Course Information:

  • Minimum Age: 16
  • Course Duration: Maximum 32 hours
  • Course Prerequisites: None
  • Course aims and objectives: This course will provide an introduction to the organisation and delivery of safe and enjoyable coaching sessions for young players. It is ideally suited to those working with groups of young players and/or teams.
  • FA Licensed Coaches Club: 32 hours at Level 1 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

Course Content:

Theory: The course will introduce some key aspects in the following:

  • Football Club Administration
  • Player and Coach development
  • Soccer Parent
  • Laws of the Game
  • An introduction to the FA's Long Term Player Development Model

 

The course will also provide the following for candidates:

 

  • FA Emergency Aid (included in the course programme)
  • FA Safeguarding Children in Football (included in the course programme)

 

Practical: Practical elements of the course will provide an introduction to:

 

  • Warm up and cool down game related activities
  • Passing and control
  • Turning with the ball
  • Dribbling
  • Shooting
  • Heading
  • Goalkeeping
  • Individual Attacking
  • Individual Defending
  • Small sided games

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. The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop and The FA Emergency Aid Certificate
2. All portfolio tasks
3. Practical delivery of a 20 minute practical coaching activity based on a specific skill and age group, which demonstrates safe practice, organisation, enjoyment and progression to meet the needs of the players.

Re-assessment: Candidates can be reassessed within a 12 month period from registration on the course.

Refresher: Every 3 years as specified in the FAL Level 1 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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT HEREFORDSHIRE FA CHARTER STANDARD CLUBS ARE ENTITLED TO THE REDUCED PRICE OF  £135.00 TO INCLUDE THE COURSE PRE-REQUISITES OF FA EMERGENCY AID AND FA SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN. 

Course Schedule

Venue

Module

Date

Start Time

Finish Time

Price

HFA

Intro

06/05/2016

18.30pm

21.30pm

£195

HFA SGC 09/05/2016 18.30pm 21.30pm   

HFA

Emergency Aid

11/05/2016

18.30pm

21.30pm

 

HFA

Emergency Aid

13/05/2016

18.30pm

21.30pm

 

Hereford Academy

Practical

14/05/2016

09.00am

17.00pm

 

Hereford Academy

Practical

15/05/2016

09.00am

17.00pm

 

Hereford Academy

Assessment

21/05/2016

09.00am

18.00pm

 




IMPORTANT UPDATE - FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2015 CERTIFICATES WILL NO LONGER BE SENT OUT AND CAN BE PRINTED BY THE LEARNER THROUGH THIS LINK
http://learning.thefa.com. FULL INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE 

PLEASE NOTE OUR REVISED TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ALL BOOKINGS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

REQUESTS TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER COURSE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED MORE THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE COURSE

REQUESTS TO TRANSFER WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE START OF THE COURSE WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND  WILL BE DEALT WITH ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS


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