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4 Steps To Build Your Football Coaching Career To Any Level

In between your start point and your objective, there are two career building steps which will propel you towards satisfying your...

Another British Coach Lands Job Back Home After Roles Abroad

There is some uncertainty from coaches who are worried, that coaching stints abroad may harm their chances of getting a job back home in...

British Coach Named Interim Head Coach of Accra Lions, Ghana Premier League

There are times when people laugh at me or send me abusive emails, when I try to encourage volunteering as a step towards building a...

Session Plan Example - Exploiting Space In Opponents Defensive Line

Gregg Britton shares an example of a session plan, which aims to help the attacking team exploit space behind opposition full-backs and...

Research Into Female Coach Learners’ Experiences of the UEFA A Licence

'Female coach learners who had attended Level 1, Level 2, and UEFA B courses since 2010, highlighted similar instances of toxic...

Southampton FC Academy Coach Graham Mills, Session with CV

Youth Development Phase coach Graham Mills, leads a number of different practices including attacking and defending in wide areas. Check...

AFC Launches New Online Football Management Certificate

The new Football Management Course was launched last month under the newly established AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE). Photo:...

2 Replies from 120 Contacts - Here's Why

Most of us have been there. We send hundreds of emails or messages in the hope of gaining an opening to a future opportunity, optimistic...

Building a Career Abroad, Teaching English as a Foreign Language

If I knew what I do now, I would have got qualified to teach English abroad sooner. Now I understand the many benefits of getting...

Get Your Application Seen Early!

Imagine you're perfect for a job role, you tick all the requirements and have a superb CV but there's only one problem.... .......Nobody...

It's Alright For You Because....

Have you ever been told by someone 'It's alright for you because...', which suggests that everything you've worked hard for was given to...

The Biggest Mistake Is Not Starting

At times, the biggest mistake we can make is not starting at all. We compare ourselves unrealistically and talk ourselves out of making a...

The 4 Steps to Creating your Own Career Progression Timeline

If you're serious about your career you should already be implementing short and long term goals, but what steps are needed between...