F.A. Skills ProgrammeThe FA and Tesco launched a far-reaching programme aimed at giving youngsters up and down the country the opportunity to get active and have fun while improving their football skills.
F.A. Skills ProgrammeThe FA and Tesco launched a far-reaching programme aimed at giving youngsters up and down the country the opportunity to get active and have fun while improving their football skills.
The three-year programme, co-ordinated by The FA and funded by Tesco and the National Sports Foundation, aims to give one million children in England top-quality skills coaching by summer 2010 and Lancashire FA is one of twelve pilot counties in the programme. A total of 66 specialist skills coaches across the country are focused on raising technical standards at the 5-11 age group, when ball skills are ingrained. The National programme has now coached over 1 million children since it's launch in June 2007 with over 125,000 of those children being coached specifically here in the North Riding County.
North Riding County F.A. currently have six full time Skills coaches.
The skills coaches put on sessions in schools and clubs, as well as after-school and holiday skills centres, so that youngsters can be inspired to get active and maximise their ability, whatever their level.
For further details on the programme visit www.thefa.com/Skills or contact gemma.grainger@thefa.com.
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