The football Association has begun rolling out its new-look Level One and Level Two coaching courses following 18 months of development.

As revealed by Sports Management in February, the governing body has changed its approach to grassroots football coaching based on a new “competency framework”.

Now, FA Youth Module One and Two will be integrated in the courses, which forms part of the FA Competency Framework in terms of child development and child specialisation. The framework also includes pastoral care, tactics and technical knowledge.

“The modern-day coach is ever-evolving and these changes represent a significant shift in helping us develop the quality of our grassroots coaching,” said FA head of grassroots delivery Les Howie.

Level One will be made up of seven workshops focusing on the “England DNA”, which is geared towards and certain way of playing and coaching. An eighth workshop will look at safeguarding and emergency aid.

Level Two comprises of 20 workshops, again focusing on the “core themes” of England DNA, such as technical and tactical; physical; psychological; and social elements.

Technology will play a role in the coaches’ learning regimes, with e-learning modules and the Hive-powered FA Coaching Community platform contributing to their experience.

Howie added: “Making sure coaches can develop, improve and learn while enjoying their football is vital. These new courses reflect our ambition to help them achieve that.”