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The FA Level 1 Course in Coaching Disabled Footballers

PLEASE CLICK on the '2010 Level 1 CCF Disabled Courses' Related document on the right to view all of the Leicestershire & Rutland CFA Courses. You can also download the booking form to fill in and send back or alternatively you can now book online should you decide to book on a course.

New For 2010 The Online Booking System to book onto a course online please click here .

The Coaching Disabled Footballers course is designed to give football coaches and teacher’s ideas and practices for the inclusion of disabled players in football sessions within mainstream or impairment specific sessions. The course is six hours and covers both theory and practical elements, by the end of the workshop each participant should be able to met the following outcomes:

• Apply and extend your existing coaching skills and experience, meet the needs of players with a range of impairments.
• Establish basic communication skills for coaching disabled footballers.
• Use appropriate terminology
• Identify appropriate safety and medical considerations.
• Plan a wide range of coaching sessions for disabled footballers.
• Using the Inclusion Spectrum, plan your coaching sessions to include disabled players or provide alternative appropriate opportunities.
• Understand the player pathways available for disabled players including the appropriate structure for competition.

Booking Information
To obtain the FA Coaching Disability Football Course, candidates must attend all related sessions and show competence in all units.

The costs for all FA Coaching Disability Football courses are as follows: - £50 per candidate