EDUCATION

FA International Foundation Coaching Course

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All students will receive FA Tutor support and guidance towards completion of the course assignments and continued feedback around their practical coaching performance. There is a formative assessment process which involves the delivery of a session, which will be drawn from the breadth of the technical syllabus.

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  • Introduction
  • Qualities of a coach
  • What is a game
  • Building a practice for your players
  • Technical components of the game
  • Principles of the game
  • Develop a practice for your players
  • The FA 4 Corner Long-term Player Development Model
  • Differentiation – supporting individuals
  • Linking practice to match day
  • Managing self, parents, players and the game on match day
  • Review

8 – 14 February 2025

(Precision Football
Ibn Battuta Mall, Jebel Ali
– Dubai, UAE)

 
  • AED 6,230.00 + VAT (before 1st of January)

 

  • AED 6,530.00 + VAT (from 1st of January)

Each candidate will receive dedicated theory resource from The FA. In addition, all CBF candidates will receive two Umbro kits (shirt, shorts and socks), refreshments and local support.

Following successful completion of The FA International Foundation course, the skills developed will prepare candidates to access The FA International Intermediate.

Minimum age: 16

We encourage all candidates to seek (part-time, full-time or voluntarily) coaching opportunities in advance of the course

7 days

Saturday – Sunday, 9am – 5pm

Monday – Friday, 6pm – 10pm

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FAQs

FA International Foundation Coaching Course is for beginners in coaching. If you play/played football professionally or as an amateur, or just passionate about football and you are thinking of beginning a coaching career or just want to get a taste of it and explore coaching from the inside. This is also a great course if you are a PE teach or coach in another kind of sports and you would like to develop more knowledge in your area.

Firstly, coaches get a practical part during this course. Every coach will have a chance to deliver at least two sessions on assigned topic. Secondly, FA tutor gives personal feedback and creates an action plan with a learner on the last day of the course to highlight areas to improve. Thirdly, this course is a great opportunity to meet other learners and start building your network in the industry.

You will receive the FA International Foundation Coaching Course certificate. It will be available to download from your FA account at falearning.thefa.com. The sample certificate is here.

Yes, this is an official license that allows coaches to work in football organizations, academies, and clubs. Usually, with this license coaches work part-time with kids up to 12 years old.

We post job opportunities in the UAE and Middle East in CBF Coaches Association. It’s free and everyone can join and apply there for coaching jobs that we reshare from academies and clubs in the region. Association is hosted at the Telegram app. To join it, please use this link to sign up – https://t.me/CBFcoachbot and make sure Telegram app is downloaded.

No, all our courses are face-to-face in Dubai. All our courses contain both theoretical and practical parts. We believe that it’s impossible to become a coach online and therefore we don’t provide online courses.
There is no assessment at this level. To be certified, you need to attend all days of the course.
No, we don’t provide accommodation. However, we can recommend a few hotels close to the course venue. Contact us for more details.

Coaches apply for the UAE visa on their own. However, we can issue an official invitation letter upon completion of the 50% payment of the full course fee.

The course fee includes course materials, coaches’ notepads, two full Umbro kits (shirts, shorts, socks), refreshments (water, tea, coffee, ice) and certificate upon successful completion.

No, to be certified, you need to attend all days of the course.

What people have to say

We’ve spent the best part of ten days here, and it’s been a truly positive experience from a football perspective. The most important aspect of any camp is ensuring the right outcomes on the pitch—tactically, technically, and in maintaining players’ health and fitness levels. But achieving that is only possible in the right environment. The hotel was outstanding, and the support and organization provided by CBF team were exceptional. These are not easy things to plan and execute, and CBF delivered flawlessly.

Steven Gerrard

Head Coach – Al Ettifaq

The training camp has been top-class, thanks to CBF. It’s always important to find the right facilities, the right training pitches, the right environment & this is everything you would want. Overall, the training camp has been absolutely superb.

Brendan Rodgers

Leicester City Manager

A huge thank you to CBF and its staff for making the camp so professional and seamless. The facilities, service and level of detail was first class, and CBF and its team were a pleasure to deal with. We would have no hesitation of coming through CBF again next year.

MARK ALLEN

Sporting Director of Al Ettifaq FC (Saudi Arabia)

It was a great trip, with the team refreshed and ready to go again.

GARY O’NEIL

Head Coach of Wolves FC (England)

The experience we had in Dubai was incredible from start to finish. We were there for an extended period of time doing our pre-season and had our every need catered for. Their expertise in the region combined with the professionalism of their staff meant that our training camp in Dubai ran smoothly and was the perfect perfect prepration for the new season.

TEDDY SHERINGHAM

Manchester United Legend