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Goal Project in Blakes Estate, Montserrat. Children shake hands for Fair Play
The objective of any FIFA development activity is to ultimately improve the football experience of those who wish to play the game. Building the skills and capacities of the individuals responsible for providing this football experience is therefore key to this objective.

Grassroots

Grassroots seminar, Madrid
FIFA’s Grassroots programme helps member associations in setting up their grassroots level development programmes while training local coaches-educators to the specifics of teaching grassroots football (for boys and girls from age 6 to 12). The programme also covers the organisation of festivals for kids to participate, and provides equipment for the coaches and the kids.

Women's Football

Celia Sasic shoots the ball during a Germany training session
FIFA’s Women’s football development programmes encompass a wide array of initiatives – from courses to build the skills of female coaches locally, to the support of promotional activities to raise the profile of the women’s game while enticing young girls to play football, including support to local women’s football competitions through courses, equipment and financial support. FIFA also helps the national associations by providing consultancy to improve the administrative side of the organisation of women’s football countrywide.

Football Technology

FIFA Quality

Innovations are changing our everyday life. New ideas are the driving force of the football industry for improving comfort, safety and performance aspects for the players on the pitch.

The FIFA Quality Programme sets internationally recognised industry standards for products, technologies and surfaces that have a direct impact on the game of football.

Futsal

First steps towards a futsal standard
FIFA supports the development of futsal at the member association level by organising courses for coaches, providing consultancy for the long term development of the sport, and supporting futsal competitions by donating equipment.

Beach Soccer

Beach Soccer

FIFA supports the development of beach soccer at the member association level by organising courses for coaches, providing consultancy for the long term development of the sport, and supporting beach soccer competitions by donating equipment and material for the installation of beach soccer pitches.

Youth Football

FIFA Youth Football regional coaching workshop
In addition to the youth coaching courses FIFA can provide, support is granted on a conditional basis for the creation or optimisation of domestic youth football competitions. The support includes equipment, financial contributions, and consultancy.

Referees

Referees
Football is a global sport and its rules must be interpreted and applied with absolute consistency wherever the game is played. FIFA therefore has a policy of ongoing training for its referees to ensure that refereeing standards continue to improve and the Laws of the Game are applied the same way everywhere.
Referee's and Assistant Referee's take part in a training session during the FIFA Women's Referees Training Camp

On 1 June 2018, the new Laws of the Game, modified at the 132nd Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Zurich (Switzerland) on 3 March 2018, came into force. 

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