THE UEFA 'B' Level 3, FA COACHING LICENCE
Goalkeeping Topics
Defending Topics
Attacking Topics
Possession Topics
What you should know
- The coaching process
- The difference between technique and skill. Players with good mechanics and skill - can they do it under pressure making the correct decisions.
- Your session content thoroughly
- How to organise your thoughts into key points
- How to progress through the practice
- When to talk, when to show and when to keep quiet
- When to speak to individuals and to the whole group
What you should be able to do
- Organise players and equipment efficiently
- Know where to observe from and what to observe
- Progress in practice stages and logically through key factors
- Adjust practice structure if necessary
- Stop and interject in practice at appropriate times
- Explain clearly to one and all
Session procedure
- Organise
- Start the practice
- Observe
- Identify the problem
- Stop the practice
- Coach
- Rehearse
- Restart the practice
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General impression
- Do you look like a football coach
- Be confident and assured when speaking and general coaching
- Control and command the coaching session positively
- Try to have a lively and interesting manner
- Try to speak clearly and accurately
Organisation
- Is the structure, number of players and area needed for the practice suitable for the session
- Is the organisation and directing performed quickly and accurately
- Is there a realistic objective and pace to the session
- Is there a logical progression of coaching points and challenge to the players
Observation
- Do you stop the practice quickly, effectively and diagnose key faults
- Do you recognise the cause of poor performance
- Do you reconstruct situations accurately
- Do you progress to the needs of the players
Instruction
- Do you explain clearly what is needed for good performance
- Are the demos of good quality even in slow motion
- Do you support the demo with a clear verbal explanation
- Do you allow the player's to rehearse the correct performance
- Do the players act on your coaching and does their performance improve accordingly
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