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Coaching Disabled Footballers

Designed to give coaches and teachers ideas and practices for the inclusion of disabled players in football sessions within mainstream or impairment specific sessions.

This six hour course covers both theory and practical elements. By the end of the workshop each participant should be able to meet the following outcomes:


• Apply and extend your existing coaching skills and experience, meet the needs of players with a range of impairments.
• Establish basic communication skills for coaching disabled footballers.
• Use appropriate terminology
• Identify appropriate safety and medical considerations.
• Plan a wide range of coaching sessions for disabled footballers.

• Using the Inclusion Spectrum, plan your coaching sessions to include disabled players or provide alternative appropriate opportunities.
• Understand the player pathways available for disabled players including the appropriate structure for competition.

Details of the course are as follows:

Date: Saturday 14th August 2010
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: Hull University Sports and Fitness Centre
Cost: £20

Please note that a pre-requisite for this course is the completion of the FA Level One Coaching Certificate.

To book a place on this course please click here. For further information please contact Liz Shipp on 01482 221158 or email liz.shipp@eastridingfa.com.