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AFC GRASSROOTS 

YEAR 2013 BOOK 

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK2

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   3

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MESSAGE FROM AFC PRESIDENTMESSAGE FROM AFC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

LAUNCH OF AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013

AFC GRASSROOTS LOGO AND SLOGAN

AFC GRASSROOTS DAY

AFC GRASSROOTS WORKSHOP

AFC GRASSROOTS AMBASSADOR

FACTSHEET

AFC GRASSROOTS COACHING CURRICULAR &

INSTRUCTORS TRAINING

AFC MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR FOR

GRASSROOTS FOOTBALLMEMBER ASSOCIATIONS GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL IN 2013

CLOSING MESSAGE FROM AFC GENERAL SECRETARY

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK4

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Salman bin Ebrahim Al KhalifaAFC PresidentFIFA Executive Committee Member

Message from AFC President

5AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK

G r a s s r o o t s i s t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f f o o t b a l l a n d 2 0 1 3 w a s d e c l a r e d A F C

G r a s s r o o t s Ye a r t o p r o m o t e a n d s t r e n g t h e n t h i s c o n c e p t a m o n g s t

o u r M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s .

I a m d e l i g h t e d t o n o t e t h a t t h i s h a s b e e n e m b r a c e d w h o l e h e a r t e d l y

a l l o v e r t h e c o n t i n e n t w i t h m a n y o f o u r M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s

o r g a n i s i n g e n j o y a b l e a n d e d u c a t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h o u s a n d s o f

c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r .

I t i s e n c o u r a g i n g t o s e e t h a t m a n y M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s h a v e

e s t a b l i s h e d t h e i r o w n g r a s s r o o t s p r o g r a m m e s a n d t h a t t h e i ra c t i v i t i e s e n c o u r a g e p a r t i c i p a t i o n f r o m t h e w h o l e c o m m u n i t y ,

i n c l u d i n g p a r e n t s , t e a c h e r s a n d o t h e r v o l u n t e e r s .

G r a s s r o o t s i s t h e b a s i s o f f o o t b a l l d e v e l o p m e n t a n d I s i n c e r e l y

h o p e t h a t a l l t h e c h i l d r e n w h o h a v e a t t e n d e d t h e a c t i v i t i e s , r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e i r a b i l i t y, n e v e r

l o s e t h e e n j o y m e n t o f t h e g a m e w h i l e t h o s e t h a t s h o w p o t e n t i a l c o n t i n u e t h e i r l e a r n i n g c u r v e a n d

p e r h a p s o n e d a y r e p r e s e n t t h e i r c o u n t r y a n d A s i a w i t h p r i d e a t t h e h i g h e s t l e v e l o f p r o f e s s i o n a l

f o o t b a l l .

I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k a l l o u r M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s f o r m a k i n g t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r 2 0 1 3i n i t i a t i v e a m a j o r s u c c e s s b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e I w o u l d a l s o s t r e s s t h a t t h e y d o n o t r e s t o n t h e i r

l a u r e l s a n d I u r g e t h e m t o c o n t i n u e t o c o n t r i b u t e t h e r e s o u r c e s n e e d e d f o r t h e s u c c e s s f u l l o n g -

t e r m d e v e l o p m e n t o f g r a s s r o o t s a n d y o u t h f o o t b a l l .

T h e A F C w i l l c e r t a i n l y b e a t h a n d t o p r o v i d e a l l t h e t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t i s e t h e y m a y r e q u i r e f r o m

t i m e t o t i m e . O u r j o i n t e f f o r t s i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n w i l l o n l y l e a d t o a b e t t e r f u t u r e f o r A s i a n f o o t b a l l .

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK6

Message from the AFC Technical Committee Chairman

Kohzo TashimaChairman

AFC Technical Committee

T h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t A s i a n f o o t b a l l c o n t i n u e s t o r i s e a n d w i t h t h e

c o n t i n e n t b e i n g h o m e t o 3 . 7 b i l l i o n p e o p l e t h e r e i s t h e p o t e n t i a l t o

b e c o m e t h e b e s t f o o t b a l l i n g c o n t i n e n t .

O u r s u c c e s s i n g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l o v e r t h e y e a r s i s a c o m b i n e d

e f f o r t a n d o n l y m a d e p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e d i l i g e n c e a n d d e v o t i o n o f

a l l A s i a n f o o t b a l l f a m i l y , i n c l u d i n g p l a y e r s , c o a c h e s , r e f e r e e s ,

v o l u n t e e r s a n d s u p p o r t e r s w h o s h a r e t h e u n i v e r s a l b e l i e f t h a t

c h i l d r e n h o l d t h e f u t u r e o f t h i s s u c c e s s .

A F C d e s i g n a t e d 2 0 1 3 a s t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r i n o r d e r t os u p p o r t o u r M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s i n d e v e l o p i n g g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l ,

p r i m a r i l y f o r c h i l d r e n u p t o 1 2 y e a r s o l d f o l l o w i n g F I F A ’ s d e f i n i t i o n

a n d p h i l o s o p h y .

A s y o u c a n s e e i n t h i s b o o k , A F C h a s n o t o n l y i n i t i a t e d v a r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s b u t a l s o p r o v i d e d t h e

M A s w i t h s o m e o f t h e t o o l s t h e y n e e d t o h e l p d e v e l o p g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l i n t h e i r c o u n t r y . A t t h e

s a m e t i m e , m a n y M A s h a v e a l s o t a k e n t h e i r o w n i n i t i a t i v e s a n d c o m e u p w i t h t h e i r o w n a c t i v i t i e s

t o c e l e b r a t e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r .

O u r f u n d a m e n t a l m i s s i o n i s t o c r e a t e t h e b e s t e n v i r o n m e n t f o r o u r c h i l d r e n t o p l a y f o o t b a l l a n dt o d e v e l o p a n d n u r t u r e t h e i r s k i l l s . T o g e t h e r w e m u s t c r e a t e a n e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h o u t b a r r i e r s … a n

e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t e m b r a c e s a l l r e g a r d l e s s o f g e n d e r , a b i l i t y , c u l t u r e o r b a c k g r o u n d .

F o o t b a l l c a n c o n t r i b u t e t o a c h i l d ’ s d e v e l o p m e n t . I t p r o m o t e s a h e a l t h y l i f e s t y l e a n d f o s t e r s

p o s i t i v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a s t h e y l e a r n t o e m b r a c e t h e s p i r i t o f f a i r p l a y .

M A s h a v e t h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e s u c h a n e n v i r o n m e n t t h r o u g h g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l p r o g r a m m e s a n d ,

t h r o u g h t h e s h a r i n g o f b e s t p r a c t i c e s a n d t h e p r o m o t i o n o f t h e s p i r i t o f l e a r n i n g , A F C i s h e r e t o

a s s i s t o u r f r i e n d s a n d c o l l e a g u e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o n t i n e n t .

W e b e l i e v e t h a t f o o t b a l l h a s t h e p o w e r t o a c h i e v e t h e s e g o a l s a n d m e m b e r s o f o u r A s i a n f o o t b a l l

f a m i l y h a v e t h e a b i l i t y a n d p a s s i o n t o a c h i e v e t h i s m i s s i o n n o w a n d i n t h e f u t u r e .

