Course Information:

Minimum Age: 16 

Course Duration: 145 hours (total qualification time) / 73 hours (guided learning)

Course Pre-requisites to registration and certification:

Prior to registration for the qualification, learners are required to:

• be at least 16 years of age
• Have attended The FA Level 1 in Coaching Football course, OR hold the 1st4sport 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 completion certificate for The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop  
• Dates of courses to attend will be provided to candidates at the start of the course.  Course fees to be met by the candidate.

Course aims and objectives:

This nationally recognised qualification, awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications will take the learner on a journey through the core components of the England DNA – How We Coach, How We Play, How We Support and The Future Player, helping them to begin shaping or refining their own coaching philosophy. 

The FA Level 2 in Coaching Football leads to the achievement of the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football qualification. 

In order to understand the coaching of players, coaches need to understand themselves and their players as well as the game itself. This course will support learners along this process both on-course and in their own coaching environment.

The course is underpinned by the ethos of allowing the players to feel included, empowered and to be able to make mistakes. It is about designing relevant game-like practices with plenty of decision-making that enables the players to practice in an environment that’s positive and enjoyable. This course is designed to prepare learners for employment as a football coach with the ability to put these key ideas into practice. As a FA Level 2 football coach, learners will be able to plan, deliver and evaluate a series of linked and progressive football coaching sessions independently.

This course will cover key issues in coaching while putting the players and their learning at the centre of the choices that coaches make. It will help learners to reflect on, realise the impact of, and justify the decisions they make while encouraging a long-term view on player development. The course will examine what effective and great practice looks like in training and competition, right the way through the player’s journey from under 7 to open age, across the various formats of the game, helping coaches to consider the age, ability, maturity and experience of the players in their care.

The course of learning is made up of 20 guided learning, face-to-face workshops covering a range of topics linked to the England DNA, split into three blocks of learning (Block 1 – How We Coach, Block 2 – How We Support and The Future Player, Block 3 – How We Play).

Course Dates:

This course is for those coaches who do NOT already hold the FA Youth Awards Module 1 and Module 2 - coaches holding these qualifications should contact Annie Watts on annie.watts@devonfa.com for their options.

It is important that coaches are already coaching a team on a regular basis.

Venue:  Sandymere Sports Complex, Sandymere Road, Northam, Nr Bideford, Devon, EX39 1XX

All days 9 am - 5 pm -  Theory & Practical.

Block 1 - How We Coach (existing Module 1)
Friday 3 February 2017
Saturday 4 February 2017
Sunday 5 February 2017
Monday 6 February 2017

Block 2 - How We Support & The Future Player (existing Module 2)
Friday 28 April 2017
Saturday 29 April 2017
Sunday 30 April 2017

Block 3 - How We Play (existing Level 2 content)
Friday 23 June 2017
Saturday 24 June 2017
Sunday 25 June 2017

Cost:  £310 (£290 for members of Charter Standard clubs)
An FA Bursary of £100 towards the course fee is available for members of Charter Standard Clubs in Devon.  Please apply to annie.watts@devonfa.com for a bursary application form.

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).

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.