Charter Standard - Who is eligible to apply?
Further Education Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges and HE (non university status) institutions may apply.

Charter Standard - The Criteria

  • Affiliation - County FA or ESFA
  • Players male - 20 with an additional 15 each season
  • Players female - 16 with an additional 10 each season
  • Head Coach - Minimum Level 3
  • Assistant Coaches - Minimum Level 2
  • All Coaches - CRB and FACA
  • Treatment of injury • Additional person

Facilities

  • Minimum size grass playing surface 65m x 92m
  • Outdoor coaching area – grass or synthetic pitch
  • Separate changing rooms / shower
  • A medical room or treatment of injuries room

Operational requirements

  • 6 hours football programme – coaching,analysis, fitness
  • Run for a minimum 26 weeks
  • Goalkeepers – 3 hours specialist goalkeeping per month

Coach Education

  • All players must be offered both coach education and officiating courses inc Level 1

Fixtures

  • All players must register with a team other than the college team
  • All students must play in a minimum of 8 fixtures

College to Club Links

  • Colleges must have a link to a Charter Standard Club or willing to achieve within six months

College to School Links

  • Colleges must have a link to a Charter Standard School or willing to achieve within six months

Marketing and Communication

  • Use of logo
  • Charter Standard Football Development College
  • Not permitted to use terms Academy or Centre of Excellence

Conduct

  • Must promote the colleges code of conduct
  • Anti-Discrimination policy