FA Accreditation

Great Bentley Youth FC has always made the commitment to continue to look to improve on the high standards we operate and conduct both on and off the field. From day one we set the club up to enable continued growth and improvement, following the guidelines stipulated by The Football Association.

In January 2006, 4 months after the club was formed, we were awarded the the FA Charter Standard.

This was a key aim of all involved in the setting up of the club as we all felt this was important as this would form the basis of how the club is to be run.

However we did not want to stop there. In 2009 the committee set a target of achieving the next level of accreditation, The FA Charter Standard Development Club. This involved investing in coaches’ ability to attain FA Level 2 accreditation, expand the committee to include key roles such as Child Welfare Officer, build on our relationships with local schools including Great Bentley Primary School and Brightlingsea Junior School. This was then documented in our development plan that we have continued to evolve for day one.

The result of this is that on January 29^th 2010, Essex FA notified us that we had met the criteria and achieve accreditation, 1 of only 17 clubs in Essex (listed here).

Congratulations and thanks must go out to all involved especially Scott Young who took the lead on this and also to Ian Bent, Essex County FA Club Development Officer for his help and support.

For further details regarding the FA Charter Standard please click here

However it doesn't end there, we shall continue to review, modify and enhance the way we operate and strive to improve where possible throughout the club.