Tina Theune

More female coaches

FIFA Coach Mentorship programme workshop, Lisbon

Discover and promote talents

Kat Smith visits Iraia Iturregi in Bilbao as part of FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme

Support, guidance and network

Key Programme Aspects

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Women’s Football Strategy Programme

For a Member Association to participate in the FIFA Women’s Development Programme they are required to have a women’s football strategy in place or women’s football objectives within their overall football strategy.

Women’s Football Strategy workshop - Turkey

Women’s Football Campaign

This programme aims to bring more girls and women into the game and is designed to support associations in delivering grassroots and small-sided football events to boost participation by providing a space for free play where players can feel included...

Football Festivals: Women’s Football Campaign – FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™

League Development

This programme focuses on supporting member associations to introduce new competitions or strengthen existing ones, to help sustainably grow the women’s game at the domestic level.

Club Licensing

This programme aims to accelerate the professionalisation of the women’s game by raising the standards of clubs and leagues alike.

Club Licensing & Capacity Building for Administrators Workshop in Thailand

Commercial strategy

One of FIFA’s strategic objectives is to enhance the commercial value of the game. In line with this goal, the organisation is dedicated to providing guidance to member associations for the effective commercialisation of their women’s leagues.

COMMERCIAL STRATEGY 

Global benchmarking of women's leagues

This programme targets existing women’s senior top-tier leagues and their clubs and aims to paint an accurate and comprehensive picture of the related landscape.

Global Benchmarking

Capacity-Building for Administrators

This programme falls within the scope of building capacity at member association level to drive the development of women’s football in the region and help FIFA to implement its Women’s Football Strategy. 

FIFA Women's Football Capacity Building Workshop, Gambia

Women in Football Leadership

This programme addresses the need for more female representation in football’s decision-making bodies across all levels of the game.

Women's Football Leadership Programme Lausanne 2023

Coach Education Scholarships (individuals)

FIFA offers coach education scholarships to talented female coaches and/or players moving into the next phase of their football career.

Cwpan Betsan Tournament - 21/06/2023

Coach Education Scholarships (groups)

FIFA offers group coach education support to associations who would like to conduct an all-women coaching course in line with their respective confederation’s coaching convention.

OFC C-Licence

Coach Mentorship

This programme is designed to foster the development of female coaches within the member association. The programme supports the member association to set up a domestic programme to continue the growth of female coaches nationally.

A group photo during the FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme at HoF

Elite Performance: Coach Mentorship

The Elite Performance: Coach Mentorship Programme champions the significance of fostering relationships within a vibrant learning community, recognising the pivotal role that coaches play in nurturing these connections.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 - Coach Mentorship Programme Workshop

Elite Performance: Women’s National Team Preparation

This programme is designed to support the women’s national-team programmes, coaching staff and/or multidisciplinary team in developing an evidence-based approach to supporting the physical preparation of female players for major international tournaments.

FIFA Women’s Development Programme

Coach Mentorship

Getting more female coaches to occupy positions at the top level