FAI Coach & Parent Workshop

Before the season kicks off we would like to draw your attention on a summary of the Coach and Parent Workshop below together with the FAI video as part of the FAI player development plan. The video can be found here FAI Coach & Parent Workshop

Managers who devote time to coaching and managing your child do so on a voluntary basis. Help them by doing the following

Please always be respectful and considerate of your child's manager.

• If your child is going to miss a game or training, give the manager as much notice as possible.
• Encourage your child to communicate with their manager to build up a good relationship with them.
• Try and ensure that your child arrives on time to both training and matches as latecomers can have a negative impact on a team’s preparation.
• Check in with your child’s coach from time to time; ask how you can support their training by reinforcing messages around effort and application.
• Ensure your child is picked up on time from training and matches. A manager shouldn’t have to wait around minding children after a session or match has finished.
• Teams need to be transported to games so help here is appreciated, if you can’t do it every week try to get involved every 2nd or 3rd week.
• Give every member of your child’s team encouragement. Applaud good football from every player on the pitch, home and away teams.
• Don’t coach the players, let their coaches do that.
• Don’t use bad language or get involved in a slagging match with anyone from the opposition.
• Do not get involved with the referee during the match as this will only hinder your child’s team’s chances.
• Ensure your child wears sufficient clothing depending on the weather conditions.
• Ensure your child has their full kit on match day.
• Try help your child’s manager in any way you can. Putting up goals, corner flags, picking up cones, washing gear, collecting footballs, answering texts/emails/teamers as early as you can.
•  Any fundraising the club does requires the full support of parents as the fees do not cover the running costs of the club.

Our Code of Conduct for players, spectators, parents, managers and volunteers can be found here: