town centre residential areas in the East and West of the centre with lower socio economic groups. The initiative is community led and a local community action plan has been developed supporting 4 priorities: Bringing Communities Together; Working to improve emotional and physical health; skills and employment; and empowering young people.

Professional Club Community Organisations (CCOs)

Where CCOs are operating they provide a variety of programmes and services to support local communities (sporting and non-sporting); however, at present there is currently no active CCO in Selby District.

Local consultation

This has taken place with a broad and diverse set of community groups in Selby District. A total of 12 individuals (representing eight local organisations) were consulted. These include:

• Tadcaster Magnets FC
• Selby Hands of Hope
• Selby Big Local
• Selby AVS

(See Appendix B for full list of consultees)

Clubs

There are over 91,000 community football teams in England, spread over an expansive network of clubs and leagues. Selby District has a total of 182 teams, which is higher than local areas of a similar size.

The FA is investing to support clubs both on and off the pitch which includes an aim to have a qualified FA coach with every youth team by 2020/21. In addition, it will support 1,000 clubs to create full player pathways from youth to adult teams and develop 150 community football hubs with male and female pathways, disability and recreational playing opportunities.

Over the last 10-years there has been a significant national increase in the number of large multi-team football clubs. In Selby District, four clubs have more than ten registered teams. The largest of these (based upon 2017-18 affiliation data) are:

• Thorpe United - 23 teams
• TadcasterAlbion - 21 teams
• Sherburn White Rose - 15 teams
• Ulleskelf Juniors - 10 teams

One league operates in Selby District. The league offers competitive opportunities for youth players. While there are no specific league opportunities for men, women, girls and players with a disability within Selby District, there is however suitable provision provided in neighbouring leagues.

Selby’s largest local league (2017-18) is:

• Selby and District Junior League – 266 teams – fixtures played home and away

The County FA reports that there is some cross boundary migration in Selby District due to teams migrating inwards and outwards to the Goole and District Sunday League (Goole) and Garforth Junior League (Leeds).

Disability football

There are 9.4million people in England with a long-standing limiting disability, illness or condition which equates to 18% of the population – almost one in five. Football playing opportunities should be flexible, inclusive and accessible for everyone, whatever their level of ability. This could entail inclusion in mainstream activity or teams / sessions specifically for people with a disability.

In Selby District there are two football teams / sessions specifically for people with a disability. It is a priority of the County FA to grow this provision. For talented players the FA run Regional Centres and England national squads.

The FA has big ambitions for the female game and aims to double levels of participation by 2020. To achieve this requires a combined effort across four pathways: education, recreation, competition and talent.

Education environments have a huge impact on the first experience of football for young girls. This pathway can offer many opportunities for females of all ages to develop and grow a lifelong interest in football.

FA Wildcats girls football centres provide the first step on the recreational pathway, the programme provides girls aged five to 11 with regular opportunities to play football in a fun and engaging environment. Selby District has three FA Wildcats girls football centres and the priority is to grow this activity.

At eight, Selby District’s number of female teams is lower than local areas of a similar size. The County FA’s priority is to support existing clubs to grow and encourage more clubs to develop playing opportunities for females. The local girls league is the West Riding Girls League and matches are played on a home and away & central venue basis. The league is expected to grow its provision in future years. The local adult female league is the West Riding Womens League and matches are played on a home and away basis and the league is expected to sustain its provision in future years.

For talented players, the most local FA Regional Talent Club (RTC) is Leeds United which is located in Sherburn, (Selby) . Higher level talent pathway opportunities are also provided regionally and nationally by the FA, culminating in the England Women’s national squads. The most local Women’s Super League team is Manchester City which provides player pathway opportunities for gifted and talented female players and a spectator interest for fans.

Small-sided football

Many different types of small-sided football are played in England, from teams and leagues to recreational and informal. It is an established and important part of the modern game

Small-sided teams & leagues are organised and competitive activities; typically with players registered to clubs and affiliated to leagues and their County FAs. Examples include Futsal and local small-sided leagues running at venues such as sports halls, 3G FTPs or smallsided 3G centres.

