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Scottish Football Association
Level 1 "Goalkeeping Licence " Coaching Award

Saturday 23rd August 2008
10am – 4pm, Clickimin North, kickabout pitches, Lerwick

SFA North of Scotland Regional Manager, Graeme Sutherland, will be in Shetland on the above date to lead an SFA “Goalkeeping Licence ” course. He will be accompanied by Gary Watt, goalkeeping coach to the National Youth Girls Team and Ross County FC First Team and Youth.

This 6-hour introductory course is the first level coaching award in the SFA's goalkeeping pathway and this will be the first time that the course has run in Shetland.

The highly practical course is designed to assist coaches aged 16 or over who work with junior or adult goalkeepers and will include topics such as ball handling, shot stopping, goal kicking and positional play.

[More details of the SFA coaching structures and qualifications are available here (410 Kb PDF file)]

The course fee will be £30.00 per person.  (Coaches from SFA Quality Mark Clubs benefit from a reduced rate of £14 per person.)

Places on the course are limited and early application is advised.

Course application forms are available online here (121 Kb PDF file) Application forms should be returned with payment by Monday 18th August 2008.

For more information or to make a booking for this course, please contact:

Sport & Leisure Service, Shetland Islands Council
Telephone (01595) 744006 or e-mail here