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Watch this video to learn how the benefits of doing PE, school sport and physical activity can positively impact on attendance and attainment, how it can develop character and improve a pupils wellbeing.

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Why is physical education so important to our young people?

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In year 10 , our pupils have the opportunity to achive a Level 2 quaslification in Sports Leadership. This is a recognised qualification run by Sports Leaders UK and is valued by colleges, universities and places of work. It demonstrates to potential employees that the pupil posseses skills such as Communication, Self belief, determination, resilience, confidence and teamwork.
During the course, our pupils have a range of opportunities to apply the skills that they have learned by organising events for our feeder primary schools such as sports days, multi skills events, sports tournaments and festivals.

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At CTK, you will get the opportunity to join a wide range of sports clubs before school, at lunchtime and after school.
We want all of our pupils to develop a lifelong love of PE, Sport and physical actvity and through our extra curricular provision we give pupils the opportunity to take part competitively or socially, if they prefer, with their friends.  Throughout the year we run a range of different clubs that change with the seasons. Those pupils who demonstrate a commitment to a club or who have represented a team are awarded with a pin badge to wear on their blazer!
Our clubs are open to all abilities!

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We redesigned our PE kit 2 years ago to reflect what our pupils wanted to wear in PE lessons. Comfort and practicality were really important to our pupils along with the need to look smart and feel confident. Our kit is unisex and different combinations can be chosen by our pupils to suit their needs.

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The PE Department at Christ the King will offer you the opportunity to participate and develop in many activities in a safe, fun environment. In return we have high expectations of you.

Below you will find what you can expect from us and what we ask in return to make our learning an enjoyable and valuable experinece for all

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University: Manchester Met
Physical Education
Favourites:
Football team: Everton
Sport to play: Hockey
Sport to watch: Major sporting events such as the Olympic Games
My Sporting heroes:
Tracey Neville - Not only did she represent her country at netball she managed the team when they won Gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Plus I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to her...she is one powerful and determined woman

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We are currently working with The FA on a project called Game of our own. This project supports girls to be empowered to lead football related activity for others. By doing this, girls develop skills such as resilience, confidence, independence and self belief are are taught the importance of these skills in their next stage of learning - School, college, Higher education or employment

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In July of 2019, we took over 50 pupils to the Liverpool M and S Bank arena to watch the netball world cup. We watched a number of games and were lucky enough to get tickets to cheer England to victory in the preliminary rounds which led them to finishing 3rd place.

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Physical Education makes an important contribution to the physical and emotional development of the students. It seeks to develop a broad programme of learning opportunities including challenge, competition, body management, team work, personal and social skills, as well as encouraging physical fitness, an active lifestyle, the feeling of wellbeing and cognitive development. Through their experiences in physical education, students are helped to find personal satisfaction in taking part in activity.

The department endeavours to provide the opportunities to encourage the development of skills and attitudes through a varied programme of activities in the PE curriculum and through the provision of extracurricular activities. Sampling from the breadth of experiences and challenges provided through engagement in these activities should ensure a balanced programme for every student and contribute towards the systematic and balanced development of the students.

The contribution of Physical education to the purposeful use of leisure time is of great importance. In order to ensure that those children continue to pursue physical activities, both in their own time at school and after leaving school, their experiences in physical education must be stimulating, interesting and enjoyable. Children must be given every opportunity to develop their talents in order that they achieve their potential to the full and lead a healthy life style. The physical education department has an important role in this. It can be achieved through enthusiastic teaching, the provision of extracurricular activities and a varied range of activities. All students must be given the opportunity to develop their interests. The PE department follow the National Curriculum for PE at Key Stage 3 and 4. This ensures progression from Key Stage 2, building on prior knowledge. As well as building on work from primaries we endeavour to offer a wide range of new opportunities and activities. The curriculum at Key Stage 3 is designed so that all students have the same opportunities to participate.

Activities studied are ones that are offered locally within Sefton.

Students are encouraged to join local sports clubs which we have established close links with these including Southport Rugby Club, North Meols Tennis club, Southport & Waterloo Athletics club, local Golf clubs etc.

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University: Liverpool Hope
Physical Education and History
Favourites:
Football team: Liverpool
Sport to play: Rugby Union
Sport to watch: Rugby Union and Rugby League
My Sporting heroes:
Steve Prescott - played Rugby League for St Helens, Hull and Great Britain winning all the major honours. Diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2006 and given months to live by the time he died in 2013 he had raised over £500,000 and received an MBE. Proof you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

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In KS3, pupils are taught a range of different skills across a number of different activities such as football, dance, gymnastics, badminton and netball. Pupils develop their knowledge and understanding of when to use these skills along with tactics and strategies need to win a game, or the compositional ideas needed to choregraph a performance/sequence. Pupils are also taught about the effect of exercise on their body and the benefits that exercise can have on their physical and mentall wellbeing. During KS3 we want our pupils to develop the confidence needed to be physically literate, have a wide range of skills that can easily be transfered across a range of activities, and we want them to foster a lifelong love of sport and physical activity.