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   7

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK8

Launch of AFC Grassroots Year 2013

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   9

AFC Grassroots Logo and Slogan

T h e t w o b o y s a n d g i r l s ’ c h a r a c t e r s i n

d i f f e r e n t c o l o u r s s y m b o l i s e s g e n d e r a n d

r a c i a l e q u a l i t y a n d t h a t t h e y c a n p l a y

t o g e t h e r a t t h e g r a s s r o o t s l e v e l ;

1

A s p a r t o f t h e b r a n d i n g i n i t i a t i v e t o s u p p o r t A F C , M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s o r g a n i s e d g r a s s r o o t s

a c t i v i t i e s , a l o g o a n d s l o g a n f o r t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l Y e a r 2 0 1 3 a n d o f f i c i a l l y a n n o u n c e dt h e i n i t i a t i v e a t t h e A F C A n n u a l Aw a r d s h e l d o n N o v e m b e r 2 9 t h   2 0 1 2 .

T h e l o g o s y m b o l i s e s t h e p h i l o s o p h y b e h i n d A F C G r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l :

T h e o p e n s t a n c e o f t h e c h i l d r e n w i t h a

f o o t b a l l i n t h e c e n t r e s y m b o l i s e s t h e

u n i f i y i n g p o w e r o f t h e g a m e a n d i t s r o l e

i n t h e s o c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f c h i l d r e n ;

2

T h e c i r c u l a r s h a p e o f t h e l o g o

e x e m p l i f i e s p r o t e c t i o n a n d w e l f a r e o f

t h e p l a y i n g c h i l d r e n w i t h t h e g r e e n c o l o r

d e p i c t i n g f u n a n d e x u b e r a n c e t h a t t h e y

e x p e r i e n c e w h i l e p l a y i n g f o o t b a l l t o g e t h e r

i n a s a f e e n v i r o n m e n t

3

‘ L e t ’ s P l a y ! ’ w a s c h o s e n b e c a u s e i t i s s i m p l e , f u n a n d c a t c h y w h i c h p e r f e c t l y e c h o e s t h e j o y o f

p l a y i n g t o a t t r a c t c h i l d r e n t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p r o g r a m m e .

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK10

AFC Grassroots Day

S e v e r a l M e m b e r A s s o c i a t io n s o b s e r v e d t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l Ye a r b y o r g a n i s i n g v a r i o u s

o f g r a s s r o o t s e v e n t s i n t h e i r o w n c o u n t r i e s .

I n o r d e r t o s u p p o r t o u r M e m b e r s A s s o c i a t i o n s ’ i n i t i a t i v e s , A F C p r o v i d e d e q u i p m e n t s u c h a s b a l l s ,

A F C G r a s s r o o t s T - s h i r t s , b i b s a n d A F C G r a s s r o o t s F l a g s .

MAs which organized events in line with AFC Grassroots Day Celebration 

AFGHANISTAN

AUSTRALIA

BHUTANCHINESE

TAIPEI

GUAM

HONG KONG

INDIA

JAPAN

MALDIVES

PAKISTAN

QATAR

SINGAPORE

VIETNAM

MALAYSIA

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   11

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK12

AFC Grassroots Workshop

At t h e c o n t i n e n t a l l e v e l , a t h r e e - d a y A F C G r a s s r o o t s W o r k s h o p w a s h e l d f r o m t h e

1 5 t h   t o 1 7 t h   M a y i n K u a l a L u m p u r , i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r

2 0 1 3 a n d G r a s s r o o t s D a y . T h i s W o r k s h o p o f f e r e d M A g r a s s r o o t s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s

a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e v i e w , r e f l e c t a n d d i s c u s s g r a s s r o o t s p h i l o s o p h i e s , a g e

a p p r o p r i a t e c o a c h i n g t r e n d s , p l a y e r p a t h w a y s a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a c t i v i t i e s o f

i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a n d a r d .

T h e w o r k s h o p i n c l u d e d p r e s e n t a t i o n s b y s e v e r a l M e m b e r s A s s o c i a t i o n s o n t h e i r

g r a s s r o o t s m o d e l s , s t r u c t u r e a n d p o l i c y, M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n p r o j e c t s , g r a s s r o o t s

f u t s a l , a c t i o n s t o p r o m o t e g r o w t h a n d r e t e n t i o n , w o r k g r o u p d i s c u s s i o n f o r u m s a n dg r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r A s i a .

I n c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e G r a s s r o o t s D a y , F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n o f M a l a y s i a ( FA M ) o r g a n i s e d

a G r a s s r o o t s C a r n i v a l o n 1 5 t h   M a y a s a p a r t o f t h e W o r k s h o p p r o g r a m w i t h a r o u n d 1 0 0

c h i l d r e n p a r t i c i p a t i n g . T h e y w e r e a l s o l u c k y t o b e t h e f i r s t b a t c h o f c h i l d r e n t o g e t

u p c l o s e a n d p e r s o n a l w i t h t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s A m b a s s a d o r s , I r a n i a n l e g e n d M e h d i

M a h d i v i k i a a n d C h i n e s e a c e B a i L i l i , d u r i n g t h e s e s s i o n s a t F A M .

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   13

AFC Grassroots AmbassadorI r a n i a n l e g e n d M e h d i M a h d a v i k i a a n d

C h i n e s e a c e B a i L i l i w e r e a p p o i n t e d a so u r A F C G r a s s r o o t s A m b a s s a d o r s t o h e l p

t h e c o n t i n e n t a n d M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s t o

p r o m o t e t h e i r g r a s s r o o t s e v e n t s .

B o t h p l a y e r s w e r e o f f i c i a l l y a p p o i n t e d

d u r i n g t h e o p e n i n g c e r e m o n y o f t h e

A F C G r a s s r o o t s W o r k s h o p o n 1 5 t h M a y

w h i c h t a l s o c o m m e m o r a t e d t h e A F C

G r a s s r o o t s D a y .

I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o h a v e r o l e m o d e l s t o a s s i s t

t h e M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s i n p r o m o t i n g

p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n f o o t b a l l a s w e l l a s

e m p h a s i s i n g t h e v a l u e o f h a v i n g a s o u n d

f o u n d a t i o n a n d p a t h w a y f o r t h e e l i t e l e v e l s

o f t h e g a m e t o f l o u r i s h .

L i l i i s a n A F C ‘ A ’ C o a c h i n g C e r t i f i c a t e

h o l d e r a n d A F C g r a s s r o o t s i n s t r u c t o r f o r

g r a s s r o o t s i n S h a n g h a i . S h e w a s a C h i n e s e

i n t e r n a t i o n a l b e t w e e n 1 9 9 5 a n d 2 0 0 6 .

T h e 3 4 - y e a r - o l d w a s a l s o a n a t i o n a l p l a y e r

f r o m 1 9 9 9 t o 2 0 0 6 h a v i n g r e p r e s e n t e d C h i n a

i n t h e 2 0 0 1 W o m e n ’ s A s i a n C u p , t h e 2 0 0 4

O l y m p i c s A s i a n q u a l i f i e r s a n d t h e 2 0 0 6

W o m e n ’ s A s i a n C u p w h e r e C h i n a e m e r g e d

a s t h e c h a m p i o n s f o r t h e e i g h t h t i m e .

M a h d a v i k i a w a s c a p t a i n o f I r a n i a n c l u b

P e r s e p o l i s a n d w a s a k e y f i g u r e i n I r a n ’ s

p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e F I F A U - 1 7 W o r l d C u p i n

t h e U A E a s h i s t r a n s i t i o n t o t h e c o a c h i n g

w o r l d .

T h e 1 9 9 7 Y o u n g A s i a n F o o t b a l l e r o f t h e

Y e a r a n d 2 0 0 3 A s i a n F o o t b a l l e r o f t h e Y e a r

a l s o h a s w i d e E u r o p e a n e x p e r i e n c e h a v i n g

p l i e d h i s t r a d e f o r G e r m a n o u t f i t s

V f L B o c h u m , H a m b u g e r S V a n d

E i n t r a c h t F r a n k f u r t a n d h e a l s o

f e a t u r e d i n t h e F I F A W o r l d C u pf i n a l s i n 1 9 9 8 a n d 2 0 0 6 .

