Cavan Award 2 Football Youth/Adult

The Award 2 Coach Education course is the third award on the coaching pathway of Gaelic Games. Only coaches who have attained the Foundation and Award One coaching qualifications can enrol for the Award Two course.

The Award Two Youth/Adult course has been developed to take account of the different playing capacities that exist at youth (age 13 – 18) and adult (age 19+) levels, and the competencies that a coach is required to display when working with each of these playing populations. The course will focus on the further development of how and what to coach based on the playing group that you are involved with but also to look further at the integration of key areas that contribute to performance. The course will also expose coaches to the OTú model to do a personal, player and team analysis

The course is 27 hours in duration covering a number of key modules, including Introductory and Conclusion modules.

Course Dates:

Wednesday 11th January 2023- Online interactive Webinar (19.00-22.00)

Saturday 14th January - Theory and practical sessions (10.00 - 16.00)

Wednesday 18th January - Online interactive Webinar 19.00-22.00)

Saturday 21st January - Theory and practical sessions (10.00 - 16.00)

Wednesday 25th January - Online interactive Webinar (19.00-22.00)

Saturday 28th January - Practical Assessment (10.00 - 14.00)

Coaches must attend all sessions and show competence in a number of practical assessments to achieve the Award Two Coaching Qualification.

Cavan Award 2 Football Youth/Adult Course Coordinators: Michael Glover & Roger Keenan

Dates of Session Contents Location Time Tutors

Wednesday 11th Jan SESSION 1 Online Webinar Online

Welcome 7pm TBC

Ice Breaker - 7.10pm TBC

Introduction 7.15pm TBC

Otú Model 8.15pm TBC

Physical Fitness 9pm TBC

Conclusion 10pm TBC

Saturday 14th Jan SESSION 2 - Breifne College Cavan

The Role of the Coach 9am TBC

Communications 10am TBC

Comfort Break/Task Preparation 11am

Coach Developer led session of Technical Proficiency 11.30am TBC

Coaches deliver against allocated skills tasks 12 noon TBC

Lunch 1pm

Coach Developer led session of Tactical Prowess 1.30pm TBC

Coaches deliver against allocated tactical scenarios 2pm TBC

Conclusion 4pm TBC

Wednesday 18th Jan SESSION 3 Online Webinar Online

Psychological Focus 7pm TBC

Comfort Break 8pm

Planning & Periodisation 8.10pm TBC

Conclusion 9.30pm TBC

Saturday 21st Jan SESSION 4 Cavan

Playing Rules 9am TBC

Comfort Break & Preparation for allocated Tasks 10am TBC

Coach Developer Led Session on a Team play Tasks 10.30am TBC

Coaches deliver a session based on allocated Tasks 11am TBC

Lunch 1pm

Coaches deliver a session based on allocated Tasks 1.30pm TBC

Conclusion 4pm TBC

Wednesday 25th Jan SESSION 5 Online Webinar Online

Talent ID/Lifestyle 7pm TBC

Nutrition/Hydration 8pm TBC

Comfort Break 8.50pm

Performance Analysis 9pm TBC

Finish 10pm TBC

Saturday 28th Jan SESSION 6 Cavan

Each Coach has a 25 minute slot to deliver a pre allocated task 9.30am TBC

Finish 2pm TBC

An Award 2 Coach Testimonial:

In terms of the level 2 coaching programme and what it has changed for me is that it has given me confidence in planning out a season and setting targets for the teams and how to do this.

It has inspired me to become more organised and professional in my preparation for the training sessions and there would be a greater level of detail.

After the sessions I now would sit down and self assess the session along with feedback from fellow coaches and players asking them what were our objectives which we laid out at the start achieved, was the session beneficial and also look for ways of improving it.

The course has encouraged me to look into other sports for inspiration and also to look at my areas of weakness as opportunities to learn; for example the area of strength and conditioning would be an area that I lack knowledge on but I am actively seeking out how I could improve my knowledge on this.

Pádraic