FIVB Coach Course Level 3 was held from 18-25 November 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, where the participants received their lisences. The course was attended by 35 participants from 16 countries, including not only Asia but also Europe and Africa, and We were able to deepen our learning in a very international atmosphere.
THIRTY-FIVE COACHES PASS FIVB LEVEL-3 COURSE IN THAILAND
This article summarises the FIVB Coach Course as a whole, including the Level 1 and Level 2 courses I have attended so far, in the hope that it will be useful to those attending the course in the future.
What is FIVB?
FIVB stands for Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (French). It is the international governing body for volleyball, beach volleyball, snow volleyball, etc. It was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
What is FIVB Coach Course?
FIVB also focuses on coach development as part of its activities to promote and develop the sport, and organizes coach courses all over the world. The Coach Courses, which range from Level 1 to Level 3, are held throughout the year in different countries and regions and are hosted by national associations and run by internationally experienced FIVB-accredited instructors.
You can find the schedule for each of the courses held in each country via the links below. Scroll down a little further and you will also find a Q&A section on taking a coach course if you are interested.
You can also download the Coach Course Level 1 and Level 2 manuals for free from the links below. English, Spanish and French versions are available, so please take a look at these too if you are interested.
COACHES COURSES MATERIALS (14)
Now, from here, rather than introducing official information, I would like to write as frankly as possible about what I have actually felt after having attended Levels 1 to 3 so far, as a reflection for myself.
The system and content of each course is constantly being improved and updated, and the instructors who actually run the courses vary greatly, so I hope you will understand that what I am about to write here is just my own experience as a participant.
I hope that this article will encourage more people to take the Coach Courses.
Motivations for attending the FIVB Coach Course
As I recall, I first heard about the FIVB Coach Course about seven years ago now. At the time, I was working as a high school teacher and setting up a volleyball club for primary and junior high school students, managing and coaching the club. We were still newlyweds, and my wife and I often talked about our future plans. And We were in agreement that we wanted to live abroad one day, and that I wanted to coach volleyball as a career. However, I don’t think we were that serious about it at first, as it was a very vague idea. But I remember that we were both excited about it at the time.
But as we continued talking, our future plans became more and more concrete. And then, ‘How can I get a coaching job abroad when I have no coaching experience and no track record?’ One solution I came up with was to take the FIVB Coach Course and get a licsnce.
Until then, I didn’t even know it existed. I remember that it was around January 2018 that I clearly recognized the existence of FIVB Coach Course and decided to get a license. I then resigned from teaching in March 2018 and moved my base of activities to Berlin in April 2018, but due to family circumstances I had to return home suddenly after about only one month. Then I resumed volleyball coaching in Hokkaido by chance.
