FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Football Development Executive (County Development Manager): Chad Ehlertsen
PA to Football Development Executive (County Development Manager): Kath Tranter
Coach Education Officer: Jasbir Batt
DEVELOPMENT TEAMS
Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Football Development Team
National Game Strategy Manager – Amy Sproson
National Game Strategy Officer – Rachael Blunt
National Game Strategy Officer – Claire Mulvenna
National Game Strategy Officer – Will Perkins
Black Country Football Development Team
National Game Strategy Manager – Heidi Lockyer
National Game Strategy Officer – Mohammed Juned
National Game Strategy Officer – Shelley Gudgeon
College Coordinator (Dudley focus) - Oli Hitchcox
Birmingham Get into Football Team
Get into Football Team Manager– Alex Bedford
Get into Football Officer – Gemma Kehoe
Get into Football Officer – Matthew Price
Referee and Welfare Development Team
Referee and Welfare Manager: Daniel Meeson
National Game Strategy – Referee Officer: David Nixon
National Game Strategy – Welfare Officer: Paul Milne
CFA Administrator - Referee and Welfare team: Anna King
The development of football in Birmingham has continued to thrive for the last decade and shows no sign of slowing down. The Development Team at Birmingham County FA work hard to ensure that everyone irrespective of age, race, ability and gender can have access to high quality football and footballing opportunities. The team has vast knowledge across a number of areas within the National Game Strategy and are available via email, phone or personal meeting to discuss…
• Funding
• Recruiting Players
• Recruiting Volunteers
• Development Plans
• Charter Standard Application Process
• School to Club Link projects
• Setting up a Club
• Competition/Event Management
• Fundraising/Sponsorship
• Affiliation Process
• Marketing and Promotion of Grassroots Football
• Facility Funding Advice
• Flexible Formats of Football (small sided/futsal)
Birmingham County FA endeavor to develop and provide the systems to enable the regulation, development and promotion of football within the county.