For my last week on placement I focused on my Continuous Coaching Development (CCD) by completing Football Coach Education at Toryglen Regional Football Centre with the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
I chose to go on the SFA Children’s Pathway since I have already gained most qualifications in the Main/Adult Pathway. I feel this was very beneficial for my own personal development as it allows me to be qualified to work with a variety of ages and abilities in the Football context.
The course had 70 participants who were all attending for different reasons. I had the opportunity to network and speak with the other coaches participating on the course in order to build connections as well learning about their experience and background in Football. This was very enjoyable. Some coaches were just starting out their coaching journey whilst others were there for further training and development. Part of the criteria of the coaching course was to plan and deliver a 20-minute football session. I decided to tailor my session for 7v7s U11s and chose dribbling as the main skill to focus on. I was very excited to deliver my session as I Football is a sport I am very confident coching and I wanted to be able to show my coaching skills. I also knew this would be a very invaluable opportunity as I could gain feedback on my coaching style from individuals from the SFA.
At the end of my session there was a feedback session. This allowed for me to gain external feedback from SFA coaches as well as all the other participants on the course. The feedback I received was great! I was so overwhelmed by the great responses from coaches of all ages and experience. I gained a lot of new drills and practises to use within my sessions and learned more about good coaching practise.
A coach at the SFA also asked if he could interview me regarding the work I have been doing not only in Football but in sport overall over the past 6 years! I was delighted! I grabbed this opportunity with both hands.
Overall, this was an excellent last week on placement. I was able to continue my CCD as well as networking and receiving feedback from external outlets. The main message I gained from this week was regardless of your age and experience there is always new things to learn and there are always ways to improve and develop as a coach and as an individual. Although I have completed my 30 hours of the module, I will continue to take opportunities within sport and push myself out my comfort zone.
– Stephanie.
Hi Stephanie
Sounds like a great last week of placement. It’s great that you decided to focus on younger children coaching. I think it’s fantastic that you are constantly trying to develop and challenge yourself. It is definitely the right thing to do and will stand you in good positions when you are looking for your career after university. As the sport and physical activity industry is always evolving, so should the people working on it.
I wish you all the best with the rest of your studies and career development.
Christina
It’s great you have benefited and manage to gain more qualifications. You have great determination and it’s clear you push yourself to get where you want to go in life. Keep learning, all the best in your studies and your career.
– Holly Sheil
That sounds amazing Stephanie especially the fact that you got such good feedback from SFA coaches. It sounds like you are already really confident and things like this will only enhance that. Good luck with the rest of your studies. – James
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