The Boot Room


Issue 01 August 2011


18 | 19


The


changing face of coach


By Steve Rutter, FA Coach Education Manager


The advent of the new FA / UEFA B Licence course, which was made available at the start of 2011, represented another significant step in the evolution of Coach Education provision in England. Given the many and varied developments that have taken place in recent years, now would appear to be a a good time to ensure that the rationale behind these changes is clearly understood by the coaching workforce at large. This is a chance to put the changes into context, considering not only our own domestic requirements but also the implications of our membership of the UEFA Coaching Convention and the primacy of EU Law.


Firstly it is important to note that coaching can be perceived to be composed of many things. There is not one specific way to interact with the players in your


education


charge as it will depend on a whole host of variables, ranging from ages and stages of maturation through to team tactical objectives. Responding to the dynamics of the situation in an appropriate manner and engaging players as a consequence is the basic foundation of effective coaching at whatever level you operate.


With this in mind The FA set about developing a new range of courses to better service the needs of coaches working in development rather than result orientated football. The FA Youth Award Modules 1-3, with a summative optional assessment format, is available to those who wish to formalise the qualification and provides coaches with an opportunity to develop new or extend existing competencies within this particular domain. The courses are not better than the existing UEFA strand


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