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University: Liverppol John Moores
Physical Education, Sport and Dance
Favourites:
Football team: Everton FC
Sport to play: Basketball or Zumba
Sport to watch: All, mostly Boxing, Football and Athletics
My Sporting heroes: Jessica Ennis Hill - An Olympic champion and British record-holder in the heptathlon and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio less than a year after giving birth to her son Reggie. Girl Power at it's best

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In KS4 we want our pupils to build on their learning experiences from KS3 and use this to be confident to try new activities as well as independent enough to identify the activities they enjoyed enjoyed at KS3. In KS4 we give the pupils the opportunity to choose from a range of activities in which to continue their PE learning journey. In lessons they take more responsibility to officiate, organise their own tournaments or help to design a fitness circuit or workout. Pupils develop the knowledge needed to be able to continue sport and physical activity for when they leave school and know how important it is to include this in their lives.
In year 10, pupils are given the opportunity to achieve a Sports Leader Level 2 qualification which is a nationally recognised qualification. It is looked on favourably by employers, universities and colleges as it provides evidence that the candidate has explicitly developed skills such as communication, teamwork, self belief, resilience and confidence. Pupils who choose to do this course will have numerous opportunities to work with our feeder primary schools in multi skills sessions

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University: Liverpool John Moores
Physical Education, Sport and Dance
Favourites:
Football team: Everton FC
Sport to play: Golf
Sport to watch: Football
My Sporting heroes: Carl Lewis
9 Time Olympic Gold Medalist in 4 different events (100m Sprint, 200m Sprint, Long Jump and 4x100m Relay).  For nearly an entire decade no human on the planet could run faster or jump further than him.

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University: Liverpool John Moores
Physical Education, Sport and Dance
Favourites:
Football team: Manchester United
Sport to play: Netball
Sport to watch: Athletics
My Sporting heroes: Kelly Holmes 2004 Olympics Gold medallist in both 800m and 1500m, great role model and inspiration, never giving up on her dreams despite injury and personal setbacks.

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"I love taking part in the clubs after school. I have represented the school and really enjoyed being part of a team, visiting other schools to play against them"

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"PE is my favourite subject because it gives me the chance to exercise and do sport with my friends."

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Yr 12 BTEC visit to John Moores University

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Yr 12 BTEC visit to John Moores University

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A group of Year 12 BTEC Sport students and Miss Summers were invited to attend Liverpool John Moores University to use their specialised equipment in the Exercise Physiology Labs.  Led by Dr George, we pitted our skills, strengths and abilities against each other in a variety of fitness tests.  We got to use the most up to date resources in brilliant facilities and had a great time.

Joe was the winner in the high jump competition as laser beams and pressure pads on the floor measured the strength in his quadriceps.  This technology is used by athletes, basketball leagues and premier football teams when practising headers.

Patrick had the best overall aerobic endurance when he raced on a mechanical horse in a simulated grand national race. Not to be outclassed by a group of 17 and 18 year old boys, Miss Summers beat all the boys in local muscular endurance when she completed a plank for up to 30 seconds longer than the next best boy Ben.

It was a wonderful experience and it gave the group a taster of what a degree in Physical Education or Sports Science would entail.

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We run a GCSE PE course in year 10 and 11. The course has both a practical and theory element to it and is thoroughly enjoyed by pupils who have a strong background in sports performance and who currently achieve well in science.

60% of the course is assessed through 2x1 hour exams that are taken in year 11.
The course content includes units such as:
Anatomy and Physiology
Physical training
Sports psychology
Health, fitness and wellbeing

40% of the course assesses the pupils practical ability across 3 different sports.

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The BTEC Sport course runs in year 10 and 11. Although the content is taught through practical and theory lessons, the course is assessed through assignments produced by the pupils and online tests.

The course content includes topic areas such as:
Sports leadership
Health and fitness
Anatomy and physiology

Pupils who study this course have an interest in sport and enjoy the practical elements to a lesson. They benefit from using computers in their lessons to complete their work as well as opportunities for support to meet deadlines.

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"I like PE because I like the teachers, the kit, the lessons and working with my friends"

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"I like PE because its fun and it gets me healthy. All the teachers are kind and help you"

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"I like that in PE we do a range of activities. I also like that sometimes you work on your own and sometimes with a partner or a group"

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We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to take 2 Football teams to Madrid for the experience of a lifetime during the Easter holidays.

We flew from Manchester into Madrid Airport, staying in 4* accommodation not far from the training facilities. We had 5 training sessions, all sessions taking place at Real Madrid’s training facilities and led by Real Madrid club coaches. There was also the opportunity to play a game against local opposition.

During free time we had a guided tour of Madrid itself by our dedicated tour rep and a tour of the Bernabeau. There was also the opportunity to watch Real Madrid play in La Liga,

This is certainly a trip we would hope to organise again.

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There has never been a season like 2019/20. And there has never been a manager like Jürgen Klopp. On and off the pitch the campaign was extraordinary and at the heart of everything, one man had a goal to create history for Liverpool Football Club and take the club's fans somewhere they hadn't been for decades. Finishing the 2018/19 season with 97 points, the third highest total in English top-flight history, yet still not winning the Premier League title, would have destroyed most squads. For Liverpool and their incredible manager it only inspired them to reach even greater heights.

