I'm interested in how many of you have done coaching courses and at what level you are now coaching?

I started coaching my youngest at U7's and again last year in U8's. I did the Grassroots Certificate which totally changed my mindset from when I was playing many years ago.

Then last year I also took my oldest U11's team and completed the Skill Training Certificate.

I'm keen to do more courses when I get time and continue to learn. What I was able to do for the kids last year was much greater with the knowledge learnt from those courses than I would have otherwise been able to.

I'm keen to hear from others.

I think quite a fair few on here have done the community courses and there are a few aswell that have completed a few Professional pathway courses not to mention some overseas ones. Every course or conference I attend I learn something and quite often come away completely changing my mindset in coaching. Keep going mate I did the C license in 2013 and it changed everything for me, I will probably do the B later this year to now that most of the C content has finally started to sink in.

2007 Old FFA Youth Licence . 3 days.

Kelly Cross Man marking v Zonal marking in under 20 WC.

2008 KNVB Youth Certificate (C Licence and B Licence content). 9 days.

2012 Regional State Conference.

2013 Regional State Conference. (None available in 2014).

Since 2013: Goalkeeping Certificate.

Grass Roots Certificate. 2 hours.

C Licence. 2-3 weeks (too long).

Rep coaching course with focus on 4 core skills. 2 days.

Innumerable other FFA short workshops (a few hours) taken by Norm Boardman, Tony Franken, Melb Vic coaching staff.

Weeks and weeks as guest observer of coaching sessions by FFT TDs and coaches of NTC, SAP and state teams - Dean May, Mike Edwards, Mark Broadbent, Darren Cooke, Anthony Alexander, Kurt Reynolds, Spencer Prior.













Edited by Decentric: 4/1/2015 02:17:12 PM

A few of blokes who haven't been around for a while, but used to post on this forum. I don't think they would mind me adding their qualifications.


Brew

A Licence after completing B and C Licence.

One of the top FFA coaches in Australia.




Steelinho

Did C Licence last year.

I think he has done B Licence since.




Possession Football

A Licence

B Licence

KNVB Youth certificate ( did it with me, we were often in the same group).

NPL TD last year in NSW.




Andy Jackson

C Licence

B Licence

Was a FFA rep coach in Sydney.




Gregory Parker

C Licence

Was undertaking B Licence.

Regional Rep coach.





Slowcoach

UEFA B Licence

FA A Licence



Hawk/Saint Victory

C Licence.

NPL youth coach



There are a lot of other current forum members who have also undertaken various FFA Advanced and Community courses.
Melbourne Terrace, Reedy, Arthur, Krones, Dirk Van Adidas, New Signing, Munrubenmuz, and a lot of others whose names I've forgotten/mixed up who I emailed FFA coaching exercises to.

I cannot remember who has done what though.#-o












Edited by Decentric: 6/1/2015 12:59:23 PM