Training courses for parents

Matchday Soccer Skills | Club Coach | Referee | Emergency Aid

Club Welfare Officer Workshops

All clubs with teams that play in SBMSC must have an appointed Club Welfare Officer who must have attended a Club Welfare Officer Workshop. Berks & Bucks Football Association are running the courses at various venues around the Berks & Bucks area. However in order to attend this workshop, candidates must first have completed the Safeguarding Children Workshop. Click here for the list of course dates from May 2009 to December 2009.

Refereeing.

To referee a SBMSC (South Bucks MiniSoccer Conference) match it is not necessary to have attended a referees course. There are some general guidelines here but for U10 and U11 teams moving to 11 a side next season, a better read is the Berks and Bucks F.A. website referee section describes the structure of refereeing the 11 a side game in the county. There are courses leading to becoming qualified as a referee at convenient venues and dates in Buckinghamshire. The minimum age 14 years of age.

Club Coach

Courses can be taken by helper parents and coaches who would like to gain the relevant FA certificate. The Berks and Bucks F.A. list Partners' Level One courses and for those that want to take it a step further, the County FA runs The Age Appropriate Coaching Course (Introductory Module) course too. After that Level Two courses are available from the Berks and Bucks F.A. training Partner companies.

For details click to get details off the Berks and Bucks FA website:

Bourne End, Bucks

For level 1,2 & 3 courses - County Coaching Limited based at Wye Valley Sports College, Bourne End, Bucks. Courses in March 2009 then another in June

Reading, Berks

For a choice of level 1 courses in Reading : -

between May 2009 and November 2009 click here or
between December 2009 and March 2010 click here

Aylesbury, Bucks

Level One 2009 course dates May 2009 to September 2009, (expect long download time)
Level Two 2009 course dates, details and application form (expect long download time) are on BBFA website .Wright Coaching Ltd are based at Mandeville School, Aylesbury.

Milton Keynes, Bucks

Level 1,2 & 3 courses run by Leon School based at Milton Keynes.

Didcot, Oxon and Newbury, Berks

Berks & Bucks FA run 1st 4 Sport Coaching Qualifications, both Level 1 and Level 2

If we hear of other organisations running these courses, details will be published here. Member Football Clubs with spare places on privately runs courses are also encouraged to advertise spare places here. Courses are for those over 16 years old whistle.jpg (3957 bytes)

Emergency aid

All clubs should have a qualified Emergency aid person present at each SBMSC match in case of injury. Some Mums and Dads may have Emergency Aid certification but if not, courses are run by First aiders, including St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross, The FA, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Wycombe District Council and others.

St Johns Ambulance Emergency Aid courses are run at Harlow Road, High Wycombe. You are able to book by phone on 01296 435564 during office hours. Parents or managers interested in gaining the qualification are advised to book via their club, many of which will assist with the cost of the course.

The Bucks Free Press Junior Football League website has a page dedicated to First Aid courses, so it is worth taking a look there for upcoming First-aid course dates. The next is being held on Monday 31st March 2008. More ...

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