15/5/2008£10,000 plan to find out why kids club is a winner
A GLASGOW sports club is to get a £10,000 grant to hire a consultant to find out why it's so successful.
Broomhill Sports Club attracts children and young people from Broomhill, Scotstoun, Yorkhill, Maryhill and Knightswood.
It currently has 649 school-age members who take part in football, netball, athletics and drama including 14 children involved in a special needs football programme.
The club has 18 self-employed coaches and a group of 75 parents who regularly volunteer to help out.
Total income last year was £98,000 with the £39,000 membership fees used to pay coaching fees. Other cash went towards funding team trips and club kit.
City council chiefs want to find the secret of Broomhill's success and on Friday are likely to agree a £10,000 grant to allow the club to employ a consultant.
He or she will report on how other youth clubs across the city could follow the lead of the West End club.
The consultant will also look at ways of getting more young people to join up and how they can contribute towards the direction the club takes.
Archie Graham, the city council's executive member for culture and sport, said: "The parents and self-employed coaches behind Broomhill sport club have done a fantastic job for their members.
"They have provided first-class activities in everything from football to drama.
"Their equipment-sharing arrangement with Hyndland Secondary is a good example of how a group like this can provide a real difference for others in the community.
"We want to take a detailed look at how this club operates and potentially use it as a model for other similar organisations across the city.
"The 2014 Commonwealth Games are only six years away and the kind of grassroots work which is being carried out by Broomhill Sports Club will prove vital in our efforts to improve sporting participation in Glasgow."
Broomhill's head coach is Kenny Moyes, brother of Everton Footall Club's Scottish manager, David
Broomhill Sports Club attracts children and young people from Broomhill, Scotstoun, Yorkhill, Maryhill and Knightswood.
It currently has 649 school-age members who take part in football, netball, athletics and drama including 14 children involved in a special needs football programme.
The club has 18 self-employed coaches and a group of 75 parents who regularly volunteer to help out.
Total income last year was £98,000 with the £39,000 membership fees used to pay coaching fees. Other cash went towards funding team trips and club kit.
City council chiefs want to find the secret of Broomhill's success and on Friday are likely to agree a £10,000 grant to allow the club to employ a consultant.
He or she will report on how other youth clubs across the city could follow the lead of the West End club.
The consultant will also look at ways of getting more young people to join up and how they can contribute towards the direction the club takes.
Archie Graham, the city council's executive member for culture and sport, said: "The parents and self-employed coaches behind Broomhill sport club have done a fantastic job for their members.
"They have provided first-class activities in everything from football to drama.
"Their equipment-sharing arrangement with Hyndland Secondary is a good example of how a group like this can provide a real difference for others in the community.
"We want to take a detailed look at how this club operates and potentially use it as a model for other similar organisations across the city.
"The 2014 Commonwealth Games are only six years away and the kind of grassroots work which is being carried out by Broomhill Sports Club will prove vital in our efforts to improve sporting participation in Glasgow."
Broomhill's head coach is Kenny Moyes, brother of Everton Footall Club's Scottish manager, David