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Application for the UEFA A Coaching Licence

Submitted by the Football Association of Iceland to UEFA September 6th, 2004

Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Route de Genève 46 Case postale CH-1260 Nyon 2 Switzerland

Reykjavik, September 6th, 2004

Re.: Application for acceptance into the UEFA Convention on the mutual recognition of coaching qualifications (A-level).

On behalf of the Football Association of Iceland we would like to apply for our association to be accepted into the UEFA Convention on the mutual recognition of coaching qualifications. The Football Association of Iceland is already a member at the B level, but now we turn in our application for the A level. Enclosed is our application for the UEFA A Diploma, with a description of our coach education system.

Kind regards.

On behalf of the Football Association of Iceland,

Eggert Magnusson Geir Thorsteinsson President General Secretary

Application for UEFA-A Coaching Licence

The Football Association of Iceland Knattspyrnusamband Íslands

Introduction

On May 21st, 2003 the JIRA Project Panel of UEFA accepted Iceland´s application for the UEFA B coaching license. The Icelandic Football Association now submits it´s application for the UEFA A coaching license. Our courses are set up for coaching top youth and amateurs.

In summary we have organized our application in the following way:

KSI V is a weekend course in Iceland, held in February/March (28 hours)

KSI VI is a one week course we teach in England, held in October (45 hours)

KSI VII Preparation day is held in Iceland in November (7 hours)

KSI VII Teaching practice is held in Iceland in November-February (30 hours)

KSI VII Coaching log book is held in Iceland in November-February (10 hours)

Assessments/exams are held in the teaching practice and in March (4 hours)

What follows is our UEFA A application in detail. For further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

____________________ Siggi Eyjolfsson Technical director/Coach education director




A summary of the coach education system

offered by the Icelandic Football Association

The Icelandic Football Association (KSI) has a tradition of offering quality education for football coaches in Iceland. Our system at the UEFA B level has now been accepted by the Jira Project Panel. To advance to the UEFA A level, coaches need to have the UEFA B coaching license, and then coach for 1 year minimum at a football club. There is also a minimum age requirement of 18 years to enter the propesed UEFA A coaching course. This application for the UEFA A coaching license takes into account UEFA´s requirements in terms of amount of hours and required content, as well as the required percentages between theoretical and practical units.

It is our hope and belief that the following courses are equivalent to the UEFA A coaching licence.

Comparison of UEFA A requirements and KSI V, VI, and VII

UEFA A licence

KSI V, VI, VII, and VIII

Hours of education

120 120

Theory hours 48 48 Practical hours 72 72 Theory percentage

40% 40%

Practical percentage

60% 60%



V - Weekend course

VI - One week course

VII - Preparation day

VII - Teaching practice

VII - Coaching log book



Overview

Aim: To provide coaches with the ability to plan and implement quality coaching programs for top youth and amateur level.

Duration: KSI V 28 hours (A weekend course in Iceland) KSI VI 45 hours (A one week course held abroad) KSI VII 7 hours (Preparation day) KSI VII 30 hours (Teaching practice) KSI VII 10 hours (Coaching log book)

Total 120 hours + Assessments (4 hours)

Entry requirements: Minimum age of 18 years. Participants must have a valid UEFA B coaching license with a score of 70/100. Minimum coaching experience of 1 year after the UEFA B coaching licence. Participants must complete the courses in the correct order (KSI V before KSI VI etc.).

Methodology: Practical coaching sessions, lectures, assignments, observations, discussions, groupwork, coaching under expert guidance, exams etc.

Assessments: Designing drills with Homeground software (pass/fail grade with feedback). Teaching practice - Coaching in a match and in 2 training sessions, the second training session is a practical exam (pass/fail grade with feedback). Coaching log book (pass/fail grade with feedback). Final examination after KSI VII (written and verbal).

Participants must complete the all the courses (KSI V, VI and VII), hand in their two assignments (designing drills and coaching log book) with a satisfactory standard and pass a final exam at the end of KSI VII.

Evaluation: Course participants provide a written evaluation after each course. On the day of the final examination, we provide time for the coaches to express their opinion on our coach education and our proposed UEFA A level course as a whole.

Certification: If our application is successful The UEFA A Coaching Licence.



Time table and organization of content

(Number of study hours)

KSÍ V KSÍ VI KSÍ VII Total

Theory Units:

16 25 7 48

Football knowledge

3 12 3 18

Leadership 0 2 0 2

Football physiol./medicine

8 0 0 8

Teaching methods

2 2 0 4

Practical knowledge

1 9 4 14

Laws of the game 2 0 0 2

Practical units:

12 20 40 72

Technical/Tactical

1 18 0 19

Football fitness 5 0 0 5

Leadership 0 1 0 1

Designing drills 4 0 0 4

Teaching methods

2 1 0 3

Teaching practice 0 0 30 30

Coaching log book

0 0 10 10

Total 28 45 47 120

Assessments 0 0 4 4



THEORY UNITS (48 hours): Hours:

Football knowledge (18 hours)

Player development - Interview with top coach 1

Goalkeeper training 2 Analysis of top football 3 Match analysis (preparation and discussions) 5 Counter attacks 1 Preparation for Football Academy visit 1 Tactical themes for adult football players 2 The latest in coach education (teaching material varies) 3 Total: 18

Leadership (2 hours)

Teambuilding 2 Total 2

Football physiology/Medicine (8 hours)

Nutrition, ergogenic aids, vitamins 2 Substance abuse, banned drugs etc. 1 Basic physical therapy, taping etc. 1 Training with heart rate monitors 2 Performance testing for football 2 Total 8

