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| Coaching Courses
Details of a variety of Coaching Courses follow. For more information or to join a course please contact Bob Leeds (0207 359 3667) at the Amateur Football Alliance.
Adult Coaching Course The Adult Coaching Course is an informal course, normally lasting for two evenings and one Sunday morning (2 x 3 hours, 1 x 4 hours). This is a course aimed at "a club captain/manager who wants to get a handle on the basics of coaching". Attendees must be aged sixteen or over.
FA Coaching - Level 1 Certificate Awarded in partnership with the FA, the Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football (L1CCF) is the first rung on the formal coaching ladder. This vocationally related qualification provides you with an opportunity to study and be assessed in both practical and theoretical aspects of coaching football. The certificate qualifies you to coach grassroots club teams for children aged between 6 and 16 approximately. There are no pre-requisites to join this course. The course normally takes three days (3 x 8 hours) plus the Child Protection and Emergency Aid courses and is normally run over three consecutive Sundays - although it's primarily targeted at youth football, it is the first step on the UEFA coaching ladder. The Child Protection and Emergency Aid Courses outlined above are also required. Attendees must be aged sixteen or over. The
course will enable you to gain knowledge to develop a basic understanding of
safe, ethical and effective football coaching to young people.
The qualification is a stepping stone to other vocationally related areas
including coaching, officiating and sports therapy.
You will learn how to:
The
assessment of the L1CCF is divided into two parts:
FA Coaching - Level 2 Certificate Awarded in partnership with the FA, the Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football (L2CCF) is the next progression on the coaching ladder. The qualification offers candidates a combination of practical experience and class-based theory, to develop an understanding of the planning, conducting and evaluation of ethical football coaching sessions. There are no pre-requisites to join the course but it is generally recommended to have taken the Level 1 Certificate first or to have several seasons' experience of coaching already. Students are also required to attend a Child Protection Workshop before their final assessment. Emergency Aid and Laws of the Game Workshops are included in the course. The course is held over a six day period (Monday to Saturday) and participants will then have to complete various tasks and return for final assessment approximately six months later. The total contact hours are 90 which include two support session days before final assessment. Attendees must be aged sixteen or over. It is a commitment, but one well worth making. On the course you will gain knowledge in the following areas:
The assessment of the L2CCF is divided into two parts:
UEFA Coaching Licences (Levels 3 and 4) Beyond Level 2 there is the UEFA "B" Licence (Level 3) and the UEFA "A" Licence (Level 4). Click here for more details.
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