independent schools football association
Beaconsfield
ETHOS / AIMS / BELIEFS The Independent Schools Football Association Ltd. (ISFA)
is affiliated to The Football Association and is recognised by The FA as the
body responsible for the development of the game in the independent sector.
ISFA’s ethos is that of an educational organisation. It aims to create
opportunities for children within the sector by organising and encouraging
competitions, representative teams and development opportunities as well as
providing coaching courses and conferences for staff. ISFA believes strongly in
football as a vehicle for education and in the importance of Respect and Fair
Play. ISFA is a small organisation, with four members of staff and limited
financial resources. Consequently, ISFA is heavily dependent on volunteer
teachers to deliver its programme; there must therefore necessarily be
limitations on what can be delivered, and the Association must set realistic
targets. ISFA believes its role is to provide quality competitions,
representative football, etc., and aims to encourage and assist its member
schools to provide the quantity in terms of participation through regional
tournaments, block friendly fixtures, internal school football, etc.