Every secondary school in England is to host a community sports club as part of a new government plan to inspire more children to take up sport.

The plans are part of a new £1bn strategy which aims to get more young people involved in sport at grassroots level – a legacy pledge in the UK’s 2012 Olympic bid.

The Football Association has published final proposals for the future of youth football in England.

The recommendations, which follow two years of research and consultation, will be put forward to County FAs before a final proposal to the National Game Board and FA Council in April.

Would you like to recognise the efforts of an unsung hero of grassroots football, while giving your club the chance to win £1,000?

If so, then the Barclays Community Sports Award could be just what you are looking for.

Grassroots football coaches must be praised for their dedication and supported in their development, according to Gareth Southgate.

The FA’s Head of Elite Development acknowledged the efforts of thousands of coaches right across the country when he spoke to Club Website.

Ask any England fan what was the most important event for the future of our national game in recent weeks and it’s more than likely they will tell you it was the draw for Euro 2012.

Yet the man in charge of English football is not so sure. For while he craves success in Poland and Ukraine next summer as much as any England fan, David Bernstein believes The FA’s National Game Strategy for 2011-2015 is equally, or perhaps even more important.