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK14

Factsheet

Ye s1

A f a c t s h e e t w a s d e v e l o p e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s t o c a r r y o u t a n a s s e s s m e n t

o f g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l i n A s i a .

T h e f a c t s h e e t c o n s i s t s o f G r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l c o m p o n e n t s w i t h i n e a c h M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n i . e .

d o m e s t i c f o o t b a l l d e v e l o p m e n t a t t h e g r a s s r o o t s l e v e l a n d g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l a n a l y s i s . T h i s w o u l d

b e u s e f u l t o d r a w u p t h e i r s p e c i f i c g r a s s r o o t s d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n s i n t h e f u t u r e .

A t o t a l o f 4 2 M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s s u b m i t t e d t h e f a c t s h e e t . B e l o w a r e s o m e o f t h e d a t a c o l l e c t e d

f r o m t h e f a c t s h e e t s :

A total of 42 Member Associations submitted the factsheet. Below are some of the data

collected from the factsheets:

Person responsible for development of Grassroots football in your MA? 

N o2

9 0 . 5 %

9 . 5 %

G r a s s r o o t s F e s t i v a l1

Promotional activities / programs for Grassroots football

C o m p e t i t i o n ( T o u r n a m e n t / L e a g u e )2

4 5 . 2 %

2 1 . 4 %

P r o m o t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s w i t ha c a d e m i e s / c l u b s3 1 4 . 3 %

S c h o o l1

Where is the most popular place for children to play football regularly andcontinuously?

C l u b2

9 5 . 2 %

5 2 . 4 %

C o m m u n i t y3 3 0 . 9 %

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L a c k o f f a c i l i t i e s1

What are the barriers within Member Associations that inhibit the growth and retentionof Grassroots football?

C o a c h E d u c a t i o n2

3 5 . 7 %

3 3 . 3 %

L a c k o f f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t

32 3 . 8 %

D e v e l o p m e n t o f C o a c h E d u c a t i o n1

What actions are required to promote growth and retention of Grassroots football?

C o o p e r a t i o n w i t h M i n i s t r y o f

S p o r t s , E d u c a t i o n , H e a l t h , W e l f a r e2

5 4 . 8 %

2 6 . 2 %

S c h o o l p r o g r a m3 2 3 . 8 %

D e v e l o p m e n t o f C o a c h E d u c a t i o n1

Future goals for Grassroots football in the country?

S t r a t e g i c d e v e l o p m e n t i n s c h o o l s2

3 8 . 1 %

2 3 . 8 %

Ta l e n t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n3 1 9 . 0 %

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK16

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   17

AFC Grassroots Coaching Curricular and Instructor’s Training

C o a c h E d u c a t i o n i s o n e o f t h e k e y f o c u s a r e a s f o r d e v e l o p i n g g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l .

I n o r d e r t o d e v e l o p c o a c h e s a t t h e g r a s s r o o t s l e v e l , A F C p r o d u c e d t h e G r a s s r o o t s C o a c h i n g

C u r r i c u l a r a n d o r g a n i s e d s e v e r a l I n s t r u c t o r s ’ Tr a i n i n g c o u r s e s .

To a d d r e s s t h e d i f f e r e n t g r o w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t n e e d s o f t h e c h i l d r e n , a g e a p p r o p r i a t e t r a i n i n g

i s e s s e n t i a l . T h e r e f o r e , t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s C o a c h i n g C u r r i c u l a r c o n s i s t s o f f o u r d i f f e r e n t

c o u r s e s b a s e d o n a g e g r o u p s b e t w e e n 6 - 1 2 y e a r s o f a g e a s f o l l o w s :

Fun FootballCourse

(6-8 years old)

Kids FootballCourse

(8-10 years old)

DevelopmentCoach Course

(10-12 years old)

TechnicalCoach Course

(6-12 years old)

S i n c e 2 0 1 2 , A F C i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h F I F A

o r g a n i s e d t h e f o l l o w i n g G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s ’

c o u r s e s w i t h t w o r e g i o n a l c o u r s e s :

u   F I F A / A F C R e g i o n a l G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s  C o u r s e f o r A S E A N R e g i o n , i n L a o s , A u g u s t

  2 0 1 2

u   F I F A / A F C R e g i o n a l G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s

  C o u r s e f o r S o u t h a n d C e n t r a l R e g i o n , i n I n d i a ,

  S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 2

u   F I F A / A F C R e g i o n a l G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s

  C o u r s e f o r W e s t R e g i o n , i n K u w a i t , O c t o b e r

  2 0 1 2

u  A F C W o m e n ’ s G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s

  C o u r s e , i n M a l a y s i a , N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2

u   F I F A / A F C R e g i o n a l G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s

  C o u r s e f o r A S E A N & E a s t R e g i o n s , i n

  M a l a y s i a , S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 3

u   F I F A / A F C R e g i o n a l G r a s s r o o t s I n s t r u c t o r s

  C o u r s e f o r W e s t a n d S o u t h & C e n t r a l R e g i o n s ,

  i n L e b a n o n , N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 3

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK18

AFC Member Association of the Year 2013 for Grassroots Football

A n a w a r d w i l l b e g i v e n t o t h e b e s t M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e i r e x e m p l a r y e f f o r t s

i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l i n t h e y e a r 2 0 1 3 .

Grassroots structure in the Member

Association» Grassroots Department/Unit under the Technical Department

» Designated person responsible for the development of 

  Grassroot football

» Strategic development plan for Grassroots football

1

The winning Member Association is selected on the basis of the submission of an ActivityReport on grassroots activities under the selection criteria as follows:

Grassroots Philosophy/Policy in the MemberAssociation» Philosophy on Grassroots football

» Policy on Grassroots football

» Code of conduct for Grassroots football

2

Links with partners for Grassroots footballdevelopment» Government partners & Ministries

» Non-govermental partners (NGOs, sponsors, football leagues)

3

Grassroots technical programmes andactivities» Coaching courses for Grassroots football/instructors

» Promotional activities for mass participation/volunteer

» Talent identification

4

Programmes/activities on social

responsibility in Grassroots» Disabled football

» Educational programmes

» Activities for social environment

5

Exchange programs» With other Member Associations

» Between national association and clubs/schools

» Between football clubs

6

Special developmental/promotional activitiesin AFC Grassroots Year 2013

7

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK20

Member Associations Grassroots Activities

S h e b e r g h a n c i t y a n d S a r - e - P o l

p r o v i n c e h o s t e d a g r a s s r o o t s

p r o g r a m m e f o r t h e c h i l d r e n o f

l o c a l s c h o o l s i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h

t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s D a y .

M o r e t h a n 3 0 0 c h i l d r e n a t t e n d e d

t h e e v e n t i n t h e n o r t h e r n p a r t o f

A f g h a n i s t a n a n d 2 6 l o c a l t e a c h e r s

a n d t r a i n e r s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a

t w o - d a y g r a s s r o o t s s e m i n a r w h i c h

w a s c o n d u c t e d b y t h e A f g h a n i s t a n

F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( A F F ) ’ s

G r a s s r o o t s D e p a r t m e n t .

T h e p r o g r a m w a s d e s i g n e d t o b e

i m p l e m e n t e d i n s e v e n z o n e s i n

A f g h a n i s t a n c o n s i s t i n g o f t w o

d a y s o f s e m i n a r s f o r t h e l o c a lt r a i n e r s , s c h o o l t e a c h e r s a n d

p a r e n t s w h i l e t h e t h i r d d a y w a s

d e d i c a t e d t o a f e s t i v a l .

