DFA Coaching Development Plan 2017-2020
Coaching Development plan Introduction The main purpose of educating coaches is to prepare competent coaches for teams at all levels starting from Grassroots up to the national teams, to conduct regular trainings and to prepare high skilled football players. All models given by the main football countries in the world highlight the absolute necessity to train the young players at the early age, with the pratical standards according to the age, from discovery and introduction (as 5-6 y. old) to the end of the formation (18-20 y. old). Football associations and clubs have the need and responsibility to educate the youth, to become not only good players, but also to be better citizens with an education, human values, with respect and fair play. There is no education, learning process without the involvement of experts, with education and knowledge. The future of football is in the hands of coaches.
Coaching Development plan - Objectives There is clearly a lack of qualified coaches and educators in Dominica Football. This deficiency is visible at all the levels of football, in youth clubs, seniors clubs and with the national teams. To increase the number and the quality of the coaches and educators is one of the priority to develop the football in Dominica. The requirements : To Prepare a Dominica Coaching Curriculum based on Concacaf Coaching system. To increase competence and number of the coaches and educators, and gradual adaptation to coaching licensing system over the coming years. To recruit and train coaches to become instructors to further teach the courses. To set up a programme to follow-up and to assist the coaches and educators in the long term. To propose refresher courses to keep coaches and educators up to date. To increase the level of qualifications with international experience or the presence of international expert for the coaches in charge of national teams.
The panel of courses A License (to come) Elite, Instructors National Teams B License (to come) Seniors & U15-U17, Regional Training centers C License Grassroots (recommended) Youth (U13 to U17) D License Grassroots / Primary Schools Specific School courses Refresher courses Seminars Elite Seniors Goalkeeping Physical Prep. Women Football Grassroots Beach Soccer Futsal, 1 & 2
FIFA Courses To promote football, FIFA not only operates extensive training and further education programmes, but also provide learning opportunities for instructors and coaches. The courses to which member needs to apply to every year are as follows: Grassroots course, to train young Footballers from 6 to 12 y. old. Elite Seniors Course, for coaches in charge of Seniors teams. Women s Football, for coaches in charge of women s teams, all age groups. Goalkeeping, men or women, for Goalkeepers coaches, all age groups. Physical trainer, for physical trainers, youth or seniors teams.
CONCACAF Courses The CONCACAF development policy concentrates on a key principle: To train the trainers, and to disseminate knowledge to qualified instructors in all four fields of football development, i.e. Coaching, Refereeing, Administration and sports Medicine. CONCACAF launched in 2013, the CONCACAF Coaching Licensing System. This licensing program seeks to set and promote benchmarks regarding coaching on the continent and help recognize coaches for their knowledge and experience. The CONCACAF Coaching Licensing System serves as a platform to evaluate coaches and to inject more professionalism into the art of coaching, aimed at reaching homogeneous and high professional standards. The ultimate objective is to ensure a steady raise in the quality and level of coaching in the Confederation, and to guarantee that each coach or any coach operating in Central America, North America or in Caribean Islands possess the relevant license to perform his or her duties.
CONCACAF Courses content & Certification D License C License B License A License (1 unit) (units 1 & 2) (units 1 & 2) (units 1 et 2) Course Discovery- Introduction (6 to 12 y.old) Improvement (13 to 17 y.old) Training For U18 and seniors players Training For Elite, Clubs and selections 1- Children s knowledgge 1- Children s knowledgge 1-Training and Competition 1-Training and Competition Objectives 2- Teaching of Football 3- Training & competition / Festivals 4- Improvement 2- Teaching of Football 3- Training and competition 4-Improvement 2-Knowledgge about football 3-Improvement 2-Knowledgge about football 3- Improvement 4- Performance Duration 40 H 120 H 120 H 120 H Certification 1 - Practical assessment 1 - Practical assessment 2 Therotical Assessment 1 - Practical assessment 2 Therotical Assessment 1 - Practical assessment 2 Therotical Assessment The participant must work with a team for 1 year (D to C) or 2 years (C to B, B to A) to be admitted to the next course.
