Friday 28 January 2011

Kick Start Level 1 course - Sligo

For anyone interested in coaching / managing a Boyle Celtic team, there is a course in Sligo this weekend that will be a great way to make a start to a coaching career and could be the first step on the ladder to replacing Giovanni Trappatoni!!

Kick Start Level 1

On 4th / 5th February 2011, the Football Association of Ireland will be holding a Kick Start 1 coaching course.

The course is geared to provide coaches with the skills and tools needed to improve children of the ages 6-9 with the emphasis on skill and movement development. The course will include
a theory section that will take place in the Southern Hotel from 7pm to 10pm on Friday 4th Feb and practical sessions that will take place at the Sligo Ursaline secondary school from 10am to 3pm approx on Saturday 5th Feb. The cost of the course is €45 which must be paid for in advance.

50% funding is available from the Sligo sports partnership for all coaches involved in coaching teams in the Sligo/Leitrim schoolboy and Junior league. Contact must be made with the Sports Partnership prior to the start of the course, contact no. for Sligo Sports Partnership is 071-9161511. The cost of the course is €45. All bookings must be made through the FAI Development officer (Ryan Casey) first, please book early to avoid disappointment by emailing Ryan at ryan.casey@fai.ie.

Course is limited to 25 people.