Official tweets & latest news from the FAI Coach Development Department & Football Division🙌⚽ Book all Coach Development Courses through the link below⤵️
Congratulations to
@FAIreland
captain Seamus Coleman on completing his
@UEFA
B License 👏
The
@Everton
defender was presented with his certificate by Ireland manager Mick McCarthy. Follow Seamus’ lead and start your coaching career today
4️⃣ months of Coaching Webinars
✅ No fee required
✅ No registration needed
Simply visit this page every Saturday at 11:00 & enjoy!
Here's for starters...
May 9: Paul Osam
May 16: Tom Mohan
May 23: Tom O'Connor
May 30: Colin O'Brien
June 6: Jim Crawford
June 13: Jason Donohue
2021-2025 FAI Coach Education Pathway
⏺ UEFA C Licence
⏺ Specialist Elite Youth & GK courses
⏺ Calendar of coaching conferences
⏺ Football Fitness & Performance Analysis
⏺ UEFA Grassroots Leaders Cert
⏺ CPD changing to credit system
⏺ e-Learning platform to come
Brilliant to see FAI Head of Coach Education Niall O'Regan invited to present on behalf of UEFA 👏
The topic will be “Developing a national coach education pathway”
Niall will give an insight to the brilliant work done by his team in shaping the FAI's 2021-2025 Pathway
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION 👏👏👏
Ireland assistant coach Damien Duff coaching
@shelsfc
Under-17s in a friendly game against
@BrayWanderers
Learning never stops!
The Role of the Modern Goalkeeper 👐
Alan Mannus gives an exhibition on how to beat a high press with multiple distribution methods.
Highlights how important it is to include goalkeepers in reality based sessions to achieve these outcomes !
#coacheducation
#lifelonglearning
⚽️Beating the Press⚽️
Some great examples of Jim Crawford's u21s beating the press
Have you seen any other good examples of this recently?
Let us know ⬇️🗣️
#CoachEducation
#LifelongLearning
Although our grassroots coaches are not back on the pitch just yet, the learning hasn't stopped online 💻
In the last 7 days;
🗒 93 new coaches on the pathway
👩💼 47 of which were female
🌎 9 different regions covered
#CoachEducation
#Lifelonglearning
⚽️Transition to Attack⚽️
DLR Waves demonstrating at the weekend how to effectively execute a transition to attack...
One straight off the training pitch?
#coacheducation
#lifelonglearning
THAT'S A WRAP!
1️⃣6️⃣ Webinars over 4️⃣ months to help coaches
Fantastic insight from top coaches & international managers with focus on specific topics 👍
All available to watch now 👇
🗣️ 2022
@UEFA
Course Applications Are Now Open!
✅ UEFA A
✅ UEFA B
✅ UEFA Elite Youth A
✅ UEFA Youth B
✅ UEFA C
🌍 Some exciting locations including
@UEFA
A in Galway and
@UEFA
B in Kerry & Donegal
Apply Now ⬇️
#CoachEducation
#UEFACoaching
Day 1 at
@UnitedCoaches
Convention in Philadelphia🙌🇺🇸
Presentations from ⤵️
👉Denis Hyland - TY Programme and the Role of an Assistant Coach
👉JJ Glynn - Coach Burnout
#PHL23
#lifelonglearning
We are excited to announce our first
@UEFA
B License of 2020. Our
@UEFA
B License course will be held in Mayo for the first time and we are proud to be able to offer
@UEFA
License courses throughout the country
If there is one thing that all coaches need to master, it is Session Planning
Here comes a webinar to help you perfect that 👌
📆 Saturday, July 4
⏰ 11:00
💻
No registration needed!
This week sees the return of many teams to the pitch.
Our Return to Training Info pack contains loads of tips and ideas for coaches to help them along the way...in line with current health guidelines.
Check it out ⬇️
#CoachEducation
#ReturntoCoach
📢 COMPETITION!!!
Thanks to support from
@UmbroIreland
for our Coach Education Webinars, you can win a set of ⚽️ training equipment
Simply RETWEET this to be in with a chance to win!!
#StayFit
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#Umbro
Well done to our National Tutor Tom Mohan, his staff and players👏we look forward to Tom relaying this success on our UEFA License courses soon
#realitybasedlearning
⚽️Did You Know?⚽️
From the 4 games in the
@SSEAirtricityLg
Premier Division over the weekend, ALL 13 goals were scored from INSIDE the box.
As a coach, how would this impact your midweek coaching practice with a view to your next game?
