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Guide to the laws of walking football

Develop your understanding of the key laws of walking football and how they’re applied.

Course Overview

Introduction to Coaching Football

Venue:

Online

Free

Duration:

40 minutes

Minimum age:

14

Price:

Free

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About the course

Welcome to The FA’s Guide to the Laws of Walking Football

This course explores what walking football is, the Laws of the Game and how they’re applied. They're are five modules in total.

You’ll learn about how some laws differ from the traditional game to prioritise the health and safety of players, how to recognise and sanction ‘not walking’, and how to manage physical contact effectively.

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Course modules

Course introduction (5m)

This module explains the course structure. It also provides the chance to tell us about yourself.

Before the game (6m)

In this short module, you'll cover some of the Laws of Walking Football which are to be applied in all sanctioned competitions.

 

 

Gameplay (8m)

You'll learn about restarts including kick-off, kick-ins, goal clearances and the dropped ball procedures.

 

Fouls and Misconduct (13m)

The health and safety of players should be prioritised during Walking Football, and in this module you will learn about how to identify and manage physical contact and ‘not walking’.

 

Course summary (5m)

This module sums up the course. It reviews your learning objectives and provides the opportunity to give feedback.

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