Grassroots Football
The Welsh Football Trust runs extensive programmes to help develop football at a grassroots level. These include mini football and football for different groups, including different ages, genders, disability groups and ethnic minorities.
Among them, we also aim to develop opportunities at all levels, from "fun football" to internationals.
We do this by forging links with clubs, schools and private organisations, by holding festivals, forming leagues and by offering training to develop skills. And in all this, we are not only concerned with developing football players but also coaches and organisers.
You'll find more information on the different elements we offer in the Grassroots Football section of the website. But if you have a query or can't find what you are looking for, please contact us by phone on 01443 844113 or email us.
Our full contact details can be found here.
The Welsh Football Trust and the Football Association of Wales and are proud to have helped Wales become a UEFA-endorsed 5 star nation after committing to uphold the key principles of the UEFA Grassroots Charter.
FAW/McDonald's Club Accreditation Scheme
This section will provide you with an overview of the FAW/McDonald's Club Accreditation Programme launched at the start of the 2007/2008 season to raise standards throughout junior football in Wales.
Mini Football
Mini Football is the FAW endorsed version of the game for children of primary school age (Under 11). The aim of Mini Football is to provide a safe, supervised and enjoyable environment for children to enjoy their introduction to the game.
Fun Football
The Fun Football Charter Mark Programme has been introduced to provide local authorities, clubs and private organisations with a benchmark scheme for the delivery of curricular and extra curricular activities in schools and sports facilities across Wales.
Women's and Girls' Football
The popularity of girls football worldwide is at an all time high. Wales is no exeption since over the past six years there has been a significant increase in the number of girls playing football. There are approximately 4000 registered players participating within the eight junior and five senior league structures across Wales.
Disability Football
The Welsh Football Trust has had a Disability Football Programme since January 2004. As part of the programme the Trust supports the development of disability specific playing opportunities in both schools and clubs. In addition we deliver a coach education programme specifically for disability football to assist coaches when working with young players.
Football Inclusion (BME)
The Trust’s football inclusion officer Hafizur (Mizan) Rahman dedicates his time to developing new and existing opportunities in football for people from a Black and Minority Ethnic background throughout Swansea, Cardiff and Newport.
FAW Skills Award
The FAW Skills Award is a coaching and assessment programme for all young players learning the basic skills and techniques of football. The idea of the programme is to promote technique and skill development through fun activities.
Schools' Football
The Trust works in partnership with the Welsh Schools Football Association, the governing body for schools' football.
The UEFA Training Ground
The UEFA Training Ground is an excellent resource for all grassroots coaches and players providing up to date information on the latest practices from across Europe. A number of on line learning courses are available through the website.