Teaching methods (4 hours)

Homeground (coaches software) 1 How to use Homeground 1 Problems and challenges in coaching 2 Total

4



Practical knowledge (14 hours)

KSÍ´s UEFA A application - structure etc. 1 Course introducation/organization (KSI VI and VII) 2 Q&A about Football Academy 1 Discussions/feedback from Football Academy 3 Q&A with instructor (KSI VI) 1 Discussions on Icelandic football 1 Discussions/evaluation of the course (KSI VI and VII) 2 Preparation for teaching practice and logbook 3 Total 14

Laws of the game (2 hours)

Points of emphasis for the coach 2 Discussions/hot topics (e.g. offside) 1 Total 2

PRACTICAL UNITS (72 hours):

Technical/Tactical (19 hours)

Goalkeeper training 1 Match analysis (attend a match) 2 Counter attacks 2 Shooting drills 2 Crossing and finishing 2 Observing Football Academy 3 Team defending tactics/strategies 2 Pressing (high pressure, low pressure, drills...) 1 Set plays (in defence and attack) 2 Attacking tactics (down the flanks or centrally) 2 Total 19

Football fitness (5 hours)

Basic physical therapy, taping etc. 1 Training with heart rate monitors 1 Performance testing for football 3 Total 5



Leadership (1 hour)

Teambuilding 1 Total 1

Designing drills - Self study (4 hours)

Self study - Designing drills (groupwork, Homeground) 4 Total 4

Teaching methods (3 hours)

Designing drills (groupwork, Homeground) 2 Problems and challenges in coaching - discussions 1 Total 3

Teaching practice (30 hours)

Coaching 11:11 in a match (own team) 5 Coaching in training sessions (own team) 6 Discussions and observing other coaches 19 Total 30

Coaching log book (10 hours)

Report from the teaching practice 10 Total 10

Assessments (4 hours)

Written exam from the laws of the game (advanced) 1 Written exam from all the teaching material taught at KSI V, VI and VII

2

Verbal/Practical examination 1



List of goals and content

Football knowledge

Goals: - To discuss and evaluate player development in Iceland by interviewing a top coach and

give the coaches the chance to ask him questions regarding player development. - To watch advanced goalkeeper training and discuss the status of goalkeeper training in

Icelandic football. - To provide effective drills for coaching advanced goalkeepers. - To help coaches become more knowledgeable about the game of football. - To educate them on the basic principles involved in coaching top youth and amateurs. - To analyse trends and review top football globally and compare it to Icelandic football

(reality). - To assist coaches in becoming better at analysing football matches, and to discuss

different ways to analyse a match. - To educate the coaches about the importance of counter attacks and identify drills that

are good to use in making their team better in using counter attacks to their advantage. - To provide information on top youth coaching and structure of a football academy. - To increase tactical awareness, by introducing various tactical themes and then discuss

various team defending and attacking strategies. - To keep coaches updated about recent developments in coach education (content varies

between years). Special consideration will be given to football fitness.

Content: - KSÍ V: Player development - interview with top coach, goalkeeper training. - KSÍ VI: Analysis of top football, preparation and discussions from match analysis,

counter attacks, preparation for football academy visit, tactical themes for adult football players.

- KSÍ VII: The latest in coach education (teaching material varies).

Leadership Goals: - To give the coaches access to a sport psychologist to discuss teambuilding. - To discuss teambuilding in theory and practice. - To introduce various teambuilding strategies and make them as applicable as possible.

Content: - KSÍ V: - KSÍ VI: Teambuilding (theory and practical). - KSÍ VII:



Football physiology/Medicine

Goals: - To establish nutritional guidelines for football players regarding ergogenic aids,

vitamins and nutrition in general. - To answer questions the coaches may have regarding various nutritional supplements. - To educate coaches on substance abuse in Icelandic football, and to distribute the

official list of banned drugs. Furthermore, to answer questions the coaches may have regarding drug abuse in football.

- To inform the coaches about basic physical therapy, and to teach them how to respond to the most common injuries in football.

- To demonstrate to the coaches how to tape an ankle. - To give all the coaches a chance to use their knowledge to try to tape an ankle on their

fellow coaches. - To cover the main principles involved in training with heart rate monitors. - To provide the oportunity for the coaches to try out a heart rate monitor on themselves. - To cover the main principles involved in performance testing in football. - To help the coaches gain experience in testing performance in football players in a

practical way. - To prepare the coaches for using different tests to measure different types of

performance in football (strength, speed, flexibility, endurance, football skills tests etc.).

- To discuss the most common tests in each category and to answer the questions the coaches may have regarding performance testing in football.

Content: - KSÍ V: Nutrition, ergogenic aids and vitamins, substance abuse and banned drugs,

basic physical therapy, taping etc, training with heart rate monitors, performance testing for football

- KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII:

Teaching methods Goals: - To introduce Homeground coaches software to coaches and teach them how to use it. - To discuss the benefits of using Homeground in coaching, and help the coaches design

their first drills (get them started). - To make the coaches think about their own strength and weaknesses. - To help the coaches identify the major problems and challenges in their coaching. - To discuss ways to overcome the major problems (obstacles) and challenges that face

the coach in his/her job today. - To create a forum where the coaches can discuss the factors mentioned above and learn

from each others experiences through groupwork.