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Do you agree that the Emirates FA Cup competition has lost it’s magic?

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It's FA Cup fourth-round weekend. Does the "magic of the FA Cup" still exist in any shape or form?

It's very hard to find much magic in this competition these days.

And the short answer to why that should be is simple. It doesn't matter to anyone any more.

Not to the big clubs, who between them win it every year, celebrate for a couple of hours and forget it.

Not to the medium-size clubs who never win anything but spurn the opportunity each season to put a famous piece of silverware in their trophy cabinet because the bigger clubs field under-strength sides in the early rounds.

They simply respond by naming under-strength line-ups themselves.

Not to the small clubs, who are more concerned with banking the cash from the odd televised home game or a trip to a big stadium than they are with writing themselves into the history books the way Hereford, Colchester, Yeovil or Sutton once did.

And, most significantly, not to the fans, who now see the old competition as an irrelevance purely because time has moved on and there are bigger fish to fry - the Premier League title, the Champions League, avoiding relegation, winning promotion from the Championship.

The FA Cup Final itself was once what the Super Bowl is to American sports fans, the television showcase of the year.

Now you can watch live football almost 24 hours a day and Cup Final Saturday resides in the graveyard occupied by those previously "must-see" TV events that annually attracted 20 million-plus viewers like Miss World, the Eurovision Song Contest and the Royal Variety Performance.

What can be done to improve "the brand"?

What hasn't already been tried?

We've taken the semis to Wembley, spread the fixtures over four days, fiddled with the draw, cut out some replays, attracted big-company sponsorship and upped prize money - practically everything except reverting to the format that made the thing successful in the first place.

Has anyone ever considered having all the games at 3 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon, a draw you could only hear on radio on a Monday lunchtime, semi-finals at club grounds and fixtures that could potentially go to three or four replays?

Don't worry, that's not going to happen.

Neither will the only step that would be guaranteed to restore prestige to the FA Cup - giving the winners a spot in the Champions League.

That would, of course, mean that the fourth position in the Premier League would be sacrificed and none of the top clubs are going to agree to that, even if we managed to get Uefa on board with the idea.

But it would solve the FA Cup's major issue, which is that winning it is largely of no consequence beyond the glory of the day.

Currently, the cup winners earn a place in the Europa League. Almost every year, though, the team that wins the FA Cup already has either a Champions League place or a Europa League place in the bag by virtue of finishing in the top six.

For the last 29 years only three FA Cup winners - Everton in 1995, Portsmouth in 2008 and Wigan in 2013 - have not been a top-six side.

So, yes, the FA Cup could be revitalised by awarding the winner a Champions League spot but there's another snag. Would we have wanted, say, Portsmouth or Wigan flying the flag into battle with Real Madrid or Barcelona while fourth-in-the-League Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United missed out? Probably not.

Would you like to see teams invited from other countries?

Obviously there's a superficial attraction in this idea, though when it comes down to it, we're really only talking about Rangers and Celtic, aren't we?

Uefa wouldn't allow any clubs from beyond the UK to take part so that's a non-starter. Why would they want to anyway?

So, back to Scotland.

Would having Aberdeen, Hearts, Kilmarnock or Motherwell involved help? Not really.

So, back to Rangers and Celtic.

And, yes, that could spark interest, though more, I suspect, north of the border than south of it.

Then you have the downside. Would those two clubs still compete in the Scottish Cup? If they didn't, what would become of that?

At the risk of sounding negative - again! - new clubs are not the answer either.

Getting the ball out, nominate three ties that catch your eye from the fourth round?

This particular draw is symptomatic of the cup's general problems. It really is hard to find a match that gets the adrenalin pumping.

In the absence of non-league minnows or "clashes of the titans", the TV companies have done their best to sort out eight relatively interesting games to show so I've gone with three of them.

Brentford against Leicester, the Saturday lunchtime fixture, is intriguing because the Bees are buzzing under Danish coach Thomas Frank and look set to be involved in at least the Championship play-offs.

They have a great home record and possess the so-called BMW strike force - Algerian Said Benrahma, Frenchman Bryan Mbueno and Englishman Ollie Watkins - which means they'll always score goals.

Leicester have had a great season themselves and Brendan Rodgers would have been a candidate for coach of the year if not for Jurgen Klopp, but they'll have to be very careful.

On Friday night we have the prospect of Wayne Rooney going to Northampton and getting dumped out of the cup by a League Two team.

His Derby side are hit and miss but his presence alone elevates this tie to giant-killing status.

Finally, on Saturday evening, we have Frank Lampard's Chelsea travelling to Hull City, which wouldn't be on the TV schedule if there wasn't the prospect of an upset.

All the big clubs - from which we've already established the likely winner will come - were kept apart in the fourth round draw so we'll see how many make round five, where they'll start knocking each other out. With no prospect of winning the Premier League it will be interesting to see how seriously four-time FA Cup-winner Lampard takes this competition now that he's a manager.

