Guys,

Some of the people on this forum might be in coaching positions - so I thought I'd start a thread with links to websites with videos / training resources.

My first would be - http://www.insidesoccer.com

If you want some good basic shooting / control drills also check out the free Nike+ Elite training iPhone Apps. They have sessions with Barca and Juve. Both have 4 week / 2-3 session per week training schedules to improve accuracy and control.

Thanks for that forbze
I think the most important resource we coaches need is the long awaited skills test.
I would like to know how the technical ability of the kids i coach stands up against the national average.
Cheers
ps any skills test or national average will do.

thank you for sharing this link forbze

Check out the SPARQ skills test. It's more about fitness etc. But the SPARQ test can be modified for football.

Check out http://www.nike.com/nikefootball/training/sparq?locale=en_AU it's got information about it there.

"Right guys, I attended the A licence prep course in Newcastle yesterday and as promised I will post the info I was given.

I will put the information down in the order that it was given and if there are any questions on it I will try to answer them.

Course Rationale
They started off by trying to explain why candidates shouldn't choose to go onto the Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish A Licence courses. they said it was because each course is designed to meet the needs of coaches working at the top level in THAT country, so the Welsh A licence would be like learning to coach in semi pro

Minimum Course Hours = 120
English FA = 240 Hours
Spanish FA = 550 Hours

The reason that the Spanish FA need so many "extra" hours is due to the amount of South American influence and extra systems of play they need to know at the top level.

In Czech Rep they ask each candidate on the A licence to learn another language totalling 60 hours of work.

Candidate Competencies
- Operate effectivly in all coaching situations at the highest level of youth and/or adult football

- Plan, organise, conduct and evaluate practical coaching sessionson all aspects of play.

- Successfully employ various coaching methods and styles appropriate, and relevent to the needs of the player of the team.

-Understand the importance and timely application of the various theorectical aspects to, and releventto, the role of the coachat the highest level.

- maintain the highest standards of conduct at all times.

UEFA A Framework
From start to final assessment it will take 3 years, although you can take up to 5 years to complete.

You can have as many re-assessments as you need although there are cost implications for each one.

The quickest time the English A Licence can be completed is 14-16 months.

You can take a year out between part on and part 2 if you want to/need to.

Part 1
13 Days
1 session(Videoed, DVD copy given to you to analyse and define your own strengths and weaknesses)
4 workshops(Fitness, Psychology, Performance analysis, Player Development)
Action Plan

After thn you must complete a minimum of 3- hours evidenced coachng, Do tasks in logbook etc.

Part 2
7 days
1 session (11v11)
Logbook submitted
Action Plan

Away from that minimum of 10 hours of coaching around subject matter.

Final Assessment
Regional
2 Sessions(1 squad = 1 11v11)
Outcome

One thing they mentioned is you re now paired up with anoth coach from the course who will have the direct opposite session to the one you will have.

Final Assessment Detail
Only marks on teh final assessment count towards the outcome

Session 3
Squd session - Working on a theme with 18 players related to the match play problem for session 4

Session 4 - Match Play, Coaching in the game
Introduction = 2 mins
Game intervention = 15mins
Half time = 5 mins
Game intervention = 15 mins

Marking
There are 14 catagories on each assessment sheet.
- you must get 21 or more Y to pass
- You must not score an N in the same box twice

Assessment criteria will fall under:
Organisation/management
Problemsolving
Communication

Candidate Considerations
- You must be or want to be working at the top levelof football with a focus on 11v11

- You must be in a position to work with players of the appropriate technical, physical and cognitive standards.

- Work often enough to cover all aspects of play on numerous occasions in order to identify weaknessses.

- Commit to a period of intensive study around coaching, teaching and other associated disciplines.

- Develop an innate capacity for recognising components of effective performance.

3 courses in 2010 with 30 candidates on each course.
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Found this interesting
Good to think about next time you do an Australian coaching course.
550 hrs

Another great site for comparing international coaching pathways
copy and past the link into your browser

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~dgraham/manual/Pages/Resources/cert.html#neth
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Edited by krones3: 1/2/2010 11:28:18 AM

Edited by krones3: 1/2/2010 11:28:50 AM

Is there any news what the FFA Technical Director Han Berger or Alistair Edwards would do anything about changing the coaching content involved in the Australian Licences??? Anyone know???

They've already changed a few things, for instance the pathways are being modified etc.

Coaching content needs to be improved tho. I did my Youth cert 1 on the weekend - was pretty average course, Didn't learn all that much.

Are they going to change the coaching content i mean what Han Berger has been doing in that department...isnt he surposed to change the whole coaching content???

Edited by Barca4Life: 2/2/2010 03:14:37 PM

any coaches on here. need help.

i have a problem in that i lean back a lot during the game. when im taking a shot, running with the ball or even when receiving a pass. its not really helping my game, and its something that has only developed recently, in the last year....what should be done to rememdy it.

How old are you? if your in your mid teen's this is pretty normal - your just having growth spurts and your body is just adjusting itself, your balance will come back over time... just focus on trying to fix it where you can to train your body. Make sure you get your head and your knee over the ball when striking to ensure your leaning forward.

If your older than that 15-16 - you could have gone through growth spurts already, but need to develop your core muscles.

If your 18+ you should have settled down by now - do you have this problem outside of Football?

I.e. if your walking down the street, do you have the problem where you lean back alot then?

It could be postural or anything... Funny story - I'm 6 foot 4 tall, and basically from when i was 15 - 20 I used to walk down the street and would just randomly roll my ankles... turns out because I'm so tall, and I'd had growth spurts, I wouldn't look down as far as I should to look at my walking path and would trip on random things.

im 21. the thing is i never used to have this problem before. i used to have a solid shot and all, but over the last year or two i have developed it. im about the same height as you and dont have the best posture i would agree. i also roll my ankles a lot. its just something has crept in to my game of late. even when going in for tackles.

I could not find the link of your post.
Is this for tutorial online or downloadable?