Content: - KSÍ V: Homeground (coaches software), how to use Homeground, designing drills

(groupwork, Homeground) - theory and practical. - KSÍ VI: Problems and challenges in coaching (theory and practical). - KSÍ VII:



Practical knowledge

Goals: - To explain to the coaches the organization of our UEFA A application and the structure

of each coaching course as they come along. - To answer all questions the coaches may have regarding our coaching courses and

coach education. - To explain the format of our teaching practice and coaching log book in detail and to

give the coaches a chance to ask questions regarding it. - To enable the coaches to meet with their group before the teaching practice and discuss

the organization of it with their coach educator. - To maximize the learning experience from the football academy visit by giving the

coaches a chance to ask questions, and discuss with each other in detail what they have learned.

- To discuss the status of Icelandic football, the past, present and future of Icelandic football, and what we can learn from other countries and other coaches.

- To take the appropriate time to evaluate and reflect on our coaching courses, learn from our mistakes and discuss ways to improve our courses (through verbal and written feedback from the coaches).

Content: - KSÍ V: KSÍ´s UEFA A application, structure etc. - KSÍ VI: Course introducation/organization, Q&A about football academy, discussions

from football academy visit, Q&A with instructor, discussions on Icelandic football, introducing KSI VII, discussions and avaluation of the course.

- KSÍ VII: Preparation for teaching practice and logbook, course assessment.

Laws of the game Goals: - To discuss the relationship between coaches and referees. - To cover the rules and laws of football (advanced). - To watch and discuss hot topics (e.g. offside). - To inform coaches about the most relevant KSÍ regulations (advanced). - To discuss the attitude and behavior of the coach towards referees.

Content: - KSÍ V: Points of emphasis for the coach, discussions/hot topics (e.g. offside). - KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII:

Technical/Tactical Goals: - To demonstrate effective goalkeeper drills for advanced goalkeepers. - To help the coaches improve their match analysis skills by analysing a top football

match and discuss what they learned through groupwork. - To educate the coaches about the importance of counter attacks and identify drills that

are good to use in making their team better in using counter attacks to their advantage.



- To demonstrate and discuss the effectiveness of various shooting drills and crossing

and finishing drills. Furthermore, to give the coaches a chance to come up with drills and then the group and the coach educator gives them feedback.

- To watch other coaches at work in the football academy and discuss what can be learned from them and their training sessions.

- To give the coaches a chance to learn about attacking and defending strategies from a different perspective and ask questions (taught by a top foreign coach educator).

- To cover set plays in defence and attack, and discuss the most important factors to have in mind in coaching set plays.

- To teach the coaches the difference between high pressure and low pressure, and give the coaches effective drills to practice it.

- To help coaches become proficient in the above mentioned skills by encouraging and/or requiring their participation on the field when necessary.

Content: - KSÍ V: Goalkeeper training. - KSÍ VI: Match analysis, counter attacks, shooting drills, crossing and finishing,

observing football academy, team defending tactics/strategies, pressing (high pressure, low pressure, drills...), defending set plays, attacking set plays, attacking tactics (down the flanks or centrally).

- KSÍ VII:

Football fitness Goals: - To inform the coaches about basic physical therapy, and to teach them how to respond

to the most common injuries in football. - To demonstrate to the coaches how to tape an ankle. - To give all the coaches a chance to use their knowledge by taping an ankle on their

fellow coaches. - To demonstrate and discuss the proper use of heart rate monitors in training. To

explain the benefits of using heart rate monitors in training. - To discuss various performance tests, and the main factors involved in conducting

performance tests successfully. - To give the coaches practical experience in administering performance tests on the

field. - To explain the most common tests in each category (speed, endurance, strength,

technical skills, flexibility etc.).

Content: - KSÍ V: Basic physical therapy, taping etc., training with heart rate monitors,

performance testing for football. - KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII:



Designing drills

Goals: - To help the coaches get experience in using the Homeground coaching software

(making drills, sending them to each other by e-mail etc.) - To provide a platform where the coaches can exchange their ideas and drills. - To give the coaches ideas for new drills and exercises. - To increase communication between the coaches regarding the effectiveness and

quality of the drills they select (done through groupwork outside of the classroom).

Content: - KSÍ V: Self study - designing drills (groupwork, Homeground). - KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII:

Teaching practice Goals: - To give the coaches a chance to learn from each other through observations and

discussions in the teaching practice. - To help the coaches gain a different perspective of coaching by enabling them to watch

each other work. - To provide to the coaches an opportunity to coach their own team under expert

guidance. - To give appropriate feedback to the coaches, and in that way help them to improve their

coaching performance. - To grade the coaches´ performance and discuss their room for improvement. - To emphasize that the coaches get feedback from their peers through a small group

format. - To highly encourage discussions among the coaches for example regarding the effect

and suitability of the exercises chosen in the teaching practice.

Content: - KSÍ V: - KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII: Coaching 11:11 in a match (own team), coaching in training sessions (own

team), discussions and observing other coaches.



Coaching log book

Goals: - To give the coaches a chance to review their experience in the teaching practice and

write down what they have learned. - To encourage the coaches to reflect on their own coaching style and performance in

comparison to other coaches (what type of coach am I?, what can I improve?). - To let the coaches share coaching advice with the whole group so everybody gives

advice and everybody gets advice. - To help coaches present their knowledge in a written and organized fashion. - To give appropriate feedback to the coaches regarding the coaching log book, and in

that way help them to improve their coaching performance. - To grade the coaches´ performance and discuss their room for improvement. - The coaching log book is thought of as proof of what the coach has learned in the

teaching practice.

