Our Aim
The Leithen Vale Sports Club has always strived to offer a safe environment, for kids of all ages to get some exercise and have some fun in the local area. We have always encouraged fair play and a strong team spirit to build your kids into strong, healthy teens who love sport.
Membership / Fees
LVSC Club Membership Fee
The annual LVSC club membership fee is £60 per child, payable in a one off payment of £60 in October (£55 if qualify for the sibling discount). Fees should be paid in full by cash or cheque (payable to Leithen Vale Sports Club) to your coach at the time of club membership.
Registration with the Club
Each child must be registered with the club. All new starts will be provided with a Registration form which must be completed as quickly as possible and returned to your coach. The Registration forms provide the Club with vital information and contact details, and in the unlikely event of a serious incident, the necessary authority to ensure your child is given the correct care and attention. Without these forms the Club, and the coaches, are not insured to take your child on coaching sessions or to matches.
A copy of the Registration Form is available to download here.
Club Policy
Code of Conduct
Leithen Vale Sports Club fully supports the codes of conduct as introduced by the Scottish Football Association.
A copy of the Code of Conduct can be downloaded here.
Child Protection
The Club has a child protection policy. A hard copy can be made available if requested. The club’s Child Protection Officer role is defined here.
SFA Quality Mark
We retained the Scottish Football Association Quality Mark in 2018.
A copy of the club’s welfare guide can be viewed/downloaded here.
Further details of the SFA Quality Mark can be found here.
Positive Coaching
Positive Coaching Scotland
Honour Our Game
Teach everyone involved how to honour the rules, opponents, officials, team-mates and themselves. (ROOTS)
• Rules – Encourage all young players to obey and uphold the rules and play the game fairly.
• Opponents – Encourage all players to show respect to opposition – Play hard and play fair.
• Official – Encourage all players to value a referee’s role and always show respect.
• Team-mates – Give teammates praise & encouragement – Work together to achieve team goals.
• Self – Lead by example by your manner and behaviour on and off the pitch
Redefine Winning
Move the focus from results and league tables to succeeding and winning through effort.
• Sustained effort to achieve set goals – encourage players to work hard to achieve in whatever they do.
• Don’t focus on results, focus players to learn and improve to master skills and improve performance.
• Mistakes happen – more important is we encourage players respond quickly to recover.
Fill the Emotional Tank
Build a young player’s confidence, motivation and resilience:
• Encourage players to give praise and encouragement to their teammates.
• Give positive encouragement of effort irrespective of outcome or result.
• Encourage young players to be confident and don’t be scared to try things.
• All players get nervous – praise, listen and support players to build confidence.
• Model the good behaviour you want to see in your players through positive verbal and non-verbal communication on the pitch.
Club Structure
Committee
The current officials that make up the LVSC Committee are as follows:
Chairman:
Ally Robb
Vice Chairman:
Robert Rachel
Membership Secretary:
Jade Spence
Treasurer:
Cat Graham
Lead Coach:
Chairman/Vice Chairman will cover this role
Child Protection Officer:
Iain Mitchell
General Committee:
Coach representatives from each age group form the general committee.
We are always looking for new committee members and we want to try and establish better links between the parents and the club. Anyone interested in joining the committee should get in touch via the Contact Form.
Coaching
Affiliation
We are affiliated to the SYFA, SFA and the SBJFA, meaning all coaches have the relevant qualifications and have all been PVG checked.
Join the team
We are always looking to add to our team. If you are interested in becoming a coach, please get in touch via our Contact Form.
Sponsors
A huge thanks to our sponsors past and present:
K&R Decorating
Smith & McMath
R. Wilson & Son
Glendinning Groundworks
Caldwell’s Luxury Ice Cream
John Adam Bakery
Azolve
Castle Warehouse
CLUB HISTORY
How It All Began
Leithen Vale Sports Club, the brain child of local man Mr Andrew Caldwell and was was founded in 1985. It was to provide Innerleithen and the surrounding area a place for both boys & girls of all ages to get involved in sport and was primarily to be used as the first step in producing the next generation of kids to move on to the towns local football clubs Leithen Rovers and Vale of Leithen.
Where We Are
The club are based in Innerleithen, 6 miles east of Peebles and 12 miles west of Galashiels. With a population of around 2,500 it is the eighth largest settlement in the Borders, and is situated at the junction of the Leithen Water and the River Tweed in the eastern part of Tweeddale formerly known as Peeblesshire.
The Club Crest
The club crest, features the figure of St Ronan in his boat, to depict the sojourn through life. St Ronan is a major figure in the folklore of Innerleithen and surrounding area, with street names, local landmarks, a school, a silver band and a hotel/bar named after him, while his legend features heavily during the annual summer festival. St Ronan is said to protect Innerleithen from the devil and uses the crook in his left hand to ‘cleik’ (catch) him. In his right hand he holds a lantern to show him the way. As well as featuring the club name, the crest also features the club motto, ‘Keep Faith’.
The Early Days
When LVSC first started we had over 200 members taking part in a variety of sports which included Football, athletics, swimming, hockey and Badminton. Now unfortunately our numbers have decreased, we currently have around 70 members, with kids ages 5 to 12 and due to the lack of facilities in the town we solely concentrate on Football.
Such was the success of the Sports Club in the early days, We used to host an international football tournament every 2 years with teams coming from France, Belgium and all over Scotland to take part.
25 Years!
On Sunday the 29th of August 2010, Leithen Vale Sports Club held the 25th Anniversary Football Tournament to commemorate 25 great years.
More Recently
We recently were granted new changing facilities from the Scottish Football Partnership, which for our club was massive, it gave the kids something to be proud of and a sense of belonging.
A Great Love Of Sport
The town has a great love for sport and there aren’t many better places to play your football.
Success!
Many players have come through the LVSC ranks. Steven Notman and Ross Campbell have played with Hibernian and were capped at youth level for Scotland.
While Murray Davidson now of St Johnstone became the first player to be full capped for Scotland, this is something we at the club are very proud of.
SOCIAL
SFA QUALITY MARK
