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Take your football knowledge to the next level
Whether you're an aspiring coach, an experienced manager, a scout looking to develop your skills or someone looking to build a career in football, AFCAS provides practical, interactive football education designed around the real game.
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Through self-paced online learning, interactive courses and professional development, you can learn when and where it suits you.
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Learn. Develop. Progress.
What is AFCAS?
AFCAS is the Association of Football Coaches and Scouts, the home of fully interactive football coaching and scouting education.
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Their courses are designed to go beyond theory, giving learners practical knowledge, real-world scenarios and the skills needed to develop in the modern game.
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From grassroots coaching to talent identification and professional scouting, AFCAS provides learning pathways for every stage of your football journey.
What can you learn?
COACHING
Build confidence, develop your knowledge and improve the way you plan, organise and deliver football sessions.
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SCOUTING & TALENT ID
Learn how to observe, analyse and assess players using practical scouting methods and interactive learning.
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GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT
Practical support for coaches, parents and volunteers working throughout grassroots football.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Develop the knowledge and skills to help take your football journey to the next level.​
"Within a year of taking my first AFCAS course, I am now living the dream and scouting in the professional game." Adam, Leeds United FC
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"Having done all the courses available, it has improved my scouting, analysis and reports. I've managed to gain jobs at clubs in the English pyramid using the methods discussed." Mark, West Ham United FC
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"AFCAS teaches the fundamentals of scouting, enhances this through the course levels and prepares scouts for real scouting activities." Phil, Arsenal FC
REAL FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE
Courses created and delivered using knowledge and experience from people who have worked throughout the football industry.
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FULLY INTERACTIVE
Go beyond simply watching and reading. Learn through interactive modules, video tasks, quizzes and real-world scenarios.
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LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE
Study when it works for you, from wherever you are, with flexible online learning available around your football and work commitments.
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BUILT FOR THE REAL GAME
Practical learning designed to help you develop skills that can be applied on the training pitch, at matches and throughout your football career.
Whether you're coaching on a Sunday morning, managing a Non-League side, starting your scouting journey or looking towards the professional game - development never stops.​
Why AFCAS?
What AFCAS customers say!
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Learn the game. Develop your skills. Build your future in football.
Explore AFCAS interactive coaching and scouting education and discover the right pathway for you.
At The Non-League Network, we're building Everything in One Place for the Non-League game.
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That means not just helping players and clubs connect, but providing access to the knowledge, people, opportunities and resources that can help individuals develop and progress.
Our partnership with AFCAS brings professional coaching and scouting education directly into the wider Non-League ecosystem.
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