Content: - KSÍ V: - KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII: Coaching log book - report from the teaching practice

Assessments Goals: - To measure proficiency and assess the coaches´ performance and skill through various

means (methods). - To give coaches valuable feedback in their quest to become better football coaches.

Content: - KSÍ V: - KSÍ VI: - KSÍ VII: The second training session at the teaching practice is also a practical

examination. After all hours are completed we have a 3 hour (short answer format) examination including questions from the laws of the game (1 hour) and from all the course material at KSÍ V, VI, and VII (2 hours). A passing grade will be required to attain the proposed UEFA A coaching licence. 50/100 is required to pass the exam, 70/100 is required to proceed to the UEFA Pro level in the future.



Coaching course KSI V

A weekend in February/March Coaching top youth and amateurs

Program

The following course material is completed in 3 days (28 hours):

1 hour Practical knowledge KSÍ´s UEFA A application Structure etc. Theory 1 hour Football phys. - Nutrition, ergogenic aids, vitamins Theory 1 hour Football phys. - Nutrition, ergogenic aids, vitamins Theory 1 hour Football knowl. - Player development Interview with top coach Theory 1 hour Football phys. - Substance abuse - Banned drugs etc. Theory

1 hour Football phys. - Basic physical therapy, taping etc. Theory 1 hour Football fitness - Basic physical therapy, taping etc. Practical 1 hour Football phys. - Training with heart rate monitors Theory 1 hour Football phys. - Training with heart rate monitors Theory 1 hour Football fitness. - Training with heart rate monitors Practical

1 hour Football knowledge - Goalkeeper training Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Goalkeeper training Theory 1 hour Technical /tactical - Goalkeeper training Practical 1 hour Laws of the game - Points of emphasis for the coach Theory 1 hour Laws of the game - Discussions/hot topics (e.g. offside) Theory

1 hour Football phys. - Performance testing for football Theory 1 hour Football phys. - Performance testing for football Theory 1 hour Football fitness - Performance testing for football Practical 1 hour Football fitness - Performance testing for football Practical 1 hour Football fitness - Performance testing for football Practical

1 hour Teaching methods - Homeground (coaches software) Theory 1 hour Teaching methods - How to use Homeground Theory 1 hour Teaching methods - Designing drills (groupwork, Homeground) Practical 1 hour Teaching methods - Designing drills (groupwork, Homegound) Practical

Assessments and closing ceremony

*4 hours Self study

Designing drills (groupwork, Homeground) Practical

* These 4 hours need to be completed in the following 2 weeks after the coaching course in a self study, using the Homeground coaches software. Each coach needs to send us (by e-mail) 4 of his favourite drills. Each drill needs to have an animation and a detailed text with the goal of the drill, for which agegroup it is suitable, coaching points etc. The drills are then put up on the Icelandic F.A´s website and forwarded to all the participants at the coaching course. Each coach will therefore receive a lot of new drills and ideas and will become fluid in using the coaches software.



Coaching course KSI VI

A one week course held in Lilleshall, England in October Coaching top youth and amateurs

Program The following course material is completed in one week (45 hours):

1 hour Practical knowledge - Course introduction/organization (KSI VI) Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Analysis of top football Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Analysis of top football- discussions Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Analysis of top football - discussions Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Preparation for match analysis Theory 1 hour Technical/tactical - Match analysis (attend a match) Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Match analysis (attend a match) Practical 1 hour Football knowledge - Results/discussion of match analysis Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Results/discussion of match analysis Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Results/discussion of match analysis Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Results/discussion of match analysis Theory

1 hour Teaching methods - Problems and challenges in coaching Theory 1 hour Teaching methods - Problems and challenges... - groupwork Theory 1 hour Teaching methods - Problems and challenges...- discussions Practical 1 hour Leadership - Team building Theory 1 hour Leadership - Team building Theory 1 hour Leadership - Team building Practical

1 hour Football knowledge - Counter attacks Theory 1 hour Technical/tactical - Counter attacks Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Counter attacks Practical

1 hour Technical/tactical - Shooting drills Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Shooting drills Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Crossing and finishing Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Crossing and finishing Practical

1 hour Football knowledge - Preparation for Football Academy visit Theory 1 hour Technical/tactical - Observing Football Academy Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Observing Football Academy Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Observing Football Academy Practical 1 hour Practical knowledge - Q & A about Football Academy Theory 1 hour Practical knowledge - Discussions/feedback from Football Acad. Theory 1 hour Practical knowledge - Discussions/feedback from Football Acad. Theory 1 hour Practical knowledge - Discussions/feedback from Football Acad. Theory

1 hour Football knowledge - Tactical themes for adult football players Theory 1 hour Football knowledge - Tactical themes for adult football players Theory 1 hour Technical/tactical - Team defending tactics/strategies Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Team defending tactics/strategies Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Pressing (high pressure, low pressure, drills...) Practical



1 hour Technical/tactical - Defending set plays Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Attacking set plays Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Attacking tactics (down the flanks or centrally) Practical 1 hour Technical/tactical - Attacking tactics (down the flanks or centrally) Practical 1 hour Practical knowledge - Q&A with instructor Theory 1 hour Practical knowledge - Discussions on Icelandic football Theory 1 hour Practical knowledge - Introducing KSI VII (our next course) Theory 1 hour Practical knowedge - Discussions and evaluation of the course Theory

Assessments and closing ceremony



Coaching course KSI VII

Held in November-February Preparation day, teaching practice and coaching logbook

