Sports Professional Development Courses

2025 BOCHK Grassroots Football Planner Programme⚽

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited is going to host the “Bank of China Grassroots Football Planner Programme” in May 2025, details are as follows:

Target Group：	Tertiary Students (Male and Female are welcome)
Service Group：	Organize grassroots football activity and games for children under 8 years old
Content:	Course contents include grassroots philosophy, organizing fun and safe football activities. Upon completion, students will have basic knowledge of junior football development. It is also a preparation course for the HKFA “D” Coaching Certificate Course.
Dates：	27, 28 and 29 May 2025 (For programme timetable, please refer to the attachment)
Venue：	Lingnan University
Assessment：	No accreditation. The certificate will be issued for participants after attending all classes and finishing the assignments.
Coaching Practice：	Participants must provide 12-hours grassroots practice internship within 12 months after the course ended. After applying for coach registration, participants can apply for “HKFA D Coaching Certificate Course”.
Fee：	HKD 400
Registration：	Complete the online form [link] and submit a self-statement of no less than 200 words (purpose and expectations for joining this programme, contribution to HKMU etc.)
Quota：	20
Registration Deadline：	24 April 2025 (Thursday)
Remark：	The Sports and PE Team (SAO) will notify the selected students via email on [29 April 2025 (Tuesday)].

Important notes

A separate confirmation email will be sent to successful registrants on or before 29 April 2025.
Selected students must complete the payment by [5 May 2025 (Monday)] or earlier, otherwise it will be considered as giving up the registration qualification. Seats will be released to students on waiting list.
All paid fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Participants must provide 12-hours grassroots practice internship within 12 months after the course ended. After applying for coach registration, participants can apply for “HKFA D Coaching Certificate Course”
If the number of applicants exceeds the quota limit, places will be allocated in accordance with their sports experiences or contributions to the University.
Participants who are late for more than 15 minutes will not be allowed to attend the course.
Should any dispute arise, the decision of the Student Affairs Office shall be final.

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Jojo WONG of SAO via email at saosw@hkmu.edu.hk.

Student Affairs Office (Sports and Physical Education)
Tel: 2768-6554