JFO course is a minimum 6 hour FA certificate course for students 14 – 19 years. The course focuses around mini-soccer, where students learn coaching, the rules, refereeing and all that is involved in organising a festival/tournament. The culmination of the course and assessment is the students having to organise and run their own mini-soccer festival. The course provides students with core organisational and communication skills, . A JFO course can be used in conjunction with the curriculum, and provides exit routes to further involvement within football, ex. coaching (Level 1) or referring.
Pre-requisite:
FA Level 2 Coaching Certificate
NB. Teachers do not need to hold any football qualifications to become a Tutor.