To become a Football Coach you must first enrol on a Coaching Course.

You will have to contact your local FA, who will send you details of local courses (see below for local contact details). You can also apply for national and local courses online through FA Learning.

The details listed below come from the English FA's website.

There are four steps to becoming a qualified coach in England:

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.

To find out when the next available course is taking place click here.

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.

To view details of these courses click here.

To register with FA Learning click here


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.

More on Coaching

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.

Once you have passed a course then I recommend you contacting your local Football in the Community office who may be able to offer you part time employment during the School holidays.  

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Local FA Contact Addresses

BEDFORDSHIRE FA

Secretary: Peter Brown, Century House, Skimpot Road, Dunstable.Tel (Work): 01582 565111,Fax: 01582 565222

BERKS & BUCKS FA

Secretary: Brian Moore, 15a London Street, Faringdon, Oxon,Tel (Work): 01367 242099,Fax: 01367 242158

BIRMINGHAM FA

Secretary: Mike Pennick, Ray Hall Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham.Tel (Work): 0121 357 4278,Fax: 0121 358 1661

CAMBRIDGESHIRE FA

Secretary: Roger Pawley, 3 Signet Court, Swanns Road,Cambridge, Tel(Work): 01223 576770, Fax: 01223 576780

CHESHIRE FA

Secretary: Maureen Dunford, The Cottage,Hartford Moss Rec Centre, Northwich,Cheshire,Tel(Work): 01606 871166,Fax: 01606 871292

CORNWALL FA

Secretary: Barry Cudmore,1 High Cross Street, St Austell,Cornwall. Tel(Work): 01726 74080,Fax: 01726 69288

CUMBERLAND FA

Secretary: Albert Murphy, 17 Oxford Street, Workington,Cumbria, Tel(Work): 01900 872310, Fax: 01900 872310

DERBYSHIRE FA

Secretary: Keith Compton, The Grandstand, Moorways Stadium, Moor Lane, Derby, Tel(Work): 01332 361422, Fax: 01332 360130

DEVON FA

County Secretary: Chris Davidson, Coach Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, Tel(Work): 01626 332077, Fax: 01626 336814

DORSET FA

Secretary: Peter Hough, County Ground, Blandford Close, Hamworthy, Poole, Tel (Work): 01202 682375,Fax: 01202 666577

DURHAM FA

Secretary: John Topping, Codeslaw, Ferens Park, Durham.Tel: (Work): 0191 384 8653, Fax: 0191 384 3234

EAST RIDING FA

Secretary: Dennis Johnson, 50 Boulevard, Hull, Tel: (Work): 01482 221158, Fax: 01482 221159

ESSEX FA

Chief Executive: Phil Sammons, 31 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford, Essex, Tel: (Work): 01245 357727. Fax: 01245 344430

GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA

Company Secretary: Paul Britton, Oaklands Park, Almondsbury, Bristol, Tel: (Work): 01454 615888, Fax: 01454 618088

GUERNSEY FA

Secretary: Dave Dorey, Haut Regard, St Clair Hill, St Sampson's, Guernsey, CI, Tel: (Home): 01481 246231, Fax: 01481 241053

HAMPSHIRE FA

Secretary: Ray Barnes,William Pickford House, 8 Ashwood Gardens, off Winchester Road, Southampton. Tel: (Work): 023 8079 1110, Fax: 023 8078 8340

HEREFORDSHIRE FA

Secretary: Jim Lambert, 1 Muirfield Close, Holmer,Hereford. Tel: (Home): 01432 270308

HERTFORDSHIRE FA

Secretary: Ron Kibble, County Ground, Baldock Road, Letchworth, Herts.Tel: (Work): 01462 677622, Fax: 01462 677624

HUNTINGDONSHIRE FA

Secretary: Maurice Armstrong, Cromwell Chambers, 8 St Johns Street, Huntingdon, Cambs.Tel: (Work): 01480 414422, Fax: 01480 412691

ISLE OF MAN FA

Secretary: Mrs Ann Garrett, PO Box 53, The Bowl, Douglas, Isle of Man, Te: l(Home): 01624 852853, Tel(Work): 01624 615576, Fax: 01624 615578

JERSEY FA

Secretary: Stanton Monks, Rocqueberg View Guest House, Rue de Samares, St Clement, Jersey, Tel: (Home): 01534 852642, Fax: 01534 851694

