GLASGOW FOOTBALL ACADEMY
19 Jul 2010

Formerly known as AFCM Soccer School
Glasgow Football Academy has continued training children from deprived areas Football basics that include Shooting, passing, dribbling, teamwork and skills!

Glasgow Football Academy want all young people to have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and have a long history of providing services that enable young people to grow and develop in every aspect of their lives.

Glasgow Football Academy work to ensure that every young person feels they have a place to belong, where their voice is heard and where they are valued and respected as individuals.

Glasgow Football Academy believe that encouraging young people to shape and lead activities and projects helps to give them a sense of direction and purpose and promotes active citizenship

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL EVENT 2008 (Rangers FC v Queen of the South)
Scottish Cup Final 2008 (24th May 2008) provided a U11s team for a photo shoot with Rangers Legend Mark Hateley with the Scottish Cup at Hampden

The photos were published in THE SUN newspaper, The children had the opportunity to chat with Mark Hateley, Shahz introduced all the children’s to Mark, including Adam (age 9) he mentioned that Adam plays like Mark's old strike partner Ally McCoist Mark replied does Adam also score Goals with his Bum, everone started laughing at his remark.

A few Days later the Children experienced something that not many children will experience in their life time, They played Football at Hampden in front 44,000 fans, The children and coaches were seated in the players family section were they met many of the Rangers legends including Richard Gough. Rangers beat Queen of the South 3-2 in the 2008 final.

GLASGOW JUNIORS SC 2007
Shahz (Assistant Manager) Coached an U11s team with Alwyn Fry (Manager) as volunteer in the then SYFA league. The U11s team competed against established youth teams and did very well to hold their own.
Shahz Provided the Children with membership cards and fact sheets on a weekly basis, shahz also provided the club with their first website where the children could chat and play games.

May 2008 SFA asked shahz to help in them with Scottish Cup Final Half Time Event.

BRITISH DEAF ASSOCIATION - KELVIN HALL EVENT 2008
Shahz got Celtic FC, SFA, Hillpark Taekwondo, MHFS10K, and others involved in the event, he worked tireless to promote the event for the BDA.

GLASGOW FC 2008
Shahz Spent over 15 months at the club as a Volunteer using his own money to help fund Kits, Training equipment and more. Shahz was in charge of the U19s pre season games out of the 10 games Shahz was in charge he won 9 games and got one draw against Finnart, which was the first game he took charge of at half time 3 goals down. Shahz was then moved to the U21s where again he had to build a squad for the league.
In March 2009 shahz left Glasgow FC and formed AFCM a non-profit football club setup to help young adults get FREE training and Games

NETWORKING 2009
Glasgow Football Academy have a strong belief in Networking and have been promoting the following clubs, organisations and company’s GF SPORTS WEAR, ARMADILLO, Tunnocks, Coerver® Coaching, The Pitches, MHFS 10k for Men, Show Racism the Red Card, Hillpark Taekwon-Do, Kick It Out, Sanjhi Awaz Radio, MOSAIC, Kick for Children with Cancer, arorasports.co.uk, Clyde FC Southside and others

CENTRAL REGISTERED BODY IN SCOTLAND 2010
Glasgow Football Academy are registered members of CRBS

SOUTH EAST SPORTS FORUM 2010
Glasgow Football Academy are members the South East Sports Forum

Scottish Youth Football Association 2010
Glasgow Football Academy are a SYFA registered Soccer school

VALENCIA CF 2010
Glasgow Football Academy were asked to help promote the Valencia Club de Futbol The Next Generation Summer Soccer Camp, The summer camp was promoted through forums, community sites on facebook, bebo, twitter and you tube, Valencia were also given space on the Glasgow Football Academy news page and other pages

GLASGOW FOOTBALL ACADEMY 2009 – PRESENT