On successful completion of the certifcate candidates are qualified to coach skills and techniques of football to both adults and children. Each candidate is fully supported in developing his/her knowledge and skills during the qualification.
Course of Learning
Will be conducted by the course tutor (internal assessor)
Practical
The practical sessions will cover:
Funcational practices
Phases of play
Small sided games (9 v 9)
You will play in sessions and also have the opportunity to coach your colleagues. This will allow the course tutor to feed back to individuals and the group to enable you to identify strengths and weaknesses and then design personal action plans.
Distance Learning
You will be required to do the following homework:
Complete all the course tasks and formulate your candidate pack for assessment
Conduct a minimum of 16 hours of verified coaching, supported by session plans and evaluations
Work to your action plan as discudded with your course tutor
Support Sessions
In between the course of learning and the final assessment you will need to attend support sessions which will focus on practical and theory issues in order to assist you in preperation for your final assessment.
Final Assessment
You will need to submit your candidate pack for assessment on your final support session.
You will be required to attend a minimum of 2 full days where you will need to plan and deliver:
A functional practise of phase of play
A small sided game (9 v 9)
Once all coaching sessions have been completed, candidates will have personal interviews with the external assessor who will inform you of the final decision and discuss your action plan to develop further.