Comment below 👇
#CoachEducation
NEXT UP | 🆓 Coaching Webinar
Coach Education Tutor Tom O'Connor will conduct a webinar on Saturday, May 23 at 11:00
Topic | Leadership
Send your questions on this topic to coached
@fai
.ie
And that's a wrap for our
@UEFA
A Licence course 1 of 2022 with all blocks now complete in
@RochestownPark
Well done to all coaches and educators on a great few months of learning which will continue to be carried into clubs around the country
#CoachEducation
The first
@UEFA
C Licence of 2022 is officially underway! ⚽️
Check out the below video highlighting what goes on during a course block 👇
If you would like more information, email us at coached
@fai
.ie
#CoachEducation
#RealityBasedLearning
📢 MESSAGE TO ALL COACHES
We are working hard to arrange courses for future dates
When we have an update, you'll be first to know. We're as keen as you are to continue
#LifeLongLearning
Please follow all Government & HSE guidelines!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our
@FAICoachEd
@FAIreland
@UEFA
coaches and clubs. We look forward to continue working with you all in 2022! ⚽️🎄
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🗣️Calling all Avenir Users🗣️
We are now offering the Fundamentals of Goalkeeping as a free e-learning workshop for all coaches currently registered on the Avenir Learning platform.
Once complete, the coach will be given an option to download the FGK Certificate from the system.
📢 CALLING ALL COACHES!!!
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Fantastic to see
#IRLWU17
players get their coaching journeys started
All players in James Scott's squad will get FREE access to PDP1 course 👍
Read More 👉
#LifeLongLearning
NEXT UP | 🆓 Coaching Webinar
#IRLU16
Head Coach Paul Osam will conduct a webinar on Saturday, May 9 at 11:00
Topic | Preparation and execution for an international tournament
Send your questions on this topic to coached
@fai
.ie
Our first
@UEFA
B Licence of 2022 is officially underway.
A great start this morning with the focus on football psychology with Dr. Jag Basra, which involved the group debating what percentage of performance is determined by an athlete's mindset?
#CoachEducation
#UEFACoaching
NEXT UP | 🆓 Coaching Webinar
#IRLU19
Head Coach Tom Mohan will conduct a webinar on Saturday, May 16 at 11:00
Topic | Team Meetings – Pre and Post Training & Games
Send your questions on this topic to coached
@fai
.ie
The great presentations do not stop this week...
Special thanks to Paul Osam and Mark Connors for speaking to our
@UEFA
B Licence Block 2 yesterday on the Relationship between the Head Coach and Assistant Coach.
#CoachEducation
#Lifelonglearning
#RealityBasedLearning
📢 Craig Sexton has called on
#Bohs
to make the most of home advantage on and off the pitch against PAOK in the first leg of their Uefa Youth League tie at Dalymount Park tomorrow:
🏟️ Dalymount Park
⏲️ 7.30pm
🎟️ Admission: FREE
NEXT UP | 🆓 Coaching Webinar
#IRLU15
Head Coach Jason Donohue will conduct a webinar on Saturday, June 13 at 11:00
Topic | Tactical Analysis review of opposition throughout the past year
Send your questions on this topic to coached
@fai
.ie
Happy New Year everyone 🥳
Looking to begin / progress on the Coach Education Pathway for 2022? ⚽️
We have plenty of courses coming up !
Check out the link below 👇
#CoachEducation
With a return to contact delivery coming soon 🤞we took a look at the unbelievable engagement over lockdown and how coaches have adapted brilliantly to the online medium 💻We were delighted to engage with so many online but can't wait to see you in person soon!
#CoachEducation
Brilliant engagement from our Coaches on our
@UEFA
License Courses this week in
@FotaIsland
and a detailed presentation from our
@UEFA
Pro License Coach Dave Rodgers on the transition from player to Coach & his experience of working in 3 different continents
#realitybasedlearning
1️⃣ Passion
2️⃣ Effort
3️⃣ Energy
4️⃣ Attitude
5️⃣ Work Ethic
6️⃣ Doing Extra
7️⃣ Being On Time
8️⃣ Being Coachable
9️⃣ Being Prepared
🔟 Body Language
Leadership qualities that require 0️⃣ talent 👌
⚽️ Grassroots Coaching Webinar 💻
Niall O’Regan, Ross Kenny & Rob Sweeney will conduct an exclusive webinar to discuss the developments in Grassroots Coach Education.
