COURSE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS – for applicants based outside Northern Ireland

•Sufficient spoken and writing skills in the official course language (English).

•The Irish FA advise candidates to be proactively coaching at a football club as the focus of the course is based around player development.

•The Irish FA reserves the right to select candidates based on current and previous coaching positions / roles held at clubs.

COURSE OUTLINE

Practical Assessment:

Two assessments will be carried out during the residential block within a 5v5 and 7v7 small sided game. There will be a minimum of 2 club-based assessments as part of a “Community of Practice”. Candidates must pass at least 2 of the 3 summative assessments; one of which must be the club-based 9v9 assessment, in order to progress to the UEFA B Diploma.

If the candidate fails to meet the required practical standard in the 9v9 assessment, they will be permitted to have a maximum of two further assessments on the 9v9.

The focus of this course is preparing players and teams up to U16 level with a specific focus on player development.

Candidates are also required to submit 10 hours of session plans along with online coursework tasks such as child welfare, Psychology, Fitness + Conditioning, Nutrition for sport and player learning styles.

All tasks are to be completed and submitted via the Irish FA’s Online Education Platform.

Total Number of education hours 90 Hours of theory and practical tasks off the pitch 20 Hours of practical pitch work including work experience 70.

All candidates who successfully complete the Course will receive an Irish FA C Diploma Award.

Candidates have a maximum of one year to successfully complete all practical work and all coursework from the date they commence the course.