Foundation of Light are set to upskill grassroots coaches across Sunderland with our FREE Coaches Clinics.
As part of the Foundation’s commitment to improve the lives of young people no matter their background, these free sessions will help local football coaches develop their techniques to get the best out of their participants.
The series of workshops are set to take place throughout 2025, with the first three sessions available to book now.
Each workshop will focus on developing grassroots football coaching skills, demonstrating potential technical and skill practices on specific themes.
Every session is designed to enhance the coaches’ understanding and delivery of essential techniques and principles.
The first three workshops will focus on key basics in passing and receiving, staying on the ball, and being hard to beat.
Brilliant Basics: Passing and Receiving
Monday 28 April (5:30pm - 8pm), Beacon of Light
This clinic will put the techniques of passing and receiving under the microscope, focusing on the key details and coaching points and demonstrating potential technical and skill practices.
Brilliant Basics: 1v1 - Staying on the Ball
Thursday 22 May (5:30pm - 8pm), Sunderland College Bede Campus
This clinic will focus on the principle of 'staying on the ball' and related decision-making, demonstrating potential technical and skill practices to help train these key abilities.
Brilliant Basics: Individual Defending - Being Hard to Beat
Monday 9 June (6pm - 9pm), Downhill Football Hub
This clinic will focus on individual defending and 'being hard to beat' with a close look at related techniques and the key details for coaching 1v1 defending, demonstrating potential technical and skill practices.
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