About the Club

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="04b785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >Beechfield United Football Club</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT>| <A HREF="id201.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Club Constitution">Constitution </A>| <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Club Rules">Club Rules</A> | <A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How To Find Us">How To Find Us</A> | <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contacts">Contacts</A> | <A HREF="id213.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQs">FAQ's</A> | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beechfield United Football Club"><B>Home</B></A></FONT> |</div> <div> <A HREF="id19_m.htm#potted_history_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="About the Club">Potted History</A> |  <A HREF="id19_m.htm#aims_and_objectives" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="About the Club">Aims and Objectives</A>  |  <A HREF="id19_m.htm#communications" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="About the Club">Communications</A>  |  <A HREF="id19_m.htm#coaching_methods" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="About the Club">Coaching Methods</A>  |  <A HREF="id19_m.htm#in_the_community" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="About the Club">In The Community </A> |  <A HREF="id19_m.htm#match_days" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="About the Club">Match Days</A>  | </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="04cd2b03.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <A NAME="about_the_club"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >About the Club</FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="548" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="542"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="542" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 401 WIDTH="519"><div> <B> <A NAME="potted_history_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Potted History</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Beechfield was established in 1980 by the late Barry Salisbury and Colin Roden.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Its name originates from the Beechfield Housing Estate in Swinton (Greater Manchester) where the first games were played.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The first team to carry the Beechfield name was an Under 15's who played in the now defunct Worsley and District League.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Due to incessant vandalism Beechfield played just one season at Beechfield then moved to Brookhouse in Eccles.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Club moved to Beechfarm (Swinton) its current home in 1982.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2001 Beechfield acquired a second home when it moved its senior teams to Littleton Road in Lower Kersal.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2003 Beechfield became an F.A. Chartered Standard Development Club</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2004 and in 2005 it was awarded the Manchester FA Development Club of the Year</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2004 it won the Salford's Sports Council Club of the Year award</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2004 it won the Greater Manchester Sports Club of the Year award</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Finalist (North West) Sport England Community Club of the Year - 2005</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=6 BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="401" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 117 ><NOBR><div> <B> <A NAME="aims_and_objectives"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Aims and Objectives</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc11111100.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To provide and sponsor organised football for the local community.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc11111100.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To provide facilities and coaching for the development of football. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc11111100.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To encourage and promote sportsmanship, team spirit and discipline.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc11111100.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To enhance the good name of Beechfield United.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 155 WIDTH="519"><div> <B> <A NAME="communications"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Communications</B></div> <div> All mangers meet on the first Monday of each month at a Managers Meeting. In addition, Beechfield has a Players Parents Association.  Each age group has a Parents Co-ordinator.  They meet on a monthly basis to discuss the Club, its objectives and the achievements of their respective age groups. </div> <div> Professional club scouts have a point of contact at Beechfield to whom they approach and the Club operate a clear communications policy between Beechfield, the Scout and the players parent. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 201 WIDTH="519"><div> <B> <A NAME="coaching_methods"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Coaching Methods</B></div> <div> The Club has a professional coach Pete Lofthouse and an established player recruitment policy around an initiative called The Holding Group.</div> <div> This Holding Group offers football for 4 & 5 year olds, helping them learn some basic skills and have some fun as they settle in at the Club ready for the following year, when the 5/6 year olds will join the Under 7's squad.</div> <div> All teams have their own training nights and all our coaches are at least FA Level 1 qualified and a few are Level 2.  In addition the Club has funded approximately 40 volunteers and parents to complete the Child Protection Course and Emergency First Aid. Over 60 Volunteers have now been CRB checked.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 WIDTH="519"><div> <B> <A NAME="in_the_community"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>In the Community</B></div> <div> The Club help our local Leagues by providing young Referees. Several players have gained the appropriate qualification and are now refereeing Mini-Soccer in the City of Salford Soccer League.</div> <div> Beechfield United have allowed the use of their Club House and facilities, providing coaching during summer and school holidays.</div> <div> Beechfield support, The Guide Dog's for the Blind Association and have held several charity events. We have raised enough funds to sponsor our own dog called 'Beechy'. We make regular visits and contributions to the Guide Dog centre at Bolton.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 147 WIDTH="519"><div> <B> <A NAME="match_days"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Match Days</B></div> <div> Beechfield United have almost 300 registered players throughout all the age groups. With this in mind and in the interests of the young children playing football we have introduced Match Day Stewards. The Stewards have all attended the Child Protection Course and have completed the Emergency First Aid course. The Stewards are an invaluable part of the Club they check the pitches before the matches and ensure the goalposts are safe and secure, they also help local residents resolve any problems they may have with parking.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>