The
Football Association was founded in 1863 as the governing
body of the game in England. The FA is responsible
for all regulatory aspects of the game of football
in England. Its activities are many and varied and
include the following:
- Promoting the development of the game amongst all
ages, backgrounds and abilities in terms of participation
and quality. This also involves promoting the availability
of the sport to the greatest possible number of people.
- Regulating the game on and off the field of play
through the "Laws of the Game" and the "Rules
of The Association".
- Sanctioning, either directly or indirectly, all
matches, leagues and competitions played in England
- Overseeing the administration of the disciplinary
system, which is applicable to all participants in
the game (each club, player, competition, match official
and any other person involved in the game in England
is bound by the Rules) and the administration of
refereeing throughout the game
- Organising a number of senior men’s, youth
and women’s national competitions (including
most notably The FA Challenge Cup) and the participation
of England national representative teams (again,
senior men’s, youth and women’s teams)
in international matches, most notably the men’s
senior team in the FIFA World Championships and the
UEFA European Championships and friendly fixtures.
In addition The FA runs seven national disability
squads – deaf- both male and female, male cerebral
palsy, amputee, learning disability, blind, visually
impaired.
Football is the nation’s game in more than the
spectator sense; the scope and reach of the game across
various levels of participation is considerable:
- 7 million participants, plus 5 million in schools
- 500,000 volunteers
- 37,500 clubs, including 9,000 youth clubs
- 2,000 competitions
- 32,000 schools (17,000 primary)
- 30,000 FA-qualified coaches
- 27,000 FA-qualified referees
- 45,000 pitches (21,000 facilities)
http://www.thefa.com
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For
further information about this project, email our
Tour Producer David Jackson |
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Jade Lynch played Sabina
and Naveed Choudrey played Omar in the Autumn 2007 production |
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