Please see below the dates for arranged Coach Education Courses/Workshops and CPD opportunities.
This will be added to over the coming weeks and months.
We encourage our current/prospective coaches to attend these courses and up skill yourselves at every available opportunity.
Anyone wishing to register for any of these courses can do so by contacting John O’Neill.
if we have adequate numbers it may be possible to host a course within our own club premises.
Minimum number requirements for internal courses are as follows:
GAA Child Protection Course (£10 per person) – 12 people
Foundation Coaching Award (£20 per person) – 12 people
Level 1 Coaching Award (£50 per person) – 14 people
| 2014 / 2015 Down GAA Coach Education Programme | ||||||
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| GAA Child Protection Course | Additional Courses and CPD Workshops will | |||||
| GAA Foundation Football Award | be added to this programme in due course. | |||||
| GAA Foundation Hurling Award | ||||||
| GAA Level 1 Coaching Award | For further information about, or to register to attend any of the courses below, | |||||
| Specialised Coaching Workshop | please contact Conor O’Toole at developmentmanager.down@gaa.ie | |||||
| Volunteer Education Workshop | ||||||
| Course Type: | Date | Venue | Time | Cost pp | Tutor | Pre Course Requirements |
| Developing Effective Club / School Links | 15/10/2014 | St John’s GAC | 7.30PM – 9PM | £0 | Diarmuid Marsden | NONE |
| GAA Child Protection Course | 10/11/2014 | Glasdrumman GAC | 7PM – 10PM | £10 | Conor O’Toole | NONE |
| GAA Foundation Football Award | 15/11/2014 | Ballykinlar GAC | 9.15AM – 4PM | £20 | Conor O’Toole | NONE |
| GAA Child Protection Course | 17/11/2014 | Ballykinlar GAC | 7PM – 10PM | £10 | Conor O’Toole | NONE |
| GAA Child Protection Course | 21/11/2014 | An Riocht GAC | 7PM – 10PM | £10 | Conor O’Toole | NONE |
| GAA Foundation Football Award | 22/11/2014 | An Riocht GAC | 9.15AM – 4PM | £20 | Conor O’Toole | NONE |
| Planning The Pre Season | 27/11/2014 | Abbey CBS Newry | 7.15pm | £0 | Tony Scullion / Kevin Kelly | NONE |
| GAA Level 1 Adult Coaching Award (Part1) | 05/12/2014 | Carryduff GAC | 7PM – 10PM | £50 | TBC | Completed Child Protection and Foundation Coaching Award |
| GAA Level 1 Adult Coaching Award (Part 2) | 06/12/2014 | Carryduff GAC | 9.30AM – 4PM | “ | TBC | Completed Child Protection and Foundation Coaching Award |
| GAA Level 1 Adult Coaching Award (Part 3) | 07/12/2014 | Carryduff GAC | 10AM – 3PM | “ | TBC | Completed Child Protection and Foundation Coaching Award |
| GAA Foundation Football Award | 13/12/2014 | Abbey CBS Newry | 9.30AM – 4PM | £20 | Garreth Thornton | NONE |
| Ulster GAA Activate Warm Up | 27/01/2015 | TBC | 7.30PM – 9PM | £0 | Tony Scullion | NONE |
| GAA Foundation Hurling Award | 07/02/2015 | Portaferry GAC | 9.30AM – 4PM | £20 | TBC | NONE |
| GAA Level 1 Child Coaching Award (Part1) | 06/03/2015 | St John’s GAC | 7PM – 10PM | £50 | TBC | Completed Child Protection and Foundation Coaching Award |
| GAA Level 1 Child Coaching Award (Part 2) | 07/03/2015 | St John’s GAC | 9.30AM – 4PM | “ | TBC | Completed Child Protection and Foundation Coaching Award |
| GAA Level 1 Child Coaching Award (Part 3) | 08/03/2015 | St John’s GAC | 10AM – 3PM | “ | TBC | Completed Child Protection and Foundation Coaching Award |
| An Organised Coaching Session (Dual Code) | 10/03/2015 | TBC | 7.30PM – 9PM | £0 | TBC | NONE |