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 1. To organise 1 Concacaf D license course To develop the level of coaching in the country To have more qualified coaches to train the young players To encourage former players and volunteers to train the young players To organise coaching courses with a qualification, to use the Concacaf coaching system. The D licenses course to be adapted for grassroots level. WHEN? One courses will be organised 20-24 March 2017, 25 participants, Roseau. The theoretical part will be organised at DFA Headquarter. The practical part will be realised at Stock Farm playing field. 25 participants will be selected for the course, with priority given to clubs, with an invitation extended to PE teachers from primary schools The Technical Director
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 2. To organise 1 Concacaf C license course To develop the level of coaching in the country To have more qualified coaches to train the young players To encourage former players and volunteers to train the young players To permit to the coaches with a D license to progress To organise coaching courses with a qualification, to use the Concacaf coaching system. The C license course is adapted for Youth level. WHEN? 2018 25 participants, Roseau The theoretical part will be organised at DFA Headquarter. The practical part will be realised at Stock farm playing field. 25 participants will selected for each course, in priority from clubs, with an invitation extended to PE teachers from secondary schools The Technical Director
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 3. To organise a Specific Primary schools course To develop the practice both with girls and boys To permit to Sports teachers to me more comfortable with football practice. To organise specific courses for sport teachers or an educator chosen by the school to practice during or after school hours (afternoon) WHEN? To be determined in collaboration with the Sport Division of the Ministry of Education The course will consist of a short theoretical part Duration of the course : Three days, one day/week for 3 weeks. Proposition : 11/18/25 September 2017. 5 hours per day, 7h30 to 12h30 : Practice, theoretical and practice Grassroots/Youth Development Officer
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 4. Workshop for the Secondary schools To develop the practice both with girls and boys To allow the Sports teachers to be more comfortable with football practice. To target All the secondary schools (15) To organise a workshop with sports teachers WHEN? The workshop has to be determined in collaboration with the Sport Division of the Ministry of Education Duration of the Workshop : Two days; Proposition : 14-15 September. 5 hours per day, 7h30 to 12h30 : theory and practice Grassroots/Youth Development Officer
DFA Youth activities 2017 5. Workshop for the Regional Training centers coaches To present the program to all coaches and regional coordinators To have a standard program including training plan and sessions, evalution forms, follow up of players, reporting To organise a seminar with the coaches and coordinators to present the program WHEN? 21-21 September 2017 To organise the workshop at DFA Headquarter, Technical Director
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 6. To organise a FIFA Grassroots Course To develop the level of coaching in the country To encourage former players and volunteers to train the young players To request to FIFA a Grassroots Course to be conducted by an international expert. WHEN? 2018 The theoretical part will be organised at DFA Headquarter. The practical part will be realised at Stock Farm playing field. The final festival with 500 kids participating will be organised at Windsor Park. 32 participants will be selected in priority from clubs, with the possibility to complete by PE teachers from primary schools The Technical Director
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 7. To organise a FIFA Youth Course To develop the level of coaching in the country To be an additional source of knowledge for the qualified coaches To complete the effort done by the federation to develop U15 programmes : School competitions, clubs competitions, regional training centers, national U15 squad To request to FIFA a Youth Course to have conducted by an international expert. To use the U15 national U15 teams in preparation as players for the practical sessions WHEN? 2018 The theoretical part will be organised at DFA Headquarter. The practical part will be realised at Stock Farm field. 32 participants will be selected and priority given to the clubs, with the possibility of a few PE teachers from secondary schools The Technical Director
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 8. To organise a FIFA Goalkeeping Course To develop the level of Goalkeeping coaching in the country To be an additional source of knowledge for the qualified coaches To have better goalkeepers in the country, from grassroots to seniors. To request from FIFA a Goalkeeping Course to be done by an international expert. To use Young and seniors goalkeepers, men and women, for the practical sessions WHEN? Monday 5 to Friday 9 of May, 2017 The theoretical part will be organised at DFA Headquarter. The practical part will be realised at Stock Farm field. 32 participants will be selected from clubs, working with young or senior players, men and women. The Technical Director
DFA Coaching Plan 2017 9. To organise a FIFA Administration Women Course To enhance the level of football and a regular practice with competitions played and with coaching courses (DFA, CONCACAF and FIFA) To reinforce the capacities of management and leadership in clubs To have more girls playing football, to reduce the gap with boys To request from FIFA a Women Administration Course To invite participants from clubs, committees, the federation, government with at minima 80% of women WHEN? One course will be organised 2018 All the course will be organised at DFA Headquarter. 32 participants will participate coming from the whole country. The Women Development Officer