The FA Level 2 in Coaching Football : How We Coach : BLOCK 1 ONLY (4 Days)

Course Information:

Minimum Age: 16 

Course Duration: 30 Hours

Assessment: Formative Assessment - Portfolio & 1 in-situ visit (Club Visit) – cost included with course price

Course Pre-requisites to registration and certification:

Prior to attendance on the course, learners are required to:
· be at least 16 years of age
· hold as a minimum, the FA 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 current certificate for the FA Safeguarding Children workshop  

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE
Learners enrolling on the Level 2 Coaching course must already be coaching a team, either as coach or assistant coach, in order to be able to satisfy the need to complete a project on your team and to be able to successfully complete the course. The project requirements include, amongst other things, creating, delivering and reviewing 8 coaching sessions linked to 8 match days showing a linked focus. Coaches will also need to demonstrate knowledge of their players development needs and identify strategies to support those players based on The FA 4 Corner Long Term Development model. This is not especially onerous but cannot be completed unless you are actually coaching a team (the format is not relevant – so 5, 7, 9 or 11-a-side).

Course aims and objectives:

This nationally recognised qualification, awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications will allow the learner to go a journey through the How We Coach block of the FA Level 2. 

Block 1 will cover the following areas; Introduction and Review Level 1, Role of the Coach & Coaching Philosophy, Communication Skills (Social Corner), Helping Players Learn (Psychological/Social Corners), Motivation (Psychological Corner), Self Esteem (Psychological Corner), The Practice Spectrum (4 Corner), Skills Development (4 Corner/LTPD).

Please note - All Courses will be conducted in English and therefore candidates are required to be able to communicate effectively in English (this includes listening, speaking, reading and writing).

BLOCK 1
DAY 1    MON  23 OCT 2017   9.30am - 5.30pm
DAY 2    TUES 24 OCT 2017   9.30am - 5.30pm
DAY 3    WEDS 25 OCT 2017   9.30am - 5.30pm
DAY 4    THUR 26 OCT 2017   9.30am - 5.30pm

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). 

Some FA systems do not work well with tablets or mobiles, it would be best to use a PC or laptop

CHECK FOR AN EXISTING FAN HERE:
https://secure.thefa.com/fan/RetrieveFANDetails.aspx

CREATE A NEW FAN HERE – IMPORTANT - ONLY CREATE A NEW FAN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EXISTING ONE
https://secure.thefa.com/fan/Register.aspx

PASSWORD REQUEST
If you don't have a password for your FAN or need to reset, please click on the link it will take you to the FA website where you will be able to create one:
http://www.thefa.com/account/RequestPasswordReset

MEMBERS SERVICES PAGE
The below link will take you to the ‘Members Services’ page on the Sussex County website. Once you have used your FAN and password to log in you will be able to update or edit your personal details and view your qualifications. On your first visit you will need to accept the terms and conditions:
http://www.sussexfa.com/MembersServices/

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAYMENT OPTION.
THE CHARTER STANDARD BURSARY PRICE IS FOR SUSSEX CHARTER STANDARD CLUBS ONLY SO OUT OF COUNTY CHARTER STANDARD CLUBS WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THIS.

SHOULD YOU USE THIS BURSARY BUT NOT BE ENTITLED TO IT, YOU WILL NEED TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE PLUS A £15.00 ADMINISTRATION FEE TO CHANGE YOUR ORIGINAL BOOKING.