THE COACHING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

 
This programme has the following among its objectives:

· To ensure that a sufficient number of trained coaches are available for selection by clubs in the country

· To ensure the development of Coach Educators (to train other coaches). Currently, there are nine (9) trained Coach Educators - Instructors, two of whom can no longer be considered to be part of the programme due to circumstances beyond our control

· To establish a skills upgrade path for our national team coaches whose formal credentials should of necessity be higher that other coaches being trained in the lower level courses

· To establish a trained panel of selectors to identify talent for the national teams at the many inter-provincial competitions we run every year

Whilst the Level One Coaching Course was well-received as a step in the right direction by the general public, several concerns were raised:
 
  • What are the selection criteria/minimum qualification standards for the course?
  • Who decides on the admission of participants?
  • How do we track the progress of the course’s graduates?
  • How do we create opportunity for the persons we have trained?

These questions had to be answered if we were to show the long-term benefits of the courses we offer. Simply training coaches and not providing them with opportunities for employment within football made very little sense.

The following are the medium-to-long-term objectives for the Football Education Department in the area of coaching development:

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