Poor State of Junior Football

[paul merson]

But then on the other hand, Airton argues points and tries to drag answers and football discussion out of each coach yet is criticized for it, can’t win.

Germany & Spain improved their countries football development by having as many coaches as possible go through the courses/licenses, the difference being they were heavily subsidized.
They have many coaches with pro licenses coaching kids, they also have more contact hours per license.
Licenses don’t teach you the game, they teach you how to turn your review of a game into training sessions, how to get the most out of your sessions.
Not sure about the community courses, but the licenses are good, you can only teach what you know.

And what you know is only as good as your ability to teach it to others.

Spot on.

[limozeen]

But then on the other hand, Airton argues points and tries to drag answers and football discussion out of each coach yet is criticized for it, can’t win.

Germany & Spain improved their countries football development by having as many coaches as possible go through the courses/licenses, the difference being they were heavily subsidized.
They have many coaches with pro licenses coaching kids, they also have more contact hours per license.
Licenses don’t teach you the game, they teach you how to turn your review of a game into training sessions, how to get the most out of your sessions.
Not sure about the community courses, but the licenses are good, you can only teach what you know.

And what you know is only as good as your ability to teach it to others.

Spot on.

Which I think is just as big an issue as knowing nothing. Seen coaches who run around getting frustrated cause the kids aren't doing what they want but they kids have no idea what the guy is trying to get them to do.

[Sushi]

From what I gather though the courses are designed to teach you how to communicate, not what to coach and coaching techniques. That might be wrong but it's what I was told.

The community courses are useless, especially the game training certificate. You basically get to watch a bloke from the FFSA look at drills on his iPad. The course is concluded by each participant demonstrating that they can instruct a particular exercise. The guy from the FFSA wasn't evening watching most of the time. It's a pass on attendance basically, totally and utterly worthless, albeit sufficient to coach Juniors U13-U17 according to the FFSA.

Careful magnet, a few deluded souls on fn won't like you.

[Ricky Tan]

But then on the other hand, Airton argues points and tries to drag answers and football discussion out of each coach yet is criticized for it, can’t win.

Germany & Spain improved their countries football development by having as many coaches as possible go through the courses/licenses, the difference being they were heavily subsidized.
They have many coaches with pro licenses coaching kids, they also have more contact hours per license.
Licenses don’t teach you the game, they teach you how to turn your review of a game into training sessions, how to get the most out of your sessions.
Not sure about the community courses, but the licenses are good, you can only teach what you know.

Spot on here.
Airton made it very clear about why people should be undertaking the c-licence course when he was taking it at the time. I don't blame the course or the people who never played the game or played it at a decent level, I think it is good they are at least trying to educate themselves to be better coaches, as that is what the course is designed to teach, how to get the most out of sessions, and communication. Not everyone will be in the category of others who have played the game at a high level, played 300 games plus at NPL level etc.

Ultimately, it is the clubs responsibility to choose the right person for the a coaching role. I don't think it is fair to blame the coaching education courses available now.