Charter Standard Club Changes

Following The FA’s review of its FA Charter Standard programme in February 2015 changes have been now been made to the criteria for clubs to apply...

Views were considered from 1,118 FA Charter Standard Club Secretaries and Co-ordinators producing strong conclusion of endorsement of the FA Charter Standard programme and its value to clubs and leagues.

The Insight Project included key points surrounding coaching and coach education; its accessibility and affordability. These suggestions have been actions accordingly as shown within the Charter Standard Club criteria changes. 62% of those who took part in the insight project agreed that Charter Standard Community and Development Clubs should require enhanced coaching qualifications. Following this, 61% of club officials think that Charter Standard Clubs should have a greater number of Level 1 and Youth Award Module 1 coaches.
The FA will be investing £10million overall to support the development of coaches, increasing the number of FA tutors and bursary opportunities for Youth Award Module 1,2 and 3 and Level 2 coaching awards. More information on our coaching bursaries can be found here.

The new FA Charter Standard Club criteria changes are as follows; these criteria must be adhered to by all clubs wishing to apply for Charter Standard status from the 2015/16 season.

FA Charter Standard Youth Clubs

Existing Criteria	New Coaching Criteria 2015/20
Level 1 coach with every team	Level 1 with every team
	1 Youth Mod 1 coach for every 4 teams by 2017/18 e.g. 1-4 teams 1 Youth Mod 1 coach; 5-8 teams 2 Youth Mod 1 coaches
	50% of all coaches to be LCC members by end of 2015/16
	Minimum 90% of all coaches to be LCC members by end of 2019/20

FA Charter Standard Development Clubs

Existing Criteria	New Coaching Criteria 2015/20
Level 1 with every team	All the above for CS Club (Youth) plus:
1 Level 2 coach in the club	1 Level 2 coach in the club
1 Youth Mod 1 coach in the club	1 Youth Mod 2 coach for every 6 teams in the club by end of 2017/18 e.g. 1-6 teams 1 Youth Mod 2 coach; 7-12 teams 2 Youth Mod 2 coaches

FA Charter Standard Community Clubs

Existing Criteria	New Coaching Criteria 2015/20
Level 1 with every team	All the Above for CS (Youth) and CS Development Club plus:
1 Level 2 coach in the club	2 Level 2 coaches in the club by end of 2015/16
1 Youth Mod 2 coach in the club	1 FA Youth Award coach (Mod 3 assessed) per club by the end of 2017/18