We also insist that all of our coaches are members of the FA Licensed Coaches’ Club. The scheme aims to raise standards in coaching across the game by ensuring that coaches keep their training and qualifications up to date. The FA Licensed Coaches’ Club forms a key part of The FA’s Youth Development Review and Coaching Strategy.

In today’s ever evolving game, it is essential that coaches at all levels of the game keep up to speed with new coaching techniques and advice. Once they are licensed to coach, coaches will need to ensure they commit to a certain level of training every year in order to retain their license