Coach Seay and his famous wild bunch scheme comes to Ireland

 The IAFCA is delighted to announce that the first speaker for the 4th Irish American Football Coaches Association convention,held Sept 10-12th in The Camden Court Hotel,Dublin, will be Coach Ted Seay.

Coach Seay has built up a legendary following in the coaching community following the publication of his “Wild Bunch” Offense.Coach Seay has had a successful coaching  career at several different levels and has served as a consultant over the years for several teams worldwide. Coach Seay has been a guest speaker at various double wing & single wing seminars in Texas, Los Angeles & Philadelphia.

Coach Seay has coached internationally at the American High School in Mexico City, with the Waverley University Sharks in Melbourne, Australia, and as a volunteer assistant with the youth program of the Chrysler Vikings in Vienna, Austria.

Coach Seay is the first Coach to be confirmed for what promises to be IAFCA’s biggest convention to date.

Keep checking back for further exciting announcements.

If you are from overseas,we’d be delighted to have you but please read the following before contacting IAFCA:

Q: Do Coaches Get Paid?

A: No.Our coaches work voluntarily in their positions.Housing is not provided either.

Q:Will IAFCA arrange my visa?

A:No,all non EU citizens will have to have already arranged their visas before being considered for a coaching vacancy.

Q:Do I need to be qualified?

A:Yes.All IAFCA coaches are IAFCA level one minimum qualified.All Head Coaches are level 2 minimum.All IAFCA Head Coaches also hold Ethics in Sport licenses through the Irish Sports Council & have IAFCA Head Coaching Licenses, earned through ongoing training and appraisal.All these can be obtained through IAFCA.

Q:I have an education in coaching football from another country or NCAA,does this count?

A:Maybe.IAFCA does give recognition of prior development(RPD) based on previous education,if IAFCA has granted RPD status to the qualification.These are granted on a case by case basis,so contact IAFCA and we can investigate if you qualify.

Q:How do I join IAFCA?

A: Contact us once you have decided to coach in Ireland and are aware of the items above.We’ll be happy to assist you in getting started!

The Master Coaches of Irish Football meet in Dublin

Saturday 6^th March saw the IAFCA Master Coaches convene to the Camden Court Hotel once again, this time for the inaugural IAFL Head Coaches Meeting.

Each IAFL team was represented by their Head Coach and their Assistant Head Coach for this vital 4 hour session. IAFCA Technical Director Darrin O’Toole opened the meeting with a presentation on a Head Coach’s responsibilities on game day. Topics such as health & safety, team ethics, game day procedures and coaching conduct.

The second session saw IAFL Board members Maurice Cosgrave and Barry Bolton give an update on the IAFL By-Laws for 2010. Coaches asked a variety of questions and both Cosgrave and Bolton were extremely helpful in clarifying a number of items.

The IAFOA was next up and saw veteran IAFOA official Tony Rivers give a presentation on this year’s rule changes. Coaches could be seen furiously scribbling and taking down this vital update.

Following this a presentation on Coaching Etiquette throughout the season was given. Topics such as player registration, transfers and video trading were discussed.

Coach Paul McKillop of the Carrickfergus Knights was introduced at this point to give a presentation on proposed video citation procedures in the IAFL this season. Coaches exchanged viewpoints on the pros and cons of this system and Coach McKillop was given the IAFCA’s endorsement to continue working on this procedure for inclusion in the IAFL By-Laws this year, and this will be worked upon by the IAFL this week with the full support of IAFCA.

In closing Coach O’Toole officially welcomed the beginning of the 2010 season, and all coaches were extremely jubilant and looking forward to meeting each other in the coming weeks in the games ahead.