So, who's going to win the first FA Cup of the new decade? And who would you like to win?

Manchester City will retain the trophy.

Obviously they're not going to hold on to their Premier League title but they're still a cup-winning machine and Pep Guardiola is a greedy coach when it comes to silverware.

As for who I'd like to win it, I'd really take anyone outside the Big Six just for a change. If I could have my pick it would be Burnley, a grand old traditional FA Cup club with a manager in Sean Dyche who deserves his day in the sun.

We're fond of a bit of nostalgia here at The Weekly News (you may have noticed that). What was your all-time favourite FA Cup tie?

It's tempting to go for a giant-killing or a classic final but in the end I plumped for the 1990 semi-final at Villa Park when underdogs Crystal Palace beat hot favourites Liverpool 4-3.

Steve Coppell's team had been turned over 9-0 in the league earlier that season and at half time Kenny Dalglish's side had a 1-0 lead after Ian Rush's 23rd-minute opener.

Then Mark Bright equalised and, in the 70th minute, Gary O'Reilly put Palace into a 2-1 lead.

Steve McMahon immediately made it 2-2 and a minute later John Barnes scored a penalty to put Liverpool ahead.

But in the last minute of the game Andy Gray headed home to take the sides into extra time, in which Alan Pardew headed home the winner.

And while we're in the past, your dream commentary/pundit team (commentator, co-commentator, presenter and a couple of pundits) of all time?

The commentator is the easiest answer of all. It has to be John Motson, whose career was launched by the FA Cup when he covered the famous Hereford v Newcastle giant-killing back in 1972.

Motty has the cup written through him like Blackpool rock.

My co-commentator would be Trevor Brooking, who went with Motty like Morecambe went with Wise, while my urbane, sophisticated presenter would be "Dishy" Des Lynam.

I'll have a pundit from back-in-the-day in Brian Clough, who might never have been particularly hot on tactics but was always a riveting presence on the screen.

My second pundit would be the stand-out of the current batch, the ever-insightful and always controversial Gary Neville.

What about the "magic of the Carabao Cup", which reaches its semi-final second-leg stage next week?

There's never really been any magic about the League Cup but that means it holds just about the same importance now as it did when it was launched in the 1960s.

It's probably more a measure of the FA Cup's decline than the League Cup's durability that most coaches and players treat them pretty much as equals these days.

Marcus Rashford's goal in the first leg has given Manchester United a glimmer of a chance of turning it round at the Etihad against their City rivals. They won't, though, will they?

Rashford's goal was a lifeline but there's still a lot of swimming to do and the waters are shark-infested.

United have won at the Etihad in the league so it can't be ruled out, but Guardiola's team are rarely caught out twice.

The other semi-final looks much harder to call. Aston Villa or Leicester City for you?

Villa did surprisingly well to hold Leicester at the King Power but I still make the Foxes favourites simply because they're a far better team and the better team almost always wins over two legs.

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Talking Football: The sad truth of why the FA Cup has lost its magic - The Sunday Post

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It's FA Cup fourth-round weekend. Does the "magic of the FA Cup" still exist in any shape or form? It's very hard to find much magic in this competition these days. And the short answer to why that should be is simple. It doesn't matter to anyone any more.

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The history of Southport FC - what all good Sandgrounders should know.  Support your local team!

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HISTORY OF SOUTHPORT FOOTBALL CLUB (Condensed Version)

The original Southport Football Club began as a rugby team in the 1870's but a series of heavy defeats saw the switch to football and it was on Saturday 12th November 1881 that Southport took to the field against Bootle "second" in their first match under Association Rules.

Southport were founder members of the Central League in 1911 and in 1918 were taken over by the Vulcan Motor Company - playing as Southport Vulcan for one season, the first club to use a sponsorship label as part of their name.

In the FA Cup Southport became the first Third Division North club to reach the sixth round in 1931, losing away from home against the mighty Everton 9-1. A season later a Haig Avenue record gate of 20,010 saw the Sandgrounders draw in the 4th round with Newcastle. Southport reached the 5th round in 1965 after defeating Cardiff City before losing to Hull City.

Southport had two promotions as a Football League side, in 1966/67 under Billy Bingham and as Champions in 1972/73 under Jimmy Meadows. Sadly, the second promotion lasted just one season with the club relegated and the slide into Non League football gathered pace. Twenty Third in 1975/76, 1976/7 and 1977/78 saw the club having to apply for re-election. The old pals' act didn't work out the third time with older board members Jack Clough deceased and John Church no longer chairman.

Disastrously Chairman Walter Giller failed to canvass and on a second ballot at the Café Royal on June 2 nd 1978 Southport lost their league status. Southport's fifty years in the Football League was over. Their last home Football League match was against Huddersfield Town on April 22 nd drawing 1-1 while their last ever Football League match was away to Graham Taylor's Watford, losing 3-2 in front of 10,089 supporters as Watford's rise up the leagues began and it was third time unlucky when Wigan Athletic took The Sandgrounders place in the Football League, quite a contrast in fortunes for the two clubs in subsequent years.

