Course Information:

• Minimum Age: 16
• Course Duration: 75 hours
• Course Prerequisites: FA Safeguarding Children, Emergency First Aid, FA Online Laws of the Game. (Please note, this learning may be included in your Level 2 course program, please contact your County FA for more details).
• Course aims and objectives: This nationally recognised qualification will provide candidates who have an ongoing involvement in football, with the opportunity to gain knowledge of how to effectively plan, deliver and evaluate coaching sessions.
• FA Licensed Coaches Club: 75 hours at Level 1 and 2 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 [email protected] or via phone on 0844 980 8212

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.

• The roles, skills and qualities of a football coach
• Developing session plans and associated information for planning
• Awareness of safe and organised activities
• Preparation for potential accidents, illnesses and emergencies
• A consideration of coaching styles
• Coaching session evaluation and self-reflection
• Nutritional needs of football players
• Fitness components related to football
• The planning of progressive coaching sessions.

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

• The principles of attacking to include creating and exploiting space
• Passing
• Support Play
• Ball Control
• Dribbling
• Running with the ball
• Turning
• Goalkeeping
• Finishing
• Heading
• The principles of defending to include denying and restricting space
• Defensive play when organised and outnumbered

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 12 hours of coaching in the candidate's work place 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 Online module)
2. All candidate portfolio tasks
3. Practical delivery of a 35 minute practical coaching activity that will be progressed on a specific theme relating to the course syllabus

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

Refresher: Every 3 years as specified in The FAL Level 2 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 Award Module 1 - Developing the Environment
• 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Football (UEFA B)
• FA Goalkeeping Coaching Award (Level 1)
• FA Goalkeeping Coaching Certificate (Level 2) 
• FA Goalkeeping B License Course
• Introduction to Futsal Course
• Coaching Disabled Footballers Course
• Education Modules (selection of eight)
• FAL Age Appropriate Coaching - Introductory Module

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.

Confirmed Course Schedule

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.

ALL DATES MUST BE ATTENDED; ONLY BOOK ONTO THE COURSE IF YOU ARE AVAILBLE FOR ALL DATES.

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 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.

Terms and Conditions of Booking a course
Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire FA reserve the right to remove you from the course, and no refund will be given. However in exceptional circumstances candidates may be offered the opportunity to attend missed session(s) on other courses should availability allow, and the Lincolnshire FA will charge you accordingly.
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.

Coach Education Cancellation Policy
Please note that any payment made is non-refundable. Lincolnshire FA adheres to a strict cancellation policy. For all course cancellations candidates will receive credit notes for use on Lincolnshire FA courses only to the sum of:

• Full refund (minus a surcharge fee) before 14 days of the course commencing
• 50% refund within 14 days of the course commencing
• No credit note if less than 24 hours notice given
  
  

Consideration will be given to candidates who, for health reasons are unable to attend and require a transfer to another course. A letter from a doctor or medical professional must be supplied.

Coach Education Transfer Policy
Should you wish you application to be transferred from one course to another (of the same type and value) then an additional administration fees may apply:

• Up to 14 days of the course commencing; no charge
• Within 14 days of the course commencing; £10.00 charge
  
  

Lincolnshire FA Refund Policy
Should a course that you have registered on be cancelled or postponed by the Lincolnshire FA then a full refund will be issued.
Should you cancel your registration and request a refund, then all cancellations must adhere to the Lincolnshire FA cancellation policy please see above statement.