This year’s Programme will be opened across the County to support Charter Standard Clubs of all sizes, leagues and key projects, through now having a project based programme as to previously when it was solely club based. Successful projects will be allocated a FA Coach Mentor to work with them throughout the season.

The criteria to apply are:

• The Coaches involved in the project must be involved in a Charter Standard Club
• The Coaches involved must be minimum FA Level 1 qualified
• A minimum of 5 teams must be impacted in the project
• If successful a project representative must attend an induction evening at Birmingham FA on 8th June
• Projects must not exceed 50 Coach Mentor hours

Projects could come from:

• Individual clubs
• A collection of Clubs from a similar geographical area
• Groups of clubs who may train at the same venue
• Leagues
• Other project proposals will be considered

Key Dates:

• Closing date for applications - Monday 23rd May
• Clubs notified if successful by Wednesday 25th May
• Birmingham FA induction on Wednesday 8th June

For more information on the FA Coach Mentor Applications please contact Jasbir.Batt@birminghamfa.com or call 0121 357 4278 Ext 215.