Program

Preparation day (7 hours) A day in November

1 hour Practical knowl. - Preparation for teaching practice and logbook Theory 1 hour Practical knowl. - Preparation for teaching practice and logbook Theory 1 hour Practical knowl. - Preparation for teaching practice and logbook Theory 1 hour *Football knowledge - The latest in coach education Theory 1 hour *Football knowledge - The latest in coach education Theory 1 hour *Football knowledge - The latest in coach education Theory 1 hour **Practical knowledge - Course assessment Theory

* The latest in coach education (teaching material may vary in each course). ** Taken on the day of the final examination

Teaching practice (30 hours) November - February

5 hours Teaching practice - Coaching 11:11 in a match (own team) Practical 6 hours Teaching practice - Coaching in training sesssions (own team) Practical 19 hours Teaching practice - Discussions and observing other coaches Practical

Further information on the teaching practice: One of the most important parts of the (proposed) UEFA A course is the teaching practice, and there we use a group format. The idea is that a coach will get instruction/guidance from a coach educator while the coach coaches his own team in a match, and then again in 2 training sessions. At the same time, the coach hasa a chance to ask the coach educator questions regarding the coaching parts, and the coach educator will share from his knowledge/expertise and discuss the coaches performance. The other coaches who are in the same group also have their say and take part in discussions. One of the main objectives of the coach educator is to facilitate good discussions within the group. In that way, the coaches will both learn from the coach educator and from each other.

Structure:

1. In the teaching practice we have a group of 4-5 coaches together in a group with one coach educator who leads them in the teaching practice. KSI will organize the groups and where the coaches live in Iceland will be taken into consideration for practical reasons. Much emphasis is put on the quality of the teaching at this stage so we assign only a small number of coaches to each coach educator.

2. The coach educator and the coach decide together where and when it is suitable to come and visit and watch a match and two training sessions where the coach is coaching his own team. The coach educator informs the rest of the group where



and when to meet. The coach is observed during the team meeting before the match, during the match itself, and during the post match talk. After that, the group goes into discussions led by the coach educator.

3. The group sums up the match with the coach and in the end it should be clear what needs to be improved and focused on for the training session to follow.

4. The first training session (out of the two training sessions) should focus on improving the things that went wrong in the match. The coach hands out an outline of the training session before it starts, and should also explain verbally to the group what he is going to do in the training session, why, and what he wants to accomplish (objectives, ways to accomplish them, choice of exercises etc.). The training session needs to be structured and well organized. The training session is 90 minutes long with 30 minutes of discussions afterwards.

5. The coach educator has some flexibility in deciding the setup of the 2nd training session. The coach might get a problem to solve (e.g. to set up a training session that focuses on teaching high pressure) or he might keep working with the things that went wrong in the match, this is decided by the coach educator. This second training session is also our practical examination and will be graded (pass/fail with feedback).

6. Each coach coaches his own team in the teaching practice, but then attends and participates in discussions when the other coaches in the group coach their own teams.

7. Each coach keeps a coaching log book whenever the teaching practice takes place. It is therefore necessary to take notes every time the group meets up. The coaching log book is explained in more detail after this section.

8. The coach educator keeps track of the completed number of hours. Each coach needs to complete a minimum of 30 hours in the teaching practice (that includes when he is coaching himself and also when he is observing other coaches and taking part in discussions).

9. In the end, the coach educator turns in an assessment/grade for each coach, which the coach then receives by mail from us. His choice of exercises, the quality of his coaching, his part in the discussions etc. will all be graded.

10. The teaching practice should be completed before February 1st. The coaching log book is due February 15th.

Each match counts 5 hours (1 study hour equals 40 minutes) and each training session counts for 3 hours. Example:

Group 1: Coach educator

with 5 coaches in his group: Coaches: Match Training 1 Training 2

Coach 1

5 hours

3 hours

3 hours

Coach 2 5 hours

3 hours 3 hours Coach 3 5 hours

3 hours

3 hours Coach 4 5 hours 3 hours 3 hours

Coach 5 5 hours 3 hours

3 hours

Coach 1 attends the hours that are in bold and underlined, a total of 30 study hours (11 hours with his own team, and 19 hours to observe other coaches), but still attends at least once per each coach´s teaching practice. This is the required minimum number of hours for the teaching practice, but the coaches are welcome to attend more hours if they like.



Coaching log book (10 hours)

November-February 10 hours Coaching log book - Report from the teaching practice practical

Further information on the coaching log book: The coaching log book starts at the same time as the teaching practice in KSI VII. What the coach learns and writes down throughout the period of the teaching practice becomes the main source for his coaching log.

The following points need to be addressed in the coaching log book:

How the coach prepared himself and his team for the match, points he discussed in the team meeting, playing formation and tactics, and his objectives for the match.

How did the coaching in the match go? What was discussed after the match, and what did the coach learn from these discussions? What needed to be improved from the match and was therefore the focus of the 1st training session?

A detailed outline should be handed in explaining both training sessions and how the coach thought they went.

What did the group discuss after the training sesssions, and what did the coach learn from these discussions?

What did the coach learn from observing other coaches at work? The coach is encouraged to be precise in answers and give examples.

The coaching log book should have a short section where the coach shares some of his coaching wisdom with the other coaches. This section will be forwarded to all the coaches attending the coaching course.

The coach should always take notes and write down his learning experience each time there are discussions, meetings, training sessions or matches during the teaching practice. The coaching log book is proof of what the coach has learned in the teaching practice, and from observing other coaches at work. The coach educator is responsible for grading the coaching log book and giving feedback.

