Junior Football Organiser Course (JFO)
Young people have a huge contribution to make in leading, officiating and administrating football. The Football Association Junior Football Organisers course has been established to support the development of grass roots football initiatives for school aged children at a local level.
To support this initiative the Football Association has developed a Junior Football Organiser resource pack and a tutor training course.
The FA JFO course is a training scheme designed to give young people aged 14-18 years skills in leading groups through safe football related activities.
It is the first step in a young person moving onto an F.A. coach education, refereeing or administration course. The aim of the programme is to encourage participants to take responsibility for both boys and girls aged 6-11, organizing football related activities such as F.A. TOP Sport Football sessions and Mini-Soccer Festivals and games.
Above all, it assists the young football leaders to grow in confidence in leading and organising football activities for small groups, and perhaps introduce some young boys and girls to football for the very first time.
JFO Tutors Course Target Group:
Key Stages 3 and 4 High School PE Teachers.
This course is for Key Stages 3 / 4 teachers and is designed to support them in giving young people of 14 to 18 years the skills to lead groups of young people aged between 6 and 11 years in safe football activities.
The course includes:
. Preparing to play football
. Football skills
. Safety and codes of conduct
. Warm-ups
. Using the resource cards
. Leading and progressing football related practices
. Refereeing
. Mini-Soccer
. Planning sessions
. Organising festivals
All candidates will receive a Certificate of Attendance and a Junior Football Organisers Tutor Pack.
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FA Teaching Certificate (Keystage 2, 3 & 4)
This course is aimed at P.E. and non P.E. specialist P.E. Teachers, providing ideas and guidance on using the medium of football to deliver the national curriculum.
Key Stage 2 will cover the following:
. An understanding of Safety and Fair Play
. Effective Organisation of classes in relation to space
. Introduction to TOP Sport (football cards)
. The Planning of Football Lessons and Units of Work
. The Delivery of Effective Football Lessons
. The Evaluation of Football Lesson Delivery
Key Stage 3/4 is intended for secondary school specialist and non-specialist PE teachers and will cover the following:
. An awareness of football within the National Curriculum
. An understanding of planning, preparing and evaluating football units of work and lesson
. The delivery of football lessons
. An awareness of current practices in teaching football in secondary schools
These courses are part of the Coaching for Teachers Programme and are suitable for:
. Teachers, both specialist and non specialist
. Learning support assistants
. Other school staff involved in sport (coaches, parents, after school helpers)
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The FA TOP Sport Football Course
The FA TOP Sport Football Course is designed for use with primary age children (suggested age group 7-11 years). The course uses resource cards to bring a variety of linked activities to children.
The games and activities have been carefully designed so that they:
- Can be used by all children
- Offer a variety of linked activities
- Include games that can be set up quickly and easily
- Give useful hints to teachers on:
- Safety
- Adapting the games
- How the cards help with activity sessions
- Equipment
- Follow up games
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Bursary Scheme for Teachers
The ESFA is the governing body of schools football and is responsible for the running and development of schools competitions and festivals for primary and secondary aged boys and girls.
The FA works with ESFA to support high quality, administered and co-ordinated inter-school football competition programmes for all young people.
For more information visit the English Schools FA website, see http://www.esfa.co.uk/