The FA Tesco Skills Programme:
The FA Tesco Skills Programme aims to provide affordable, high quality, youth football coaching for 5-11 year old boys and girls of all abilities.
Launched in the summer of 2007, the nationwide programme, co-ordinated by The FA and funded by Tesco and Sport England, has recently celebrated the fantastic milestone of providing one million children in England with top-quality football skills coaching. One of the major reasons behind its success has been the focus on improving children's social skills, improving their ability to work as part of a team, solve problems and build confidence whatever their footballing ability.
A total of 106, full time, specialist Skills Coaches are focusing on raising technical standards among the 5-11 age group. All Skills Coaches are fully qualified and have completed an official FA age appropriate football skills coaching course
If you're looking for something to do this school holiday bring your children along to a free football training session.
The sessions will take place at the following places on the stated dates and times:
All FREE sessions run from 10:00-12:00 & 13:00-15:00 (Children are only allowed to attend one session per day)
Monday 25th July 2011
Bridgwater College
Tuesday 26th July (9.30 - 11.30, 13.00 - 15.00)
Bucklers Mead Sports Centre
Wednesday 27th July 2011
Taunton Vale
Thursday 28th July 2011
Writhlington Sports Centre
Monday 1st August 2011
Yatton Junior Football Club
Wednesday 3rd August 2011 (GIRLS ONLY)
Castle School Taunton
Thursday 4th August 2011
South Bristol Sports Centre
Friday 5th August 2011
West Somerset Sports Centre
Places are limited. To book a place visit www.TheFA.com/TescoSkills
Terms and conditions apply
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What is the Skills Programme?
The FA and Tesco have recently combined to provide an exciting programme aimed at giving youngsters up and down the country the opportunity to get active and have fun while improving their football skills.
The three-year programme, coordinated by The FA and funded by Tesco and the National Sports Foundation, aims to give one million children in England top-quality skills coaching by summer 2010 and Somerset County FA is one of twelve pilot counties in the programme.
If you’re aged 5-11 or know any young players of that age who want to improve their football skills, then The FA Tesco Skills Programme is for you.
Why? Because this revolutionary approach to coaching football skills has been developed with an understanding of how this age group learn to play football and what they want from physical exercise. This approach to coaching football skills is truly child-centred, is for all ability levels, and focuses on individual children’s learning needs.
The objective of the FA Tesco Skills Programme is to improve the technique, confidence and ball skills of 5-11 year-old boys and girls in England. The Skills programme aims to develop better agility, balance and coordination, making children better at all sports!
Fun activities are designed by the assistance of age specialist skills coaches that will help improve children’s ability to work as part of a team, solve problems and make decisions. All the while building confidence towards physical activity and improving their football ability.
The Somerset Skills Team work throughout the county visiting Primary Schools, Charter Standard Clubs and delivering at FA Skill Centres. Please click on the venue closest to you to learn more information as well as what the team does to support 5-11 football in your area.
If you would like anymore information on this scheme please click on the logo or contact:
Aaron Clements at Somerset FA on 01458 832359