KENT FA

Secretary: Keith Masters, 69 Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, Tel: (Work): 01634 843824, Fax: 01634 815369

LANCASHIRE FA

Secretary: Jim Kenyon, County Ground, Thurston Road, Leyland, Preston, Te: l(Work): 01772 624000, Fax: 01772 624700

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND FA

Secretary: Paul Morrison, Holmes Park, Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leics. Tel: (Work): 0116 286 7828. Fax: 0116 286 4858

LINCOLNSHIRE FA

Secretary: John Griffin, PO Box 26, 12 Dean Road, Lincoln, Tel: Work): 01522 524917, Fax: 01522 528859

LIVERPOOL FA

Secretary: Fred Hunter, Liverpool Soccer Centre, Walton Hall Park, Walton Hall Avenue, Liverpool, Tel: (Work): 0151 523 4488, Fax: 0151 523 4477

LONDON FA

Secretary: David Fowkes, 6 Aldworth Grove, Lewisham, London, Tel: (Work): 020 8690 9626, Fax: 020 8690 9471

MANCHESTER FA

Secretary: Jon Dutton, Brantingham Road, Chorlton, Manchester, Tel: (Work): 0161 881 0299, Fax: 0161 881 6833

MIDDLESEX FA

,Secretary: Peter Clayton, 39 Roxborough Road, Harrow, Middx, Tel: (Work): 020 8424 8524, Fax: 020 8863 0627

NORFOLK FA

Secretary: Roger Howlett, Plantation Park, Blofield, Norwich, Tel: (Work): 01603 717177, Fax: 01603 717187

NORTH RIDING FA

Secretary: Mark Jarvis, Southlands Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, Tel: (Work): 01642 318603, Fax: 01642 318604

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FA, Secretary: Brian Walden, 2 Duncan Close, Moulton Park, Northampton, Tel: (Work): 01604 670741, Fax: 01604 670742

NORTHUMBERLAND FA

Secretary: Rowland Maughan, 10 Brenkley Way, Blezard Business Park, Seaton Burn, Newcastle, Tel: (Work): 0191 236 8020, Fax: 0191 236 8020

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FA

Secretary: Mike Kilbee,7 Clarendon Street, Nottingham, Tel: (Work): 0115 941 8954, Fax: 0115 941 5254

OXFORDSHIRE FA

Secretary: Ian Mason, Oxfordshire FA, PO Box 62, Witney OX28 1HA. Tel: 01993 778586 / 01993 778371

SHEFFIELD&HALLAMSHIRE FA

Secretary: The Secretary, 5 Onslow Road, Sheffield, Tel: (Work): 0114 267 0068,fax: 0114 268 3348

SHROPSHIRE FA

Secretary: David Rowe, Gay Meadow, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Tel: (Work): 01743 362769, Fax: 01743 270494

SOMERSET FA

Secretary: Mrs Helen Marchment, 30 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath, Tel: (Work): 01761 410280, Fax: 01761 410477

STAFFORDSHIRE FA

Secretary: Brian Adshead, County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, Tel: (Work): 01785 256994, Fax: 01785 224334

SUFFOLK FA

Secretary: William Steward, 2 Millfields, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk, Tel: (Home): 01449 673481, Fax: 01449 770983

SURREY FA

Secretary: Ray Ward, 321 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, Tel: (Work): 01372 373543, Fax: 01372 361310

SUSSEX FA

Secretary: Ken Benham, SCFA Headquarters, Culver Road, Lancing, West Sussex, Tel: (Home): 01903 753547,Fax: 01903 761608

WEST RIDING FA

Secretary: Roy Carter, Fleet Lane, Woodlesford, Leeds, Tel: (Work): 0113 282 1222, Fax: 0113 282 1525

WESTMORLAND FA

Secretary: Peter Ducksbury, Unit 1, Angel Court, 21 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria,Tel: (Work) 01539 730946, Fax: 01539 730946

WILTSHIRE FA

Secretary: Michael Benson,16 Robins Green, Covingham, Swindon,Wilts,Tel: (Home) 01793 525245, Fax: 01793 692699

WORCESTERSHIRE FA

Secretary: Mervyn Leggett, Fermain, 12 Worcester Road, Evesham, Worcs, Tel(Home): 01386 443215,Tel(Work): 01905 612336, Fax: 01905 729229

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