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Course Information:

  • Minimum Age: 17
  • Course Duration: 90 hours
  • Course Prerequisites: 1st4Sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football
  • Course aims and objectives: This nationally recognised qualification will provide candidates who have an ongoing involvement in the coaching of team football, with the opportunity to gain knowledge of how to effectively apply the principles of performance profiling, goal setting and designing, planning, delivering and evaluating a football coaching programme and practice.
  • FA Licensed Coaches Club: 90 hours at Level 2 and 3 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 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 and include:

 

  • Fitness assessment and planning
  • An introduction to match and player analysis
  • Team performance profiling and goal setting
  • Management of safe and equitable coaching environments
  • Psychological analysis and profiling
  • Nutrition and drug awareness.

 

Practical: The practical elements of the course will provide the following:

  • The principles of attacking: to include detailed consideration of attacking from wide and central areas, counter attacking, switching play and finishing
  • The principles of defending: to include detailed consideration of defending effectively in wide/central areas, pressurising and defending when both organised and outnumbered
  • Midfield play: to include support play for front players, possession in key areas and use of width
  • Goalkeeping: to include support for the defensive unit, the ability to deal with crosses, maintain possession momentum and the development of shot stopping
  • Set play: to include the effective organisation in defending and attacking from free kicks, corners and throw ins

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 10 hours of coaching in the candidate's work place, with their team, 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 Exam/Online course)
2. All portfolio tasks
3. The practical delivery of two planned 25 minute practical coaching sessions from the course syllabus, as follows:

  • a phase of play
  • a small sided game (8v8) or a functional practice
                               

    Re-assessment: Candidates can be reassessed within a 24 month period from registration.

    Refresher: Every 3 years as specified in The FAL Level 3 CPD and Refresher Policy.

    Suggested additional learning opportunities:

    • FAL Online Courses: Coaching Children, Running a Club, Futsal Laws of the Game, Soccer Camp Coaches, Planning, Preparing and Evaluating Coaching Sessions, Disciplinary, Fitness in Football Level 1, Psychology for Soccer Level 1, Player and Match Analysis.
    • FA Youth Coaches Course
    • Goalkeeping B License Course
    • Introduction to Futsal Course
    • Coaching Disabled Footballers Course
    • Education Modules (selection of eight)

     

    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.
  • 1st4Sport Level 3 in Coaching Football - 12th - 17th September 2010
    Support days: 1st, 2nd & 3rd November 2010
    Final Assessment: 20th, 21st & 22nd April 2010
    Venue: Cobdown Sports & Social Club, Aylesford

    Times: All days 9:00am - 5:00pm

     

    Candidates should arrive suitably prepared for involvement as the course requires candidates to contribute to the practical modules.

    One you have enrolled please send a copy of your Level 2 Certificate to Megan Simmons, Suite A1, Cobdown House, London Road, Ditton, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6DQ as your enrolment may not be valid by The FA.

     

    I hope you have an enjoyable course.



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