aims
The goal is to have established 1-Wall Fives in 200 schools in 20 inner London boroughs by 2012. The CFA will maintain an individual borough focus in each case. It will develop partnerships with Schools Sports Partnerships and Healthy Schools Partnerships to use School Sports Co-ordinators, Primary Link Teachers and Teach First participants to target teachers who are willing to introduce the sport into their schools.
The CFA plans to target the 20 boroughs in a series of three clusters. In each case, it will employ a three year borough strategy aiming to make each borough self-sustaining after three years. It does this by focusing on pupil participation, training staff and increasing the number of courts in each borough. Each year will see boroughs become less dependent on the CFA funding as more pupils play, more staff will be able to teach Fives and there are more courts for pupils to play on in their recreation time. By 2012 each of the 20 boroughs will be self-sufficient.
Winter 2004
- Won the Teach First School Project competition and initial funding of £1,750 from UnLtd
- Publish detailed Business Plan
Summer 2005
- Initial funding tests feasibility of idea through project at Selsdon High School in Croydon, funding coaching and culminating in a competition with 50 pupils
- Visited and supported by Paul Williams, President of World Handball Council and founder of the Inner City Handball Association (ICHA) of New York, the model of success for inner city Fives worldwide
Winter 2005
- Work begins on marketing work for launch project
- Professional promo DVD produced, website developed, print marketing materials produced and business plan revised
- Enlisted support of the Rugby & Eton Fives Coaching Agency and Westway Sports Centre for coaching scheme beginning summer term 2006
Summer 2006
- Launch first pilot project in Kensington & Chelsea, providing free coaching to over 1,000 pupils across the borough through school PE lessons (£1 per pupil)
- Run first UK 1-wall Open at Westway to arouse interest of existing Fives players, with over 40 participants from UK and Ireland
- Participation in World Handball Championships in Edmonton, Canada and make international Fives community aware of London success
Winter 2006
- Pilot membership scheme in Kensington and Chelsea with schools to promote marking out courts, teacher training scheme and after-school clubs. Already have 4 confirmed members and 5 more schools interested
- Liaise with Healthy Schools Partnership in Lambeth and promote free coaching scheme for summer 2007. Already have 10 interested schools for summer 2007
- Become member of Fives Federation
- City Fives Association (CFA) board formed to tackle growing tasks of association
- Begin to apply for Charitable Status
