Have you ever fancied yourself as a football coach and think you could develop and motivate players? Or what about becoming a Referee? You may have also considered supporting a club or league by becoming their Welfare or First Aid Officer? If so, Durham County FA has the course for you to develop into almost any role in grassroots football and gain an officially recognised FA Qualification.

Durham County FA provides a series of training courses and development opportunities for Coaches from FA Level One in Coaching Certificate, into the widely acclaimed ‘Age Appropriate’ FA Youth Modules or more specific Goalkeeping Coaching Awards.

And it’s not just about Coaching!

Durham County FA courses also cater for vitally important development needs of Referee’s, Welfare Officers, Emergency First Aiders and Football Futures Volunteers to name but a few.

Click on the courses below for dates and venues

FA Coaching Courses

FA Level 1 Award in Coaching Football 

FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football

FA Age Appropriate Coaching - Introductory Module

FA Youth Award Module 1: Developing the Environment

FA Youth Award Module 2: Developing the Practice

FA Coaching Disabled Footballers Course

FA Goalkeeping Level 1 Coaching Award

FA Goalkeeping Level 2 Coaching Certificate

FA Medical Courses

FA Emergency 1st Aid Workshop

FA Basic First Aid for Sport


FA Safeguarding Children & Welfare Courses

FA Safeguarding Children Workshop

FA Welfare Officer Workshop

Referee Courses

Referee Basic Training Course

Referee Mini Soccer Course