Course
duration: |
Three days
residential
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Dates (attendance is
mandatory on all course dates): |
23rd - 25th October
2015
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Enrolment
deadline: |
11th September
2015
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Venue: |
St. George's
Park
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Course
tutor(s): |
Geoff Pike
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Course Fees: |
Licensed Coach -
£410
Unlicensed Coach - £535
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Fee includes: |
Full Board
Accommodation
Tuition
Resources
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Course
pre-requisites: |
Minimum of block one
and two of The FA UEFA B Licence
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Who is it for?: |
Coaches seeking to
enhance their knowledge on defensive position-specific practices.
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Course content: |
Seven sessions (two theory, five
practical) looking at:
- Roles and responsibilities of the centre-back and full-back in the modern
game
- Positional, athletic and technical profiles for centre-backs and full-backs
- Practice and training content for developing defenders
- Skills that are central to producing excellent defenders
- Marking-distances, reasons and inviting passes
- Tracking and back-tracking
- Passing and 1v1 roles
- Screening and blocking passes/crosses
- Passing-on opponents (laterally/vertically)
- Interceptions, spoiling possession and containing opponents
- Major attacking skills
- Playing from the back and middle third
- Distribution over distances with varied technique
- Defending against central and flank attacks
- Defending in wide areas
- Defending centrally
- Defending against counter-attack
- Defending against crosses
- Methods
- Discussion and lecture
- DVD observation
- Practical sessions
- Athleticism (agility, acceleration, deceleration)
- Technical
- Tactical
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Pre-course
task: |
Candidates are required to complete a
pre-course self-reflection task. This will be assigned to all successful
applicants approximately one month prior to the course start
date.
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Dress code: |
Standard dress code on the course is
casual. For practically based courses, please bring sufficient outdoor
kit/clothing for the duration of the course. The venue ask that candidates
refrain from wearing muddy footwear inside the building.
Should the
course require any alternative dress, this will be detailed in the course
joining instructions.
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Medical information/physical
requirements: |
If you have any medical conditions
which limit/hinder your involvement or participation in coaching activities, you
are obliged to declare any relevant, current or previous injuries/illnesses. If
you are diagnosed as an asthmatic, diabetic or epileptic, or have any allergies
that the course staff needs to be aware of, you must advise us accordingly.
Please note, a declaration of injury or illness does not automatically preclude
you from any course.
You should further be aware that if you are on a
regular course of medication for any condition, you must have sufficient
medication to cover you throughout the course. Although first aid cover is
provided (where applicable) during courses, no doctor is available to replenish
regular medication, nor is there any facility to deliver medical treatment for
chronic (longstanding) medical conditions.
Please provide any relevant
information regarding the above Medical Information during the application
process.
If your application to enrol is successful candidates will be
required to complete a Medical Form prior to commencing the
course.
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Practical
Information: |
Please note that if a student has a
disability that may prevent them participating actively in the practical
sessions, then this should be made known to the course organiser at the point of
registration. The course organiser will then take any necessary steps to cater
for the students requirements which may include bringing in footballers to
ensure there are sufficient numbers of players.
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Equality: |
FA Learning will ensure that it treats
people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities
for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, its activities in
an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA
Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an
individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where
appropriate, to cater for those needs.
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Enrolment: |
This course operates an "open"
enrolment system. To enrol on this course, please sign in below with your FA
Number and Password. In order to enrol on this course, candidates must meet the
course pre-requisites specified in the above description.
Once you have
enrolled, FA Learning will then check your pre-requisites. In the event that we
are not able to find a record of you holding the specified pre-requisites, we
will contact you for verification. At this stage, candidates who do not meet the
pre-requisites will have their place cancelled and a full refund issued.
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