FA Coaching Course at Macoya

The course will cover important aspects of the game including planning and preparation of coaching programmes, fitness and nutrition, strategies and tactics and the development of technical skills.

Over the past four years, more than 150 coaches from various countries in CONCACAF have attended this course which is on par with the UEFA Licence.

The Football Association (FA) has modified the programme this year into a more intensive schedule with extended hours of course work.

Participants will be tested on both theoretical and practical aspects of coaching and 30 coaches from 13 countries have been accepted for the course.

The FA Instructors are Graham Keeley, a coaching development manager with the FA and Michael Hennigan, an experienced coach and educator who has delivered coaching courses in several countries.

A special presentation on youth development will be delivered by Alvin Corneal, a member of FIFA Technical Study Group and the FIFA Football Committee.

CONCACAF Director of Development, Richard Braithwaite in praising the FA for their contribution to football in the region stated that an effective programme of coach education is fundamental to football success.

He added further that good knowledgeable coaches are important in order to identify talent and develop it to the highest level.

Braithwaite noted also that over the years, the CONCACAF Technical Department has staged numerous courses and workshops to enhance the skills of coaches throughout the region.