Portugal

Grassroots in A Football Country

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Portuguese Participation in Sport

2000 (Marivoet, S.) last large study 23% of the whole population are practitioners 4% are affiliated practitioners (Associations/Federations) 19% are leisure practitioners (informal or non-formal) 42% of the whole population never have practiced sport 4% intended to begin practicing sport

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Portuguese Participation in Sport

2009 (Lopes, J.) 38% of the whole population are practitioners (3,8 millions)

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PORTUGAL A Shredded Football Country

FA Schools Foot Universit. Foot For workers Foot Disabled Sport Organ. Army Foot Private Foot Schools (Y) Companies Foot Lgs.(A)

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Portuguese FA Number of Players

2009/10
160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 Total All Football All Futsal W Football W Futsal 2009/10

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Portuguese FA Number of Players

160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 Women Men

20000
0 All Senior Players Youth Football Futsal

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Portuguese FA Number of Players

100000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Players

Foot 11-s Foot 7-s Futsal

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National Football Competitions

Portugal Cup (all national senior clubs) Zon-Sagres League (1st Professional) Orangina League (2nd Professional) League Cup (all professional clubs) 174 Clubs 16 Clubs 16 Clubs 32 Clubs

2nd Div. Champ. (Non-Professional) 3 x 16 Clubs 3rd Div. Champ. (Non-Professional) 7 x 12 Clubs + 1 x 10 Clubs

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National Football Competitions (2)

Womens Championship Womens Promotion Division Champ. 10 Clubes 28 Clubs (reg.)

1st Div. Junior A Championship U19 2 x 12 Clubs 2nd Div. Junior A Championship U19 4 x 12 Clubs

Junior B Championship U17 Junior C Championship U15

4 x 12 Clubs 6 x 12 Clubs

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National Futsal Competitions

1st Division Championship 2nd Division Championship 3rd Division Championship Womens National Cup Junior A National Cup U19 14 Clubs 2 x 14 Clubs 4 x 14 Clubs regional champion Clubs regional champion Clubs

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RAZES Football Development Programme

Definition Razes (roots) is the name of the national programme, integrated into the UEFA Grassroots Programme, which covers all non professional and non elite Football

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RAZES Football Development Programme

Mission The mission of the FPF Razes Programme is to promote, protect and develop Football for everyone, regardless of any constraint and respecting the specificities of the biological development of the male and female practitioners from childhood to the third age

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RAZES Football Development Programme

Partners Clubs and Football Schools Regional Football Associations Municipalities Sports Institute of Portugal Ministry of Education

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RAZES

Programme Projects Stage 1

Children and Junior Football Womens Football Volunteers and Coaches Training

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RAZES

Programme Projects Stage 2 and 3

Football for Special Populations Veterans ______ Other projects

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Razes Programme Support Documents

Code of Conduct for Practitioners Code of Procedures for Coaches and Volunteers Code of Responsibilities for Parents

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Razes Programme Support Documents

Policy of Equity and Protection of Minors Code of Behaviour for Spectators Code of Protection for Veteran Practitioners

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Razes Programme Support Documents

Security Rules for the Activities Certification Manual for Football Schools Volunteer Course 1st level Coach Course

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Reformulated category of age

Junior D (U-13) - Born 1998 e 1999
Football U-13 Formal competition 11-side (official field and goals dimensions & ball) or 7x7-side (field dim. +/- 65x45m, goals 6x2m, nr. 4 ball)
Football U-12 Formal competition 7x7 & leisure/skills activities Futsal Formal competition 5x5 (official dimensions & ball)

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New category of age

Junior E (U-11) - Born 2000 e 2001
Futebol Formal competition 5x5 (field & goals dim. not defined by NA) and/or informal matches (maximum 7x7) at meetings and without standings. Leisure/skills activities. Futsal Formal competition 5x5 and/or informal matches at meetings and without standings. Leisure/skills activities.

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New category of age

Junior F (U-9) - Born 2002 e 2003
Leisure/skills activities. Informal matches (maximum 4x4 with 2 GKs or 5x5 without GKs) at meetings and without standings (field and goals dimensions not defined by NA).

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New category of age

Junior G (U-7) - Born 2004 e 2005
Leisure/skills activities. Informal matches (maximum 4x4 with GKs) at meetings and without standings (field and goals dimensions not defined by NA).

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Forcados

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Pauleta
C. D. So Roque (Azores Islands)

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