Players, Coaches and Club Officials are encouraged to undertake a variety of qualifications and acquire skills which can be utilised by the club. Financial support should be made available for this. This has resulted in members gaining coaching, first aid, and child protection qualifications over the past couple of years.

A register of skills has been established. The club committee discusses all requests for financial support for development. The Committee regularly looks at additional development programmes in a number of areas.

It is planned to hold training days for coaches / managers and volunteers to encourage their development and the club has developed its own information packs as well as use of commercial videos and materials to this end.

Club Coaches are encouraged to join the Football Association Coaches Association. Coaches are encouraged to develop their coaching skills wherever possible. Our staff development programme can be found in Aim 7 of the Development Plan.

Referees’ Development
Underwood Villa FC fully recognises the importance of referees to the game of football. All players are instructed to accept the decision of the match referee. Dissent from players towards match officials is not tolerated and persistent offenders can expect to be asked to answer to the Club Committee as well as the relevant disciplinary bodies.

In order to further development of referees, the club is keen to recruit qualified officials and it is our intention to appoint a qualified referee to look after recruitment and retention of qualified officials within the club.

In addition, the club encourages players, officials, managers and coaches to undertake referees’ courses and to pass on their expertise to other club members.
Our Referees Development programme can be found in Aim 10 of the Development Plan.