FA governance
FA FAN Number
What Is A FAN Number?
FAN stands for Football Association Number. An FA Number (FAN) is a unique identification number (just like having a PIN for football) which holds all your details and qualifications on the FA administration system.
FA Numbers are issued whenever you’re involved in football - if you go on an FA course, apply for an FA CRC, it is highly likely you already have a FAN. If you cannot remember your FA Number and password, or you are unsure whether you have a FAN, please use the FAN Finder tool.
FAN stands for Football Association Number. An FA Number (FAN) is a unique identification number (just like having a PIN for football) which holds all your details and qualifications on the FA administration system.
FA Numbers are issued whenever you’re involved in football - if you go on an FA course, apply for an FA CRC, it is highly likely you already have a FAN. If you cannot remember your FA Number and password, or you are unsure whether you have a FAN, please use the FAN Finder tool.
DBS CRC
Anyone working in an eligible role, directly working with children and young people - such as managers and coaches - completes an FA CRC as part of responsible recruitment practice. This person must then be approved to work in football.
Eligibility in simple terms:
Everyone aged 16 years or over who undertakes any unsupervised roles with children.These roles could be managing, training, coaching and supervising. They include giving advice or guidance on well-being, caring for children or driving a vehicle solely for children on behalf of a club or organisation. And by children, we mean anyone under 18. Anyone performing these roles MUST obtain an Enhanced Criminal Record with Children’s Barred List Check. This Check is made against the Government’s national list of those people barred from working with children (the ‘Children’s Barred List’).
Note: When ‘children’ or ‘children and young people’ are referred to in this document, this means persons under the age of 18, playing in organised leagues.
Download the guide:
Eligibility in simple terms:
Everyone aged 16 years or over who undertakes any unsupervised roles with children.These roles could be managing, training, coaching and supervising. They include giving advice or guidance on well-being, caring for children or driving a vehicle solely for children on behalf of a club or organisation. And by children, we mean anyone under 18. Anyone performing these roles MUST obtain an Enhanced Criminal Record with Children’s Barred List Check. This Check is made against the Government’s national list of those people barred from working with children (the ‘Children’s Barred List’).
Note: When ‘children’ or ‘children and young people’ are referred to in this document, this means persons under the age of 18, playing in organised leagues.
Download the guide:
| online disclosures guide | |
| File Size: | 1479 kb |
| File Type: | |
Safeguarding children
Safeguarding is a term which is broader than ‘child protection’ and relates to the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. No action is not an option.
Safeguarding is defined as:
Safeguarding is defined as:
- protecting children from maltreatment
- preventing impairment of children’s health and development
- ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
First aid
The FA Basic First Aid for Sport course is a foundation sports first aid course and the recommended minimum qualification for any person providing pitchside support of sports activities.
The course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of :
General duties and responsibilities of a sports first aider
Common football/ sports injuries
Basic knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to recognise and differentiate major from minor injury
Ability to administer basic first aid to a casualty engaged in sports activity
Course duration: 9 hours flexible, modular course
Course pre-requisites: Participants must be a minimum of 16 years of age.
Who is it for?
The BFAS course is for individuals, specifically team managers, coaches who in the absence of professional first aiders have the responsibility for the provision of pitchside/ on-field first aid.
The FA Emergency Aid Bridging Document
The course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of :
General duties and responsibilities of a sports first aider
Common football/ sports injuries
Basic knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to recognise and differentiate major from minor injury
Ability to administer basic first aid to a casualty engaged in sports activity
Course duration: 9 hours flexible, modular course
Course pre-requisites: Participants must be a minimum of 16 years of age.
Who is it for?
The BFAS course is for individuals, specifically team managers, coaches who in the absence of professional first aiders have the responsibility for the provision of pitchside/ on-field first aid.
The FA Emergency Aid Bridging Document
| emergency aid bridging document | |
| File Size: | 456 kb |
| File Type: | |
This document has been created for the pitchside first aider who has undertaken a generic first aid course where some of the elements that are specific to the football environment (which are contained within The FA Emergency Aid course) have not been addressed.