I n a d d i t i o n , A F F s t a r t e d

a n a t i o n w i d e G r a s s r o o t s

D e v e l o p m e n t P r o j e c t c a l l e d O p e n

F u n F o o t b a l l S c h o o l .

T h e p r o j e c t a i m s t o p r o d u c e

m o r e t h a n 2 0 0 e d u c a t e d c o a c h e s

a n d 8 0 0 p l a y e r s p e r y e a r . T h i s

i n i t i a t i v e i s b a s e d o n a 4 y e a r

c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e C r o s s C u l t u r e

P r o j e c t A s s o c i a t i o n a n d i s a

c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h F I F A a n d t h e

A s i a n F o o t b a l l D e v e l o p m e n t

P r o g r a m .

AFGHANISTAN

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AUSTRALIA

T h e A u s t r a l i a n f o o t b a l l

c o m m u n i t y e m b r a c e d

‘ G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l M o n t h ’ a l i g n e d

w i t h t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l

Y e a r 2 0 1 3 . T h e p r i m a r y t h e m e f o r

t h e m o n t h - l o n g a c t i v i t y f o c u s e d o n

c o m m u n i t y e d u c a t i o n i n r e f e r e n c e

t o s m a l l - s i d e d f o o t b a l l f o r m a t s .

O v e r w h e l m i n g l y , 3 , 5 0 0 c o a c h e s ,

p a r e n t s , v o l u n t e e r s a n d c l u b

o f f i c i a l s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n G r a s s r o o t s

F o o t b a l l C e r t i f i c a t e ( G F C ) c o u r s e s

a i m e d a t b e g i n n e r c o a c h e s o f

p l a y e r s u p t o s e v e n y e a r s o f a g e .

A d d i t i o n a l l y , o v e r 7 0 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s

t o o k p a r t i n e i t h e r a G a m e L e a d e r

o r I n s t r u c t i n g R e f e r e e C o u r s e ,d e s i g n e d t o t r a i n c h i l d r e n a g e d

b e t w e e n 1 2 a n d 1 4 y e a r s o l d a n d /  

o r a d u l t s t o m a n a g e a n d s u p e r v i s e

U - 6 – U - 1 1 s m a l l - s i d e d f o o t b a l l

m a t c h e s .

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e s u c c e s s o f

t h e G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l M o n t h

P r o g r a m , t h e F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n

o f A u s t r a l i a ( F F A ) h a s i n i t i a t e d

v a r i o u s G r a s s r o o t s a c t i v i t i e s s u c h

a s t h e p r o g r a m s f o r p l a y e r s ( c l u b

a n d s c h o o l p r o g r a m m e s ) a n d t h e

F o o t b a l l F o r A l l M o n t h f o r c h i l d r e n

w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s .

F F A h a s a l s o c o n d u c t e d s e v e r a l

c o u r s e s a n d c e r t i f i c a t i o n s

f o r c o a c h e s , r e f e r e e s a n d

a d m i n i s t r a t o r s t o d e v e l o p

G r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l .

AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK22

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK22

B h u t a n ’ s e f f o r t s i n

l i n e w i t h t h e A F C ’ s

f o c u s o n g r a s s r o o t s y e a r

2 0 1 3 w e r e i n f u l l s w i n g

a s t h e f o o t b a l l f e d e r a t i o n

o r g a n i s e d p r o g r a m s i n 1 0

d i s t r i c t s w i t h p r o v i n c i a l

a n d n a t i o n a l - l e v e l

a c t i v i t i e s t o b e h e l d u n t i l

t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r .

A t o t a l o f 1 9 8 c o a c h e s

a n d 3 , 9 5 0 c h i l d r e n

i n c l u d i n g 1 , 1 7 2 g i r l s t o o k

p a r t i n t h e g r a s s r o o t s

p r o g r a m s h e l d i n t h e

d i s t r i c t s o f P h u n a k h a ,

G e l e p h u , B h u m t h a n g ,

S a m t s e , P a r o , T h i m p h u ,

S a m d r u p j o n g k h a r ,

P h u n t s h o l i n g , M o n g a r a n d

T a s h i g a n g .

A p a r t f r o m t h e a b o v e

p r o g r a m s , B h u t a n F o o t b a l l

F e d e r a t i o n ( B F F ) a l s o

o r g a n i s e d p r o v i n c i a l U - 1 3

f e s t i v a l s i n S e p t e m b e r a n d

n a t i o n a l - l e v e l f e s t i v a l s

i n D e c e m b e r f o r c h i l d r e n

b e t w e e n t h e a g e s o f 6 t o12 .

BHUTAN

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CHINESE TAIPEI

T h e T a i w a n Y o u t h

L e a g u e w a s

o r g a n i s e d i n t h r e e

a g e c a t e g o r i e s ( U 8 ,

U 1 0 a n d U 1 2 ) f o r

b o t h g i r l s a n d b o y s .

S o m e 6 0 0 p l a y e r s

w e r e f e a t u r e d i n t h e

n a t i o n a l f i n a l s w h i l e

a r o u n d 3 , 0 0 0 p l a y e r sp l a y e d i n t h e l o c a l

a n d r e g i o n a l l e a g u e s .

B e s i d e s t h e T a i w a n

Y o u t h L e a g u e , t h e

C h i n e s e T a i p e i

F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n

( C T F A ) h a s a l s o

p l a n n e d t o o f f e r a

t w o - d a y i n t r o d u c t o r y

f o o t b a l l c o a c h i n g

c o u r s e t o t h o s e w h o

h a v e l i t t l e k n o w l e d g e

a n d b a c k g r o u n d i n

g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l

c o a c h i n g .

AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK24

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK24

D P R K o r e a F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t io n ( P R K F A ) o r g a n i s e d G r a s s r o o t s c o u r s e s i n e i g h t

p r o v i n c e s i n M a y a n d a F I F A G r a s s r o o t s C o u r s e i n P y o n g y a n g i n S e p t e m b e r . O n t h e

l a s t d a y o f t h e F I F A c o u r s e , G r a s s r o o t s F e s t i v a l w a s o r g a n i s e d w i t h 1 4 3 c h i l d r e n . A n o t h e r

G r a s s r o o t s c o u r s e w a s c o n d u c t e d i n v o l v i n g 3 8 0 c o a c h e s i n N . P h y o n g b u k P r o v i n c e i n

O c t o b e r .

P R K F A a l s o o r g a n i s e d a N a t i o n w i d e Y o u t h S p o r t s S c h o o l F o o t b a l l C o m p e t i t i o n i n f o u r

a g e c a t e g o r i e s ( U - 1 6 , U - 1 4 , U - 1 2 a n d U - 8 ) w i t h 1 , 4 5 0 p l a y e r s a n d 1 4 2 c o a c h e s i n v o l v e d .

F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e P r o v i n c i a l F o o t b a l l C o m p e t i t i o n w a s h e l d i n a l l p r o v i n c e s i n O c t o b e r .

3 1 , 1 0 0 y o u n g p l a y e r s a n d 2 , 5 0 0 c o a c h e s w e r e i n v o l v e d i n t h e c o m p e t i t i o n .

DPR KOREA

A t o t a l o f 1 9 8 c o a c h e s f r o m t h e

G u a m F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n ( G F A )

c r e a t e d a n e w f o o t b a l l t r a d i t i o n d u r i n g

i t s J a m b o r e e D a y b y i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e

g r a s s r o o t s c o n c e p t i n t o i t s c e l e b r a t i o n i n

c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s D a y

a n d G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r .

