Upcoming Coach Education Courses:
Host Club Devenish
Safeguarding: Friday 19th Feb @7pm
Foundation: Saturday 20th Feb @9:30pm – Dual Course (Football & Hurling)
Booking essential contact Club Coaching Officer or County Office 028 66320500 / Gdm.Fermanagh@gaa.ie
Foundation Award
The Foundation Award is the introductory award for coaches of Gaelic Games. The course is aimed at beginner coaches and will enable participants to assist a coach in the organisation of activities to develop hurling or football.
The course is seven and a half hours in duration and covers four key modules, as well as introductory and conclusion modules. These four modules are:
- Introduction to Games
- Skill Development
- Movement Skills
- Coaching Children, Youths and Adults
Coaching Competencies to be developed
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Assist a coach in organising a programme of games and skill development activities appropriate to each participant’s needs and abilities
- Identify the skills of hurling
- Assist a coach in organising progressive activities (drills and fun games) to develop five 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
Host Club Roslea
Safeguarding: TBC
Foundation: Sat 27th Feb @ 9:30-5:30pm
Host Club Newtownbutler
Safeguarding: Wed 2nd March
Foundation: Sat 5th March
Host Club Devenish
Award 1 Youth/Adult: 11th, 12th & 13th March
By Teresa McNabb Mon 15th Feb
