Cardenden youth players have made the case for more resources for youth football. Players and committee members of the John Thomson Memorial Tournament went to the Scottish Parliament this week for a fact finding visit to see how it works and ask about the Parliaments role in supporting sport.
The group had a tour of the building and a session in one of the committee rooms where they were able to discuss both the success of the John Thomson Tournament and the challenges for local sports clubs in being able to access sports facilities and being able to afford them.
The committee and the young people were very interested in how Holyrood works but were also keen to impress on me the real challenges for local sports clubs. The cost of accessing facilities such as astro pitches and indoor facilities does create real barriers for many youth teams and I will be asking Fife Council how they are addressing these issues. I also think more could be done to support youth clubs access funding and will be following this up.
I encourage any group to come and see the Parliament and learn more about how it works and my office is happy to arrange such visits.