The coaching log book needs to be typed and should be in the range of 10-15 pages. The coaching log book is due February 15th.



List of literature and teaching material

used in our coach education courses KSI V, VI, and VII,

Most of our teaching material comes from our coach educators in the form of power point presentations and handouts. In addition we use the following teaching material to support our teaching:

Gjerset, Asbjorn., Haugen, Kjell., Holmstad Per. (1995). Fitness training (Þjálffræði). The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (This book was given to all the coaches in our KSI II course).

Laws of the game (2004). Football Association of Iceland (given to all the coaches in our KSI V course).

Referee development course - Laws of the game - DVD disc. FIFA

The Homeground - Software for football coaches (Hjemmebanen) from the Danish Football Association (given to all the coaches who attend KSI V).

The official list of banned drugs - World anti-doping agency (WADA) obtained from the National Olympic and Sports Associaton of Iceland (given to all the coaches who attend KSI V).

2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan - Goalkeeping (with Ray Clemence) - DVD disc. FIFA



ÞJÁLFARANÁMSKEIÐ KSÍ V

Helgi í febrúar/mars Þjálfun afreksæsku og meistaraflokks

Dagskrá

Eftirfarandi námsefni er lokið á 3 dögum (28 tímar):

1 tími UEFA A umsókn KSÍ skipulag o.fl. bóklegt 1 tími Næringarfræði - Fæðubótarefni og vítamín, bóklegt 1 tími Næringarfræði - Fæðubótarefni og vítamín, bóklegt 1 tími Hæfileikamótun Viðtal við toppþjálfara bóklegt 1 tími Lyfjamisnotkun - Lyf á bannlista o.fl.? bóklegt

1 tími Hagnýt sjúkraþjálfun - teipingar o.fl. bóklegt 1 tími Hagnýt sjúkraþjálfun - teipingar o.fl. verklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Þjálfun með púlsklukkur bóklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Þjálfun með púlsklukkur bóklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Þjálfun með púlsklukkur verklegt

1 tími Markvarsla - Þjálfun markvarða bóklegt 1 tími Markvarsla - Þjálfun markvarða bóklegt 1 tími Markvarsla - Þjálfun markvarða verklegt 1 tími Knattspyrnulögin - Áhersluatriði fyrir þjálfara bóklegt 1 tími Knattspyrnulögin - Umræður/umdeild atvik bóklegt

1 tími Þjálffræði - Mælingar í knattspyrnu bóklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Mælingar í knattspyrnu bóklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Mælingar í knattspyrnu verklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Mælingar í knattspyrnu verklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Mælingar í knattspyrnu verklegt

1 tími Kennsla á þjálfaraforritinu Homeground bóklegt 1 tími Kennsla á þjálfaraforritinu Homeground bóklegt 1 tími Æfingasafn hópvinna verklegt 1 tími Æfingasafn hópvinna verklegt

Námskeiðsmat og námskeiðsslit

*4 tímar Skil á Homeground æfingum (unnið í fjarnámi) verklegt

* Þessa 4 tíma þarf að klára á tveimur vikum eftir þjálfaranámskeiðið í fjarnámi með Homeground þjálfaraforritinu. Hver þjálfari þarf að senda okkur (með tölvupósti) 4 uppáhaldsæfingarnar sínar. Hver æfing þarf að hafa færslu (animation) og nákvæman texta sem lýsir markmiði æfingarinnar, fyrir hvaða aldurshóp hún er, áherslu/útfærsluatriði o.s.frv. Æfingarnar eru svo settar á heimasíðu KSÍ og áframsendar til allra þátttakenda á þjálfaranámskeiðinu. Hver þjálfari fær þannig margar nýjar æfingar og hugmyndir og venst því að nota þjálfaraforritið.



Þjálfaranámskeið KSÍ VI

Vikunámskeið haldið í Lilleshall, Englandi í október Þjálfun afreksæsku og meistaraflokks

Dagskrá

Eftirfarandi námsefni er lokið á einni viku (45 tímar):

1 tími Kynning og skipulag námskeiðsins (KSÍ VI) bóklegt 1 tími Greining á topp knattspyrnu bóklegt 1 tími Greining á topp knattspyrnu - umræður bóklegt 1 tími Greining á topp knattspyrnu - umræður bóklegt 1 tími Undirbúningur fyrir leikgreiningu bóklegt 1 tími Leikgreining - Farið á leik í ensku deildinni verklegt 1 tími Leikgreining - Farið á leik í ensku deildinni verklegt 1 tími Leikgreining - Niðurstöður/umræður bóklegt 1 tími Leikgreining - Niðurstöður/umræður bóklegt 1 tími Leikgreining - Niðurstöður/umræður bóklegt 1 tími Leikgreining - Niðurstöður/umræður bóklegt

1 tími Þjálffræði - Vandamál/erfiðleikar í þjálfun bóklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Vandamál/erfiðleikar í þjálfun - hópvinna bóklegt 1 tími Þjálffræði - Vandamál/erfiðleikar í þjálfun - umræður verklegt 1 tími Íþróttasálfræði - Uppbygging liðs (team building) bóklegt 1 tími Íþróttasálfræði - Uppbygging liðs (team building) bóklegt 1 tími Íþróttasálfræði - Uppbygging liðs (team building) verklegt

1 tími Leikfræði - Skyndisóknir bóklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Skyndisóknir verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Skyndisóknir verklegt

1 tími Leikfræði - Skotæfingar verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Skotæfingar verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Fyrirgjafir og klára færi verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Fyrirgjafir og klára færi verklegt