Key local providers include

• Football Mundial, Selby Leisure Centre

Futsal is an exciting, fast-paced, small sided team game that is widely played across the world. Typically it’s played on an indoor surface with hockey-sized goals and a size four football with reduced ball bounce. It is the FA’s aim to ensure Futsal is available across the country.

There are currently no futsal teams in Selby District. It is a priority for the County FA to grow Futsal for players across all formats.

Recreational football

Recreational football is played where facilities are typically booked and there might be someone to help organise. Examples include FA Just Play sessions, walking football and casual pitch hire for small-sided match play.

There are currently no FA Just Play Centres in Selby District. Walking football sessions are currently being delivered at Tadcaster Leisure Centre. Walking football and Just Play are areas that the County FA has prioritised for further growth and development.

Informal football

Informal football is played in local parks and green spaces – it is free, open access and often played spontaneously (normal clothing is worn). Common examples include a kick-about at a local park or on a multi-use games area (MUGA).

Currently, informal football in Selby District is played particularly in the central part of the area. Selby Park and Selby Leisure Centre are key site locations that are heavily used as other smaller parks have limited open green space.

The key strengths of local football in Selby District include affiliated youth football provision and it is recommended that this is sustained and also encouraged to grow further. However, there is a significant shortfall in adult provision and flexible football offers.

It is therefore recommended that the future football development priorities for Selby District are:

1. Affiliated football (all formats)
2. Women & Girls
3. Small Sided & Futsal
4. Recreational offer (including Walking Football, Just Play Centres and flexible 11v11 opportunities)

The facilities required to assist this are now set out in the Assets and Opportunities section.

Additionally, each priority project that progresses to a funding application via the Football Foundation will produce a detailed ‘site development plan’ specifying all football development activity, usage and key partner engagement.

This section reviews Selby District's existing football facility assets. It identifies current issues and presents opportunities for improvements, including a list of priority projects for potential investment.

Local assets and opportunities have been reviewed inline with four investment priorities:

1. 3G FTPs
2. Improved grass pitches
3. Changing room pavilions / clubhouses
4. Small-sided facilities

To ensure a consistent and high quality approach, each local area has been reviewed applying a standard approach, supplemented by input from consultation with local partners and stakeholder organisations.

While each investment priority is reviewed individually, it is understood that they can be inter-reliant; account is, thus, taken of these potential connections.

3G FTPs are a high quality and indispensable part of modern football facilities; their impact cannot be underestimated. In recent years the industry has seen major innovations and improvements to artificial surfaces (and sports lighting). This has created playing surfaces that replicate a good standard natural turf pitch whilst significantly increasing levels of use (x20). All FTPs must have sports lighting to achieve this.

The high quality, consistent playing surface is the ideal environment to play the game and for young people to learn. With regular maintenance programmes, pitches can be heavily used all year round with no decline in quality. They almost completely negate annoying fixture cancellations during winter months, helping football to be a key part of a regular physical activity habit.

High capacity levels offer a great opportunity to embrace all formats and engage all participants. A full-sized 3G caters for an average of 1,200 participants per week and is suitable for various location types. That means being fully inclusive to all sections of the community, with a particular focus on under-represented groups such as women and girls, people with a disability, BAME communities and people from lower socio-economic groups.

The way 3G FTPs are used is rapidly changing; current line-marking systems allow for match play across all formats of football (5v5, 7v7, 9v9 and 11v11). This enables significant levels of match-play to be transferred from grass to 3G.

FA data states that there is currently one full size 3G FTP in Selby District, alongside two small sided facilities (61m x 43m). The full size 3G FTP is located at Sherburn High School. Based on current provision there is a shortfall of three pitches relative to assessed demand.

All three FTPs are available for community use. Both the full sized pitch at Sherburn High School and small sided pitch at Thorpe Willoughby Sports Association are on the FA register for 3G FTPs (meaning they are quality checked and can be used for football match play).