The club stabilised on the pitch under former reserve team manager Harry McNally who having assembled a talented squad by November 1978, saw the club finish in an excellent fifth position. Considering at one point the club looked dead and buried this was a remarkable achievement. The board's refusal in the spring of 1979 to take up an invitation of a place in the new Football Alliance (the forerunner of today's Conference) primarily on financial grounds i.e. travelling costs, impacted badly, losing players and supporters. The early 1980's were dark days from which the club only just survived after various Board re shuffles and financial crises.

Charlie Clapham took a place on the board in 1982 and became chairman in 1984. He had the financial acumen that had been missing - a long term vision and with careful negotiations plotted the club slowly out of its rising, near crippling debts. He was to become one of the longest serving chairmen in the pyramid and the club became financially secure, something not apparent for most of the club's chequered history.

Brian Kettle's 1992-93 side won the Northern Premier league in real style amassing 96 points and scoring 103 goals. They also reached the second round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1968. Kettle took the club into the Vauxhall Conference finishing fourth which in modern days would have secured a play off berth. Billy Ayre in his first season went one better finishing third, just eight points off champions Macclesfield Town. Had play offs been in existence back then, who knows Southport could be back playing in the Football League, a status everyone connected with the club is desperate to get back.

Paul Futcher's 1997-98 squad achieved a first for both the club and the town - a Wembley FA Trophy final. Futcher, formerly the most expensive defender in British football, at the age of 40, achieved a personal lifetime ambition by running out on the Wembley turf. The town rallied with over 10,000 enjoying a wonderful day. Whilst Steve Cotterill's Cheltenham scored a late winner it was Southport who took the plaudits but not their chances. Futcher was unable to build on his Wembley squad and former England captain Mark Wright took over the Haig Avenue reins. Wright inherited a number of talented younger players assembled by Futcher and motivated them, taking them up from second from bottom in the Conference to a respectable 9 th position. Wright's full season of 2000-01 saw the Sandgrounders finish a fine fourth behind Brian Talbot's Rushden and Diamonds.

The 2002/03 season was expected to see the Club push for honours but the departure of Wright saw Phil Wilson take over and it turned into disaster. In November 2002 after going unbeaten in their first seven league games the squad became FA Cup giant killers. In front of a 3519 gate a rousing 4-2 performance coming back from 2-0 down destroyed Notts County in front of the Match of the Day cameras. A long sequence of unsatisfactory results led to Phil Wilson's departure in January with the club in 9 th place but slipping down the table.

Former Irish international defender Mike Walsh was given the post originally for a short spell and then until to the end of the season. Walsh was expected to make the impact Mark Wright had done as a motivator but he didn't. A disastrous run of just 2 wins in 15 Conference matches saw Southport spectacularly slump to defeat and relegation at Stevenage on the last day of the 2002-03 season. Walsh stayed on and recorded four straight victories at the start of the season but an autumn of repeated reversals saw his departure and the appointment of ex Runcorn player manager Liam Watson, a former England semi pro-international.

The appointment of Liam Watson in autumn 2003 re-energised the club. Liam, the youngest manager in the club's history, signalled a new era at Southport in which a new younger supporter base blossomed and the transformation was remarkable. Watson radically restructured his playing staff in rapid time and lifted the Nationwide North title as inaugural champions in 2004/05.

Watson did a tremendous job to maintain Southport in the Nationwide Conference as a part time club in 2005/06 but his departure when the decision to go full time was made for 2006/07 took the club by surprise and the appointment of Paul Cook didn't work out and he departed early in 2007. Cook was replaced by former England international Peter Davenport and the 'Port narrowly missed out on Conference survival despite a late rally. In March 2008 after a run of poor results Davenport was replaced by Gary Brabin. "Brabs" was a big Southport favourite and guided Southport into the Play offs but they fell at the semi-final stage on penalties at Stalybridge and in the summer he moved on to become manager of Cambridge United.

Liam Watson returned to the club from Burscough on 30th June 2008 bringing most of the Burscough squad with him and a season of consolidation in 2008/09 saw the club reach the Play Offs, losing over two legs to Gateshead.

The Sandgrounders fought a titanic battle on and off the field with Fleetwood Town in 2009/10 and sealed the Blue Square North title on the final day of the season at Eastwood Town in front of 750 jubilant fans.

The 2010/11 season saw Southport finish in 21 st place and relegated to Blue Square North, but after a dramatic close season the club gained a reprieve as Rushden & Diamonds were expelled from the Blue Square Premier.

The Sandgrounders surpassed everyone's expectations in 2011/12 and made the most of the reprieve occupying a play off place for a large part of the season before finishing in seventh place. Considering the poor away form in 2010/11 it took everyone by surprise when the club went on a remarkable eight game winning run away from home to beat the club record which had stood since 1956.

Into 2012/13 and with expectations raised after such a thrilling 2011/12 season Southport only ensured their survival with one game to go. A run of six consecutive defeats in March saw the club plummet from a comfortable 13 th place down to 20 th position but wins at Braintree and Forest Green with a draw at Grimsby in the space of ten days ensured safety. Late goals against were the order of the day with 21 points dropped in the closing minutes of games.

