Issue 1 2014

Coach Education Newsletter

Better Coaches, Better Football
In this Issue:
Welcome Community Coaching Courses: Change of Names Community Coaching Pathway Upcoming Coaching Courses Coaching Course Registration Changes Advanced Coach Education Workshops

Dear Coach Welcome to Issue 1 for 2014 of the Football Federation Tasmania Coach Education newsletter. The purpose of the Football Federation Coach Education newsletter is to keep you up to date on football courses, seminars, speakers, workshops and other events. Please feel free to forward the newsletter onto your colleagues and friends.

Community Coaching Courses: Change of Names

In early 2014 FFA officially updated the three main field courses in the Community Coach Education stream. These courses now align much closer to the National Football Curriculum, see below: Skill Training Certificate (14 hours) Previously the Junior Licence The course is designed for the 9-13 year old age group. Information on this course focuses on the four core skills within the Skill Acquisition Phase; First Touch, 1v1, Running with the Ball and Striking the ball. This is a practical course with learning done on the field. Game Training Certificate (14 hours) Previously the Youth Licence The course is designed for the 14-17 year old age group. Information on this course focuses on the Game Training elements of the game, such as Ball Possession, Ball Possession Opposition, Transition from Attack to Defence and the Defence to Attack. This is a practical course with learning done on the field. Senior Certificate (14 hours) Previously the Senior Licence The course is designed for players 17+. Information on this course focuses on the Performance Phase of training, with training insights such as Football Conditioning. This is a practical course with learning done on the field. An outline of the Community Pathway is on the next page.

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Upcoming Coaching Courses

TO ENROL IN ANY OF THE BELOW CLICK HERE
Start Date 04 May 2014 & 11 May 2014 24 May 2014 & 25 May 2014 08 Jun 2014 & 15 Jun 2014 22 Jun 2014 & 29 Jun 2014 31 Aug 2014 13 Sep 2014 & 14 Sep 2014 11 Oct 2014 & 12 Oct 2014 18 Oct 2014 & 19 Oct 2014 25 Oct 2014 & 26 Oct 2014 01 Nov 2014 & 02 Nov 2014 08 Nov 2014 & 09 Nov 2014 Class/Organised by Game Training Certificate Game Training Certificate Skill Training Certificate Skill Training Certificate Goalkeeping Certificate Course Goalkeeping Licence Course Skill Training Certificate Game Training Certificate Game Training Certificate Skill Training Certificate Senior Coaching Certificate City Hobart Somerset Hobart Devonport Hobart Hobart Launceston Hobart Devonport Hobart Hobart

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Coaching Course Registration Changes

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With the kick-off for the 2014 football season, the Football Federation of Australia is proud to announce that from this point onwards coaches now have a dedicated portal within the MyFootballClub website to find and register for upcoming courses. Thanks to an increased focus on providing digital support for Coach education the MyFootballClub website now provides a simple to use online process allowing coaches to find and register for courses, view courses attended, view their qualification history and view and print their own certificates. By utilising the MyFootballClub system, this has led to the discontinuation of Coach ID cards and Coach ID numbers and the use of FFA numbers to register for courses and search for qualification history. This is the same number that participants within the game use to register to play, coach, referee or volunteer to be involved in football, streamlining the process for all users to become more involved. To summarise the new features of the course registration system: One FFA number for all forms of registration Self-Registration for coaches to enrol for courses Online payments for courses Ability to view course, qualification and invoice history online Individuals can print their own certificates

To find a coaching course please click here To view your Qualification history please click here For a quick guide to registration please click here

Jack Richardson MyFootballClub Coordinator Football Federation Australia

Advanced Coach Education Workshops

Please keep a look out over coming months for a number Advanced Coach Education Workshops being held. These workshops will cover both the Skill Acquisition and Game Training Phases. To have a look at Skill Acquisition and Game Training Phase content please visit the FFA National Football Curriculum HERE

This is a FFT publication. Contact for this publication: ANTHONY ALEXANDER HEAD OF COMMUNITY COACH EDUCATION Ph: (03) 62733 299