When looking at Selby District as a whole, the geographical spread of existing facilities is uneven; however, they are located in areas of higher population density. Two pitches (Barlby High School and Thorpe Willoughby Sports Association) are fairly central, situated to the west and north east of Selby town. The pitch at Sherburn High School is in the west of the authority in Sherburnin-Elmet.

There are facilities/provision gaps in the central (Selby Town) and north (Tadcaster) areas despite high levels of population. The central area also has higher levels of deprivation. Based on this, it is recommended that these gaps are addressed.

Local consultation reveals no common issues other than simply lack of supply in relation to team demand for training.

Two priority projects for potential investment have been identified. Undersupply was calculated using the FA 3G FTP demand and supply model. At the point of the most recent Selby District Council PPS, there was a requirement for two full size 3G FTPs, which has since increased to a need for four based on affiliated team numbers. Following discussions with the steering group, it has been decided that three full size 3G FTPs alongside the two small size 3G FTPs in the area will be sufficient to accommodate demand.

Each site was selected by local partners based on a rationale of good access, high population, geographical spread, success and quality of existing facilities and, within Selby Town, higher levels of deprivation.

As stated in the latest PPS, any additional full size 3G pitch in Selby, in particular within Selby town, would need to be justified on the basis of FA priorities and take into account any impact on the Selby Leisure Centre AGP.

1 - Tadcaster Magnet Sports & Social Club, Queens Gardens & Manor Field – new floodlit FTP (West Riding CFA is working with Tadcaster Magnets FC to understand demand before determining size). A 3G FTP at this site needs to be considered in conjunction with the potential 3G FTP developments in the neighboring authorities of Leeds and York.

• Existing facilities: one full size equivalent pitch.
• Current users: six affiliated teams from Tadcaster Magnets FC.
• Rationale: as a strategic site. Tadcaster Magnets FC to develop a multi sport site which will include football provision. Selby
  District Council is supportive of this community led initiative, project managed and to be delivered by Tadcaster Magnets Sports
  and Social Club. Site will support participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football, disability
  football, recreational football and football for the over 50s.

2 - Selby College – new floodlit 11v11 FTP. Any project at this site to be considered in conjunction with adjoining Denison Road. A 3G FTP at this site needs to be considered in conjunction with the potential 3G FTP development in the neighboring authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. Due to cross boundary demand, likely not a demand for both full sized 3G FTPs to be developed.

• Existing facilities: three full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities within college building.
• Current users: Selby college (including four affiliated teams), nine affiliated teams from Brayton Belles and Barwic Parade
  Community Primary School. Adjoining Denison Road site also maintained by the College and is used by ten teams from three
  affiliated clubs.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football, lower socio-economic communities,
  disability football, recreational football and football for the over 50s.

Playing fields are one of the most important resources for sport in England. All football players should have the opportunity to play on good quality grass pitches. However, FA data shows that 63% of pitches in England are poor / low standard and 1 in 6 games are cancelled. As such, poor pitch quality is consistently cited as the number one issue for players.

The priority is, therefore, to sustainably improve grass pitch quality across all main pitch owners (local authorities, education establishments and clubs). However, the level of maintenance required to obtain good quality standards is regularly affected by restricted budgets and limited knowledge/ training. Compaction and grass coverage are two key causes of poor quality pitches. Both are commonly treated via a maintenance driven solution (and do not necessarily require costly drainage schemes).

Playing fields are also a valuable resources for informal play and open-access sites are encouraged but, for many, problems such as dog fouling and vandalism mean that they need to be protected with mitigation measures such as fencing.

In many local areas the key challenge is to create a sustainable approach to provide good quality football pitches for the long-term. Many local authorities (78%) intend to increase pitch hire fees in the future. However, many players (63%) believe facilities are already expensive and some (16%) believe prices are prohibitive. A sustainable solution should, therefore, carefully balance pitch quality and affordability.

