Football – for boys and girls – is one of the fastest growing games in schools.  Many teachers who have never coached this sport previously are now being required to do so.  There are more school teams than ever.  This course is designed for those teachers with an interest in Football, but who are inexperienced in coaching a team.  It will cover everything necessary to improve techniques and tactics to enable inexperienced coaches to approach the new season with confidence.  Delivered through a combination of theory and practical, the course will enable understanding of how to keep young players engaged as well as how to plan training sessions and match day tactics.

• Coaching a school team
• Planning football sessions that are fun, effective and differentiated
• Practices to develop essential skills and techniques
• Small sided games for skill development
• Applying basic tactics
• Understanding formations and attacking principles
• Creating coherent defence
• Varying the delivery style 
• Managing school matches