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e s u c c e s s f u l o r g a n i s a t i o n

o f t h e J a m b o r e e D a y , G F A h e l d i t s

s e c o n d F I F A G r a s s r o o t s C o u r s e i n A u g u s t

w i t h 4 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s . A t t h e e n d o f t h e

c o u r s e a G R F e s t i v a l w a s o r g a n i s e d a s a

c u l m i n a t i o n .

GUAM

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H o n g K o n g F A ( H K F A )

o r g a n i s e d a ‘ L e t ’ s K i c k

f o r F u n ’ G i r l s ’ F e s t i v a l

w h e r e p a r t i c i p a n t s t o o k

p a r t i n f u n g a m e s a n d

s m a l l - s i d e d m a t c h e s , a l l

t h e w h i l e l e a r n i n g t h e

b a s i c s o f f o o t b a l l .

A t o t a l o f 1 5 0 g i r l sa g e d b e t w e e n 5 a n d 1 4

r e c r u i t e d f r o m p r i m a r y a n d

s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s a s w e l l

a s f o o t b a l l s c h o o l s a n d

c l u b s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e

e v e n t .

H K F A a l s o h o s t e d a n o t h e r

g r a s s r o o t s e v e n t - t h e

A F C G r a s s r o o t s F e s t i v a l

2 0 1 3 o n 1 1 t h A u g u s t .

S o m e 2 0 0 b o y s a n d g i r l s

a g e d b e t w e e n 9 a n d 1 2

e n j o y e d a m o r n i n g f u l l o f

 j o y , f r i e n d s h i p a n d f o o t b a l l

a c t i o n .

HONG KONG

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I n d i a n f o o t b a l l s e t a m a j o r m i l e s t o n e a s n e a r l y

3 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n t o o k p a r t i n 4 0 f o o t b a l l f e s t i v a l s

n a t i o n w i d e i n c e l e b r a t i n g t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r

2 0 1 3 a n d G r a s s r o o t s D a y .

T h e c o n c u r r e n t l y h e l d f e s t i v a l s w e r e a h u g e s u c c e s s

d u r i n g t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f g r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l w h i c h

i s a l s o o n g o i n g i n o t h e r M A s a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t .

T h e f e s t i v a l s w e r e h e l d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e s :

J a m m u a n d K a s h m i r ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) , C h a n d i g a r h( n i n e f e s t i v a l s ) , G u r g a o n i n H a r y a n a ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) ,

D e l h i N C R ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) , G u j r a t ( o n e f e s t i v a l )

M a h a r a s h t r a ( n i n e f e s t i v a l s ) , G o a ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) ,

K a r n a t a k a ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) Ta m i l N a d u ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) ,

O r i s s a ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) , S i k k i m ( t w o f e s t i v a l s ) ,

M i z o r a m ( s e v e n f e s t i v a l s ) , K e r a l a ( f o u r f e s t i v a l s )

a n d W e s t B e n g a l ( o n e f e s t i v a l ) .

I n a d d i t i o n , t h e A l l I n d i a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( A I F F )

h a s d e v e l o p e d a s t r a t e g i c p l a n f o r G r a s s r o o t s

f o o t b a l l i n t h e c o u n t r y a s w e l l a s a s t r a t e g i c p l a n

w i t h e a c h S t a t e F A t o u n d e r t a k e t h e A I F F G r a s s r o o t s

p r o g r a m i n t h e s t a t e s i n l i n e w i t h t h e A I F F G R

s t r a t e g i c p l a n .

T h e A I F F h a s a l s o d e v e l o p e d a n A I F F G R c o u r s e

a n d m a n u a l i n l i n e w i t h t h e F I F A G r a s s r o o t s

c o u r s e a n d p h i l o s o p h y . T h e p u r p o s e i s t o p r o v i d e

i n f o r m a t i o n a n d k n o w l e d g e a b o u t G r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l

t o a l l s c h o o l s , c l u b s a n d a c a d e m i e s , a n d a l s o

t o i n d i v i d u a l s s u c h a s c a p t a i n s , p a r e n t s , s c h o o lt e a c h e r s e t c .

T h e A I F F h a s d e s i g n e d a n ‘ o f f i c i a l a f f i l i a t i o n /  

c e r t i f i c a t i o n ’ p r o g r a m t o e n a b l e a l l t r a i n e d G R

l e a d e r s t o a f f i l i a t e t h e i r c e n t r e s t o t h e S t a t e F A G R

p r o g r a m .

INDIA

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   27

T h e I s l a m i c R e p u b l i c

o f I r a n F o o t b a l l

F e d e r a t i o n ( I R I F F )

o r g a n i s e d d i f f e r e n t

g r a s s r o o t s a c t i v i t i e s a t

t h e p r o v i n c i a l l e v e l t o

m a r k t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s

Y e a r 2 0 1 3 .

O v e r a l l m o r e t h a n 3 0 0 0c h i l d r e n w e r e i n v o l v e d

i n g r a s s r o o t s f e s t i v a l s i n

1 3 d i f f e r e n t p r o v i n c e s .

T h e f e s t i v a l w a s t a r g e t e d

f o r U - 9 t o U - 1 2 s c h o o l

c h i l d r e n a s a t o t a l o f 1 3 1

t e a m s w e r e i n v o l v e d .

T h e p r o v i n c i a l F A s t h a t

o r g a n i s e d t h e e v e n t s

w e r e : M a r k a z i F A ,

B o u s h e h r F A , A l b o r z F A ,

Q o m F A , K h o u z e s t a n F A ,

L o r e s t a n F A , H o r m o z g a n

F A , E s f a h a n F A , E a s t

A z e r b a i j a n F A , I l a m F A ,

H a m e d a n F A , Q a z v i n F A

a n d W e s t A z e r b a i j a n F A .

IRAN

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T h e J a p a n F o o t b a l l

A s s o c i a t i o n ( J F A )

c e l e b r a t e d t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s

Y e a r 2 0 1 3 o n M a y 1 8 t h   a n d 1 9 t h 

w i t h t h e i n v o l v e m e n t o f a l m o s t

5 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n p a r t i c i p a t i n g

i n t w o g r a s s r o o t s f e s t i v a l s

‘ J F A K i d s S o c c e r F e s t i v a l ’

a t Y a f u o k u D o m e a n d T o k y o

D o m e .

A b o u t 2 4 0 0 b o y s a n d g i r l s a g e d

s i x a n d b e l o w t o o k p a r t i n e a c h

o f t h e t w o e v e n t s . M a j o r s p o r t s

d o m e s i n S a p p o r o , S e i b u ,

N a g o y a a n d K a s h i m a S t a d i u m

s a w a s m a n y a s 1 4 f e s t i v a l s

b e i n g o r g a n i s e d i n v o l v i n g

2 0 0 0 0 s c h o o l c h i l d r e n .

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e f e s t i v a l sJ F A o r g a n i s e d 3 0 0 f e s t i v a l s

p e r y e a r i n c l o s e c o o p e r a t i o n

w i t h p r e f e c t u r a l f o o t b a l l

a s s o c i a t i o n s r e a c h i n g o u t t o

6 0 0 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n .

S t a r t i n g f r o m t h i s y e a r , J FA /  

K i r i n L a d i e s / G i r l s S o c c e r

F e s t i v a l s h a v e a l s o b e e n

i n t r o d u c e d t o p r o v i d eo p p o r t u n i t i e s t o g i r l s w h o a r e

n e w t o f o o t b a l l . G r a s s r o o t s

c o a c h i n g c o u r s e s b a s e d o n t h e

F I F A g r a s s r o o t s m e t h o d w e r e

a l s o h e l d i n c l o s e c o o p e r a t i o n

w i t h t h e J . L e a g u e .

