Grassroots Coach of the Year

Fantastic Competition launched to support Grassroots Coaches!

So often the unsung heroes of grassroots football, anyone with a great coach at their club knows just what a difference they can make. 

The kind of differences that go much further than just improving players’ skills, but also include creating an inclusive team atmosphere, allowing players to express their individuality and skills on the pitch and even getting the players to want to train and not just turn up for matches!

FA Learning and McDonald's recognise the important role of the coach and have launched the ‘FA Learning Grassroots Coach of the Year’ in partnership with McDonald's, The FA’s Community Partner to reward and promote the great work of coaches.

What we want you to do is tell us why your coach is the best and why they should win ‘Grassroots Coach of the Year’.  To do this all you have to do is visit www.thefa.com/falearning  and fill in the online form in no more than approx 250 words outlining why your coach should win. 

FA Learning will then compile all the entries and judge which coach deserves the title ‘FA Learning Coach of the Year’ in partnership with McDonald's 2004/05.

The winning coach and the coaches club will receive the following prizes:

There will also be 9 regional winners that will win the following prizes:

There will also be a winner selected from each County FA who will receive the following prizes:

Visit www.thefa.cpm/falearning for more information or download the following PDF document for more information. Please click here to download the Grassroots Coach of the Year flyer.