Grassroots Youth/Adult Pathway

YOUTH/ADULT COACHING AWARD

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The Scottish FA Youth/Adult Coaching Award course (for coaches working with players in the 11-a-side game) aims to develop a basic understanding of:

• The ‘Principles of Play’ for both attacking and defending and how these can be coached in all scenarios • Selecting appropriate practices and how to adapt those practices (if required) to achieve success • Coaching interventions – progress understanding of how/when to coach the players • Overloads and Underloads in game situations with units of the team

DELIVERY METHODS

Virtual Classroom: • 3 x 3-hour online theory modules. Course participants will interact with our coach educators and other learners as they learn and share experiences

OR

In-person Coaching Practice and Classroom Sessions: • 2 x 6-hours of in-person practical and theory based activity, delivered in a local environment with our coach educators and other learners. This delivery method provides the opportunity to participate in on-pitch practices and interactive presentations and discussions

Candidate delivery: • As part of a group, coaches will be asked to deliver part of a coaching session while on the course through either delivery model

View course availability on the

Scottish FA Coaching Course finder.