1. Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football (QCF)
Who is the Qualification for?
Certificate in Coaching Football (QCF) is designed for adults (over 16 years of age) with
some experience in coaching football and who have ideally completed the 1st4sport Level 1
Award in Coaching Football.
What Will I learn on the course
On successful completion of the qualification, you will be able to understand:
the role of a coach
the coaching process
participants’ learning styles
behaviour management
how to reflect on a coaching session
the principles of planning coaching sessions
the principles of skill development through coaching sessions
how the stages of participants’ development impact on their coaching
the principles of evaluation in coaching
basic nutrition and hydration principles for sports performance
physical conditioning for sport
principles of mental preparation in sport
how to support participant awareness of drugs in sport
how to ensure participants’ safety during sport-specific coaching sessions
how to ensure equitable coaching of sport-specific activities.
On successful completion of the qualification, you will be able to:
review players’ needs for a series of coaching sessions
produce a series of coaching session plans
plan the evaluation of a series of coaching sessions
prepare resources for the coaching session
assess and minimise risks before the session
establish and maintain working relationships
prepare players for coaching sessions
deliver coaching sessions
develop players’ performance
conclude coaching sessions
evaluate players’ performance
evaluate coaching sessions
evaluate and develop own coaching practice.

2. How will I be assessed?
Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football (QCF) assessment will require you, in summary, to:
have an appropriate understanding of the Level 2 knowledge units and the specific technical
knowledge underpinning the coaching of football, which will be assessed via performance,
simulation, tasks and assignments as specified by the Level 2 Technical Syllabus for football
produce plans for 12 football coaching sessions, four of which must be linked. These sessions
must be drawn from the Technical Syllabus developed for football
provide evidence of the preparation for all coaching environments used to deliver each of the
coaching sessions for football
deliver 12 coaching session plans for football, four of which must be linked and progressive
deliver a minimum of two football coaching sessions, which must be observed by an
appropriately qualified assessor
evaluate all coaching session plans, including the effectiveness of the four linked and
progressive sessions.