A brief history of YFS

Fifteen years of covering grassroots football in Scotland, and a few places well beyond it.

Nov 2010

YFS Goes Live.

Our website launches, starting a new chapter for grassroots coverage in Scotland.
Feb 2011

Into the Daily Record.

A weekly column with one of the country's biggest newspapers.
Aug 2012

Early Recognition.

TalkTalk Digital Heroes 2011, Scottish Institute for Enterprise Best New Social Enterprise 2011, and Highly Commended in the Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards 2012.
May 2013

YFS Radio Launches.

Live commentary from youth football, including the Scottish FA Youth Cup Final at Hampden.
Nov 2014

The 100th Volunteer.

The Media Team passes a hundred members, with 50 of us at the end of year weekend.
Jun 2015

Two Million Views.

A video on our YouTube channel becomes one of the most watched sporting clips in the world that week, and lands us on live TV.
Sep 2016

YFS Media Launches.

A second brand for clients outside Scottish youth football, starting with the Scottish FA, Scottish Women's Football, Edusport Academy, the Australian Futsal Association and Trans World Soccer.
May 2017

Our First Job Abroad.

Covering the International Futsal Alliance Women's World Cup in Spain. Australia, China, Denmark, Germany and the UAE followed within two years.
Apr 2020

Keep Scotland Active.

With football cancelled, 24 coaching academies and 3,500 young players took part in live online sessions. More than 600,000 minutes of training.
May 2021

Back Out of Lockdown.

The Lockdown Journalism Course keeps aspiring writers sharp, the Media Team relaunches, and we begin covering Trans World Soccer events.
Mar 2022

The Youth Football Podcast.

A new discipline for volunteers, and a platform for interviewing, presenting and audio production.
Sep 2024

The Community Awards.

Player of the Week, Goal of the Week and Coach of the Month quickly become some of the best loved things we do.