Course: FA Level 1 in Coaching Goalkeepers

Course Information:

Minimum Age:
16
Course Duration: 6 face-to-face Workshops (21 hours)
Course Prerequisites: Prior to certification, learners are required to:

  • Be at least 16 years of age
  • Hold as a minimum a current FA Emergency Aid/IFAiF 
  • Have attended The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop within the last three years

 

Who is it for: This course is great for those looking to gain knowledge and skills relating to designing shorts practices for goalkeepers, linking together a series of practices to create a safe, fun and engaging goalkeeper coaching session.

Course Content: 

The FA Level 1 in Coaching Goalkeepers provides learners with an introduction to coaching the game and working with goalkeepers of all ages.

Learners will gain an insight into the game in England, how it is played and how they can coach to better support the development of future goalkeepers. The course is designed to prepare learners to coach goalkeepers at the grassroots level.

Through the completion of the learning programme for this course, learners will be introduced to the practical and theoretical aspects of planning, delivering and reviewing individual football coaching sessions for goalkeepers. The foundation level of knowledge and skills developed through this course will enable learners to create safe, fun and engaging coaching sessions through building, developing and extending a series of linked practices.

  • The FA 4 Corner Player Development Model which will help them gain a better understanding of the long-term development of their goalkeepers as a whole person
  • The FA Plan, Do, Review Model, helping them construct appropriate practices and sessions for their goalkeepers
  • Practical coaching ideas, giving them the ability to recognise the various ingredients that make up safe, fun and engaging practices to help their goalkeepers develop
  • Practical coaching opportunities both on the course and where possible with their own goalkeepers

Assessment: Learners will be observed coaching on course and asked to complete a series of tasks related to their own context.

Equality: FA Education ensures that it treats people fairly and with respect. It provides 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 that is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.

FA Goalkeeping Coaching Certificate Level 1
Venue: Judgemeadow CC, Marydene Drive, LEICS. LE5 6HP
Price: Charter Standard Club in Leicestershire and Rutland Price £130  / Non - Charter Standard Club and/or Out of County Coach Price £150

Practical and Theory: 

Sunday 9th September 09.00-17.00 - Practical and Theory

Sunday 16th September 09.00-17.00 - Practical and Theory

Sunday 23rd September 09.00-17.00 - Practical and Theory


100% attendance is required in order to receive certification. You must also have an in date FA Emergency First Aid and FA Safeguarding Children qualification in order to be certificated.


Please be aware that your Pricing decision of Non-Charter Standard/Charter Standard is being recorded and will be verified. If the incorrect option is knowingly selected this can result in your place on the course being revoked.


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

If you 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 by clicking to register/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. Please do not book onto the course on behalf of someone else as the qualification is accredited to the FAN booked on.


Cancellation Policy

When cancelling with more than 21 working days’ notice – Full refund minus card transaction fee and minus £10.00 admin charge.

When cancelling between 20-14 working days’ notice – 50% refund minus card transaction fee.

When cancelling with less than 14 working days’ notice – No refund will be given.


Courses are NOT transferrable.


Terms and Conditions of Booking a course

Leicestershire & Rutland County FA does not accept any responsibility for the loss, or damage to, candidate property or for personal injury however caused. If you are suspended from football (by any County FA) then you are suspended from all football activity including courses. Should you miss any session(s) of any course you sign up to the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA reserve the right to remove you from the course, and no refund will be given.

You will respect the course tutor, course venue and other candidates and their points of view and you will understand that if your behaviour, language or conduct is deemed ‘unacceptable’ ‘offensive’ or ‘harmful’ for any reason, the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA and the venues reserves the right to exclude you from continuing on your chosen course and if necessary, future courses.





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