FA Charter Standard
Posted by Matthew Burch on 4 March 2020
The FA Charter Standard kitemark is awarded to football clubs who provide a high-quality football experience. FA Charter Standard clubs are proven to be well run, sustainable, and importantly place child/Adult protection, quality coaching and safety paramount.
The FA Charter Standard kitemark was launched in 2001 and now recognises over 4,500 clubs, with 460 advanced level Community Clubs and 120 leagues. The kitemark is a major focus of The FA’s £200 million FA National Game Strategy and has improved coaching, the number of girls’ football teams and safeguarding children procedures.
FA Charter Standard Clubs all feature a trained Welfare Officer, CRB-checked volunteers, Emergency Aid-trained volunteers linked to each team, Respect programme sign-up, a Level One coach for each youth team, appropriate club administration in place and a volunteer coordinator.
FA Charter Standard Development Clubs must in addition have at least five teams, have a club development plan, a Level 2 head coach who has also completed the specialist youth coaching module, and club officials must attend two in-service development events per year.
FA Community Clubs must have at least ten teams. Community Clubs must have male and female football provision, a Mini-Soccer team, an advanced development plan, and stage at least one workshop per season to improve behaviour.
