Celtic Soccer Academy is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever Coach Education Course: Coaching Fundamentals. This online course has been designed for aspiring coaches in the initial stages of their coach education journey and will be delivered exclusively to coaches from our growing list of international club partners.

The Coaching Fundamentals course is the first of three coach education courses and consists of five modules and five assignments, designed to equip each coach with the tools required to plan, deliver and reflect on their coaching sessions with players of all ages and abilities.

The five modules, covering over 45 topics are;

Module 1: ‘How to’ Coach

Module 2: Session Planning & Evaluation

Module 3: Developing Technique

Module 4: Developing a Tactical Understanding

Module 5: Professionalising Matchday

Delivered online, the modules use a mix of presentations, breakout rooms and interactive Q&A sessions, with each candidate receiving a Celtic FC coach education booklet and coach education certificate.

Celtic’s Senior International Soccer Academy Manager, Chris Smith said: “We are thrilled to finally launch our very own Coach Education Course and more importantly, to improve our ability to further support coaches from our partner clubs across the globe. Over time it will become an integral part of our Coach Education Programme with exciting work already underway to develop advanced courses for our more experienced coaches.”

Since the turn of the year we have been working with one of our partners, Glasgow Clyde College, to deliver the Coaching Fundamentals course to their students. Not only has this allowed us to fine tune the content and delivery of the course, but most importantly, it has helped us understand how to maximise the learning experience for each candidate.”

Shaun Gallagher, sports lecturer at Glasgow Clyde College said “The addition of the online Coach Education Course has been absolutely first class and has provided our young coaches with a clear understanding of the skills, behaviours and attributes required to become a modern day coach.”

Celtic Soccer Academy now looks forward to working with another partner club in Ireland, Aisling Annacotty FC as they become the first to offer the Coach Education Course to their coaching staff. The course will be delivered over the next six weeks and will assist over 25 coaches working across all ages at the club.

For further information on the Coach Education Course please contact: Chris Smith, Senior International Soccer Academy Manager. Tel: +44 (0)141 551 4363. Email csmith@celticfc.co.uk

Celtic Soccer Academy Launches Its First Ever Online Coach Education Course