Module 10: Ethical recruitment
5 lessons · about 3 hours of study. Part of the full course.
Module 10
How to recruit and represent young players the way FIFA expects: personal and professional ethics, the misconduct that harms players, the rules on minors, trials and inducements, children’s rights, and best practice in scouting, communication and contracts.
Primary material: Study pack (January 2026 edition): FIFA Ethical Recruitment Guide (pp. 439–522) · FFAR articles 12–16 · RSTP articles 18bis–19ter
What you will be able to do
- List the forms of improper and criminal conduct in football recruitment
- Explain the difference between personal and professional ethics, and why it matters
- Apply the rules on minors, trials and inducements to a recruitment situation
- Identify the red flags of exploitation and trafficking in a recruitment offer
- Judge a recruitment decision with FIFA’s seven-step ethical framework
- Plan an ethical approach to recruiting and representing a young player
Your learning path
Lessons
Work through the lessons in order, then check your readiness in the timed module test.
- 01 Lesson 10.1Personal ethics, professional ethics 9 min Visited
- 02 Lesson 10.2Improper and criminal conduct 11 min Visited
- 03 Lesson 10.3The rules behind ethical recruitment 12 min Visited
- 04 Lesson 10.4Children’s rights and ethical principles 11 min Visited
- 05 Lesson 10.5Best practice: scouting, contracts and decisions 12 min Visited
- 06 AssessmentModule test 42 min