Coerver latest

[ian.curry]

Latest from me anyway.

Going up to Edinburgh on Friday with my u14s for a 3 hour workshop at the Hearts training ground - will be speaking with the regional director about opportunities.

Firstly I hope that I like it enough to want to do it for a living, I so far am very impressed by the layout, programme, testimonies, website and so on.

Secondly, you need to be minimum Level 2 to get the licence, my assessments in June, I am working really hard towards learning many SSG's and developing the formula.
I hope they will still entertain the interests I have despite not yet having this award.

Thirdly, I want to make a really big impression on them, they are looking to setup in my north east area and they have said that my previous experience could be extremely useful. How else can I impress them? I'm trying to research the area and the various youth coaching activities that go on, plus the average prices/ages of these courses.

Between now and Friday I am off work, and want to build up some sort of folder of information to have with me, has anyone got suggestions for what could be useful?

Finally, yes, I will be myself and I realise it may not be the thing for me - but if it is, I want to get off on the best foot possible.

[ian.curry]

We went today, really good day out apart from missing the right slip road and adding an hour on to the journey.
All my players enjoyed it, did well and perhaps learned areas in which they can improve their own game.
I personally enjoyed it, although I wasn't blown away by it. I learned more from watching the coach, how he set up etc. It was fascinating to see 6 or 7 sessions all using the same cone setup - 4 lines of 6 cones parallel, approx 10 yards apart. For an hour and a half he didn't move a single cone.

It gave me plenty of new ideas and it really isn't different to coaching a normal club session - which means I will be able to fit all of the DVD stuff into my weekly sessions.

I can certainly see how these sessions, used on a regular basis, will influence the teams attacking play.

As for my opportunities, its hopeful. I got straightfoward and honest answers, I may become some kid of 'rep' for my area first, then slowly build up part time. It will however, take a few years before I can rely on it.

A good day out, and most probably worth the £20 each player paid for it.

[Jerzy]

Originally Posted by ian.curry

As for my opportunities, its hopeful. I got straightfoward and honest answers, I may become some kid of 'rep' for my area first, then slowly build up part time. It will however, take a few years before I can rely on it.

I'm pretty sure that's how most folks got started. Did they talk franchise fees?

Glad it went well for you...

[ian.curry]

No franchise fees were talked about. I think at this stage they are looking to extend the Scotland franchise as it were, with a person in my area being the rep for it...and as such not having the potential earnings of a franchisee.

Watching the DVD's I promise I have never spent money so wisely in my life, they are absolutely packed of brilliant stuff, months of sessions in there for any age group. I love it.

So I'll keep up my interest in it, I've also had feedback from the other foot soccer school, however this is a very much smaller affair where the fella has done extremely well with the contacts that he has. Its also a fair bit further up the road(Inverness), things are slower with that one.

I wonder if anyone on here has been to the Futebol de Salao camps?

[adam.t]

Have you had any further dealings with Coerver? or has anyone has any dealings with them?

[ian.curry]

None at all to be honest. I emailed Gordon after about 2 months of no contact but got no reply - so it looks like a non-starter for the forseeable future.
It stands out to me that he has been doing it for 15 years, yet only for a job for 6.

[74offsuit]

Originally Posted by ian.curry

None at all to be honest. I emailed Gordon after about 2 months of no contact but got no reply - so it looks like a non-starter for the forseeable future.
It stands out to me that he has been doing it for 15 years, yet only for a job for 6.

Very poor not to get a reply. Does not inspire confidence.

[adam.t]

My club has a supposed link with Coerver UK - however they have also gone quiet!!!

[djasha68]

I know of a guy who runs a Brazilian Soccer school, he does quite well, but be prepared to do a lot of paperwork, advertising, phone calls etc.
Remember most of your time will be spent promoting your business and for a while your profits will be paying the franchisee. Just dont envisage yourself turning up at a session and going home 2 hours later. To make it work you will need to be very pro active and if your business grows be willing to do a lot of paperwork.
I personally would not bother with Coerver after they cant ever reply to you. Sounds to me that they wont support your business professionally and your money would be better spent on your own company. You have to ask yourself what can they do for you. Franchises are never cheap, you have to make a certain amount just to pay them off. Personally I would go alone, I thought about franchises but I dont see them being the way forward. Out of all the franchises the only one I would look at is PremierSports, as they really do get behind you and help you promote your business.

Another thing to remember is apart from coaches who has heard of Coerver, do you think 7yr old James cares, as long as you can give the kids a good fun session that they want to come back to, you will make more money going alone. The money you would spend on a franchise, would give you the ability to promote your business, get a website, buy a small 2nd hand van with sign writing and you would still have change.
You obviously have experience coaching, you have seen Coerver DVD`s and I take it you have worked with numbers, as you will need 20 kids + at a time if you are going to make any sort of decent living. Try spending the next year working with a group of under 10`s as often as possible, at least 3 times a week, not running a team for them, just coaching, maybe a group from a local primary school for free. Film them from when you start and then at the end to show how much difference you have made. Put that on your website, then you have a great promotional tool for your company. Now I am off to bed, good luck with what ever you do...