This page contains information on forthcoming coaching courses and other relevant information for coaches.

06.03.09         FREE FA LEVEL 1 CCF COURSE INCLUDING KIT & FREE TICKETS      TO THE FA COMMUNITY SHIELD 2009 FOR EACH COACH SELECTED!!

FREE FA / McDonalds Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football CoursE
For 2009 the FA and McDonald’s are looking to develop nationally 1000 new FA Level 1 coaches.
The course places MUST be used to support Charter Standard Clubs.
Initially there are 18 free course places allocated with the remaining 6 places allocated to McDonald's Hereford to use in their new club support programme. Should any of McDonald's Hereford course places become available in addition to the 18 that have been allocated these placeswill be offered to the Charter Standard clubs.

Further details and application forms, click here

09.01.09                 FA Course Programme 2009 & Qualification Renewal

Details of the following can be obtained from Club Sec, Manda Swift at garwayjuniors@btconnect.com
 FA Coach Education programme 2009 as well as additional details for the renewal of FA Emergency Aid and FA Safeguarding Children in Football courses the award
Free of charge FA Emergency Aid 2 hour renewal courses that are organised independently from the FA Level 1 courses specifically for FA coaches who need to renew their FA Emergency Aid certification as a part of the FA Charter Standard club programme. If a club has a minimum of 10 coaches needing to renew either FA Emergency Aid or FA Safeguarding Children then the course can be arranged at a venue to suit that club and not necessarily at the HFA.

2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT Is your football club league or football organisation in need of volunteers to support and develop the fantastic work
that you do? If so, please contact Paul for or download from our website www.herefordshirefa.com/development/volunteers
Volunteering Opportunity Registration Form for each vacancy that you have available before returning the completed
form to me. Guidance on completing form * What the volunteer will be doing and who they will be helping * What the volunteer will get out of volunteering with you e.g. training, work experience, feel good factor etc * What difference the volunteer will make to your organisation What will we do with the completed form and information? We will forward the completed forms to Herefordshire Voluntary Action who will upload the information onto the national
volunteering database website www.do-it.org.uk <http://www.do-it.org.uk/> where the public can search for football
volunteering opportunities to match their interests and location. Your contact details do not go on the website to
ensure the privacy of home addresses etc. Your local Volunteer Centre will contact you to follow up interest from
potential volunteers in any vacancy that you have advertised on the website. You are not under any obligation to recruit anyone that may be referred to you. It is entirely up to your club, league or
organisation to select whom you would like to volunteer with you and for them to go through your own recruitment,
selection and vetting procedures in line with recommended FA guidelines. Your volunteer vacancies will also be advertised on the HFA website and in weekly and monthly HFA bulletins as well
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Match Reports:
League Coaches: Don't forget to file your match reports promptly with the Hereford Junior Football League.
                 Download the form: Match Report Form template for e-mail.xls