Liam Watson announced his intention to step down at the end of that season and received a great send off in the club's final home game of the season.

Alan Wright was appointed as a rookie manager to take over the reins from Liam Watson but after just 25 games in charge and a run of poor form, Alan left the club by mutual consent and was replaced by John Coleman.

John Coleman was a vastly experienced manager who is best known for leading Accrington Stanley back into the Football League. A former player at The Merseyrail Community Stadium he is still the only Southport player to score four league goals in a game and sits in fifth place in the club's goalscorer charts. Coleman managed Southport to safety before leaving the club at the end of the season

Charged with leading Southport through 2014-15 was Martin Foyle, a vastly experienced manager in The Conference. Martin's previous appointment was at troubled Hereford United and everyone was looking forward with great anticipation to seeing him pull together a new look squad as Southport looked to push for a play off spot but after a string of poor performances and results Martin Foyle left the Club to be replaced by Gary Brabin. Gary returning for a second stint in charge having had a brief spell (49 days) as the boss at the end of the 2007/08 season. However, after just 13 league games in charge Gary left the club to take up a coaching role at Everton with Gary's number two, Paul Carden taking over the hot seat.

It was to be a shaky start for Paul but after seven winless games he steered the club to safety despite an horrendous end of season injury and suspension crisis which saw the club only able to field a three man bench at one point and one of those was a 'keeper. Safety was assured with a surprise home draw against Grimsby when despite the lack of available players the last home league game of the season in front of the best gate of the season ended 2-2.

The overall highlight of what was a pretty miserable 2014-15 season was an FA Cup Run to Round Three which saw 2652 (plus a few more) Southport fans make the trip to Derby County to see the side get within 30 seconds of bringing The Rams back to Southport for a replay with a very late penalty going against the heroic Sandgrounders. Southport had beaten Tamworth after a replay, Football League Dagenham & Redbridge also after a replay and big spending Eastleigh to reach Round Three. The win against D&R was the club's first against a Football League team since 1998.

Paul Carden lasted 299 days in the managerial hot seat before he left the club by mutual consent after a run of bad results including a very disappointing 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup at Salford City.

Next to take up the reins was Dino Maamria. Dino oversaw a transformation that saw the club equal its Conference winning run of six consecutive wins lifting the club up to 14 th place at one point.

However, after just 116 days in charge Dino stood down as manager citing family and travel reasons and he was replaced on a caretaker basis by Andy Bishop.

Andy led the club to safety finishing in 16 th place and was rewarded with the job on a permanent basis ahead of the final game of the season. The 16 th place finish was the club's highest placing since 2011/12.

After flirting with relegation in six out of the seven seasons since our elevation to the top flight in 2010/11 it finally became in reality in 2016/17.

Andy Bishop was dismissed after just eight games of the season which saw one win. Steve Burr came in and steered the club out of the relegation zone before a run of three bad results saw him replaced by Andy Preece.

Andy had seventeen games in the hot seat with just two wins and the club were relegated with a whimper and once again the need to rebuild.

As the season neared its end long serving Chairman, Charlie Clapham faced a fans' revolt which saw him stand down as chairman to be followed by Vice Chairman, Sam Shrouder and Chief Executive Haydn Preece. Eventually all the board resigned and the club was under the new ownership of James Treadwell and Adrian Shandley.

Alan Lewer and Mark Wright were brought in to steer the club into the 2017/18 season and hopes of an immediate return to the top flight with the season starting well with just one defeat in the first eight games which saw the club sitting in third place at the end of August. Unfortunately, it was downhill after this with the club going through a run of 20 games without a win in all competitions. Lewer and Wright departed to be replaced by Kevin Davies who oversaw a massive player turnover. It took Kevin a few games to get going but after a 3-0 home win against Chorley on New Years Day he lead the team to a club record 6 consecutive home wins and from 21 st to 8 th in the table.

The rollercoaster ride that is Southport Football Club continued however as the good run was then followed by 7 consecutive defeats leaving the club flirting with relegation. Safety was assured and the club finished in 15 th place.

Kevin Davies was dismissed at the end of the 2017/18 season and replaced by Liam Watson who returned to the club for his third spell in the hot seat.

Off the field the club revealed ambitious plans to regenerate the ground and reinvigorate the club. The exciting new vision was presented to the supporters at the Southport Conferencing Centre.

The club then came under the directorship of Phil Hodgkinson and Ian Kyle following the decision of firstly Adrian Shandley to be followed by James Treadwell to stand down as directors.

The club went into the 2018/19 season with a completely new off field team and a squad filled with experience at this level and above and hopes high that the much needed stability on and off field is in place to allow the club to progress.

The 2018-19 season was, as so many have been at Southport Football Club, one of ups and downs. A dreadful start in the league saw the club sitting bottom of the table at the end of October but a fine run of form in November saw manager Liam Watson pick up the Manager of The Month award and a climb up the table.

