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Goal Keeping Courses

This is a course for coaches who wish to learn the basic technical aspects of Goalkeeping. It is an ideal course for those coaches who have completed the Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football and who wish to develop their technical expertise in Goalkeeping further.

How many teams provide specific coaching for their goalkeepers? Do keepers get a fair chance to play their best if they are not being coached keeping skills?

Why not give your goalkeepers an edge over the others in the league by having a specific goalkeeping coach to concentrate on the keepers at your club.

On passing this course your goalkeeping coach will be equipped to:
• Coach basic individual techniques;
• Understand how to develop and improve the goalkeepers’ technique;
• Plan and prepare progressive technical practices;
• Maintain health and safety of the players and other coaches;
• Maintain the high standards of conduct to promote association football.

Course of training
The course is 27 hours in length consisting of Practical Demonstrations and theory Modules.

Pre-course Requirements
Candidates must hold a Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football qualification.
Also -
• Candidate must hold a valid Emergency First Aid Certificate (FA, St John’s or
HSE approved)*
• Safeguarding Children Certificate (FA)* Online Courses (available through FA Learning)-
• The Soccer Parent *;
• Football Administration *;
• Laws of the Game *
.
*Candidates who currently hold these
qualifications will be required to produce their
original certificates to be accredited prior to
certification. Candidates who do not yet hold
these certificates should book these FA courses
prior to starting the Level One Goalkeeping
award. These are separate courses and are not
included in the cost of the goalkeeping course.

Booking Information
Exact details for this course, including full dates and venues, have yet to be confirmed.
Please enquire direct to philippa.bass@derbyshirefa.com

The course costs £100 per candidate or £90 for a F.A. Charter Standard Club Coach.

Date: 16th / 22nd and 23rd May 2010

Venue: Lees Brook Community Sports
College, Morley Road, Chaddesden,
Derby, DE21 4QX

Link to Book -

http://eventspace.thefa.com/derbyshirefa/participant/arrangement.aspx?id=18420