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Get Into Football

Football is known as 'the beautiful game'. The beautiful game has various roles such as referees, players, volunteers in clubs, coaches etc. But how do you get involved?

Players - players are a vital component of our game. No matter what age or gender, you can get involved by contacting a local club in your area or by contacting Andrew Johnston at ajohnston@irishfa.com for men's football or Elaine Junk at elainejunk@btinternet.com for women's football. If you are under 18, then contact Gerry McKee at gmckee@irishfa.com

Referees - referees are important to the game. Without them the game cannot be played. The Association runs a number of courses from beginners to advanced levels. If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a referee email referees@irishfa.com or click here for further information.

Coaches - good coaches who have the right education and training, can help to build better players and better teams. The Association runs a number of coaching programmes namely, Grassroots Introductory Award, Level 1, C Certificate, B Licence, A Licence and Pro Licence. To register your interest please contact Fiona Adair on fadair@irishfa.com (for Grassroots Introductory Award and Level 1 courses) or Mary Wilmont on mwilmont@irishfa.com (for C Certificate, B Licence, A Licence and Pro licence courses). In addition, click here for further information on our coaching courses

Volunteers - football in Northern Ireland is heavily reliant on volunteers - people who work at clubs helping to raise money, wash the kits etc. To get involved simply contact your local club or by contacting Andrew Johnston at ajohnston@irishfa.com. If you wish to help at a youth or kids team, then contact Gerry McKee at gmckee@irishfa.com

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