Football Coaching Courses

If you’re a keen football coach or player, and want to get certified, and want to know more about the coaching methods the professionals use, then perhaps you’ll be interested in professional coaching courses. Here in the U.K, there are a number of football courses which are run by the Football Association. The following article looks at what some of the basic football courses consist of, and some of the courses which are available to those who want to get into coaching.?? Research has shown that over the past few …

The Top 5 Arsenal Football Club Books

Arsenal : Extraordinary Images of an Amazing Club This is the first attempt to tell the story of the 121-year-history of the Arsenal Football Club through the greatest and most iconic Arsenal photography ever published. From the earliest days at Woolwich and Plumstead, through the heady highs of Herbert Chapman and George Allison, to the colourful 1980s and the successful Arsene Wenger era, these images capture the emotions, stories, faces, fans and day-to-day existence of this incredible Club. Rarely seen photography provides an alternative view of many of the key …

10 Football Coaching Tips For Kids You Can’t Do Without

Football coaching for kids can be just as demanding and hard work as it is for professional managers. No matter whether you are an experienced football coach or first time manager of a kids’ team, you can benefit from these 10 tips to become a better soccer coach. 1. Use Soccer drills Soccer drills are the foundations that help to teach the players the basics of the game. Skills such as dribbling round cones, passing games, running and fitness exercises are great for developing techniques and awareness. 2. Encourage players …

How Mark Cuban Can Be Successful With The UFL

Leave it to Mark Cuban to take on the mighty NFL. I, for one, am all for it. I love football. I willingly give up one full day each week to watch the pros. I even register in online chat rooms to discuss ways to improve the NFL and to make this proposed new league successful. Further, if I had the means, I would gladly join Mr. Cuban in this endeavor he looks to pursue. But, a word of caution, from my perspective as the customer, about the direction of …

Gifts From the Opposing Youth Football Coach

Never question a “gift” from your opponent. Just make sure to make the most advantage of the situation you have just received. Every once in a while a gift may come from your youth football opponent and we live by the old saying never look a gift horse in the mouth. For example, you find yourself in a situation where the other team is overpowering your team at the line of scrimmage. I mean to the point where they are getting 4-5 yards per carry directly off tackle or up …

Top 5 Selling Manchester City Football Club Books Reviewed

1. Colin Bell – Reluctant Hero: The Autobiography of a Manchester City and England Legend Most Manchester City supporters regard Colin Bell as their club’s best ever player. He graced the midfield during their greatest years as they won all domestic and European honours, and represented England 48 times before a serious knee injury ended his career prematurely when he was just 29. Now, in this revealing autobiography, ‘King Colin’ has opened up. He talks about never knowing his mother, who died when he was a baby, and of being …

Coaching Youth Football – Dealing With Impossible Parents

“Why isn’t my kid the quarterback?” is a common question youth football coaches need to answer every year. The reason this inquiry is a pain is it is always asked by a parent who is going to be a problem the entire year. Some nut, who likes to hear his, or her. own voice and is destined to be a problem for the full year, is always the same jerk bringing up these ridiculous questions. The character of these individuals prove that have live lousy lives and their only purpose …