TL;DR · 1 min read
In short
- What it tests. Whether a paid, assessed coach at an Orlik pitch increases the number of children who train regularly with a licensed coach.
- Scale. 3 voivodeships from an open call, 100 Orlik pitches, about 500 coaches and about 15,000 children in U6–U13 groups, April to December 2027.
- Cost. About PLN 60 million (authors’ estimate), including PLN 15 million for coaches. The full cost of a coach is PLN 3,000 a month.
- Gates. The pilot stops if, for example, fewer than 60% of posts are filled by 30 June 2027. Expansion requires at least 4 of 6 indicators and a clean financial audit.
- Status. Proposal. No one has approved or funded the pilot; voivodeships and pitches are not selected. The initiative does not run any call for applications.
- Pilot scale
- 100 Orlik pitches
- Proposal
- Pilot cost
- about 60 PLN million
- Authors’ estimate
- Funds granted
- 0 PLN
- Status today
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Pilot card
What the pilot would test
- Period
- April–December 2027 (9 months), final report in January 2028.
- Reach
- 3 voivodeships from an open call, 100 Orlik pitches and partner clubs.
- Coaches
- About 500, on average 5 per facility, U6–U13 groups.
- Children
- About 15,000 (500 coaches × 2 groups × about 15 children).
- Budget (authors’ estimate)
- About PLN 60 million. Of this, PLN 15 million for coaches: PLN 13.5 million of pay (500 × PLN 3,000 × 9 months) and a PLN 1.5 million reserve for substitutes, recruitment and initial training.
- Unit cost
- A coach costs PLN 3,000 a month (full employer cost). Coach pay: about PLN 900 per child for 9 months. The whole pilot with bases, assessment and office: about PLN 4,000 per child.
- Status
- Proposal. No one has approved or funded the pilot; voivodeships and pitches are not selected.
- Who would evaluate
- We propose an independent evaluator chosen by the Ministry of Sport and a financial audit in a public tender.
Proposal: open call
Proposed criteria for choosing voivodeships
Only the institution that decides on the pilot, e.g. the Ministry of Sport, could announce a call. The initiative does not run one.
- A joint application by the voivodeship, municipalities (gminas) and the regional football association.
- Municipalities ready to contribute their own share (targeted grant).
- Number of Orlik pitches without a permanent children’s coach.
- Access to baseline data on training.
- Diversity: strong, average and weak club base, with mostly rural municipalities.
Gates
When to stop and when to expand
- Proposed stop conditions
- Fewer than 60% of posts filled by 30 June 2027; fewer than 60% of children still training after 6 months; auditor objections to spending or missing municipal contribution; a club breaching the child-safeguarding standard (payments to that club suspended).
- Proposed expansion conditions
- At least 4 of 6 indicators met; financial audit without objections; positive report by the independent evaluator; the Ministry of Sport decides on the next year and new voivodeships.