It is designed to provide additional information to enable the first aider to prevent illness and injury, plan for a medical emergency, manage medical conditions and ensure that appropriate care is given until the emergency medical services arrive and take over (or until an alternate healthcare professional assumes responsibility for the casualty).
It is a resource that should complement the training already undertaken. It is not a substitute for appropriate first aid training and does not sanction first aid management in any area where competency has not been established. Reading a document does not make you competent.
Accepted First Aid Courses
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact [email protected] or contact 0800 085 2012.
Please click below to download the current list of FA accepted first aid courses for Charter Standard and The FA Licensed Coaches' Club re-licencing purposes:
It is designed to provide additional information to enable the first aider to prevent illness and injury, plan for a medical emergency, manage medical conditions and ensure that appropriate care is given until the emergency medical services arrive and take over (or until an alternate healthcare professional assumes responsibility for the casualty).
It is a resource that should complement the training already undertaken. It is not a substitute for appropriate first aid training and does not sanction first aid management in any area where competency has not been established. Reading a document does not make you competent.
Accepted First Aid Courses
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact [email protected] or contact 0800 085 2012.
Please click below to download the current list of FA accepted first aid courses for Charter Standard and The FA Licensed Coaches' Club re-licencing purposes:
| accepted first aid qualifications | |
| File Size: | 103 kb |
| File Type: | |
FA coaching certificates
The FA Level 1 Award in Coaching Football
The course provides an introduction to the organisation and delivery of safe and enjoyable coaching sessions for players. The course will introduce practical games to develop players’ technical skills such as shooting, turning with the ball and running with the ball. It is ideally suited to those working with groups of young players.
Who is it for?
This introductory course has been produced by FA Learning to help those who are new to football coaching and working with young players to understand more about coaching and the role of the coach.
Course content, The course will introduce some key aspects in the following:
The course will also provide (as separately organised workshops) the following:
The FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football
Building on the initial skills learnt in the Level 1 Award in Coaching Football, this course provides a more in depth understanding of coaching. The course introduces new themes such as the appreciation of different coaching styles, fitness planning, and player development, preparing for accidents and emergencies and understanding players’ nutritional needs.
Who is it for?
The certificate is aimed to support coaches with developing their knowledge of how to effectively plan, conduct and evaluate football coaching sessions. It will introduce coaches to an appreciation of the principles of the game, both attacking and defending, and how to utilise this knowledge for invasion games.
Course content
The course will introduce a number of key aspects related to the role of a football coach in working with youth players. These are delivered via home based study tasks and tutor delivered workshops.
In addition coaches will have the opportunity to undertake two observed practical coaching sessions with the tutor and receive feedback based on selected criteria. This will form the basis of an opportunity to deliver 12 hours of coaching in the coaches work place to apply the experience gained from the course.
The FA Youth Award Module 1
The course will provide practical sessions and advice for coaches and will increase the candidate’s knowledge of how to develop their coaching to incorporate The FA 4 Corner Model. The course will cover technical development and in the physical corner it will offer FUNdamental ideas for the coach to use, as well as suggested activities for the development of football-specific movements. The important social and psychological development of the young player is also examined.
Course duration: Four days
Course pre-requisites
Who is it for?
Aimed at coaches from all levels who wish to extend their knowledge of coaching in respect of developing appropriate learning environments. There are generic strands relating to teaching and learning, motivation and self-esteem that are suitable for most coaches.
For full details of FA coaching course click here.
The course provides an introduction to the organisation and delivery of safe and enjoyable coaching sessions for players. The course will introduce practical games to develop players’ technical skills such as shooting, turning with the ball and running with the ball. It is ideally suited to those working with groups of young players.
Who is it for?
This introductory course has been produced by FA Learning to help those who are new to football coaching and working with young players to understand more about coaching and the role of the coach.
Course content, The course will introduce some key aspects in the following:
- Player and coach development
- The FA’s Respect Programme
- Laws of the Game
- An introduction to The FA’s Long Term Player Development Model
- An introduction to Football for All
The course will also provide (as separately organised workshops) the following:
- FA Emergency Aid
- FA Safeguarding Children in Football
The FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football
Building on the initial skills learnt in the Level 1 Award in Coaching Football, this course provides a more in depth understanding of coaching. The course introduces new themes such as the appreciation of different coaching styles, fitness planning, and player development, preparing for accidents and emergencies and understanding players’ nutritional needs.
