Capital Football

COACH EDUCATION
Better Coaches | Better Players

Female Coaching Course - Expression of Interest Form

NZF LEARN

NZF Learn offers coaches the opportunity to learn in their own time, whilst still holding onto the most important part of a course: the in-person engagement with peers, and educators and the quality conversations which take place at those times.

The three updated community courses below are now available. These courses consist of both online modules and an in-person practical component.

FUN-damentals of Junior Coaching Award
Junior Level 1 Coaching Award
Youth Level 1 Coaching Award

To register for a course practical component, please see below for available sessions and click to register. We encourage you to complete the online modules before attending the practical session.

Please note that delivery of the Senior Level One Coaching Award and Junior, Youth, and Futsal Level Two Coaching Awards will remain the same for 2024. Please see below for upcoming courses.

NZF ADVANCED COACHING COURSES & MASTERCLASSES
For coaches looking to start or further their journey on the Advanced Coaching Pathway

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OCF/NZF C Licence
13 -16 March 2025

This course is aimed at developing coaches that are working with talented players aged 13-19 years or senior players. This course has been developed from researching best practice methods from all over the world and is based on the The Professional Coaching Model, an approach that is structured to promote high level learning and allow coaches to design season long programmes to help their players solve football problems.

Course Content incudes
•   Match analysis.
•   The objectives and structure of Football.
•   The NZF Philosophy and Vision.
•   The NZF Team Model.
•   Developing a coaching process.
•   Plan, prepare, conduct and evaluate a game training session

Registrations Close: 21st February 2025
Course Cost: $1190+GST
Course Deposit: $342.50

Junior Level 3
21-23 February 2025

This course is aimed at coaches looking to provide a comprehensive programme for Junior Footballers (grassroots / talented players aged 9-12 years), allowing them to flourish both as young players and as young people. Focusing on skill acquisition, it will provide coaches with the knowledge, tools and ability to create a development programme that ensures that all players are involved in appropriate activities and the appropriate times.

Registrations Close: 4th February 2025
Course Cost: $575 + GST
Course Deposit: $165.25

JUNIOR COACHING COURSES
Suitable for those who coach from First Kicks to U12

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Junior Level 3
21-23 February 2025

YOUTH COACHING COURSES
Suitable for those who coach from U13 to U17

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Youth Level 2
Wednesday 16 & 23 October

This course builds on knowledge learnt in the Youth Level 1, offering the chance for enthusiastic coaches to holistically develop their players and ready them for the adult game. This course will help coaches develop their footballers not only as players, but as people too.

SENIOR COACHING COURSES
Suitable for those who coach open aged teams

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GOALKEEPER COACHING COURSES
Suitable for those who coach goalkeepers

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FUTSAL COURSES

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Futsal Level 2
POSTPONED

The Futsal Level 2 award aims to support coaches to plan, prepare, conduct and evaluate training sessions appropriate for Futsal players in the Game Training phase, as well as enabling coaches to have an understanding of providing player feedback in the Game Training phase. The course is split into five parts; Analysis of Futsal, Principles of Training, Group Training Design, Group Game Training Delivery and Player Learning.

Course Details
This course has been postponed, check back soon for a confirmed reschedule date.

CPD Points

The Continual Professional Development (CPD) Programme applies to all coaches with an Advanced Coaching qualification and all qualified coach developers.

While coaches and coach developers are qualified for life, the ‘active’ status of qualifications are valid for a three-year period. To extend the ‘active’ status of qualifications for a further three years, coaches must earn 100 CPD points within that time frame.

OTHER FEDERATION COURSES
See what other courses are being held around New Zealand by visiting other federation websites

Central Football

Mainland Football

Waibop Football

Southern Football

Northern Region Football

COACHMATE

New Zealand Football, with support from McDonalds, is on the CoachMate app.

CoachMate makes coaching football fun and easy for the whole team. Improve your coaching skills with practice games and plans made by pro’s, get everyone in sync with team management, and learn how to set your team up to thrive on the app.

Download CoachMate for free for iOS and Android.

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MORE INFORMATION

Capital Football, The Home Of Football, Bracken St, Petone, Lower Hutt,
Wellington, New Zealand, 5012
Postal Address: PO Box 33 283, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045
Email: comms@capitalfootball.org.nz
Phone: +64 4 586 5814