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Karl
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The Goal project was initiated by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and ratified at the FIFA Extraordinary Congress in Los Angeles on July 9, 1999.
After a long history of development work at FIFA, the launch of the Goal project heralded a new era, coinciding with the new millennium. Goal offers tailor-made programs that are cut out to suit the individual country's needs and then implemented by FIFA experts in close cooperation with the national associations. Of course, not all of the 204 member national associations will automatically benefit from Goal. The countries will be selected by the Goal Bureau that is composed of six members of FIFA's Technical Committee representing the confederations.
OBJECTIVE
The ultimate objective of Goal are empowered national associations. Depending on each national association's priorities, Goal will offer help in the following areas:
Infrastructure
Construction and renovation of football pitches, training and tuition centres, office premises, etc.
Administration
Set-up structure of national and regional associations, staff, etc.
Education
Administration, coaching, sports medicine, refereeing, etc.
Youth football
Training of youth coaches, talent promotion, football schools, etc.
Other areas based on the needs of the national association
ORGANIZATION
Development Offices, managed by highly qualified FIFA experts (hereafter: Development Officers), have been set up all around the world to strengthen cooperation with the associations. Each Development Office is entrusted with the development of approximately 15 to 20 national associations. The geographical proximity of the Development Offices enables the needs of the associations to be analysed better and the projects to be supervised and monitored more easily.
PROCESS
As Goal features unprecedented flexibility in the implementation of development programmes, eleven pilot projects have been conducted enabling all of the parties to gain valuable experience and to help design a clear, transparent and structured Goal process for all benefiting national associations.
BUDGET
The budget approved for Goal by the Extraordinary FIFA Congress on July 9, 1999 amounts to a total of 100 million Swiss Francs that cover 80 -120 Goal projects, Development Office build-up and ongoing administration costs until 2002.
FIFA decides on the amount of funds to be awarded from Goal to each selected national association to realize their project. Funds may also be drawn from the FIFA Financial Assistance Program (FAP), contributions from governments and other sources.
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Karl
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Home Introduction | Presidential Message | Organisation | Goal Process | Case Example | Current Status
Goal Process
Derived from pilot project experiences, a clear, transparent and structured process has been defined with strict timing - identical for all national associations.
The application includes four phases and ends with the Approval Session (meeting of the Goal Bureau). During the four phases the primary need(s) ot the national associations are identified and project proposals are developed so that after 4 months, a decision can be taken on the project(s), the costs and the implementation timeplan. If rework is required, the national association and the Development Officer investigate further on the project(s) - in severe cases, the national association may be put on hold or rescheduled to a later Approval Session.
If the decision is positive, the project can be implemented and finally inaugurated. Thereafter, ongoing use and maintenance is monitored by the Development Officer.
All six phases imply specific tasks, responsibilities and end results:
1 Preparation
(20 days) Selected national associations fill in the official Goal questionnaire that gathers information on the status and organisation of football in the respective country. After having evaluated and completed the form, the FIFA Development Officer forwards the questionnaire to the central FIFA Goal Management Team
2 Inspection Visit
(25 days) An inspection visit to the selected countries is conducted to identify most urgent football development needs and to agree on long-term development objectives of the national association. A comprehensive report specifies - among others - potential Goal project(s). A decision on the project(s) is taken by FIFA on recommendation of the Development Officer
3 Proposal
Development
(45 days) In close cooperation, the national association and the FIFA Development Officer work out project proposal(s) that define the scope, costs and implementation plan for the agreed upon project(s)
4 Approval
(30 days) In the approval phase, the project proposals are evaluated at FIFA. In order to prepare a fair and fact-based decision, details need to be clarified so that the proposal is complete and can be studied by the Goal Bureau members
Approval Session The Goal Bureau decides on the proposed project(s). If rework is required, the national association together with the FIFA Development Officer will investigate further and improve the project proposal(s)
5 Implementation Continuous support and supervision from the Development Officers and FIFA Goal Management Team accelerate a successful implementation of the project(s) - clearly driven by a dedicated member of the national association
6 Monitoring To ensure adequate use and ongoing maintenance, the FIFA expert is monitoring all inaugurated and operational projects on an ongoing basis
A special Goal handbook has been produced and handed over to all national associations benefiting from Goal to support all phases of the Goal process.
GOAL IMPLEMENTATION
As outlined above, the application takes 4 months. This implies that the calendar year comprises three application cycles ending with the Approval Session that will take place in February, June and October. All selected national associations are scheduled for one.
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