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Coaching Disabled Footballers Course

This course is designed to give football coaches and teachers, ideas and practices for the inclusion of disabled players in football sessions within mainstream, or impairment specific sessions.

The course is a six hour programme, involving both theory and practical elements.

By the end of the course each participant should meet the following outcomes:

  • Apply and extend your existing coaching skills and experience to meet the needs of players with a range of impairments
  • Establish basic communication skills for coaching disabled footballers
  • Use appropriate terminology
  • Identify appropriate safety and medical considerations
  • Plan a wide range of coaching sessions for disabled footballers
  • Using the Inclusion Spectrum, plan your coaching sessions to include disabled players, or provide alternative appropriate opportunities.
  • Understand the player pathways available for disabled players, including the appropriate structure for competition

Who Should Attend:

  • Males and Females
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Managers/Coaches of teams of players with disabilities
  • Youth Leaders of Clubs with special needs
  • Teachers in Special Schools
  • Football Clubs providing ‘opportunities for all’

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To register your interest in this course, please e-mail: CoachEducation@CumberlandFA.com