Coach Education
Coach Education
The following Courses are available. Please contact Alan Crooks, The Development Manager for Disability Football at the IFA on 02890669458 for more information.
IFA LEVEL 1 COACHING DISABLED FOOTBALLERS AWARD
Course Length: 3 hours
Fee: £20
INFORMATION
This coaching award is attendance based and will consist of theoretical and practical sessions. The award is at an introductory level and is designed to provide coaches with information and practical examples of how best to coach players with disabilities. There is no pre-requisite for this course although it is designed for coaches, teachers and volunteers already working or intending to work with disabled footballers.
The disabled groups in focus are learning disability, physical disabilities, visual and hearing impairments. Course content includes safety considerations, communication, session planning, adapting sessions and a practical of adapted games.
The course is three hours in duration and is attendance based. Participants receive a certificate and coaching resources on completion.
Candidates should bring appropriate clothing and footwear for an indoor practical session. Candidates should also bring writing material.
Participants must be over 16 years of age
IFA LEVEL 2 COACHING DISABLED FOOTBALLERS AWARD
Course Length: 12 hours tuiton time + 10 hours recorded coaching
Fee: £80 (includes lunch both days)
INFORMATION
This coaching award is aimed at coaches already working with or intending to work with players with a disability. This course is a mixture of theoretical modules and practical sessions. This will include experience working with elite players from the various disability classifications.
The course looks at adapting coaching techniques when working with players with a learning disability, physical disability or sensory impairment. There is also a module on the benefits of fundamental and movement skill training for the various disability groups.
This is a detailed course that also takes into consideration the playing, competitive and representative opportunities for players with various impairments and how rules are adapted for the benefit of the games in each disability group.
The course is twelve hours in length; however, participants will be required to work for an additional ten hours with disabled players upon completion of the course. A log book of session plans, considerations and evaluation will have to be submitted and assessed before certification. Guidance for completion of this part of the course will be given by course tutors.
Candidates should bring appropriate clothing and footwear for indoor and outdoor practical sessions. Candidates should also bring writing material.
Next courses:
| Course | IFA Coaching Disabled Footballers Level 1 |
| Date | 30 June 2008 (Monday) National Coaching Week |
| Times | 10am – 1pm |
| Venue | Stranmillis College, Belfast |
| Cost per person | £30 |
| Coach Tutor | Alan Crooks |
| Contact to Book a place | Alan Crooks: 02890 669458 |
| Course | IFA Coaching Disabled Footballers Level 2 |
| Date | 1 & 2 July(Tuesday & Wednesday) National Coaching Week |
| Times | 10am – 9pm Tuesday, 10am – 5pm Wednesday |
| Venue | Stranmillis College, Belfast |
| Cost per person | £100 |
| Coach Tutor | Alan Crooks, Mal Donaghy |
| Contact to Book a place | Alan Crooks: 02890 669458 |
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