JAPAN

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   29

T h e J o r d a n F o o t b a l l

A s s o c i a t i o n ( J F A ) i s i n

t h e m i d s t o f e n h a n c i n g t h e

p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d f a c i l i t i e s i n

t h e g r a s s r o o t s p h a s e o f t h e

b e a u t i f u l g a m e i n t h e W e s t

A s i a n n a t i o n .

 

J F A h a s e s t a b l i s h e d

t h e L o n g - T e r m P l a y e rD e v e l o p m e n t b a s e d

o n t h e J F A G r a s s r o o t s

P h i l o s o p h y . T h e d e v e l o p m e n t

p l a n i n c l u d e s c o a c h i n g

p r o g r a m m e s t o o f f e r a l l

p l a y e r s a t t h e g r a s s r o o t s

l e v e l a s t r u c t u r e d a n d

p r o g r e s s i v e p r o g r a m m e

o f c o a c h i n g e s p e c i a l l y i n

t h e P r i n c e A l i A c a d e m i e s ,

t h e c o r e o f g r a s s r o o t sd e v e l o p m e n t i n J o r d a n .

 

T h e P r i n c e A l i C e n t r e s f o r

M a l e a n d F e m a l e G r a s s r o o t s

D e v e l o p m e n t a i m t o a c h i e v e

t w o d i s t i n c t g o a l s , t h e

p r o p e r d e v e l o p m e n t o f y o u n g

f o o t b a l l e r s t o w a r d s t h e

r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c l u b s a n d

c o u n t r y i n t h e b e s t m a n n e r ,a n d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f

c o a c h i n g s t a n d a r d s a c r o s s

t h e p r o j e c t .

JORDAN

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T w o G r a s s r o o t s f e s t i v a l s

w e r e h e l d i n L a o t i a n

c a p i t a l V i e n t i a n e i n F e b r u a r y

a n d a t L u a n g p r a b a n g

P r o v i n c e i n J u n e a n d w e r e

s u p p o r t e d b y t h e J a p a n

I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o o p e r a t i o n

A g e n c y ( J I C A ) . I n t o t a l ,

4 0 0 c h i l d r e n i n c l u d i n g 4 5

g i r l s w e r e i n v o l v e d i n t h et w o f e s t i v a l s . T h e t h i r d

G r a s s r o o t s f e s t i v a l w a s h e l d

i n S a v a n n a k h e t p r o v i n c e i n

O c t o b e r . A b o u t 1 0 0 c h i l d r e n

f r o m t h e 6 - 9 a g e g r o u p

i n c l u d i n g 2 0 g i r l s a n d 7 5

b o y s a n d 4 1 g i r l s f r o m t h e

1 0 - 1 2 a g e g r o u p p a r t i c i p a t e d

i n t h i s f e s t i v a l .

A w o r k s h o p o n G r a s s r o o t sf o o t b a l l w a s a l s o o r g a n i s e d

i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e

f e s t i v a l s . A b o u t 4 0 t e a c h e r s

a n d p a r e n t s a t t e n d e d e a c h

w o r k s h o p t o g a i n b a s i c

k n o w l e d g e i n f o o t b a l l

c o a c h i n g .

LAOS

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   31

L e b a n o n F o o t b a l l

A s s o c i a t i o n h a s

m a r k e d t h e A F C

G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r 2 0 1 3

b y l a u n c h i n g s e v e r a l

p r o g r a m s w h i c h w i l l

e n a b l e t h e W e s t A s i a n

n a t i o n t o d e v e l o p a s o l i d

f o o t b a l l f o u n d a t i o n .

O n e o f t h e m a j o r w o r k s

b e i n g c a r r i e d o u t t h i s

y e a r i s e s t a b l i s h i n g

f r i e n d l y w o r k i n g

r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h

f o o t b a l l a c a d e m i e s a n d

s c h o o l s a r o u n d t h e c i t y

o f B e i r u t . T h e g r a s s r o o t s

e x p e r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y

h a v e a s s e s s e d t h e

p e r f o r m a n c e s o f t h o s ea c a d e m i e s a n d s c h o o l s

a n d t h e F A h a s p l a n n e d

t o d e v e l o p f u r t h e r

s t r a t e g i e s b a s e d o n t h o s e

a s s e s s m e n t r e p o r t s .

W o r k h a s b e e n d o n e

o n e x t e n d i n g a w o r k i n g

r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e

M i n i s t r y o f E d u c a t i o nf o r f u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t

o f g r a s s r o o t s a c t i v i t i e s

i n s c h o o l s . T h e M i n i s t r y

a n d F A j o i n t l y o r g a n i s e d

s e v e r a l c o a c h i n g c o u r s e s

f o r s p o r t s t e a c h e r s a n d

e v e n a r r a n g e d g r a s s r o o t s

f e s t i v a l s i n t h e c e n t r a l

c i t i e s o f L e b a n o n i n M a y .

LEBANON

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A r o u n d 1 0 0 M a l a y s i a n c h i l d r e n

p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e A F C /  

F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n o f M a l a y s i a

( F A M ) G r a s s r o o t s C a r n i v a l i n K u a l a

L u m p u r t o c e l e b r a t e t h e G r a s s r o o t s

Y e a r 2 0 1 3 a n d G r a s s r o o t s D a y , o n

1 5 M a y . D u r i n g t h i s t h r e e - d a y A F C

G r a s s r o o t s w o r k s h o p , p a r t i c i p a n t s

w e r e d i v i d e d i n t o e i g h t g r o u p s a n d

u n d e r w e n t v a r i o u s f o o t b a l l d r i l l sf a c i l i t a t e d b y F A M c o a c h e s a n d

A F C .

A n o t h e r f o o t b a l l f e s t i v a l w a s h e l d

i n J o h o r i n S e p t e m b e r a n d a t t r a c t e d

a r o u n d 1 5 0 b o y s a g e d s i x t o n i n e

y e a r s o l d . T h e r e w e r e 1 0 s t a t i o n s

f o r t h e c h i l d r e n t o t r a i n , l e a r n

t e c h n i q u e s a n d p l a y s m a l l - s i d e d

g a m e s , w h i l e m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y

l e a r n i n g t o e n j o y t h e g a m e .

T h e f e s t i v a l w a s o r g a n i s e d u n d e r

t h e N a t i o n a l F o o t b a l l D e v e l o p m e n t

P r o g r a m m e i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e

M i n i s t r y o f E d u c a t i o n , M i n i s t r y o f

Y o u t h a n d S p o r t , N a t i o n a l S p o r t s

C o u n c i l a n d F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n

o f M a l a y s i a a t o n e o f 1 4 g r a s s r o o t s

c e n t r e s l o c a t e d n a t i o n w i d e .

MALAYSIA

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   33

Mo n g o l i a o r g a n i s e d a

‘ C h i l d r e n - F o o t b a l l - F u t u r e ’g r a s s r o o t s p r o j e c t a n d a o n e -

d a y f e s t i v a l t o c e l e b r a t e A F C

G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r 2 0 1 3 .

T h e M o n g o l i a n F o o t b a l l

F e d e r a t i o n ( M F F ) , i n

c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h p r o j e c t

p a r t n e r ‘ M C S C o c a C o l a ’ L L C

M o n g o l i a , o r g a n i s e d t h e e v e n t s

f o r c h i l d r e n a g e d b e t w e e n 6

a n d 1 2 y e a r s o l d t o p r o m o t e

f o o t b a l l .

