Active Sports Framework

The FA's Active Sports framework has four clear stages:

Stage One - Local Schemes:
Stage one aims to attract those under 12, 14 and 16 year olds who have already learnt the basics of the game, usually in school, and who now wish to take their involvement further. These young players will get the opportunity to participate in new inter-school competitions during the season.

Stage Two - Club Development:
This stage takes place between September and April, and includes developing and setting up quality junior clubs. These organisations will be responsible for providing regular coaching, competition and social programmes so that young players can continue to improve their skills and enjoy the benefits of regular competition throughout the season.

Stage Three - Assessment:
This third stage concentrates on the most effective way of assessing the abilities of those girls who are participating at local level in schools and clubs and want to take their involvement with football further. They will be recommended by their schools and clubs and, between September and October, selected for our Coaching Centres or Centres of Excellence through a mix of technical practices and small-sided games in four one-and-a-half-hour assessment sessions.

Stage Four - Development Squads:
Those players identified at Stage Three as having ability and talent will get additional coaching at under 12, 14 and 16 development squads at Coaching Centres. These squads will provide a minimum of one and a half hours' coaching per week over a 20-week period between October and April, and act as feeders to our Centres of Excellence.

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