Kickstart 2 Coach Education Course

The Football Association of Ireland are holding a Kick Start 2 Coach Education Course in Milebush Park, Castlebar on Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 9^th,10^th,11th

The course shall run from 7pm-10pm on Friday evening and from 9.30am to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Participants must attend all modules of the course in order to qualify for certification. Course descriptor is attached. Course fee is €75. This course is limited to 24 participants so book early to avoid disappointment.

For further course details and registration call Paul Byrne @ 0868579678

FAI SMALL SIDED GAMES WORKSHOP

The FAI will be holding a Small sided Games Workshop on Saturday 21^st April in Milebush Park Castlebar from 10am – 1pm, Course Fee is 25 euro. For bookings or for more information please Contact Paul Byrne on 0868579678 or [email protected]

AIM:

The workshop is designed to give coaches working with young players (aged between 7 and 9 years of age) the knowledge and confidence to incorporate meaningful small-sided games into their training sessions.

OBJECTIVES:

The coach will be able to:

• Promote the use of small-sided games (SSG) practices earlier in their training

sessions.

• Understand the importance of development of children between the age of

7-9, rather than winning at all cost.

• Improve their knowledge of coaching styles for working with 7-9 year old

age group.

• Appreciate a better understanding of the characteristics of the 7-9 year old

football player.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Attendees of this workshop should be in possession of the Kick Start

1 certificate.

DURATION/FORMAT:

3 hours.

ASSESSMENT:

Attendance Certificate.

COURSE FEE:

€25 per person

FAI STRENGTH & CONDITIONING WORKSHOP FOR COACHES WORKING WITH 9-12 YEAR OLDS

The FAI will be holding a Strength & Conditioning Workshop for 9 -12 year olds in Milebush Park, Castlebar on Saturday 21^st April from 2pm – 5pm. To book or for more information please contact Paul Byrne on 0868579678 or [email protected]

AIM:

The workshop is designed to give coaches working with young players the knowledge and confidence

to incorporate a football conditioning session into their training sessions.

OBJECTIVES:

The coach will be able to:

• Deliver an appropriate football conditioning programme for young players

• Identify good technique and be able to correct faults

• Identify the mastery of an exercise to enable progression

• Analyse and evaluate a session

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Attendees of this workshop should be in possession of the Kick Start 1 certificate.

DURATION/FORMAT:

3 hours.

ASSESSMENT:

Attendance Certificate.

COURSE FEE:

€25 per person.