Working with Disadvantaged Groups

Street Sports

Adults from all over the district with behavioural problems such as recovering alcoholics or addicts, or homeless, attend Ochilview to play football on a weekly basis. These adults are helped to recovery from their behaviour problems, giving them a feeling of well-being, teaching them social skills, and integrating them to the disciplines of society, and hence back into society.

Falkirk Day Centre

This unit is for school children with behavioural problems that exclude them from a normal school. Children from the day unit receive coaching on a weekly basis at the Unit and those who behave well attend a monthly session at Ochilview. By playing football under disciplined conditions, and to rules, it helps these children to accept disciplines and perhaps return to a normal school. There is an incentive, as only those who behave well are allowed to attend the monthly session at Ochilview.

Carrongrange School

This school is for children with learning difficulties and the children receive football coaching on a weekly basis. The children also have the opportunity to play at Ochilview several times throughout an academic year.