By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Analyse performance within the attacking and defending principles of play.
• Design practices specific to the needs of individual players.
• Link the design of practices to match day and player’s role specific requirements.

Course duration: Four days split over a variety of templates with an optional assessment

Course pre-requisites:

• Member of the current FA Licensed Coaches’ Club (recommended)
• 1st4Sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football or FA Youth Award Modules 1 and 2

Who is it for?

Module 3 is designed to support the development of coaches who currently coach a group of youth players (Aged between 5 – 21yrs) on a regular basis within the performance or grassroots areas of the game.

Course Content:

Workshops will consider:

• Plan, do, review
• Principles of play
• Intervention strategies
• Questioning techniques
• Focus on ‘whole-part-whole’ practices
• Building challenges in trial and error

Pre-course task:

Candidates will receive a pre-course reading pack three weeks prior to the course, which they are required to read and complete in advance.

Candidates should arrive at the course with ideas around their own development. These may be areas of development the coach would like to improve on and/or areas of strength which the coach would like to build on further.

Certificates of attendance will be issued following submission of completed log book. This does not commit candidates to undergo assessment for The FA Youth Award as this is optional.

Course assessment:

There is an option to undertake an assessment at the conclusion of this module to complete The FA Youth Award. This will cover key elements across Modules 1, 2 & 3 of The FA Youth Award. Candidates will be required to return log books to FA Learning at least four weeks prior to the date of final assessment. The assessment process will be decided in consultation with the Course Director but where possible will be a club site assessment.

PLEASE DO NOT BOOK THIS COURSE UNLESS YOU CAN ATTEND ALL DATES

This Youth Award Module 3 course is offered at a £150 per candidate. The course cost is non-refundable and non-transferrable.

PRE-REQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE ARE DETAILED ABOVE

All dates are subject to change. Should this occur, all candidates will be informed via email.

Bedfordshire FA Learning Agreement:

My booking on the course above confirms I understand:

• I am fully aware that my chosen course may be one which includes the FA Safeguarding children workshop three hour Workshop, which discusses some sensitive ‘hypothetical’ issues and some real issues regarding child abuse in its various forms. I am fully aware I am the only participant who can attend the FA Safeguarding Children Workshop, I understand that no other person may attend in my place should I be unable to attend.
• If I do not deliver payment for my course fee before the commencement of the course, my certificate will be withheld until payment is settled.
• I will respect the course tutor, course venue and the other candidates and their points of view and I understand that if my behaviour, language or conduct is deemed ‘unacceptable’, ’offensive’ or ‘harmful’ for any reason, Bedfordshire FA and the venues reserves the right to exclude me for continuing on my chosen course and if necessary, future courses.
• Bedfordshire FA does not accept responsibility for the loss, or damage to, candidate property or for personal injury however caused and that I will ensure that I am protected with my own personal insurance cover through other bodies;
• I confirm that I understand the above statements and their implications and that the information I have provided on this form is correct to the very best of my knowledge.
• If you have any Criminal Convictions then can you please put details on a separate piece of paper.
• If you are on General Suspension you cannot attend the course until you have been cleared.

             This course is 100% attendance to be able to award a certificate on completion.