Who is it for?
The certificate is aimed to support coaches with developing their knowledge of how to effectively plan, conduct and evaluate football coaching sessions. It will introduce coaches to an appreciation of the principles of the game, both attacking and defending, and how to utilise this knowledge for invasion games.
Course content
The course will introduce a number of key aspects related to the role of a football coach in working with youth players. These are delivered via home based study tasks and tutor delivered workshops.
In addition coaches will have the opportunity to undertake two observed practical coaching sessions with the tutor and receive feedback based on selected criteria. This will form the basis of an opportunity to deliver 12 hours of coaching in the coaches work place to apply the experience gained from the course.
The FA Youth Award Module 1
The course will provide practical sessions and advice for coaches and will increase the candidate’s knowledge of how to develop their coaching to incorporate The FA 4 Corner Model. The course will cover technical development and in the physical corner it will offer FUNdamental ideas for the coach to use, as well as suggested activities for the development of football-specific movements. The important social and psychological development of the young player is also examined.
Course duration: Four days
Course pre-requisites
- Be at least 16 years of age
- Hold a valid FA 1st2sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Football or higher (including a current FA Emergency Aid and FA Safeguarding Children in Football certificate)
- Must be a member of The FA Licensed Coaches' Club. Details of how to become a member will be provided when you register your details
Who is it for?
Aimed at coaches from all levels who wish to extend their knowledge of coaching in respect of developing appropriate learning environments. There are generic strands relating to teaching and learning, motivation and self-esteem that are suitable for most coaches.
For full details of FA coaching course click here.
Resources
| clubs criminal record check guidance leaflet | |
| File Size: | 1009 kb |
| File Type: | |
| coaches criminal record check guidance leaflet | |
| File Size: | 1236 kb |
| File Type: | |
| safeguarding: lets make football safe not sorry | |
| File Size: | 417 kb |
| File Type: | |
| FA emergency aid bridging document | |
| File Size: | 456 kb |
| File Type: | |
| NGIS - legal liability insurance policy (Countycover) policy wording | |
| File Size: | 811 kb |
| File Type: | |
| NGIS personal accident policy summary | |
| File Size: | 227 kb |
| File Type: | |
| NGIS personal accident policy wording | |
| File Size: | 201 kb |
| File Type: | |
| NGIS Personal accident claim form | |
| File Size: | 161 kb |
| File Type: | |
Insurance
How do I report a claim?
Step 1:
Download and complete a Personal Accident Claim Form:
Step 1:
Download and complete a Personal Accident Claim Form:
| NGIS Personal accident claim form | |
| File Size: | 161 kb |
| File Type: | |
Step 2:
Return the fully completed form:
By post to: ACE European Group, PO Box 4511, Dunstable, LU6 9QA
By email to: [email protected]
The insurers (ACE) will contact you with your unique claims reference number within 14 working days of receiving your completed claim form. If an email address is provided they will use this method to communicate with you whilst dealing with your claim.
A useful checklist
To ensure that your claim can be dealt with efficiently, please ensure that:
To ensure benefits are paid promptly, claimants will be given the option on the claim form to elect for their payment to be made by BACS, so please ensure this section of the claim form is completed.
Return the fully completed form:
By post to: ACE European Group, PO Box 4511, Dunstable, LU6 9QA
By email to: [email protected]
The insurers (ACE) will contact you with your unique claims reference number within 14 working days of receiving your completed claim form. If an email address is provided they will use this method to communicate with you whilst dealing with your claim.
A useful checklist
To ensure that your claim can be dealt with efficiently, please ensure that:
- you have answered every question before your doctor completes his statement
- you have enclosed all requested information /documentation
- you have signed the claim form
- the club secretary has signed the claim form
- your attending doctor fully completes the statement
To ensure benefits are paid promptly, claimants will be given the option on the claim form to elect for their payment to be made by BACS, so please ensure this section of the claim form is completed.
