Parents
As parents, you no doubt share our aspiration to develop your child. Our unique scheme has been designed to encourage, reward and develop your young player's football skills. The scheme is more than just football, as it has been designed to encourage participation in physical recreation, no matter what your child's football ability. To ensure our scheme supports other national initiatives within schools and clubs, the structured training sessions are aligned to:
- The National Curriculum
- Scientifically researched football technical skill development
- LTAD (Long Term Athletic Development) and Differentiation using STEP (Space Task Equipment People) principles
- Deliver five distinct skills sets for players of all abilities
- Support the development of junior footballers technical skills, 4-14 year olds
Delivering financial assistance to participating schools and junior football clubs as they share the revenue generated from each award
NFA SOCCERSKILLS develops both boys and girls of all abilities. We have removed the technical jargon out of coaching without compromising the quality within. The coach or teacher will assess your child's playing ability. Each individual junior footballer can be developed at their own pace. This is why NFA SOCCERSKILLS is unique; you don't need prior experience, extensive equipment or even a football pitch to participate. Why not give it a try, your child has nothing to lose and lots to gain!
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- What is NFA SOCCERSKILLS?
A tried and tested football training program that shows guaranteed results in the 4 to 14 age range.
- Who developed NFA SOCCERSKILLS?
NFA SOCCERSKILLS has been developed and tested over a 2 year period. Two of our founders are active football coaches and, despite extensive searching, could not find anything suitable to support the development of their teams and players. Our philosophy is to take all of the best ideas from coaching principles around the world and combine these into a football skills development scheme that will support junior footballers.
We have undertaken over 4,000 tests with each level of our skills development scheme with significant input from:
- Junior footballer players
- Professional Football, Football in the Community coaches
- Professional Football, Academy coaches
- Amateur Football Clubs coaches
- School PE teachers
- Parents of children that currently participate in junior football
Are there other similar schemes?
Our research could not identify a similar 'total solution' football skills development scheme. There are similar (but different) skills development schemes in other sports such as swimming.
- What do junior footballers receive for participating?
All junior footballers participating in the NFA SOCCERSKILLS scheme receive structured coaching that rewards and encourages skills development. All junior footballers, when successfully passing a skill test, will be eligible to receive an award for their achievements. Each time they develop their skills, they can achieve a higher level award to recognise their achievements.
- What is the cost of the awards?
The cost of the high quality awards is £3. NFA SOCCERSKILLS shares 50% of the monies raised with participating schools and football clubs.
Part of our philosophy is to actively encourage children to participate in sport, whilst also raising additional finance for grass roots football.
- Where can my junior footballers participate in NFA SOCCERSKILLS?
All junior footballers can participate in NFA SOCCERSKILLS, whether a complete beginner or an experienced player. The scheme has been designed to support all levels of junior players between the ages of 4 and 14 years old.
There are a number of options for your young player to participate in our scheme. Please note to participate the following must be registered as part of the
NFA SOCCERSKILLS scheme, these include:
- Professional Football Clubs Football in the Community Schemes
- Amateur football clubs
- Schools
- What if none of the above are registered in my area?
Why not encourage your local football club or school to participate in NFA SOCCERSKILLS? We welcome your support in encouraging the growth of grass-roots football within your area.
- What are the different skill levels?
The skills matrix Table 1 below illustrates how progress can be made in each skill at a pace to suit the individual development of each player. Having successfully completed the skills test, the player is eligible for an award that is signed by their coach.
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- What is the NFA SOCCERSKILLS Development Manual?
NFA has developed an extensive SOCCERSKILLS manual that provides coaches and teachers with a complete solution for developing junior footballers (aged between 4 - 14 years old) soccer skills. This exciting new manual developed by experienced football coaches and extensively researched with junior footballers provides:
- 35 skills development guides
- Results sheets
- Preparation plan
- Learning aims
- Coaches brief
- Objectives and goals of the session
- Equipment required, including preparing for the specific skill being developed
- Players brief
- Clear explanation of the skill to be developed
- Testing and recording results
- Training schemes
- Test sheets
- Suggested skill-specific warm-up guides
- Suggested game situations specific for each skills
- Can anyone use the NFA SOCCERSKILLS Development Manual?
The NFA SOCCERSKILLS manual is a comprehensive guide and has been designed to allow a new coach or teacher to effectively deliver the NFA SOCCERSKILLS development scheme. The scheme has been designed for 4-14 year old players and can be used for all skill levels, from complete beginners to experienced players.
When completing their new skill and the player has been deemed as successfully completing the test to the required competency level, they will qualify for an NFA SOCCERSKILLS Award.
- What are the 35 unique NFA SOCCERSKILLS awards?
NFA SOCCERSKILLS has developed 35 unique SOCCERSKILLS awards for each level of attainment. The awards signify the level of attainment reached by the player. Depending on their skill level, not everyone will start at level 1. The scheme has been developed to allow more experienced players to enter the scheme at levels 3 or 4.
