Steering Group meeting 19 January 2010

Steering Group meeting:
• Adoption of project plan
• Agree key roles and responsibilities
• Review briefing documents
• Prepare and agree action plan for workshop on the 15/16^th March
• The external evaluation of project was discussed and for decision prepared
• Website development discussed

January/February Website

• Three webdevelop organisations were invited to make an offer. Several meetings and discussions
• Final choice made and organise input for the content of the Website
• Preparation of the SG and Workshop
• Development of Questionnaires for Players’ Unions and Questionnaire for Players
• Discussed and prepared Questionnaire for reviewing the education systems in partner countries

15^th February – Meeting with Project Evaluator – London

Review initial evaluation proposal prior to the first workshop. Specific objectives for evaluation agreed as;
• Needs analysis among professional footballers across 11 EU member states
• Analysis of the educational systems across 11 EU member states to identify opportunities for future transnational work
• Identify beneficiaries – numbers!
• FIFPro website as an information resource for project partners
• Project Management
• Dissemination
• Monitoring and evaluation

March -organising SG meeting 15 March:

• discussed progress
• finalised all questionnaires
• discussed role of external evaluator
• discussed plan to do reviewing the educations systems
• including vocational learning
• preparing International workshop Kick off meeting 12 partners
• organised commitment and engaged participants
• approved all questionnaires
• discussed analysis ‘Survey Monkey’
• explained the work plan and fixed deadlines for questionnaires
• meeting and organising the final parts for the website

15/16th March 2010 –International Workshop – Hoofddorp

Discussion points:
• EC project requirements
• FIFPro On-line academy
• Website
• Educational needs analysis – project outcomes
• Evaluation and project projections
• Player organisation questionnaire
• Player questionnaire
• Explanation Survey Monkey
• Fixed deadlines