While the education sector (37%) and local authorities (32%) are still the principal asset owners of grass pitches, clubs / leagues own or maintain an increasing share (currently 25%). Assets and opportunities have been considered across each sector.

Although large (3+ pitch) strategic sites are important and make up much of the project list within the LFFPs, this does not mean that other club, league and community/voluntary sites are not important or eligible for funding. These sites are key to the Football Foundation's Grass Pitch Programme to deliver 20,000 good quality pitches.

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There are currently 12 grass pitch sites in Selby District with three or more full-size pitch equivalents containing 40 grass pitches. Of these, one is considered to have good quality pitches, 11 are of standard quality and none poor quality.

In addition, there are five sites of less than three pitches which are deemed to be strategically important and identified as requiring investment.

Local consultation highlights a need to improve the quality of grass provision. Clubs state that support around investment into equipment, to help them better maintain grass pitches would be welcomed.

Ten priority projects for potential investment have been identified. Five of the sites have three or more full size pitch equivalents of standard quality (evidenced in current PPS), with the remaining five considered to be strategically important and in need of investment despite providing less provision, or not having been developed yet.

Prioritisation was made by local partners with the rationale of selecting sites that were the poorest in quality and that were most well utilised or had the greatest potential for increased utilisation following improvements. Ensuring that pitches are improved from poor or standard quality to good quality is key to increasing their carrying capacity, as well as providing better user experience.

1 - Tadcaster Magnet Sports & Social Club, Queens Gardens & Manor Field– develop new pitches (both adult and junior) as part of site development

• Existing facilities: one full size equivalent pitch and a changing pavilion.
• Current users: six affiliated teams from Tadcaster Magnets JFC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football, disability football, lower socio-economic communities, recreational football and football for the over 50s.

2 - Selby College – works to natural pitches to support 3G FTP proposal. Any project at this site to be considered in conjunction with adjoining Denison Road

• Existing facilities: three full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities within college building.
• Current users: 13 affiliated teams (including nine junior girls and one women's teams from the College and Brayton Belles).
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

3 - Denison Road – works to natural pitches. Any project at this site to be considered in conjunction with adjoining Selby College

• Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and portacabin changing provision.
• Current users: 10 affiliated teams from three clubs (including one girls and one women’s team from Malt Shovel FC).
• Rationale: participation growth in; women and girls football, junior football, senior football and lower socio-economic communities.

4 - Ulleskelf Sports Ground – works to natural pitches, in particular around drainage.

• Existing facilities: four full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities.
• Current users: ten affiliated teams all from Ulleskelf Juniors FC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football and girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

5 - Monk Fryston United FC (Stocking Lane) – works to natural pitches. Also look to provide a maintenance equipment bank on site to support ongoing maintenance on this site and surrounding sites owned by clubs.

• Existing facilities: four full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities.
• Current users: eight affiliated teams from Monk FrystonUnited Juniors FC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, women and girls football, senior football and lower socio-economic communities.

6 - Brayton High School – works to natural pitches

• ▪ Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities within the school building.
• ▪ Current users: nine affiliated teams from Brayton FC Juniors.
• ▪ Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

Tadcaster Riverside CP School– works to natural pitches.

• Existing facilities: four full size equivalent pitches.
• Current users: 11 affiliated teams from Tadcaster Albion JFC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football and girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

8 - Sherburn White Rose Sports Club - works to natural pitches

• Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities.
• Current users: 15 affiliated teams from Sherburn White Rose FC and JFC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football, senior football, lower socio-economic communities and football for the over 50s.

9 - Tadcaster Albion (The Ings) – works to natural pitches, in particular around drainage if clubs cannot be transferred to Tadcaster Magnets FC as part of development.

• Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities
• Current users: seven affiliated teams from Tadcaster Albion Junior FC Juniors
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

10 - Staynor Hall – new grass pitches to be provided at community centre as part of Staynor Hall housing development

• Existing facilities: none. It is assumed that a minimum of two pitches will be developed.
• Current users: Selby District Council public consultation highlights site will be used by junior boys and girls football teams,
  community groups, youth groups (including summer camp activities), an LGBT group and recreational users
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football, disability football, lower socio-economic communities, recreational football and football for the over 50s.

