The first step to becoming a qualified coach is to enrol on a FA Coaching Course, which take place at both national sports centres and at every County FA. 

Through FA Learning you can book and pay for any national course,

FA Level 1 Club Coach

This is the UK's most popular coaching course and is the ideal introduction to coaching for all coaches with little experience or knowledge. The course is open entry and participants do not need any experience to take part, just an interest in coaching and the motivation to improve their skills and understanding.

 


FA Level 2 Club Coach

If you’re a coach with a few seasons coaching experience, you may wish to start at Level 2, as this is still an open entry course, although we do recommend that those taking part without the Level 1 qualification do have relevant coaching experience.

 




Adult Coaching

Research has shown there to have been a decline in the number of Male 11 a side Adult teams partly due to a lack of volunteers and coaches. One reason for this was a lack of appropriate, accessible training courses.
As a result a Working Group was set up to develop an appropriate training course for people working in the grassroots 11 a side game, which would be the first of its kind in the world.The Module was launched nationally in November 2003.

The module includes both theoretical and practical work looking at Administration ,Ethics, Child Protection and Best Practice ,Fitness and Nutrition ,Coach and Player Development , Communication , Warm Ups , Cool Downs , Appropriate Coaching Practices and Action Planning.

Resources have been developed to support the Course of training and each student will receive a Video, Administration Handbook, Coaches Handbook Laws of the Game CD Rom as well as a Certificate of Attendance on completion of the module.

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By getting on the coaching ladder, individuals have the opportunity to progress up through the various FA Coaching qualifications while constantly enhancing their skills and knowledge. We hope that this will not only improve the ability of the individual but also the performance and enjoyment of the team.

Experience is essential for a coach as so much can be learned from the coaching field whether it be working with other coaches and learning from them or coaching different groups of players with mixed abilities.

A successful coach should always be open to new ideas and want to continually improve their individual skills and knowledge of the game. FA courses offer the perfect solution to all coaches who aim to improve their skills, knowledge, experience and enjoyment of the game.


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