About The FA Tesco Skills Coaches:
The FA has hand-picked and trained a team of 90 full-time specialist Skills Coaches to become leading experts in all aspects of working with 5-11 year-old children.
The coaches deliver leading edge technical football coaching, and have been trained to focus on children’s learning and individual needs, making the Skills Programme truly child-centred, inclusive and fun for children of any ability.
Skills Coaches include ex-Liverpool and Aston Villa player Mark Walters, current and former England women’s internationals Fara Williams and Marianne Spacey, England Futsal players, ex professional players from the Championship and The Football League, as well as recognised experts in child development and youth football coaching.
All FA Tesco Skills Coaches have an existing FA coaching qualification, or one of the following, and have a personal portfolio with copies available:
- minimum FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football
- FA Level 3 / UEFA B’ Licence
- FA Level 4 / UEFA A’ Licence
All coaches have completed the FA Curriculum course, many coaches will have further coaching qualifications in other sports, sports-based degrees and have all completed an age-appropriate coaching course for working with 5-11 year olds (three weeks of training).
All FA Tesco Skills Coaches have a minimum:
- First Aid for Sport qualification
- FA Emergency Aid
- FA Child Protection workshop attendance certificate
- FA Criminal Records Bureau check