These can provide a number of different benefits. While the primary function is normally the provision of changing rooms to accommodate match-play and training (for players and officials), there can be equal value in facilities such as community and education rooms, catering facilities and spectator toilets.

Each project will take a progressive approach to pavilions and clubhouses (beyond the provision of changing rooms) and be open to new opportunities to engage the whole community. That means, creating environments that are welcoming to players, spectators, volunteers, officials and all sections of the community.

Such assets should support other investment priorities (e.g. 3G FTPs and grass pitches) and be located at sites that will have the greatest impact on local communities. To ensure this, focus is given to sites with three or more full-size pitches equivalents. However, as pitch quality is the number one priority for players this is prioritised before investment in changing room pavilions /clubhouses.

Clearly, facilities need to be well managed and maintained to keep them in a good state of repair. Consideration will be given to reviewing the best operator solution for key sites and the installation of revenue generating features such as catering facilities and community rooms. To achieve this, business plan support will be given to each priority project as it progresses to an application to the Football Foundation.

Of the 13 key sites with three or more full-size pitch equivalents in Selby District, ten have suitable changing room pavilions/clubhouses, three have existing facilities that need improvement/ replacement and none have no facilities and require a new changing pavilion.

In addition, there are three sites of less than three pitches which are deemed to be strategically important and identified as requiring investment.

One site; Monk Fryston FC (Stocking Lane) has a changing provision in need of improvement; however, the Club is working with the cricket club also located at the site to improve this.

Five priority projects for potential investment have therefore been identified. Each project has three or more full-size pitch equivalents and has either no facilities or was assessed against a standard criteria to have an unsuitable pavilion:

11 - Thorpe Willoughby Sports Association– refurbish changing pavilion

• Existing facilities: five full size equivalent pitches, one small sided 3G FTP and changing facilities.
• Current users: 21 affiliated teams from Thorpe Willoughby FC and Thorpe Willoughby JFC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football, lower socio-economic communities and football for the over 50s.

3 - Denison Road – new community building with changing area to reflect other site improvements. Any project at this site to be considered in conjunction with adjoining Selby College

• Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and portacabin changing provision.
• Current users: ten affiliated teams from three clubs (including one girls and one women’s team from Malt Shovel FC). Also links
  with Selby Hands of Hope.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women and girls football, lower socio-economic communities,
  disability football, recreational football and football for the over 50s. Will additionally provide community and education space.

1 - Tadcaster Magnet Sports & Social Club, Queens Gardens & Manor Field– develop new community building with changing pavilion as part of site development

• Existing facilities: one full size equivilent pitch and changing pavilion.
• Current users: six affiliated teams from Tadcaster Magnets JFC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women’s and girls football, disability football, BAME communities, lower socioeconomic communities, recreational football and football for the over 50s.

4 - Ulleskelf Sports Ground – refurbish changing pavilion

• Existing facilities: four full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities
• Current users: ten affiliated teams all from Ulleskelf Juniors FC.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football and girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

9 - Tadcaster Albion (The Ings) – new changing pavilion (dependant on Tadcaster Magnets Sports & Social Club development)

• Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and changing facilities.
• Current users: seven affiliated teams from Tadcaster Albion Junior FC Juniors.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football and girls football and lower socio-economic communities.

Good facilities are important to all small-sided football players, but it is important to understand the different formats of the small-sided game and the various facility types they relate to.

Research suggests that small-sided players in teams & leagues, and in recreational sessions, prefer a 3G surface type because it replicates a good standard natural turf pitch. These facilities have already been covered in the 3G FTP section of this LFFP.

Indoor environments currently accommodate 20% of football participation and are also popular with players in teams & leagues and recreational sessions . Indoor sports halls are most popular, along with some community halls and indoor 3G centres. Environments need to be engaging, have clear line-marking and the correct size goalposts.

