The Award 1 Coach Education course is the second award on the coaching pathway of Gaelic Games. The course is 16 hours in duration and will be run in Ennis National Shool over six Wednesday evenings February 7th, February 21st, February 28th, March 7th, March 14th, March 21st . The course is aimed at coaches that have progressed through the Foundation Award and have experience as a coach.
If anyone is interested in attending the course which commences on Wednesday 7th February 2018 please complete the form at the below link:
The course has been designed 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 with.
The course covers a number of key modules including:
Technical Proficiency
Tactical Prowess
Team Play
Physical Fitness
Playing Facts
Psychological Focus
Communication
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 aspects of physical fitness.
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
Organise a programme of games and skill development activities appropriate to each participant's needs and abilities
Organise progressive activities (drills and fun games) to develop five key skills
Organise progressive activities to develop movement skills appropriate to Gaelic Games
Organise and manage players for an effective practice session
Build Rapport, Observe, Analyse, Explain, Provide Demonstration and Provide Positive Feedback to Players
Understand the course philosophy
The GAA is committed to implementing an integrated Coach Education Programme with a view to maximising participation, optimising playing standards and ensuring that players’ needs are catered for in a balanced way.
The course is designed to promote the development of the How to Coach skills through modelling of best practice, as demonstrated by the tutor, experiential learning and through the guided reflection on previous experiences – as a coach, player, official or parent – facilitated by the tutor.
