An excellent four days in Ballymena for another UEFA C Diploma course! Well done to all the coaches for their efforts throughout the week! A massive thanks as well to Ballymena United FC Manager Jim Ervin, who took the time to speak to the coaches about his own coaching journey 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼⚽️

A great start to UEFA A Diploma Block 2! The candidates revisited key learnings from Block 1, took part in group discussions on coaching science and processes and engaged in a detailed presentation by Northern Ireland U21 manager Tommy Wright. #IrishFACoachEd

Day 2 of UEFA A – Block 2! We were delighted to welcome our Director of Elite Player Development, Andy Waterworth, who delivered a fantastic session to our candidates providing tremendous insights and experience of youth international football. #IrishFACoached

Our A diploma candidates had the privilege of two inspiring sessions over the past two days! Yesterday, Diarmuid O’Carroll shared his coaching principles & philosophy, and today, Steve Sallis delivered powerful insights on leadership and self-awareness. #IrishFAcoached

A fantastic end to UEFA A Block 2 with Zesh Rehman delivering an insightful session on Individual Development Plans. A great way to round off a very productive week of learning. #irishfacoached

A brilliant 6 weeks of face-to-face delivery with top-class coaches across our Irish FA Coach Education pathway 👏 ✅ UEFA Pro Diploma ✅ UEFA C Licence ✅ UEFA B for pro players ✅ UEFA A for pro players ✅ UEFA A (Year 2) Great people, discussions, and learning environments.

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Upcoming National Coaching Certificate (NCC) Courses taking place across the country in the coming months 👇🏻 For further information or to register for an NCC please visit irishfacoaching.com/category/ncc-y… ⚽️ 📚 💻

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Strong start to Day 1 of the UEFA B Diploma! ⚽️📚 Candidates fully engaged in workshops and sessions on the coaching process. We also welcomed Dr Ricky McCann who provided a workshop on tactical periodisation #irishfacoached

Day 2 of the UEFA B Diploma ✅ An engaging day focused on peer coaching and candidate-led sessions. Coaches were challenged to refine their practice, engage in constructive feedback, and reflect critically on both their own delivery and that of their peers ⚽️📚

Great to have the NI Women’s U17 & U19 Manager Gail Redmond with us today delivering a brilliant session for our UEFA B Diploma coaches. #irishfacoached

Last week, Irish FA Coach Education delivered the UEFA B Diploma course ⚽🧠 U19 Women’s manager Gail Redmond brought top-tier insight with a dynamic pitch session 👏

A fantastic start to 2025! 🌟 Thousands of hours of coach education delivered from NCC to UEFA Pro. New Fitness for Football modules, refreshed grassroots courses & amazing tutor teams. Onward to a big second half! 🙌 #IrishFA #CoachEducation #UEFAPro #GrassrootsFootball

Irish FA National Coaching Certificate next week Loughgall FC! 📚 💻 Great opportunity for Grassroots Coaches (or parents about to be “persuaded” to help out 👀) to do the course ahead of the new Football season starting up! ⚽️ Register here: irishfacoaching.com/products/irish…

Fantastic start to our UEFA A Diploma! ⚽️📚 Candidates got hands-on with coaching practices, while guest presenters Kevin Green and Edu Rubio delivered top-tier insights through best practice talks and pitch sessions. #irishfacoached

Thank you Irish FA Coach Education and to all the UEFA A Licence coaches. Really enjoyable conversations and very much appreciate the platform to share ideas

Another busy week for the Irish FA Coach Education team as the UEFA A Diploma got underway 🙌 Candidates received hands-on coaching sessions, with top insights delivered by Edu Rubio through best practice talks & on-pitch work 🧠⚽️

An absolute pleasure to be back on the grass and in Belfast among good friends Irish FA

Huge thanks to the Larne Football Club scholars for their attendance and fantastic support to our UEFA A Licence coaches this week #IrishFACoached