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Be-a-top-football-coach
By Peter Wakefield
Many, many men and women give up a large part of their personal free time for very good causes. But are they making the most of their precious spare time?

Many of them pass on their valuable knowledge and experiences in sports such as soccer, or football, if you're not from the USA.

Perhaps their own kids play in the team they coach and manage and while this is sometimes a thankless task and very hard work (I've been there) it's also very rewarding when you can pass on your own knowledge and skills.

But how can you make the coaching better? How can you make your skills training better?

Perhaps you were or are a very good player yourself and want to pass this on but can't get your ideas over to the people you want to coach.

How can you be a coach?

There are many many junior and amateur teams locally to you and all over the world. In fact how many of you have started your own team or taken over the running, coaching or managing of a team?

Once you have started to run or want to help out in the coaching or be a coach you'll need to have some knowledge of how to actually be a coach.

These days the leagues (whichever type of standard) are more competative than ever and so you'll need a more structured way of coaching.

Some of the things you'll need to cover when you want to be a coach are-

Skills, drills and techniques, skill tests, fitness drills, set plays or set pieces from corners, free kicks and throw ins, nutrition and fitness, as well as covering basics such as passing, heading, warming up, crossing, defending, goalkeeping, shooting, defending, ballwork, running with the ball, juggling etc. etc.

Time is always very important, especially if you're trying to juggle your coaching sessions during the week with work or school commitments, so use whatever time you have wisely and don't waste it. Once you've got a structure in place for your coaching you'll want to keep things fresh and keep your players buzzing and enjoying their training sessions, the more enjoyment your players get out of a coaching session then the more likely they are to put what you've taught them into practice during a match.

If you've got a resource you can have in front of you, or look at anytime you've got a spare few minutes, you can use this to plan your next coaching session.

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class="articletext1">About the Author:
Peter Wakefield
Coach (or football) like a professional by visiting http://www.beasoccercoach.info