Send your questions by email to Niall.oregan
@fai
.ie by 12pm Mon 27th April
WEBINAR
🗓Sat May 2nd
⏰12pm
Coaches please see a link below to an interview our current
@UEFA
Pro Licence student &
@FAIreland
record goalscorer Robbie Keane gave last week on our
@UEFA
Pro Licence study visit and he talks about the transition into coaching
Our
@FAICoachEd
educator Tom O'Connor visited
@stpatsfc
Jamie Lennon & his players last night for a
@UEFA
B Club Visit.
Jamie is a current participant on our Pro Players course.
Thanks to the players for their participation and great attitude on the night.
#CoachEducation
FINAL CALL | Coaching Webinar with
#IRLU17
Head Coach Colin O'Brien
📆 Saturday, May 30
⏰ 11:00
💻
@FAICoachEd
✅ No fee required
✅ No registration needed
Just check back here at 11:00 and enjoy!
Supported by
@UmbroIreland
A busy evening on the pitch for the
@UEFA
B Coaches ✅
Well done to everyone for putting on the sessions and a big thank to the players for facilitating a great evening of learning ⚽️
#RealityBasedLearning
#UEFACoaching
REMINDER | 🆓 Coaching Webinar
#IRLU19
Head Coach Tom Mohan will conduct a webinar on Saturday, May 16 at 11:00
Topic | Team Meetings – Pre and Post Training & Games
✅ No fee required
✅ No registration needed
#CoachEducation
Welcome back to our
@UEFA
A Licence group who started block three today in the Rochestown Park Hotel.
Big thank you Carrigaline Utd AFC for the use of their facilities and Cobh Ramblers for the use of their players👏
Exciting few days ahead🙌⚽️
#RealityBasedLearning
We are excited to announce Alan Irvine as our next guest speaker at our Coaching Conference in
@ITCarlowFC
. Alan has worked as first team coach with a number of leading clubs including Everton and West Ham United and recently presented to our current
@UEFA
Pro Licence course
A gentle reminder to all
@UEFA
Licensed Coaches that our
@UEFA
Elite Youth A Licence is still open for applications and this is the last option for coaches to complete in 2019. We have received fantastic feedback from this course and check out our video from last years graduation
🛎 COMPETITION!!!
To be in with a chance to win this week’s giveaway make sure to FOLLOW
@umbroireland
and RETWEET this post!
Huge thanks to Umbro for supporting our weekly Webinar series 👍
#Umbro
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#CoachEducation
⚽️Blindside runs in the final third⚽️
Do you coach this in your sessions? Why not dm us your session plans or tell us how you’d do it? 🗣️
✅ Pull away from CBs
✅ Non verbal communication with teammates
✅ Commit to space created
✅ Quality of pass
✅ Clinical finish
#CoachEd
⚽️
@UEFA
Pro Class of 2022 ⚽️
🗣️A first day of engaging and insightful discussions with the coaches 🗣️
A big thank you to all the guest speakers for giving their time to talk to our coaches 👏
#CoachEducation
#RealityBasedLearning
The Low Block
As coaches we need to be able to adapt to situations on the pitch.
Below we see Derry’s response to going down to 10 men.
Using a 1-4-4-1 formation they utilise a low block, compact shape.
In what other instances may a low block be effective? 💬
#CoachEducation
🛎 COMPETITION!!!
To be in with a chance to win this week’s giveaway make sure to FOLLOW
@umbroireland
and RETWEET this post!
Huge thanks to Umbro for supporting our weekly Webinar series 👍
#Umbro
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#CoachEducation
We have recently redesigned all our PDP Coach Education courses and we have received great feedback to date. All our National Coach Education courses are available to book online by following the link below and check out our new coaching practice's
FINAL CALL | Coaching Webinar with
#IRLU16
Head Coach Paul Osam
✅ No fee required
✅ No registration needed
Simply visit this page at 11:00 & enjoy!
Topic | Preparation and execution for an international tournament
#CoachEducation
Well done to our
@UEFA
EYA participants who presented their match analysis to U21 manager Jim Crawford today in what were some fully interactive and in depth discussions.
One more day to go on Block 3 👍
#CoachEducation
#UEFACoaching
#RealityBasedLearning
Brilliant end to the first block of our
@UEFA
A Licence with Glenn Cronin first team coach
@ShamrockRovers
delivering an excellent presentation. Thanks to Glenn and we look forward to seeing the group again in a couple of months
#realitybasedlearning
Delighted to have Glenn Cronin , a former
@FAICoachEd
A licence student presenting to our current group today ! We love having former students back in telling their stories.