
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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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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