1 tími Kennslufræði - Undirbúningur heimsóknar í knattspyrnuakademíu bóklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Fylgst með knattspyrnuakademíu verklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Fylgst með knattspyrnuakademíu verklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Fylgst með knattspyrnuakademíu verklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Spurt og svarað um knattspyrnuakademíuna bóklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Umræður eftir knattspyrnuakademíuna bóklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Umræður eftir knattspyrnuakademíuna bóklegt 1 tími Kennslufræði - Umræður eftir knattspyrnuakademíuna bóklegt

1 tími Leikfræði - Taktísk atriði fyrir meistaraflokk bóklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Taktísk atriði fyrir meistaraflokk bóklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Varnartaktík/varnarleikur verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Varnartaktík/varnarleikur verklegt



1 tími Leikfræði - Pressa (hápressa, lágpressa, æfingar fyrir pressu...) verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Að verjast í föstum leikatriðum verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Að sækja í föstum leikatriðum verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Sóknartaktík (Sótt upp kantana, sótt upp miðjuna) verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Sóknartaktík (Sótt upp kantana, sótt upp miðjuna) verklegt 1 tími Leikfræði - Fyrirspurnir til kennara bóklegt

1 tími Umræður um stöðu og framtíð íslenskrar knattspyrnu bóklegt 1 tími Kynning á KSÍ VII bóklegt 1 tími Umræður um þjálfaranámskeið KSÍ og námskeiðsmat bóklegt

Námskeiðsmat



Þjálfaranámskeið KSÍ VII

Haldið í nóvember-febrúar: Undirbúningsdagur, æfingakennsla og þjálfunardagbók

Dagskrá

Undirbúningsdagur (7 tímar) Dagur í nóvember

1 tími Undirbúningur fyrir æfingakennslu og þjálfaradagbók bóklegt 1 tími Undirbúningur fyrir æfingakennslu og þjálfaradagbók bóklegt 1 tími Undirbúningur fyrir æfingakennslu og þjálfaradagbók bóklegt 1 tími *Nýjungar í þjálfun - breytilegt efni bóklegt 1 tími *Nýjungar í þjálfun - breytilegt efni bóklegt 1 tími *Nýjungar í þjálfun - breytilegt efni bóklegt 1 tími **Námskeiðsmat bóklegt

* Nýjungar í þjálfun (kennsluefni breytilegt). ** Tekið á sama degi og skriflega prófið.

Æfingakennsla (30 tímar) Nóvember - febrúar

5 tímar Æfingakennsla - þjálfun í 11:11 leik (eigið lið) verklegt 6 tímar Æfingakennsla - þjálfun á æfingum (eigið lið) verklegt 19 tímar Æfingakennsla - Umræður og fylgst með þjálfurum að störfum verklegt

Nánari upplýsingar um æfingakennsluna: Einn mikilvægasti hluti UEFA A (umsóknarinnar) er æfingakennslan og þar notumst við við hópafyrirkomulag. Hugmyndin er að þjálfari fái tilsögn/leiðsögn frá leiðbeinanda á meðan þjálfarinn þjálfar sitt eigið lið í leik og svo aftur á tveimur æfingum. Þjálfaranum gefst um leið tækifæri til að spyrja leiðbeinandann spurninga um þjálfunina og leiðbeinandinn mun miðla af þekkingu sinni og veita umsögn um frammistöðu þjálfarans. Hinir þjálfararnir sem eru í sama hóp veita líka sína umsögn og taka þátt í umræðum. Eitt af aðalhlutverkum leiðbeinandans er að skapa góðar umræður innan hópsins. Þannig munu þjálfararnir læra bæði af leiðbeinandanum og af hvorum öðrum.

Fyrirkomulag: 1. Í æfingakennslunni eru 4-5 þjálfarar saman í hóp með einum leiðbeinanda sem er

yfir þeim í kennslunni. KSÍ raðar í hópana og tekið verður tillit til búsetu vegna hagkvæmnisástæðna. Mikil áhersla er lögð á gæði kennslunnar á þessu stigi og því eru aðeins fáir þjálfarar hjá hverjum leiðbeinanda.

2. Leiðbeinandinn og þjálfarinn ákveða tímasetningu í sameiningu hvar og hvenær hentar að koma og fylgjast með honum stjórna liðinu sínu í leik og á tveimur æfingum. Leiðbeinandinn lætur hina í hópnum vita hvar og hvenær á að hittast. Fylgst er með þjálfaranum á liðsfundinum fyrir leik, í leiknum sjálfum og þegar



hann talar við liðið eftir leikinn. Eftir það taka við umræður hjá hópnum sem leiðbeinandinn sér um að stjórna.

3. Hópurinn gerir leikinn upp með þjálfaranum og í lokin ætti að vera alveg skýrt hvaða hluti þarf að laga og einbeita sér að fyrir æfinguna sem kemur svo í framhaldinu.

4. Fyrri æfingin (af tveimur) á að miðast við leikinn sem var fylgst með og á að snúast um að lagfæra hlutina sem voru að í leiknum. Þjálfarinn þarf að láta alla í hópnum hafa tímaseðil æfingarinnar áður en hún byrjar og útskýra fyrir hópnum hvað hann ætlar að gera á æfingunni, hvers vegna og hverju hann vill ná fram (markmið, leiðir, æfingaval o.s.frv.). Æfingin þarf að vera markviss og vel skipulögð. Æfingin skal vera 90 mínútur að lengd og og svo 30 mín umræður á eftir.

