Course Information:

  • Minimum Age: 14
  • Course Duration: 6.5 hours
  • Course aims and objectives:
    • To provide an understanding of leading and organising football events for young players
    • To learn the theory and practical aspects of warming up and cooling down
    • To understand safety considerations when organising football sessions
    • To understand practical delivery aspects of sessions, planning and using resource cards
    • To introduce mini-soccer games/rules
    • To understand what happens next for players and leaders

Course Content:

Theory: The course will introduce some key aspects in the following:

    • Preparing to play
    • Fundamental movement skills
    • Safety and Safeguarding children
    • Refereeing mini-soccer
    • STEP principle (Space, Task, Equipment, People)
    • Basic introduction to the FA LTPD 4 Corner model
    • Organising festivals or mini-tournaments
    • FA Leadership and Volunteering programme

Practical: Practical elements of the course will provide an introduction to:

    • Fundamental warm up
    • Game related activites for 5-11 year olds
    • Refereeing mini-soccer

Practical Involvement: Candidates will be encouraged to participate practically to maximise their opportunities for learning. (This however will not prevent successful completion of the award)

Assessment: Candidates will be formatively assessed throughout the course.

Refresher: No refresher required.

Suggested additional learning opportunities:

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.

Course Schedule


 Session      Date  Time  Room Number
 JFO Course  
 Tuesday 28th  
 July
 9.15am - 
 4.30pm
 TBC

Please note as part of the course criteria candidates will have to assist with the delivery of a football festival for young players aged between 6 -11 years old following this course.

Worcestershire County FA Terms & Conditions policy

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