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Course Information:
- Minimum Age: 16
- Course Duration: 75 hours
- Course Prerequisites: FA Safeguarding Children, Emergency First Aid, FA Online Laws of the Game. (Please note, this learning may be included in your Level 2 course program, please contact your County FA for more details).
- Course aims and objectives: This nationally recognised qualification will provide candidates who have an ongoing involvement in football, with the opportunity to gain knowledge of how to effectively plan, deliver and evaluate coaching sessions.
- FA Licensed Coaches Club: 75 hours at Level 1 and 2 only. If you are not a member of the FA Licensed Coaches’ Club and are interested in joining, please visit http://facc.thefa.com. You can also contact us via email at falicencequery@thefa.com or via phone on 0844 980 8212
Theory: The course will introduce a number of key aspects related to the role of a football coach in working with youth players. These are delivered via home based study tasks and Tutor delivered workshops.
- The roles, skills and qualities of a football coach
- Developing session plans and associated information for planning
- Awareness of safe and organised activities
- Preparation for potential accidents, illnesses and emergencies
- A consideration of coaching styles
- Coaching session evaluation and self-reflection
- Nutritional needs of football players
- Fitness components related to football
- The planning of progressive coaching sessions.
Practical: The practical elements of the course will provide the following:
- The principles of attacking to include creating and exploiting space
- Passing
- Support Play
- Ball Control
- Dribbling
- Running with the ball
- Turning
- Goalkeeping
- Finishing
- Heading
- The principles of defending to include denying and restricting space
- Defensive play when organised and outnumbered
In addition candidates will have the opportunity to undertake two observed practical coaching sessions with their Tutor and receive feedback based on selected criteria. This will form the basis of an opportunity to deliver 12 hours of coaching in the candidate's work place to apply the experience gained from the course of training.
Practical Involvement: Candidates will be encouraged to participate practically to maximise their opportunities for learning (This however will not prevent successful completion of the award).
Assessment: Assessment is via successful completion of:
1. All pre-requisites (First Aid/Safeguarding Children/FAL Laws of the Game Online module)
2. All candidate portfolio tasks
3. Practical delivery of a 35 minute practical coaching activity that will be progressed on a specific theme relating to the course syllabus
Re-assessment: Candidates can be reassessed within a 24 month period from registration
Refresher: Every 3 years as specified in The FAL Level 2 CPD and Refresher Policy
Suggested additional learning opportunities:
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, it's 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.
The schedule for the course is as follows:
| 7 February 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Practical & Theory |
| 8 February 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Practical & Theory |
| 9 February 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Practical & Theory |
| 10 February 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Practical & Theory |
| 11 February 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Practical & Theory |
| 12 February 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Practical & Theory |
Days 7 & 8 and Assessment Days
(Please note that these are the suggested and preferred Days 7 & 8 and Assessment Days for this course but you do have up to two years after the start of your course to complete Days 7 & 8 and your Final Assessment).
| 2 May 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Day 7 |
| 3 May 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Day 8 |
| 6 June 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Assessment Day |
| 7 June 2016 |
08:00 - 17:00 |
Assessment Day |
All candidates attending this course must be in date for FA Emergency Aid and FA Safeguarding Children. Certification will not be carried out for any candidates failing to meet this requirement.
For Army FA Terms & Conditions please
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Course Fee: £250.00
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your attendance on the course you should inform the Army FA immediately.
On receipt of notice of cancellation from each individual, the following refund policies will apply:
Notice of fourteen days or more - Full Refund
Notice of less than than fourteen days - No Refund (For Military Personnel regarding Operational Commitments see Joining Instructions)
If a course is cancelled by the Army FA a full refund will be given but no payment for any other costs incurred i.e. hotel, travel etc will be paid.
All cancellation refunds will be at the discretion of the Army FA.
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