5. Leiðbeinandinn hefur smá frjálsræði í að ákveða fyrirkomulag seinni æfingarinnar. Þjálfarinn gæti fengið ákveðið verkefni til að leysa (t.d. setja upp æfingu þar sem kennsla á hápressu er aðalmarkmiðið) eða hann gæti haldið áfram að vinna með þá þætti sem þarf að lagfæra eftir leikinn, leiðbeinandinn ákveður verkefnið. Þessi seinni æfing er líka verklegt próf og þjálfarinn fær einkunn (staðið/ekki staðið ásamt umsögn).

6. Í æfingakennslunni þjálfar hver þjálfari sinn eigin flokk, en að auki þurfa allir að mæta og taka þátt í umræðum þegar hinir þjálfararnir í hópnum eru að þjálfa sinn flokk.

7. Hver þjálfari heldur þjálfunardagbók á meðan að æfingakennslan stendur yfir. Það er því nauðsynlegt að glósa hjá sér í hvert skipti sem hópurinn hittist. Þjálfunardagbókin er útskýrð nánar í kaflanum hér á eftir.

8. KSÍ leiðbeinandinn heldur utan um tímafjöldann. Hver þjálfari þarf að skila af sér lágmark 30 tímum í æfingakennslu (inn í þann tíma reiknast bæði þegar þjálfarinn þjálfar sjálfur og líka þegar hann fylgist með öðrum þjálfara í hópnum að störfum og tekur þátt í umræðum).

9. Í lokin skilar leiðbeinandinn inn umsögn/einkunn um frammistöðu hvers þjálfara, sem þjálfarinn fær svo senda frá okkur í pósti. Gefin verður einkunn fyrir æfingaval, gæði í þjálfuninni, virkni í umræðum og fleira.

10. Æfingakennslunni skal ljúka fyrir 1. febrúar. Skil á þjálfunardagbók er 15. febrúar.

Fyrir hvern leik reiknast 5 kennslutímar (40 mín hver tími) og fyrir hverja æfingu 3 kennslutímar. Dæmi:

Hópur 1: Leiðbeinandi með 5 þjálfara í hópnum sínum: Þjálfarar: Leikur Æfing1 Æfing2

Þjálfari 1

5 tímar

3 tímar

3 tímar

Þjálfari 2 5 tímar

3 tímar 3 tímar Þjálfari 3 5 tímar

3 tímar

3 tímar Þjálfari 4 5 tímar 3 tímar 3 tímar

Þjálfari 5 5 tímar 3 tímar

3 tímar

Þjálfari 1 mætir í tímana sem eru feitletraðir og undirstrikaðir, alls 30 kennslutímar (11 tímar hjá sjálfum sér og 19 tímar til að fylgjast með öðrum þjálfurum) en mætir samt lágmark einu sinni í æfingakennslu sérhvers þjálfara. Þetta er lágmarkstímafjöldi fyrir æfingakennsluna en þjálfurunum er frjálst að mæta í fleiri tíma ef þeir vilja.



Þjálfunardagbók (10 tímar)

Nóvember-febrúar 10 tímar Þjálfaradagbók - Skýrsla úr æfingakennslu verklegt

Nánari upplýsingar um þjálfunardagbókina: Þjálfunardagbókin hefst um leið og æfingakennslan á KSÍ VII námskeiðinu. Það sem þjálfarinn lærir og punktar hjá sér á meðan að tímabil æfingakennslunnar stendur yfir verður uppistaðan í þjálfunardagbókinni hans.

Eftirfarandi þarf að koma fram í þjálfunardagbókinni:

Hvernig þjálfarinn undirbjó sjálfan sig og lið sitt fyrir leikinn, punktar sem hann ræddi á liðsfundinum, liðsuppstilling og taktík liðsins og markmið hans fyrir leikinn.

Hvernig gekk þjálfunin í leiknum? Um hvað var rætt eftir leikinn og hvað lærði þjálfaranum af þessum umræðum? Hvaða hluti úr leiknum þurfti svo að lagfæra og og urðu þar með þeir hlutir sem þjálfarinn þurfti að einbeita sér að á fyrri æfingunni?

Skila skal tímaseðlum frá báðum æfingunum og skoðun þjálfarans á því hvernig gekk á þeim.

Um hvað ræddi hópurinn eftir æfingarnar og hvað lærði þjálfarinn af þessum umræðum?

Hvað lærði þjálfarinn á því að fylgjast með öðrum þjálfurum að störfum? Þjálfarinn er hvattur til að vera nákvæmur í svörum og gefa dæmi.

Í þjálfunardagbókinni skal vera stuttur kafli þar sem þjálfarinn deilir þekkingu sinni með öðrum þjálfurum (góð ráð til þjálfara). Allir þjálfararnir á námskeiðinu fá síðan sendan þennan hluta.

Þjálfarinn ætti alltaf að glósa og punkta niður hjá sér lærdómsrík atriði í hvert skipti sem það eru umræður, fundir, æfingar eða leikir í æfingakennslunni. Þjálfaradagbókin er sönnun þess hvað þjálfarinn hefur lært í æfingakennslunni og af því að fylgjast með öðrum þjálfurum að störfum.

Leiðbeinandinn fer yfir þjálfunardagbókina, skráir inn einkunnir og veitir endurgjöf. Þjálfunardagbókin verður að vera vélrituð og viðmiðunarlengd er 10-15 blaðsíður. Lokaskiladagur á þjálfunardagbókinni er 15. febrúar.

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