Heart of Midlothian FC Community Coaching & Football Development

20/08/2026

For aspiring coaches Scottish FA Coach Education & Development have just released an additional UEFA C Licence (Youth/Adult) Phase 1&2 due to demand ⚽️

📆 Starts Sunday 30 August ‘26
📍 online 💻

🧑‍💻 scottishfacomet.co.uk/mycomet/

14/08/2026

A top first evening with our new Play the game Future Coaches group at Dalkeith Campus

Amazing students joining us from 6️⃣ high schools in Midlothian

Thanks to Midlothian Active Schools for organising ⚽️

Big Hearts Community Trust Midlothian Council Dalkeith Thistle Community Football Club

14/08/2026

14/08/2026

First Future Coaches session with Midlothian Active Schools ready to go at Dalkeith. Starting with games. Games in the middle. Finishing with games. Tons of touches. No down time 👍🏻

14/08/2026

We're excited to launch a brand new partnership with Active Schools Midlothian, bringing our popular Future Coaches programme to Dalkeith this month.

Over four weeks, aspiring S4–S6 coaches from across Midlothian will enjoy:
⚽ Practical, games-based coaching content including resources
📚 Career and volunteering signposting
🎓 An introduction to opportunities within football coaching, Scottish FA Coach Education and sport

Find out more about Future Coaches in general here
https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/pages/future-coaches

Midlothian Council
Midlothian Football
Big Hearts Community Trust
HeartofMidlothianFC

11/08/2026

A top day with football & multi-sports coaches from EDLC Leisure in East Dumbartonshire.

A great facility at the Allander Centre which hosted a ton of our Play the Game Street Games & Space Invaders content for players of all ages

Big thanks to Scott Murray for organising 🙏⚽️

05/08/2026

⚽ Grassroots Coaches... Need some fresh ideas for training?

One of the biggest challenges for volunteer coaches is coming up with fun, engaging sessions every week.

That's exactly why we created our Play the Game booklets for coaches...

📘 Street Games includes over 20 exciting small-sided games that put players at the heart of every session.

🚀 Space Invaders adds another 60 innovative games to help players attack, defend, score goals, solve problems and make decisions in realistic game situations.

No complicated planning.

No endless queues.

No standing around waiting for a turn.

Just 80+ games designed to maximise touches of the ball, increase engagement and help young players fall in love with the game.

Whether you're coaching your own child's team or have years of experience on the touchline, these resources are packed with ideas for players of all ages you can take straight onto the pitch.

💜 If you're looking to make your sessions more enjoyable, more game-like and more memorable, these books are a great place to start. Check them out on the links below.

https://heartsdirect.co.uk/products/book-play-the-game-street-games

https://heartsdirect.co.uk/products/book-play-the-game-space-invaders

Big Hearts Community Trust HeartofMidlothianFC

05/08/2026

🚨 Grassroots Clubs... Want to Give Your Volunteer Coaches Fresh Ideas? ⚽

Every week, hundreds of parent coaches across Scotland give up their time to help youngsters enjoy football.

What if, for just 90 minutes, you could give them practical games and ideas they can use immediately at training?

Bring Hearts' Play the Game Street Games to your club!

We'll come to your venue and deliver a fun, engaging, on-pitch content session that gives your coaches new ideas to create exciting sessions where players are constantly involved, solving problems, making decisions and, having a ton of fun in the process

✅ Practical demonstrations on the pitch
✅ Perfect for parent coaches and volunteers
✅ 20+ exciting small-sided games to take away
✅ Ideas suitable for different ages and abilities
✅ Q&A with opportunities to discuss your club's needs
✅ Resource booklets available for all coaches

Over 6000 grassroots coaches have already experienced Street Games through club visits, regional events and coach education programmes, with fantastic feedback.

Whether you're looking to support new volunteers, inspire experienced coaches or simply inject fresh energy into your training sessions, we'd love to visit your club.

📍 We come to your club
⚽ We do the coaching
🙌 Your volunteers leave with ideas they can use the very next night.

📩 Interested in hosting a Play the Game Street Games evening? email [email protected] to find out more or check the website https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/pages/street-games

Big Hearts Community Trust

Play the Game Street Games is an exciting new programme that has been created as a resource for coaches and volunteers working with young players in grassroots football.The programme is in the form of a booklet containing over 20 small sided games which encourages players to problem solve, make effe...