Palmerstown FC  - Training & Coaching

PRFC encourage and support all our coaches to attain certification in FAI coaching courses Kick Start 1 and Kick Start 2 Kick Start 1 course is designed to assist coaches, to introduce children (aged 6-9 years) to fun soccer games and FUNdamental movement skills in a well-structured, stimulating and safe environment .

Kick Start 2 course is the next stage and its key objectives are to provide coaches with the ability to:

> dentify stages in the development of young players at the Learn to Train phase
> Plan, organise and implement coaching sessions.
> Adapt activities to develop soccer specific skills in players in the Learn to Train phase.
> Reinforce and progress the player’s soccer specific and FUNdamental movement’s skills
in game related functions,  progressing into small  sided games
> Plan, implement and review sessions in a fun, safe and friendly environment.


Session Planner.PDF - Following completion of Kick Start 1 and Kick Start 2 -Coaches can use this template as a guide to structuring their training Sessions. Plan your sessions over the season: Allows the coach to plan and develop skills such as passing, tackling, heading etc.Plan your sessions based on most recent match performance:  Review the weekend performance and seek to embellish the strengths and tackle the weaknesses in the team's performance in a structure way. 

Youth Cert Practical Sessions.PDF - The course is designed to assist coaches in the development and consolidation of the player's (aged 13-18 years) basic soccer skills with and emphasis on individual and positional specific skills, tactical and physical development as well as performance.

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