The ESFA is the Governing Body of primary and secondary schools football. It is responsible for organising inter-school competitions and festivals staged to celebrate the game. The Association runs a programme of national competitions from U11 to U19. Currently, over ¼ million young people are regularly involved in ESFA activities.
Supported by the FA as part of its commitment to the development of grass roots football, the ESFA ensures that its competitions are organised and administered to the highest professional standards.
As the industry's leading provider of sports travel programmes, inspiresport is the Official Travel and Development Partner of the ESFA. The Association endorses and recommends inspiresport's tailored sports development courses. We are also entrusted by the ESFA to organise the England U18 school boy squad pre-international competition training camp.
An affiliate of the Scottish Football Association, the SSFA is a charity that oversees football in primary and secondary schools across the country.
The SSFA runs 17 national competitions including the national trophy for regional select primary and U14 teams as well as the Scottish Shield for U12-U14 and senior levels. The Association is also operates a series of 5 and 7-a-side competitions.
As Official Partner, the SSFA recommends inspiresport sports travel programmes to schools in Scotland.
Established for over 40 years, the ISFA governs and administers the development of football in England's independent schools.
The ISFA organises many competitions including an Independent Schools knockout competition called ‘the Bood', six-a-side matches. The association also provides national U16 and U19 teams for representation at international level. The ISFA also plays an important role in encouraging female participation in its member schools.
As the ISFA's Official Sports Development Partner, inspiresport is committed to promoting football and the values that grass-roots football embodies. One of inspiresport's key roles is to provide high-quality training camp facilities at its European destinations for the Association's international teams.
The ISFA recommends inspiresport sports development programmes to its member schools.
