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How To Become A Football Club Secretary
cssThe secretary is one of the most important roles in a club or league. The main point of contact for your County FA, team managers and clubs/leagues, the secretary will look after the administrative duties for the club/league. Often, a volunteer who loves the game...
How To Become A Sports Physiotherapist
How to become a football physiotherapist is a question we’re frequently asked. Contrary to popular belief, there isn’t actually a specific role known as a ‘football physio’. You would be a Chartered Physiotherapist who works in football. Becoming a sports...
How to Start A Football Team | Setting Up A Grassroots Football Team
How to start a football team is a question we regularly receive, so if you're looking to start a football team you've come to the right place. Football is the most popular sport in the world. Watched and played by millions on a daily basis, there are a number of...
How to Progress Up the Coaching Ladder: UEFA Pro Licence
Following the acquisition of the UEFA A Licence, you’re then ready to take the final step in your coaching qualification journey to obtain the prestigious UEFA Pro Licence. Course Details The FA UEFA Pro Licence is the mandatory qualification for all first team...
How to Progress Up the Coaching Ladder: UEFA A Licence
After gaining the UEFA B licence on your journey of progressing up the coaching ladder, the next step is acquiring your FA Level 4 Award, or as it’s more commonly known: the UEFA A Licence. As can be seen from the qualification pyramid below, the UEFA A Licence is the...
Guide To Football Pre-Season Training | Football Pre-Season Tips
The most important factors to consider during the first days back at pre-season training?After a long layoff from training and/or competition, the body and mind have had time to recover from the stress and pressures that work in conjunction with competing and training...
How To Get Sponsorship For Your Grassroots Football Team
If you're part of a football club looking for sponsorship for football kits, you've come to the right place. Sponsorship is one of those necessary evils that all low-level football teams must eventually face up to. But economic hardship coupled with a lack of...
How to Utilise Set-Pieces at Grassroots and Beyond: Corners
Set-pieces are one of the universal tools available to any team at all levels of the game. But more often than not, their effectiveness isn’t fully realised. When issued correctly, set-pieces can create additional outlets for scoring goals and add a whole new...
How To Become A Successful Football Writer
Want to become a football writer? It's not the least bit surprising that there is such a strong correlation between football's increasing popularity and the volume of aspiring football writers out there. Unfortunately, the market simply cannot handle this number. And...
How To Become A Football Referee
England has seen to be at the forefront of elite officiating, this was evident in 2010 as one of England’s top referees Howard Webb became the first referee to be the man in the middle for both the Champions League final and the World Cup final in the same year. The...
FA Coaching Badges Explained: How to Become a Football Coach
FA coaching badges are the way to go if you’re looking to become a qualified football coach. The FA provide a series of courses that deliver the guidance and knowledge to transition from an average football fan to a qualified football coach. In short, FA coaching...
How to Become a Football Scout
How do you become a football scout? What are the steps needed to go from regular fan to professional scout? How many of us can answer these questions? In fact, how many people would even know where to begin researching to find out those answers? Our article aims...
How To Progress Up The Coaching Ladder: UEFA B Licence
Continuing to progress up the Coaching Ladder So you have done your level 1 and level 2, maybe completed your youth modules and you want to continue your progression up the Coaching Ladder. The next step is your UEFA B course. This article will discuss in depth the...
How To Progress Up The Coaching Ladder: FA Level 2
A detailed guide of the FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football. Updated 6th February 2017. In 2016 the FA revised the Level 1 and 2 courses to help address the requirements of the modern game. Lasting up to four days, the majority of the Level 1 course is spent...
How to Progress Up the Coaching Ladder: FA Level 1
In 2016, The FA revised their Level 1 and 2 Coaching courses. This decision was made to help address requirements of the modern game. "The new Level 1 course provides more individual guided support throughout, and will help the coaches develop an understanding of...
