Football Coaching – The Youth Award

The Football Association Youth Coaching Award is a groundbreaking new football coaching course designed to help football coaches understand as much about their players as they understand about the game.

Sir Trevor Brooking explains why the FA have developed the Youth Module football coaching courses and how he hopes these will transform football at Grassroots level. The FA hope that the qualifications will enable coaches to better understand the needs of young football players and improve the base level of players in this country.

Football Coaching – The Youth Award

Football Association Youth Award is a groundbreaking new coaching course designed to help football coaches understand as much about their players as they understand about the game.

Goalkeeping coaching with Rob Green

Rob Green talks about his goalkeeping coaches. Goalkeepers need coaches with specific goalkeeping knowledge to help them develop. Take a goalkeeping coaching course with the Football Association.

Developing Good Football Training Practices

One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to football training practices. Each individual player is of different ability, size, and physicality and has different needs. Fabio Capello talks about how a good football coach tailors practice sessions to suit players with varying abilities and skill. The Football Association Youth coaching Award helps football coaches to understand these needs and meet them.

Coaching young football players

James Milner talks about how he has grown up playing football and how young football players should be coached differently to adults. Young players think differently and learn differently. A good football coach understands this and coaches players in a way that is suitable for the age, ability and needs of the players. The Football Association Youth Award coaching course helps train football coaches to do this.

Developing the right football coaching environment

Fabio and Ashley Cole talk about creating the correct football coaching environment for young players to learn. Players must feel safe, motivated, happy and free to express themselves. This is down to the football coach. Learn more with The FA Youth Award coaching course.