NIF 20131129 Sport Post Conflict - 08 Justin McMinn - NI Street League

Justin McMinn (Northern Ireland Street League) presentation at YMCA-RESPECT conference, "Sport Development in a Post Conflict Society", University of Ulster Magee, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 29/11/2013

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1. Northern  Ireland  Street  League         Changing  Lives  through  Football  
2. What  is  it?    “Northern  Ireland  Street  League  is  a  5  a-­‐side   football  league  set  up  for  the  disadvantaged   groups  of  society.”  
3. Who  is  it  for?       •  Homeless   •  Drug  and  alcohol  dependant   •  Asylum  seekers  and   Refugees   •  Long  term  unemployed   •  Other  disadvantaged  groups   What  happens?   •  2  hours  of  football  every   Friday-­‐Belfast  and   Derry~Londonderry   •  Teams  playing  at  least  4   games  a  week     •  league  3  Gmes  a  year   •  Play  on  3G  pitches  
4. Why  Football?   -­‐Team  acCvity   -­‐Physical  Health   -­‐Mental  Health  benefits   -­‐Discipline   -­‐MoCvaCon   -­‐Breakdown  of  barriers   -­‐Friendships   -­‐opportuniCes    -­‐educaCon  programmes  
5. Year  1-­‐  2010   •  Street  League-­‐The  journey   -­‐Start  of  Street  League(Belfast)   with  7  teams  including  1  from   Ballymena   -­‐launch  of  website   -­‐InvitaGon  to  All-­‐Ireland   Championships   Homeless  World  Cup  Trails  for   Ireland  Team)   Belfast  Street  League  player   Ciaran  Murphy  made  it  into  the   squad    
6. Year  2  –  2011   -­‐Another  successful  league   -­‐IntroducCon  to  EducaCon  course   -­‐Another  player  selected  for  the     Ireland  Homeless  World  Cup  team   Niall  McClafferty  
7. Year  3  -­‐  2012   -­‐extra  funding  from  Comic  Relief   to  provide  EducaCon  programme  unCl   2015  covering  coaching,  mental  health   awareness  and  drug  awareness  courses   -­‐Players  become  coaches  through   the  EducaConal  programme   -­‐  11  aside  team    set  up  and   presented  with  kit  
8. Year  3  conCnued   -­‐  2012   -­‐Belfast  team  wins  all  Ireland   finals  in  Dublin   -­‐New  Street  League  starts  in   Derry~Londonderry  by  Irish  FA   Football  For  All  development   officer-­‐Sarah  Keys   -­‐Applied  to  have  an  NI  team  in   the  Homeless  World  Cup  2013  
9. Year  4-­‐  2013   -­‐plans  start  to  prepare  for  the   first  ever  NI  team  to  compete  in   Homeless  World  Cup-­‐Poznan,   Poland,  August   -­‐players  from  Belfast  and   Derry~Londonderry  Street   Leagues  take  part  in  trials  for  the   HWC   -­‐NI  InternaConal  Manager   Michael  O’Neill  take  a  Street   League  coaching  session   -­‐August  6-­‐19.  Homeless  World   Cup-­‐Poznan,  Poland  
11. “Have  fun  and   you  have  won”  
12. The  future  for  Street  League   Grow  Street   League  in  Belfast   and  North  West   -­‐   Encourage  female   parGcipaGon   -­‐   Have  a  female   team  compete  at   HWC   Provide  training   that  leads  to   qualificaGons  and   employment   -­‐   Provide  referee   courses-­‐get   players  involved  in   running  and   managing  Street   League   Build  our  own   homeless  World   Cup  pitches    in   Belfast   -­‐   Fundraising  plans   League  and     World  Cup   -­‐   Reach  out  to  more   excluded  groups   NI  Street  League   accessable  to  all  in   NI  
13. Northern  Ireland  Street  League   Video