1st4sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football
Course Duration: 30 hours (all four days are compulsory), Minimum Age: 16
The practical element of this course provides 14 conditional practices where the game is the teacher. The content of each practice has been designed to be easily understood and the coach doesn’t need to have great technical knowledge.
Awarded in partnership with The FA, the Level 1 is the first rung on the coaching ladder. This vocationally-related qualification provides you with the opportunity to study and be assessed in both the practical and theoretical aspects of coaching football. There are no pre-requisites to join this course but candidates are expected to attend all sessions.
What Will I Learn?
On completion of the course, the competent coach will be able to:
- safely organise and supervise football activities including mini-soccer, small-sided and conditional games
- introduce progressions at the right time
- promote and establish working relationships and high standards between players, coaches, parents and officials
- understand different aspects of coaching children
- identify and adapt football activities and sessions for a variety of different age groups
- identify personal development opportunities in football including sports therapy, administration and officiating
Resources Include
- FA Club Coach DVD
- Laws of the Game CD Rom
- FA Coaching Players - A New Approach DVD
- FA Club Coach Handbook
- FA Football Club Administration Guide
- Access to an FA Interactive Website
Course Breakdown
- Practical Coaching & Theory (8 hours)
- External Assessment (8 hours)
- Emergency Aid Workshop (3 hours)
- Safeguarding Children Workshop (3 hours)
- Soccer Parent, Laws of the Game, Football Administration and Player & Coach Development (5 hours combined)
Cost: £150
Charter Standard Club Member: £130
Aged Under 19 (with proof of age): £75
Available Courses
(please complete a Booking Form, including your second choice)
Southend - CCA170 (FULL)
Sat 10th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 11th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 17th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 18th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Colchester - CCA171 (FULL)
Sat 17th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 18th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 24th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 25th July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Collier Row - CCA172 (FULL)
Sat 31st July, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 1st August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 7th August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 8th August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Chelmsford - CCA173 (FULL)
Sat 14th August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 15th August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 21st August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 22nd August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Thurrock - CCA174 (FULL)
Sat 28th August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 29th August, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 4th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 5th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Southend - CCA175
Sat 11th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 12th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 18th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 19th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Colchester - CCA176
Sat 25th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 26th September, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 2nd October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 3rd October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Upminster - CCA177
Sat 9th October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 10th October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 16th October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 17th October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Chelmsford - CCA178
Sat 23rd October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 24th October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 30th October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 31st October, 9:00am-5:00pm
Thurrock - CCA179
Sat 6th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 7th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 13th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 14th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Basildon - CCA180
Sat 20th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 21st November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 27th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 28th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Chelmsford - L1FO (Female-Only)
Sat 20th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 27th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 4th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 11th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Collier Row - CCA181
Sat 27th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 28th November, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 4th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 5th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Southend - CCA182
Sat 4th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 5th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 11th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 12th December, 9:00am-5:00pm
Chelmsford - CCA183
Sat 15th January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 16th January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 22nd January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 23rd January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Thurrock - CCA184
Sat 22nd January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 23rd January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat 29th January, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 30th January, 9:00am-5:00pm
If your course is fully-booked, please contact Simon Thomas, Sue Hammond or Luke Hornsley for a full update on the latest scenario.
Simon Thomas, (01245) 393071 or simon.thomas@essexfa.com
Sue Hammond, (01245) 393072 or sue.hammond@essexfa.com
Luke Hornsley, (01245) 393070 or luke.hornsley@essexfa.com
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