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Taking the lead in sport and community development

Continental Star is a unique Sport and Community Club located in the West Midlands. The club has its roots in central Birmingham and has branched out in recent years from its original focus on football.

Today, Continental Star is a Social Enterprise and a registered charity that seeks to help those within the community that are often marginalised and considered by others as hard to reach. The Club now offers a range of community services in addition to a growing portfolio of sports activities. As well as running football teams for the under 7’s right up to the over 35’s, and a ladies’ team, Continental Star also delivers a successful after-school Homework Club which targets disadvantaged young people; it also has a women’s help group providing valuable support and advice to the unemployed and lone parents. In addition, the club also acts as Grassroots B.A.M.E (Black & Asian Minority Ethnic) advisors to the FA and the Kick It Out campaign.

On the field, Continental Star Football Club recently moved to share facilities with Rushall Olympic - another step up in the progress of the Club.  This has brought a sense of stability to the organisation that has enabled the club to rapidly advance both on and off the pitch. Being able to strengthen at board level and being able to continue to build the capacity of the coaching staff, coupled with increasing funding initiatives has produced a new confidence and zest within the organisation, which in turn is facilitating the development of the club on and off the pitch.

 
 
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Charter Standard Club Award

Continental Star FC has been awarded the coveted FA Charter Standard Development Club Award.

The FA Charter Standard Development Club Award is recognition that clubs are well run and sustainable, with child protection and safety paramount. It also recognises a club's commitment to coaching, player and coach development, and the raising of standards of behaviour in the game.

The Charter Standard Scheme is best practice guide that sets standards of coaching, administration and child protection for all clubs outside the Football League and Premier League. As a benchmark for quality, it will improve the playing experience for all.

 
Kick It Out – Partners

Our own Lincoln Moses features in the 2009-2010 Kick it Out (KIO) annual review for his continued commitment.

In addition the KIO review clearly shows the levels we have reached with acknowledgement of Continental Star FC as a KIO partner.  

For more information visit www.kickitout.org

 
 
Continental Who?

For many Burton supporters possibly the first time they ever heard the name of Continental Star FC was earlier this week, when the club announced it had signed Kristian Ramsey-Dickson from them on a six-month professional contract. Not surprising really when the club competes in the Midland Football Combination, which also includes clubs such as Coventry Copsewood, Cadbury Athletic and Pilkington XXX amongst its members.

Originally formed in 1973, Continental Star also compete in junior football all the way down to Under 8 level, plus host a ladies team and, my personal favourite, an over 35`s team. In fact there really isn`t an area of West Midlands football that you won`t find one of their teams competing in.

A club that is renowned for their hospitality, fair play and inclusivity, you may be surprised to learn that Continental Star FC is much more than just a football club, extending a whole range of off-field activities for the residents of the Handsworth /Aston/ Newtown area of Birmingham, particularly school-age children. Their "Second Strike" community programme is probably unique in football, which brings in children excluded from school, those at risk of exclusion and other vulnerable youngsters and offers them coaching in sporting and vocational subjects. To be honest this club puts many much larger clubs to shame.

Led by Lincoln Moses, who was awarded an MBE for his community work, the club has a successful track record on and off the field and is a role model for how football clubs can really integrate themselves into the wider community.

So Burton Albion seems to have signed itself a footballer who has been educated in all the right principles to help him make a go of it in the game. Here`s hoping we see Kristian performing for us for many seasons to come, and it goes without saying that Vital Football Burton wishes him every success as he sets out to carve a career in football.

 

www.burton.vitalfootball.co.uk

 
 
Kristian Ramsey-Dickson signs for Burton Albion

Burton Albion get their Star!

Kristian meets Brewers' boss Paul Peschisolido after signing his first professional contract.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Burton-Albion-FC/Former-Pizza-Hut-worker-hoping-to-deliver-the-goods-21112011.htm 
 
Daril Bimpe signs for Luton Town FC

We at Continental Star Football Club would like to take this opportunity to congratulate 15 year old Daril Bimpe on achieving a Scholarship at Luton Town Football Club.  He is the latest to come off of the club’s youth conveyor belt.
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Continental Star 4

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 Castle Vale 2

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Continental Star and ASDAN -a learning partnership

Continental Star is an Asdan registration centre. We have worked in partnership with connexions delivering accredited course, we have also supported the Aston Ascend project, based at Aston Connexions.   

Continental star have a strong emphasis on leisure activities, in the interest of social welfare and with the objectives of improving lives.

Continental star have an excellent record of working with young people who are NEET, and we have used sport as a tool of engagement.

The Asdan project supported young NEET clients in the Aston ward area, the project engage and supporting young people with social, personal development back into education, training and employment opportunities.