Informal players require facilities that are open and free to access as this enables play opportunities that are often spontaneous. In these circumstances multi-use games areas (MUGAs) can be effective in areas of high urban population and limited green space. Such facilities can be modern, bright, creative and engaging. While this plan will identify suitable locations for such facilities, the design and specifics of the facility type can be agreed at a later stage with Football Foundation staff when projects are ready to progress to pre-application stage.

Parks and open green spaces are also important to informal play and require goalposts and zones that are free from litter and dog fouling.

Local consultation reveals there are no indoor facilities that require improvement to develop small-sided football.

Three potential opportunities for MUGA’s have been identified. In each case the rationale is based on the site being in either an area of high urban population , limited green space , high levels of deprivation, high levels of lower social economic groups and corresponding high local demand for informal football:

3 - Denison Road– new MUGA. Any project at this site to be considered in conjunction with adjoining Selby College

• Existing facilities: two full size equivalent pitches and portacabin changing provision.
• Current users: ten affiliated teams from three clubs (including one girls and one women’s team from Malt Shovel FC).
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football, lower socio-economic communities and recreational football.

13 - The Fairway Park (Sherburn-in-Elmet)–Refurbish MUGA. Determine best surface type for this site

• . Existing facilities: floodlit MUGA, small sided goal posts, play area and bowling green.
• Current users: recreational users.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women and girls football, disability football, lower socio-economic communities, recreational football and football for the over 50s.

11 - Staynor Hall – new MUGA to be provided at community centre as part of Staynor Hall housing development

• Existing facilities: N/A.
• Current users: Selby District Council public consultation highlights site will be used by junior boys and girls football teams,
  community groups, youth groups (including summer camp activities), an LGBT group and recreational users.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, senior football, women and girls football, disability football, lower socio-economic communities. recreational football and football for the over 50s.

Following local consultation, five locations have been identified to support small-sided informal football. Here, the rationale is based on highly popular local parks and open green spaces with suitable space / areas to increase informal football:

11 - Staynor Hall – new informal football provision

• Existing facilities: N/A.
• Current users: Selby District Council public consultation highlights site will be used by junior boys and girls football teams,
  community groups, youth groups (including summer camp activities), an LGBT group and recreational users.
• Rationale: Participation growth in; junior football, girls football, lower socio-economic communities and recreational football.

12 - Selby Park– new informal football provision e.g. small sided goal posts or Yalp Wall

• Existing facilities: play area, mini golf, informal play space, children's creche.
• Current users: recreational users.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football, lower socioeconomic communities and recreational football.

16 - Bridle walk play area – new informal football provision on informal grass area e.g. small sided goal posts

• Existing facilities: play area.
• Current users: recreational users.
• Rationale – Participation growth in; junior football, girls football, lower socio-economic communities and recreational football.

15 - Scott Road – new informal football provision e.g. small sided goal posts

• Existing facilities: play area, skate park and Selby Community Centre.
• Current users: recreational users.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football, lower socio-economic communities and recreational football.

14 - Barlow Road – improve informal football provision and consider ways to make it usable all year round. Site currently suffers with significant drainage issues.

• Existing facilities: play area.
• Current users: recreational users.
• Rationale: participation growth in; junior football, girls football, lower socio-economic communities and recreational football.

• Chairman - Tadcaster Albion JFC
• Head of Community, Partnerships and Customers – Selby District Council
• Representative – Selby Big Local
• Senior Inward Investment Officer - Selby District Council
• Planning Policy Manager - Selby District Council
• Senior Neighbourhood Officer – Selby District Council
• Development Manager – North Yorkshire Sport
• Development Manager – North Yorkshire Sport
• External Funding Coordinator - Selby District Council
• Regional Operations Manager – Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles
• Secretary - Brayton Belles F.C.
• Deputy Principal – Selby College
• Chairman - Monk Fryston United FC
• Secretary – Thorpe United FC
• Project manager - Tadcaster Magnets FC
• Chairman – Selby Hands of Hope
• Chief Executive Officer – Selby District AVS