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Course Type:

Award 1 – Youth & Adult Football/Hurling

Outcomes:

By the end of this Course participants will be able to:

• Assist a coach in organising a programme of Games and Skill Developmentactivities appropriate to each Participants needs and abilities .Identify the Skills of Hurling
• Assist a coach in organising progressive activities (drills and fun games) to develop 5 key skills
• Assist a coach in organising progressive activities to develop movement skills appropriate to Gaelic games
• Assist a coach in organising and managing Players for an effective practice session
• Build Rapport, Observe, Analyse, Explain, Provide Demonstration and Provide Positive Feedback to Players

Content:

Philosophy

The Award 1 Coach Education course is the second award on the coaching pathway of Gaelic games. The course is aimed at coaches that have progressed through the Foundation Award and have experience as a Coach. Ithas been reformatted to take account of the different playing capacities that exist between Children (up to 12 years), Youths (age 13 – 18) and Adults (age 19+) and the competencies that a coach is required to display when working with each of the playing populations. Therefore coaches can specialise in coaching the particular players that they are involved in.

The course aims to provide Coaches with the Information and with the Comprehension and Application abilities to knowHOWto develop players' capacities. It is 16 Hours in durationand covers a number of key modules, as well as Introductory and Conclusion modules. These modules are:

• Role of the Coach
• Technical Proficiency
• Tactical Prowess
• Team Play
• Physical Fitness
• Playing Facts
• Psychological Focus
• Communication
• Lifestyle
• Rules

The focus of the course is the further development of the ‘How to Coach' skills by placing the participant in situations that they will face as coaches -the organisation of games activities, activities to develop skill and activities to develop the various movement skills.