Irish FA Coach Education

We have availability on upcoming National Coaching Certificate courses in Lisburn, Larne and Lisnaskea next month! See posters for details or for further information visit irishfacoaching.com/category/ncc-y…

DID YOU KNOW…? 🤔 Our National Coaching Certificate courses come with a subscription to @AcademySCoach? A fantastic resource that allows Grassroots Coaches signing up to our courses to develop their own games, drills & session plans to help with their coaching! Check them out!

Two highly productive days at our UEFA A Goalkeeping Block 1. Excellent opportunity for sharing experiences, insights, and best practices among coaches #irishfacoached

Thank you @IFACoachEd ~ all seven GFC coaches were very complimentary about the course, content and tutors. Keep up the great work #TheJourneyContinues

The Practical Block of our first UEFA C Diploma of 2026 concluded today at Wellington Rec FC. Many thanks to our hosts for their hospitality throughout the week 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Best of luck to all the candidates now as they head back to their clubs to implement the learning! ⚽️ 💻 📚

📣 The window for @Chase -funded National Coaching Certificate courses is now open 👇 irishfa.com/news/2026/febr…

Well done to all the coaches who went through our National Coaching Certificate courses last week at Colin Valley FC in Belfast & Melvin Sports Complex in Strabane 👏🏻 These courses are in high demand, for further information or to secure your place visit irishfacoaching.com/category/ncc-y…

I recently joined a podcast to discuss coach education, leadership & intentional learning design We explore learner-centred environments, leadership & how we create long-term impact. 🎧 Apple: lnkd.in/gf5r_gGY 🎧 Spotify: lnkd.in/gPmK4fY7 #football #coaching

From players to future coaches 🧠⚽️ With the support from @FIFAcom, the Future Coaches Programme is opening coaching pathways for @NorthernIreland's WU17 & WU19 players, shaping the future of the game ⚽️ Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wZx59 #TogetherWeThrive

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our UEFA Diploma CPD sessions for the first half of the year. For further information and to register, please visit the link below. irishfacoaching.com/category/cpd

Following on from the panel discussion, I delivered a classroom workshop and a pitch session at the world’s largest football coaching convention. Thanks to @PhilaUnion for the academy players and @nairishcoaches for the support. #UnitedSoccerCoaches #CoachEducation #IrishFA

Well done to all the coaches that started our first UEFA Grassroots Leaders Award of 2026 last night at St. Dominic’s in Belfast 👏🏻 Everyone now has a number of Tasks to complete in their Logbooks back at their clubs, ahead of a final online meeting next month ⚽️ 📚 ✍🏼 💻

Honoured to be speaking on a panel discussing Coach Education alongside colleagues from ⁦@UEFA⁩ , ⁦@FIFAcom⁩ and ⁦@Concacaf⁩ . A opportunity to share perspectives, challenge thinking, and explore how we design learning that truly supports coaches #irishfa

Huge congratulations to Liam Rosenior on your appointment as manager of @ChelseaFC It’s great to see a past student and continued friend of our coach education family leading at the very top. Wishing you every success. 👏⚽

We will be running two UEFA Grassroots Leaders Awards this month in Belfast and Enniskillen. This new course is specifically targeted at coaches working within the Small Sided Games Programmes. For further information or to apply visit: irishfacoaching.com/category/grass…

Looking forward to delivering 3 sessions at the @UnitedCoaches Convention 🇺🇸 Thu 15 Jan: • Coaching Development (Panel) • Make It Meaningful (Classroom) Sat 17 Jan: • Intelligent Defending (Pitch) ⁦@IrishFA⁩ diploma holders: CPD points apply

Last weekend 27 players from our U17 & U19’s Girls International Squads went through the National Coaching Certificate course at Campbell College with Coach Developer Clare Carson 👏🏻 Well done to all and best of luck with both the future playing & coaching endeavours! ⚽️ 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Our first UEFA C Diploma course of 2026 will take place at the Balmoral Hotel & Colin Glen Dome in Belfast next month, see poster for details! For further information on this course or any of our other UEFA C Diplomas for next year visit: irishfacoaching.com/category/c-dip…

Many thanks to the ABC Council for their assistance in running one of our National Coaching Certificate courses over the last two weekends at South Lake Leisure Centre, with 27 coaches in attendance! A list of NCC courses for 2026 can be found here: irishfacoaching.com/category/ncc-y…

Well done to all the coaches who went through our Futsal National Coaching Certificate over the last two weekends at Glen Community Complex in Belfast. Many thanks to our hosts and also to the young Sparta Belfast Futsal players who assisted with the coaching practices today 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