An American Football club based in Dunfermline hopes to use a new funding boost to create future Olympians.

Kings Youth AFC train at the city’s Duloch Park, and recently became Scottish Champions with its under 12s side.

It was recently awarded £2110 from the Co-op Community Fund to help with running costs.

Chairman Andy Meuvell said: “We are a community-based club, and we do our best to keep it accessible for everybody. We offer free taster sessions for the schools and youth groups in the area, and anybody who comes along can have three weeks training for free, which is up to 12 hours of playing the sport.

“All of that comes at a cost to the club, so getting that Co-op funding goes a massive way toward keeping that support in the community and giving someone an opportunity they might not have had otherwise.”

The club focuses on Flag football, which is a non-contact version of the sport, and is due to make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028.

Mr Meuvell said: “The potential for kids at our club to be competing at an Olympic level in the next 4-8 years is very high which is super exciting at the minute.

“For flag you wear a belt that has poppers on it, then you pull the poppers, and it simulates a tackle. It’s more technical because there’s no big pads to get in the way.

“That’s the main thing we focus on for the kids, as it’s more accessible and affordable. If you’re doing contact football, one helmet alone can cost almost £300.

The club currently has 46 children playing across four teams, and is looking to start a girls team in 2025.

Mr Meuvell continued: There’s always someone wanting to try it because it’s something different.

“People don’t realise that it’s very inclusive and everybody who turns up can get involved. We’ve got wee shy kids who come along and within six weeks they’re helping us do the taster sessions at schools because they’ve built that confidence.”