What is Football Futures?
Football Futures is the FA’s volunteering programme for young
people aged between 14-25, these young leaders can choose
from a range of activities from assisting with coaching to developing a promotion video.
Football Futures aims to develop young people’s skills and provide a progressive pathway in order to develop a skilled workforce.
The Incentives
Entry Level (14-25)
Bronze (14-25)

Certificate at each 25-hour
milestone

Free DCFA Football Futures
T-shirt

Reference from the Devon
County FA

£20 bursary off next course
after logging 100 hours

Opportunities to assist at
Devon County FA events

Free training opportunities
with Twilight Coaches Club
Gold Ambassador (16-24)
Silver (16-24)

Certificate recognition of
ambassador role

Free DCFA Football Futures
Hoody

Experience of mentoring
young leader management team

£40 bursary off next course
after logging 150 hours

Opportunity to attend
National Football Futures
Camp

Invitation to County Charter Standard Award
The Six Themes
1Coaching
Coaching can be as simple as assisting an
experienced coach or running one-off
coaching sessions.
3Running
Events
Assisting in the organisation of an event,
it can be any kind of event from intraschool football to regional tournaments.
5Promoting
the Game
This could be creating a Facebook page
for your club or team, running a website,
writing match reports or photography.
2Refereeing
Young leaders can be involved in refereeing
small-sided games, intra-school football or
choose to focus on 11-a-side football.
4Running
the Game
This can involve supporting the fixtures
secretary or taking minutes at committee
meetings .
6Respect
Ambassador
Ensuring that all players sign the Respect
Codes of Conduct, putting up Respect barriers and ensure all teams understand the
rule.
Case Studies
Coaching
Jazz has been part of Football Futures for 3 ½ years and has attended many
leadership courses. Last year, Jazz was appointed as the Head Coach for Stoke
Gabriel Men’s First Team, the first female coach in the South West. When
Jazz Hervin appointed she said: "I was more excited than nervous about getting started to
be honest; I felt that when the men's role came up I was ready for it. I hope to pave the
way for others like me, I want to achieve my aims and goals and hopefully I can inspire
young female coaches along the same coaching path.”
Refereeing
“Football Futures has given me many opportunities to develop in
football. I have been able to expand my refereeing experience into
Futsal and because of Football Futures I am now part of the Select Connor Harris-Wooldridge
National Group of Referees and now the Devon FA Referee Academy Coordinator for
Plymouth. Football Futures also opened my eyes for what I wanted to do outside of football by undertaking a Sports Development course Plymouth Marjons University. Without
Football Futures I wouldn't have taken up these opportunities & be where I am today.”
Running the Game
Football Futures was introduced to me when I started University as I was coaching
in the area and this was an opportunity to log my hours and progress. Since then, I
Alice Cook have attended national BUCS Football Future conferences which were great chanc
es to meet like-minded students working in football and attend CPD workshops.
This knowledge and these experiences helped me to secure the position of Football Activator at my University which has opened even more doors for me, with the opportunity to lead and coordinate football
development programmes at my University!
Running Events
I joined the Devon FA Football Futures in Easter 2014 after going to the County Camp
at Paignton Academy. Becoming involved with the Football Futures has meant I have
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become confident enough to volunteer, to support coaches in my club & referee the
younger teams at the Club. I have found the experience fulfilling, rewarding and most importantly enjoyable. I have also had the opportunity to work with the wonderful team at the Devon FA whose knowledge
and support have been invaluable in my progress and I look forward to furthering my opportunities with
Football Futures in 2015.
Cost
There is no sign up cost and the only cost to you is your volunteer time, which you may
already be giving but receiving no recognition for.
Contact
Details
If you are interested and would like to get involved or would like more
information on Football Futures then get in contact with the Devon FA
Football Development Officer, Howard Shaddick.
Email: [email protected]
or
Phone: 07585 403993