Cup runs were to be the main feature of the season. An FA Cup run to round two saw the club one game away from a tie against Tottenham Hotspur after holding Tranmere to a 1-1 draw at Prenton Park and very nearly winning the game. It was not to be as front of a new ground record capacity 5414 gate and TV audience Tranmere won the replay 2-0 and the dream was over.

The league form improved and a 14th place finish was attained.

Silverware came the club's way in the form of a Liverpool Senior Cup, Lancashire Junior Cup double with wins against Prescot Cables and Colne, the first time the club had done the cup double since 1992/93.

As soon as the season ended the club were rocked by the news that owner Phil Hodgkinson was leaving to take over as chairman and majority shareholder at Huddersfield Town.

A new Board of Ian Kyle, manager Liam Watson and Steve Porter lead the club into 2019-20.

A unique season, being ended after 32 games due to the Corona Virus pandemic.

Southport sat in twelfth place when the season came to a halt on March 7th with little chance of going up or down and we could sit back and watch everyone else argue about the rights and wrongs of how the season should be completed.

It's fair to say 2019-20 was an uneventful season by Southport standards. We were sitting in third place going in to Boxing Day but a poor run which saw just one win in the final 12 games saw a slide down to 12 th place.

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HISTORY OF SOUTHPORT FOOTBALL CLUB The original Southport Football Club began as a rugby team in the 1870's but a series of heavy defeats saw the switch to football and it was on Saturday 12th November 1881 that Southport took to the field against Bootle "second" in their first match under Association Rules.

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Since its inception in 2008, Careers in Sport has become the go-to organisation for young people embarking upon their sporting career, as a result, our website receives hundreds of thousands of visits annually.

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If you want a career in sports, you have two main options:

choose a career that's only available in the sports industry (eg athlete or sports coach)

choose a career that's available in a range of different industries, including sport (eg social media executive or accountant).

Below we've outlined some popular jobs within sport and how to get into them. If you're interested in studying sport, also see our guide to studying sport and exercise science at university and our profile of former level 3 BTEC sport and exercise science student Nia.

Athlete

As well as competing and travelling to competitions, athletes spend a lot of time in training. Some have an employment contract with a sporting organisation and receive a regular wage; others earn money 'as and when', for example through prize money or sponsorship deals. Many have another job as well, whether in sport or doing something completely different.

To get into most sports as a career, you realistically need to be already competing and winning at a high level while you're still at school. There aren't any qualifications required to be a athlete. However, it's a good idea to fit some in alongside training as almost all athletes need a second career when they retire from sport. You might choose qualifications that will help you into one of the other careers on this list, such as coaching, or study something else that interests you.

Some universities are very geared up towards helping students of all subjects train and compete in sport to a high level so you could, say, study history or engineering while making the most of these opportunities. Our top unis for your lifestyle outline good universities for training and competing in a number of popular sports.

Sports coach/sports instructor

As a sports coach or instructor you'll train people up in a particular sport, and/or lead group fitness sessions. You might work with children or adults of any level, and might be employed by a sports club, charity, community group, gym, sports governing body or school. A lot of positions are part-time, so you might need to coach for more than one employer or have a different job too.

To become a sports coach or instructor you'll need a good level of ability in that sport and often a coaching qualification from the relevant sports governing body. These tend to involve a few days of face-to-face learning and sometimes some work to complete at home as well. For some jobs you'll also need to have competed in that sport to a specified level yourself (eg at county level or regional level). For jobs working with children, previous experience working with children is often sought.

Sports development officer

Sports development officers help run initiatives aimed at encouraging people to get involved in sport. Sometimes these are aimed at everyone in a local community; other times they are aimed at a particular group, such as older people. Tasks can involve finding and applying for sources of funding, keeping track of budgets, managing sports coaches and volunteers, and planning, organising and promoting the initiatives, for example through social media. Sometimes the jobs are combined with a sports coaching role, meaning that you'll lead some of the activities yourself.

You might be employed by a local authority, a sports governing body, a charity or a community association, for example. It's likely that there will be some evening and weekend work involved, as this is when sports events and activities are most likely to be held.

Entry requirements vary. For all jobs you're likely to require relevant experience (for example through work experience placements and/or volunteering). In terms of qualifications, some employers value a sports-related degree; others prefer a sports coaching qualification.

You can find out more about this role and how to get in by reading the sports development officer job description on our graduate careers site TARGETjobs.

PE teacher

PE teachers plan and deliver lessons, assess students and arrange matches with other schools/colleges.

To become a PE teacher you need a degree and to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS). You can either take an undergraduate (first) degree in physical education that includes gaining QTS, or take a degree in a related subject and then gain QTS afterwards - the most common way to do this is to take a one-year postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) before applying for jobs.

You can find out more about becoming a teacher in our teaching careers section.

Sports lawyer

Sports lawyers advise their clients on the legal aspects of sport, and may also represent them in court. Their work can cover commercial agreements (for example regarding sponsorship and advertising), broadcasting rights for sporting events, employment contracts, transfers, injuries, sports regulation and disciplinary matters.