M F F i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h F I F A

o r g a n i s e d g r a s s r o o t s e v e n t s

f o r s i x p r o v i n c e s i n S e p t e m b e r .

E a c h e v e n t i n c l u d e d t w o d a y s

o f g r a s s r o o t s i n s t r u c t o r s ’

c o u r s e s a n d a o n e - d a y f e s t i v a l

o f f o o t b a l l .

MONGOLIA

T h e F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n o f

M a l d i v e s ( F A M ) o r g a n i z e d

s e v e r a l f o o t b a l l f e s t i v a l s f o r

s c h o o l c h i l d r e n i n d i f f e r e n t

p a r t s o f t h e i s l a n d d u r i n g t h e

m o n t h o f M a y .

T h e c e l e b r a t i o n p r o g r a m w a s

o r g a n i s e d i n A d d u ( S o u t h o f

t h e M a l d i v e s ) a n d a l s o i ns e v e r a l s c h o o l s i n M a l e ´ .

MALDIVES

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T h e P a k i s t a n F o o t b a l l

F e d e r a t i o n ( P F F )

m o b i l i s e d 7 0 g r a s s r o o t s

c o a c h e s t o 1 9 c e n t e r s a n d

t h e i r t e a m s ( 2 5 p l a y e r s e a c h )

t o o r g a n i s e f o o t b a l l f e s t i v a l s

t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y i n

c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e A F C

G r a s s r o o t s y e a r 2 0 1 3 a n d

A F C G r a s s r o o t s D a y .

A t o t a l o f 3 5 t e a m s w e r e

t r a i n e d b y 7 0 q u a l i f i e d

g r a s s r o o t s c o a c h e s .

PAKISTAN

T h e Q a t a r F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n ( Q F A ) o r g a n i s e d a Q F A G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l d a y o n 1 6 t h

M a y 2 0 1 3 t o c e l e b r a t e t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l D a y .

A t o t a l o f 1 3 t w o - d a y F e s t i v a l s w e r e o r g a n i s e d f o r c h i l d r e n b e t w e e n t h e a g e s o f 7 – 1 1 . I t

t o o k 2 6 w e e k s t o c o m p l e t e t h e p r o g r a m a n d w i t h 1 8 c l u b s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e e v e n t w h i c h

f e a t u r e d a t o t a l o f 1 2 5 0 m a t c h e s .

W e e k l y w o r k s h o p s w e r e a l s o o r g a n i s e d t o t a r g e t t h e g r a s s r o o t s c o a c h e s o f t h e

p a r t i c i p a t i n g c l u b s . A t o t a l o f 3 8 0 0 g r a s s r o o t s p l a y e r s a n d 1 4 4 g r a s s r o o t s c o a c h e s w e r e

r e g i s t e r e d w i t h Q F A .

QATAR

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AFC GRASSROOTS YEAR 2013 BOOK   35

F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n S i n g a p o r e

( F A S ) o r g a n i s e d t h e P r i m a r y

S c h o o l s U 9 F o o t b a l l F i e s t a

o n 4 t h M a y 2 0 1 3 t o c e l e b r a t e

A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r & D a y

c e l e b r a t i o n s .

T h e U 9 F i e s t a i s a f r i e n d l y

5 - a - s i d e t o u r n a m e n t f o r p r i m a r y

s c h o o l s w h i c h d r e w a t o t a l o f 2 9

t e a m s w i t h 2 9 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s .

I n a d d i t i o n , F A S o r g a n i s e d t w o

o n e - d a y f o o t b a l l t o u r n a m e n t s

c a l l e d S P S S C / F A S I n t e r S c h o o l

U 1 0 7 - a - s i d e F o o t b a l l F i e s t a

2 0 1 3 i n v o l v i n g 4 4 t e a m s w i t h 4 4 0

p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d t h e F A S G i r l s

F i e s t a 2 0 1 3 w i t h 1 6 3 g i r l s a g e d 9

t o 1 2 y e a r s o l d p a r t i c i p a t i n g .

F u r t h e r m o r e , F A S o r g a n i s e d aw i d e r a n g e o f a c t i v i t i e s s u c h a s

t h e G r a s s r o o t s Y o u t h C o a c h i n g

C o u r s e i n J u n e , a t h r e e - d a y

N a t i o n a l K i d s C a m p i n J u l y a n d

S P S S C / F A S I n t e r S c h o o l U 1 1

7 - a - s i d e F o o t b a l l F i e s t a 2 0 1 3 i n

S e p t e m b e r . T h e N a t i o n a l K i d s

C a m p w e l c o m e d a t o t a l o f 1 4 4

k i d s a g e d 1 0 t o 1 1 y e a r s o l d

a n d t h e k i d s g o t a n o p p o r t u n i t yt o h a v e s p e c i a l s e s s i o n s w i t h

t h e S i n g a p o r e n a t i o n a l t e a m l e d

b y n a t i o n a l t e a m c o a c h B e r n d

S t a n g e . T h e U 1 1 F o o t b a l l F i e s t a

i n S e p t e m b e r i n c l u d e d s p e c i a l

n e e d s p l a y e r s i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n

w i t h t h e S i n g a p o r e D i s a b i l i t y

S p o r t s C o u n c i l .

SINGAPORE

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T u r k m e n i s t a n F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n o r g a n i s e d

t h e f i r s t e v e r G r a s s r o o t s F o o t b a l l F e s t i v a l

t o f u r t h e r d e v e l o p g r a s s r o o t s a n d r a i s e

a w a r e n e s s o f i t s i m p o r t a n c e . T h e r e w e r e

1 0 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d t h e i r a g e v a r i e d f r o m

1 2 t o 2 0 y e a r s o l d . T h e t e a m s p e r f o r m e d

v a r i o u s f o o t b a l l d r i l l s i n c l u d i n g b a l l j u g g l i n g ,

d r i b b l i n g , e x e r c i s e o n c o o r d i n a t i o n , s p e e d ,

s h o r t a n d l o n g p a s s a s w e l l a s s m a l l - s i d e d

g a m e s .

TURKMENISTAN

T h e U n i t e d A r a b E m i r a t e s F o o t b a l l

A s s o c i a t i o n ( U A E F A ) r e p o r t e d t h a t F I F A/  

U A E F A G r a s s r o o t s C o u r s e w a s o r g a n i s e d i n t h e

E m i r a t e s i n M a y .

I n a d d i t i o n , t h r e e w o r k s h o p s f o r s p o r t s t e a c h e r s

w e r e o r g a n i s e d t o p r o m o t e G r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l

i n s c h o o l s a t t e n d e d b y a r o u n d 3 0 0 s c h o o l

t e a c h e r s f r o m a c r o s s t h e E m i r a t e s . U A E F A

o r g a n i z e d 1 4 R e g i o n a l F e s t i v a l s i n M a r c h a n d

A p r i l a n d o n e N a t i o n a l F e s t i v a l i n M a y f o l l o w i n g

t h e U A E F A ’ s G r a s s r o o t s v i s i o n .

UAE

U z b e k i s t a n F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( U F F )

o r g a n i s e d t h e F e s t i v a l f o r b o y s & g i r l s a g e d

1 0 a n d a b o v e i n M a y i n v o l v i n g 1 6 t e a m s f r o m 1 4

r e g i o n s . U F F a l s o r e p o r t e d o r g a n i z e d s e v e r a l

c o m p e t i t i o n s a t g r a s s r o o t s l e v e l s u c h a s t h e

F u t b o l i m i z K e l a j a g i a n d F o o t b a l l G u n c h a s i a n d

C h a m p i o n s h i p s .

