Course Duration: 145 hours (total qualification time) / 73 hours (guided learning)

Prior to registration for the qualification, learners are required to:

• be at least 16 years of age
• Have attended The FA Level 1 in Coaching Football course, and hold the 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Football qualification

Prior to certification for the qualification, learners are required to:

• hold as a minimum, a current FA Emergency Aid Certificate
• hold a certificate less than three years old for The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop, the online Safeguarding Children Recertification or the ‘How we Support’ Block (safeguarding) in The FA Level 1 (this is the blended learning, two hours face to face workshop and one hour online)

Course aims and objectives:

The FA Level 2 in Coaching Football leads to the achievement of the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football qualification.

In order to understand the coaching of players, coaches need to understand themselves and their players as well as the game itself. This course will support learners along this process both on-course and in their own coaching environment.

The course is underpinned by the ethos of allowing the players to feel included, empowered and to be able to make mistakes. It is about designing relevant game-like practices with plenty of decision-making that enables the players to practice in an environment that’s positive and enjoyable. This course is designed to prepare learners for employment as a football coach with the ability to put these key ideas into practice. As a FA Level 2 football coach, learners will be able to plan, deliver and evaluate a series of linked and progressive football coaching sessions independently.

This course will cover key issues in coaching while putting the players and their learning at the centre of the choices that coaches make. It will help learners to reflect on, realise the impact of, and justify the decisions they make while encouraging a long-term view on player development. The course will examine what effective and great practice looks like in training and competition, right the way through the player’s journey from under 7 to open age, across the various formats of the game, helping coaches to consider the age, ability, maturity and experience of the players in their care.

The course of learning is made up of 20 guided learning, face-to-face workshops covering a range of topics linked to the England DNA, split into three blocks of learning (Block 1 – How We Coach, Block 2 – How We Support and The Future Player, Block 3 – How We Play).

Course Dates:

This course is for those coaches who do NOT already hold the FA Youth Awards Module 1 and Module 2 - coaches holding these qualifications should contact Annie Watts on annie.watts@devonfa.com for their options.

It is important that coaches applying for a place on this course must already be coaching a team of any age on a regular basis.

Venues:  
Block 1 - Exeter Arena, Summer Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX4 8NT
Blocks 2 & 3 - Teignmouth Community College, Exeter Road, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9HZ

All days 9 am - 5 pm (except where stated) -  Theory & Practical.
ALL SESSIONS TO BE ATTENDED

Block 1 - How We Coach (existing Module 1) - Exeter Area
Saturday 8 July 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 9 July 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday 22 July 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 23 July 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm

Block 2 - How We Support & The Future Player (existing Module 2) - Teignmouth CC
Saturday 14 October 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 15 October 2017 -  9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 22 October 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm

Block 3 - How We Play (existing Level 2 content) - Teignmouth CC
Saturday 2 December 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 3 December 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 December 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm

An FA Bursary of £100 towards the course fee is available for coaches of Charter Standard clubs in Devon - please apply to Annie Watts for a bursary application form  annie.watts@devonfa.com

Equality: FA Education will ensure that it treats people fairly, with respect, providing 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 Education 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.

Please note to access this online application, you will need a FAN (FA Number).

If have ever been involved in football or taken an FA Qualification, it is highly likely you already have a FAN. If you do not know your FAN or password, or need to create a FAN, please use our FAN FINDER tool to retrieve your details.

Please be aware that if you already have a FAN, and create another FAN, this could cause delays in being confirmed on the course and any qualifications being awarded.