Development & Courses
Further your knowledge and develop your skills
Changes to Coach Education
From April 2021, FA Education will take on full responsibility for delivering all coach education.
FA Coaching Courses
Introduction to Coaching Football
Your first steps as an FA registered coach
FA Level 2 in Coaching Football
Take your journey through the core components of the England DNA
FA Level 3 (UEFA B) in Coaching Football
Develop your players by designing practices that encourage decision-making, while meeting their technical, tactical, physical, psychological and social needs
FA Level 1 in Coaching Goalkeepers
An introduction to the organisation and delivery of safe, fun and engaging coaching practices which when coupled together, create a coaching session for goalkeepers
FA Level 2 in Coaching Goalkeepers
Expand your knowledge on how to successfully coach goalkeepers
FA Level 1 in Coaching Futsal
Learn about the UEFA and FIFA approved small-sided game
FA Level 2 in Coaching Futsal
Expanding knowledge and understanding of Futsal
FA Coaching Disabled Footballers
This course is designed to provide you with ideas and practices for the inclusion of disabled players in football sessions, whether in mainstream or impairment specific sessions.
FA Coaching License
Become and FA Licensed Coach
FA Safeguarding & Welfare courses
FA Safeguarding Children Workshop
This short 3 hour course provides you with an awareness of best practice in safeguarding children in football.
FA Welfare Officers Workshop
This course is designed to explore the role of a grassroots football club Welfare Officer
FA Junior Football Leaders Course
Developing leadership within the game and beyond
FA Level 1 Introduction into First Aid in Football (IFAiF)
Provides you with the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to attend a conscious or unconscious player
FA Level 2 Emergancy First Aid in Football (EFAiF)
Raise the standard of first aid provision within football
FA Developing Coaches Through Mentoring
This course has been designed by The FA to equip you with the critical skills you’ll need to be a coach mentor
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FA Level 1 in Coaching Football
The first stepping-stone on The FA's core coaching pathway, this course introduces you to coaching football, working with players from U7 to open age and offers an insight into the English game - how it's played and how to support the development of future players.
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Important courses for beginners