Lawyers are divided into barristers (who frequently speak in court, and provide advice to solicitors on specialist areas) and solicitors (who provide lots of advice directly to clients). On our graduate careers site you can read about working in sports law both as a barrister and as a solicitor.

By far the most common route to becoming a solicitor or barrister is by taking a degree (either in law or in something else) followed by further education and training. You can find out more about becoming a lawyer in our law careers sector.

Sports physiotherapist

Sports physiotherapists work with athletes (professional and amateur) to help them overcome and prevent injuries. For example, they may assess an injury, develop a treatment plan and deliver it, such as by manual therapy (manipulating body parts), massage, hydrotherapy or setting exercises. Some sports physiotherapists are employed by sports clubs - if you work with professional athletes you're likely to attend training sessions and competitions/matches around the country or internationally. You could also work for a private physiotherapy clinic, or set up your own.

To become a sports physiotherapist you'll need a degree in physiotherapy. You could do this either as an undergraduate (first) degree, or as a masters (a higher level degree) after studying a related subject first. Find out more in our article on how to become a physiotherapist and what they do.

Sports therapy

Sports therapy is similar to sports physiotherapy - you'll treat and prevent injuries using the types of techniques outlined above. However, your training will focus specifically on skills you'll need to work with athletes, whereas physiotherapists are trained to deal with a much wider range of medical issues. A common route in would be to take a degree in sports therapy accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists. The sports therapy job description on our graduate careers site TARGETjobs has more information.

Leisure centre/gym manager

If you have strong organisational and people skills you could make a great manager for a leisure centre or gym. Typical duties include recruiting and managing staff, ensuring they are properly trained up and have up-to-date qualifications, making sure that the centre is well maintained (for example that it is clean and tidy and that gym equipment is in working order), overseeing the budget, promoting the centre and increasing its income, ensuring that health and safety policies are followed, organising staff rotas and assisting customers.

Depending on the size of the business and the level of the role, your job might be quite practical and hands-on, keeping everything running on a day-to-day basis, or more office-based with a focus on growing the business. Employers include local authorities, private sector gym chains, hotels, universities and some schools (particularly independent schools).

To get into this career you'll usually need experience at a lower level in a leisure centre or gym, for example as a leisure centre assistant or fitness instructor. Once you've gained experience and trust, your next step could be to step into a supervisor role, taking responsibility for the centre and for staff during specific shifts. Employers often also ask for relevant qualifications - this varies from job to job, but you might, for example, be asked for a level 3 fitness instructor qualification or a lifeguarding qualification such as 'trainer assessor' from the Royal Life Saving Society.

You can read more about careers as a leisure centre/gym manager on our graduate careers site TARGETjobs.

Sports journalist

If you're a strong writer or confident speaker you could consider a career as a sports journalist. You could work for newspapers, websites, TV stations, radio stations or a combination of these. Taking a journalism qualification is helpful, either instead of going to university, at undergraduate (first) degree level or after studying a different subject at university. Read up on how to get into a career in journalism and explore the rest of our media careers section to find out more.

Sports photographer

Similarly, media outlets need strong sports images to accompany their stories. You could work for a publication (print and/or web), as a freelancer, for a news agency or for an organisation that runs sporting events (such as UCI, organisers of the Tour de France, or the International Olympic Committee). Read our article on jobs in the media to find out more about photography careers. Taking a photography degree is a common route in, though not 100% essential.

Sports marketing, PR, communications and social media

These roles involve promoting sport and sports organisations through a variety of media. There's quite a lot of overlap between them - some jobs will in practice cover several of these areas - and also with sports journalism. You might work for an individual organisation or for an agency that is paid by a number of different organisations to promote them. Tasks could include producing content such as articles or videos, running social media channels, writing press releases, contacting media organisations to organise or try to gain coverage, planning and organising campaigns, overseeing budgets and tracking results.

There isn't one specific route into these careers. Some employers like a degree; others don't mind. You could try to get directly into these careers at a sporting organisation, for example by gaining lots of voluntary experience, or get a similar job outside of sport and then transfer across once you've built up skills and knowledge. Alternatively, you could start your career in sports journalism. Whichever path you choose you'll need strong writing skills and good knowledge of the sport you want to cover.

You can find out more elsewhere on TARGETcareers about careers as a copywriter or content writer, careers in marketing and careers in PR.

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Sports studies is one of the subject areas which has seen a big increase in course provision since 1990. It is an increasingly popular career sector, with demand for higher level expertise in performance analysis, business management, and community engagement, as well as hands-on participation.

You can choose to study through vocational and academic routes, either through an apprenticeship or on more traditional higher education courses. Universities and colleges in the UK offer diplomas, foundation degrees, higher education diplomas, honours degrees, and postgraduate and professional qualifications in sport including the following:

Course options include:

single, joint, and combined subject combinations

full-time, and part-time (most offer professional placements)

distance learning

Note: Courses may require Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) clearance.

Are you considering an accelerated degree? Click here to read more about the possibility of completing your undergraduate course in two years rather than three.

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