This nationally recognised qualification will provide candidates who have an ongoing involvement in the coaching of team football, with the opportunity to gain knowledge of how to effectively apply the principles of performance profiling, goal setting and designing, planning, delivering and evaluating a football coaching programme and practice.
Theory: The course will introduce a number of key aspects related to the role of a football coach in working with youth players. These are delivered via home-based study tasks and Tutor delivered workshops and include:
Fitness assessment and planning
An introduction to match and player analysis
Team performance profiling and goal setting
Management of safe and equitable coaching environments
Psychological analysis and profiling
Nutrition and drug awareness.
Practical: The practical elements of the course will provide the following:
The principles of attacking: to include detailed consideration of attacking from wide and central areas, counter attacking, switching play and finishing
The principles of defending: to include detailed consideration of defending effectively in wide/central areas, pressurising and defending when both organised and outnumbered
Midfield play: to include support play for front players, possession in key areas and use of width
Goalkeeping: to include support for the defensive unit, the ability to deal with crosses, maintain possession momentum and the development of shot stopping
Set play: to include the effective organisation in defending and attacking from free kicks, corners and throw ins
The next Level 3 course that the Wiltshire County FA is running is as follows:
Greendown School, Swindon
Dates as follows:
Friday 28th May 2010 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Saturday 29th May 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday 30th May 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
Monday 31st May 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
Tuesday 1st June 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
Wednesday 2nd June 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
Thursday 3rd June 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
Friday 4th June 2010 9.00am – 6.00pm
There are also MANDATORY development days on:
Saturday 3rd July 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 4th July 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 8th August 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 26th Sept 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Assessment Days are on:
Saturday 23rd Oct 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 24th Oct 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Monday 25th Oct 2010 6.00pm - 9.00pm
You must complete ALL sessions to successfully complete the course.
The cost of the course is £275.00.
If you wish to attend the course, please complete the application form (which can be found in "Related Documents") and return it to the address at the top of the form with payment. Alternatively, click on the link on the left to BOOK ONLINE.