The West Ham United Foundation Coaching Academy is looking for young enthusiastic individuals keen to start a career in coaching.
The Coaching Academy is a two year, full-time education and coaching development programme delivered in partnership with both the WHU Foundation and West Ham United Academy. Open to boys and girls aged between 16-18 years, the Coaching Academy is a must for any aspiring coach.
Open days will take place at the West Ham United Foundation’s Beckton site:
WHU Foundation, 60a Albatross Close, Off Woolwich Manor Way, Beckton, E6 5NX
Tuesday 18th August 2-4pm
Tuesday 25th August 10am-12pm
Why join the West Ham United Coaching Academy?
West Ham United Football Club has a proven track record in nurturing and producing talented players through our outstanding Academy set-up, having produced players such as Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe, Rio Ferdinand, Mark Noble, James Tomkins and Jack Collison in recent years. Today there are over 100 players in the Premier and Football League who are products of the West Ham Academy.
The nurturing of this talent would not have been possible without the highly enthusiastic and educated team of coaches at West Ham United. This programme will look to ingrain these coaching philosophies within selected students and help produce the stars of the future. The Coaching Academy aims to develop and enhance each individual coach’s technical and tactical knowledge through an extensive course.
What to expect:
Coaching
Gain a wide range of football and multi-sport qualifications
Emphasis on progressing each individual student/coach up the elite coaching pathway
Education
2-year programme
BTEC Diploma in Sport
All Coaching Academy students will receive daily training and professional development from highly qualified West Ham United Academy coaches and FA Tutors. Each coach will represent the Foundation and deliver football and multi sports programmes across East London and Essex.
Over the two-year duration of the course, players will study a variety of nationally recognised qualifications across sport, coaching and fitness including the BTEC Diploma in Sport, delivered at Level 2 and 3 standards (A-Level equivalent), FA coaching qualifications together with core skills in maths and English.
The Coaching Academy offers a unique opportunity for students to train and study in an environment that will develop their academic and sporting performance. The Coaching Academy programme and academic studies will be based at West Ham United Foundation, where coaches will benefit from an excellent range of training facilities and a dedicated classroom for academic studies.
Who will deliver the education?
The Foundation has developed a partnership with SCL, a further education and work based training provider, who will be responsible for the management and delivery of the educational element of the Coaching Academy programme. SCL currently work with sixth form schools, further education colleges and football academies in the South of England and have over 10-years’ experience successfully delivering vocational and academic sports based qualifications. The SCL team consist of highly qualified and experienced teachers, assessors, verifiers and FA coach educators.
What are the costs?
Both the football and educational element of the Coaching Academy are fully funded and therefore there is no cost to join the programme however, there will be subsidised costs for purchasing training kit at the start of the season. Further details will be provided upon the student’s acceptance into the Coaching Academy.
For further information regarding the Coaching Academy or to book your place on an open day, please contact Coaching Academy Manager, Sam Taylor on 0207 473 7720 or via [email protected]
For further information regarding the educational aspects of the programme, please contact SCL on 0845 644 5747 or via [email protected] – www.wearescl.co.uk
The Coaching Academy is a two year, full-time education and coaching development programme delivered in partnership with both the WHU Foundation and West Ham United Academy. Open to boys and girls aged between 16-18 years, the Coaching Academy is a must for any aspiring coach.
Open days will take place at the West Ham United Foundation’s Beckton site:
WHU Foundation, 60a Albatross Close, Off Woolwich Manor Way, Beckton, E6 5NX
Tuesday 18th August 2-4pm
Tuesday 25th August 10am-12pm
Why join the West Ham United Coaching Academy?
West Ham United Football Club has a proven track record in nurturing and producing talented players through our outstanding Academy set-up, having produced players such as Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe, Rio Ferdinand, Mark Noble, James Tomkins and Jack Collison in recent years. Today there are over 100 players in the Premier and Football League who are products of the West Ham Academy.
The nurturing of this talent would not have been possible without the highly enthusiastic and educated team of coaches at West Ham United. This programme will look to ingrain these coaching philosophies within selected students and help produce the stars of the future. The Coaching Academy aims to develop and enhance each individual coach’s technical and tactical knowledge through an extensive course.
What to expect:
Coaching
Gain a wide range of football and multi-sport qualifications
Emphasis on progressing each individual student/coach up the elite coaching pathway
Education
2-year programme
BTEC Diploma in Sport
All Coaching Academy students will receive daily training and professional development from highly qualified West Ham United Academy coaches and FA Tutors. Each coach will represent the Foundation and deliver football and multi sports programmes across East London and Essex.
Over the two-year duration of the course, players will study a variety of nationally recognised qualifications across sport, coaching and fitness including the BTEC Diploma in Sport, delivered at Level 2 and 3 standards (A-Level equivalent), FA coaching qualifications together with core skills in maths and English.
The Coaching Academy offers a unique opportunity for students to train and study in an environment that will develop their academic and sporting performance. The Coaching Academy programme and academic studies will be based at West Ham United Foundation, where coaches will benefit from an excellent range of training facilities and a dedicated classroom for academic studies.
Who will deliver the education?
The Foundation has developed a partnership with SCL, a further education and work based training provider, who will be responsible for the management and delivery of the educational element of the Coaching Academy programme. SCL currently work with sixth form schools, further education colleges and football academies in the South of England and have over 10-years’ experience successfully delivering vocational and academic sports based qualifications. The SCL team consist of highly qualified and experienced teachers, assessors, verifiers and FA coach educators.
What are the costs?
Both the football and educational element of the Coaching Academy are fully funded and therefore there is no cost to join the programme however, there will be subsidised costs for purchasing training kit at the start of the season. Further details will be provided upon the student’s acceptance into the Coaching Academy.
For further information regarding the Coaching Academy or to book your place on an open day, please contact Coaching Academy Manager, Sam Taylor on 0207 473 7720 or via [email protected]
For further information regarding the educational aspects of the programme, please contact SCL on 0845 644 5747 or via [email protected] – www.wearescl.co.uk