UZBEKISTAN

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V i e t n a m F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( V F F ) o r g a n i s e d s e v e r a l

f o o t b a l l c o m p e t i t i o n s a t g r a s s r o o t s l e v e l s u c h a s t h e

U 1 0 c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h 1 6 t e a m s i n V u n g T a u C i t y , U 1 3

c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h 3 5 t e a m s i n t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n r o u n d a n d

2 6 t e a m s i n t h e f i n a l r o u n d i n K h a n h H o a p r o v i n c e a n d

U 1 1 c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h 4 0 t e a m s i n N g h e A n p r o v i n c e . V F F

a l s o h e l d 4 c o m m u n i t y t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s f o r l o c a l c o a c h e s

a n d d i s a d v a n t a g e d c h i l d r e n i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e

B r i t i s h C o u n c i l i n H o c h i m i n h C i t y a s w e l l a s t h e N a t i o n a l

B e a c h s o c c e r t o u r n a m e n t a n d AV G s t r e e t f o o t b a l l

t o u r n a m e n t s .

A r e g i o n a l g r a s s r o o t s f e s t i v a l w a s c o n c l u d e d i n V i e t n a m

i n a F o o t b a l l f o r A l l i n V i e t n a m C u p ( F F AV C u p ) 2 0 1 3 t o

m a r k t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e ar 2 0 1 3 .

T h e r e w e r e 2 0 2 U - 1 2 c l u b s , 1 0 3 U - 1 5 t e a m s a n d 1 5

t e a m s o f c h i l d r e n w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s f r o m d i f f e r e n t s o c i a l

s e r v i c e c e n t e r s a t t h e e v e n t w h i c h s a w 3 , 1 5 0 p l a y e r s

a n d m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 0 c o a c h e s , t e a c h e r s , v o l u n t e e r s ,

r e f e r e e s , s u p e r v i s o r s a n d f a c i l i t a t o r s t a k i n g p a r t .A t o t a l o f 1 , 3 6 9 m a t c h e s t o o k p l a c e d u r i n g t h e e n t i r e

C u p w i t h t h e o r g a n i s i n g a n d r e f e r e e s c o m m i t t e e s w o r k i n g

t o g e t h e r t i r e l e s s l y .

I n a d d i t i o n , F F A V a n n o u n c e d t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s t o d e v e l o p

G r a s s r o o t s f o o t b a l l i n V i e t n a m a s f o l l o w s :

Four basic coaching courses for teachersOne follow up coaching courses for Key Instructors

One club development courses for Club DevelopersFive peer leader courses for children who participate on the Club Boards

One peer coaching for childrenFive club referee courses for children

F F A V s e n t a t e a m o f 1 2 y o u n g p l a y e r s t o p a r t i c i p a t e

i n a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l f r i e n d l y t o u r n a m e n t i n J a p a n a i m e d

a t c r e a t i n g a g o o d c o m p e t i t i o n f o r y o u n g p l a y e r s a n d

s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n J a p a n a n d

V i e t n a m .

VIETNAM

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Closing Message from AFC General Secretary

I t i s a m a t t e r o f g r e a t p r i d e t h a t t h e A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r 2 0 1 3c a m p a i g n h a s f a r e x c e e d e d o u r e x p e c t a t i o n s i n h e l p i n g o u r

o n g o i n g m i s s i o n t o i m p r o v e a n d e n h a n c e t h e ‘ f o u n d a t i o n s ’ o f

f o o t b a l l t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o n t i n e n t .

T h e c r e d i t o f t h i s p h e n o m e n a l s u c c e s s u n q u e s t i o n a b l y g o e s t o

o u r M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s f o r t h e i r t i r e l e s s e f f o r t s i n o r g a n i s i n g

f e s t i v a l s a n d a c t i v i t i e s a t t h e d i s t r i c t , s t a t e a n d p r o v i n c i a l l e v e l s

i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o u n t r i e s .

S o m e M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s a l r e a d y h a v e g r a s s r o o t s a c t i v i t i e s

i n t h e i r c a l e n d a r s a n d a r e r e a p i n g t h e b e n e f i t s w h i l e o t h e r s ,e s p e c i a l l y d e v e l o p i n g M A s , a r e n o w u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e

i m p o r t a n c e o f i n v e s t i n g t h e i r r e s o u r c e s w i t h o n e e y e f i r m l y o n

t h e f u t u r e o f f o o t b a l l i n t h e i r h o m e l a n d .

Dato’ Alex Soosay

AFC General Secretary

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T h r o u g h o u t A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r 2 0 1 3 n u m e r o u s M A s h a v e o r g a n i s e d a v a r i e t y o f f u n - f i l l e d

a c t i v i t i e s t h a t n o t o n l y i n t r o d u c e s c h i l d r e n t o t h e g a m e i n a f r i e n d l y e n v i r o n m e n t b u t a l s o h e l p s

d e v e l o p t h e i r t e c h n i c a l a b i l i t i e s .

M o r e o v e r , s u c h a c t i v i t i e s w i l l h e l p f o s t e r a n e n j o y m e n t f o r t h e g a m e t h a t w i l l a t t r a c t t h e m b a c k

t o t h e p i t c h o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s .

To a s s i s t M A s f u l l y e m b r a c e t h e c a m p a i g n , t h e A F C a l s o p r o v i d e d t h e m w i t h a g r a s s r o o t s

c o a c h i n g D V D a n d g r a s s r o o t s h a n d b o o k s .

M o r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y, w e a r e d e v e l o p i n g a g r a s s r o o t s c o a c h i n g c u r r i c u l u m a n d w i l l b e i n t r o d u c i n g

a n e w g r a s s r o o t s c o a c h i n g c o u r s e t h i s y e a r . A n d f o r t h o s e M A s w h o w a n t t o e m b r a c e a

c o m p r e h e n s i v e s t r a t e g y b u t n e e d a s s i s t a n c e g e t t i n g s t a r t e d w e w i l l b e d e l i g h t e d t o s e n d t h e m

t h e r e c o m m e n d e d A F C G r a s s r o o t s P o l i c y .

O n c e a g a i n , I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k a l l t h e M A s f o r t h e i r e f f o r t s i n m a k i n g A F C G r a s s r o o t s Y e a r2 0 1 3 b o t h p r o d u c t i v e a n d p l e a s u r a b l e a n d I w i s h t h e m a l l t h e s u c c e s s i n t h e y e a r s t o c o m e .

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Acknowledgement

We express our grat i tude to al l Member Associat ions in organis ing act iv i t ies to bringchi ldren into footbal l and to keep them in our game for the rest of their l ives.

AFC also acknowledge the contr ibut ion of photographs of Grassroots footbal l act iv i t ies bythe fol lowing Member Associat ions:

Afghanistan Footbal l Federat ion, Footbal l Federat ion of Austral ia, Bhutan Footbal lFederation, Chinese Taipei Football Association, Guam Football Association, The Hong

Kong Footbal l Associat ion Ltd, Al l India Footbal l Federat ion, IR Iran Footbal l Federat ion,Japan Footbal l Associat ion, Jordan Footbal l Associat ion, Laos Footbal l Federat ion,

Lebanon Footbal l Associat ion, Footbal l Associat ion of Malaysia, Footbal l Associat ion

of Maldives, Mongol ia Footbal l Federat ion, Pakistan Footbal l Federat ion, Footbal lAssociat ion of Singapore, Footbal l Federat ion of Turkmenistan, UAE Footbal l Associat ion,Uzbekistan Footbal l Federat ion and Vietnam Footbal l Federat ion.

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