As part of this exciting new collaboration, Berks & Bucks FA will be working with CRY [as its new Physical Health Charity Partner] to raise awareness of cardiac screening – as well as supporting club fundraising activities, with the aim of hosting CRY screening sessions across the region for young players.
Speaking about the new partnership, Liz Verrall, CEO at Berks & Bucks FA, said: “We are delighted to be collaborating with the team at CRY – this new partnership has been driven by the stories we have heard across the County from parents, coaches and players who have witnessed or been personally affected by on-field cardiac events.
“As a County FA, it is our duty to support our players to the best of our ability. In raising awareness of CRY’s national screening sessions, we hope that we can secure early diagnosis and reduce the risk of sudden cardiac arrest. As our partnership grows, we will look to work even more closely with CRY to make screenings more accessible within the county by supporting clubs fundraising initiatives and providing locations for CRY’s specialised cardiac screening programmes.”
Berks & Bucks Football Association (Berks & Bucks FA) is the not-for-profit governing body of football in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Vale of White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire. It is responsible for leading, protecting and supporting the development of the grassroots game in its entirety across the region – with the purpose of ‘Connecting People & Changing Lives’.
Dr Steven Cox, CEO of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) added: “Cardiac screening in football now takes place routinely at the highest level, testing and protecting hundreds of elite athletes who are playing for professional clubs. But at CRY, we believe specialised cardiac screening programmes should be rolled out and made available to all young people who play football regularly at a grassroots level, providing them with the choice to have their hearts tested for underlying conditions which, if left untreated or unmonitored, could have serious and potentially dangerous consequences, such as sudden cardiac arrest.
“We’re therefore really pleased to be teaming up with Berks & Bucks FA, with a shared vision of raising awareness of the importance of cardiac screening, signposting young people to sessions taking place local to them and working together to explore new and inspiring ways of funding further events across the region to help make screening as accessible to as many young players as possible.”
Berks & Bucks FA sanctions 30+ local football leagues and affiliates more than 600 clubs and 4800 teams within our County FA boundaries. As well as its development work, Berks & Bucks FA also run 20 County FA Cup Competitions including the Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup and Women’s Senior Cup as well as Youth and Disability competitions.
To find out more about the details of this partnership – and others – for affiliated clubs and members, please visit our dedicated Partners Offers & Discounts page or visit www.Berks-BucksFA.com
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