Course Information:

Minimum Age: 14
Course Duration: 6.5 hours
Course aims and objectives:

To provide an understanding of leading and organising football events for young players
To learn the theory and practical aspects of warming up and cooling down
To understand safety considerations when organising football sessions
To understand practical delivery aspects of sessions, planning and using resource cards
To introduce mini-soccer games/rules
To understand what happens next for players and leaders

Course Content:

Theory: The course will introduce some key aspects in the following:

Preparing to play
Fundamental movement skills
Safety and Safeguarding children
Refereeing mini-soccer
STEP principle (Space, Task, Equipment, People)
Basic introduction to the FA LTPD 4 Corner model
Organising festivals or mini-tournaments
FA Leadership and Volunteering programme

Practical: Practical elements of the course will provide an introduction to:

Fundamental warm up
Game related activites for 5-11 year olds
Refereeing mini-soccer

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: Candidates will be formatively assessed throughout the course.

Refresher: No refresher required.

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
Age Appropriate Coaching - Introductory Module
1st4sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football
1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football
Beginners Guide to Futsal
Beginners Guide to Coaching Disabled Footballers
The FA Junior Football Organisers Course (Students)
Football Mentor
Mentoring Young Leaders
Working with Teams
Handling & Movement

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.

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