| If you’ve always fancied yourself as the next | | | | that the whole team can watch and learn. Being able |
| Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Alex Ferguson or | | | | to watch the video again and again, and watch it in |
| Jose Mourinho, maybe you’re already involved in | | | | slow motion can also be beneficial. The coach or |
| playing or coaching football. Maybe you’re | | | | individual players can watch the video independently, |
| considering football as a good way of keeping fit, and | | | | and see which areas could be improved. |
| want to know more about tactics and techniques. | | | | Websites can combine video, text and images |
| Perhaps coaching your child’s school team | | | | making it ideal for sports and academic learning. |
| isn’t as easy as you thought, or maybe you just | | | | There are many online resources aimed at coaching |
| want to improve your own playing skills. Whatever | | | | football, and so finding the best one to meet your |
| the reason, there are many ways of learning how to | | | | needs can be daunting. The level of the coach and/or |
| play soccer, and becoming a better player or coach. | | | | players should be the main deciding factor. A site |
| Summer soccer coaching courses in the UK are | | | | aimed at people who have no soccer coaching or |
| usually intensive and over a week or longer, and are | | | | playing experience will probably not be suitable for a |
| often run by football clubs. Sometimes the course is | | | | professional club looking to prevent injuries or |
| staffed by former players, or players coming through | | | | improve the mental performance of a player. All sorts |
| the ranks and current players may make a guest | | | | of lessons can be found within these types of |
| appearance. Skills covered range from goalkeeping to | | | | websites, including training plans for children of |
| shooting, and utilise soccer drills and other coaching | | | | different ages, soccer drills, how to treat common |
| methods. Soccer coaching courses can be expensive | | | | injuries and much much more. As the player |
| especially for a family with more than one football | | | | progresses, the techniques become more difficult, |
| playing child and the best ones may not always be | | | | and the fitness and stamina will improve. |
| local. | | | | These types of soccer coaching websites provide a |
| Watching a lot of football, and hopefully picking up | | | | great deal of information and resources, and some |
| some skills from favourite players is useful, but not | | | | sites are endorsed by a well known former player or |
| the same as learning how to play soccer from a | | | | manager. Learning how to play soccer from a |
| professional qualified soccer coach. Imagine thinking | | | | professional coach or player, and being able to see |
| you could learn to drive by watching a Grand Prix, or | | | | techniques performed properly in real time by |
| that you could learn to be a doctor by watching a | | | | professionals, as well as explained in great detail by |
| TV medical drama. | | | | qualified coaches was previously only available via |
| Learning from books written by players or managers | | | | coaching courses. Now online soccer coaching is |
| is another way of learning the necessary skills and | | | | becoming popular, it can be invaluable, especially to |
| techniques, but are not always practical on a soccer | | | | younger players, who may learn better from |
| pitch. Books can be invaluable for the management | | | | watching than by reading. Football coaching websites |
| side of football, and what better way for a new | | | | may also offer help with working towards recognised |
| manager or coach to learn than from some of the | | | | professional football coaching qualifications As well as |
| most successful managers ever. It is difficult, | | | | techniques and tactics, these websites may cover |
| however, for a team to sit round a book to learn a | | | | fitness training, recovering from injury, and sports |
| technique for example. Providing a book for each | | | | psychology. |
| player could prove to be expensive, and may not be | | | | Whilst traditional methods of learning and coaching |
| the best use of resources. | | | | are still very popular, the rise of the soccer coaching |
| Using videos can be very effective to analyse all | | | | website means that people all over the world now |
| aspects of a match, including evaluating previous | | | | have access to the best coaches, football coaching |
| performances, identifying potential transfer targets, | | | | methods and information, at any time. Professional |
| working out the best tactics and which techniques to | | | | clubs and players, as well as those at grass roots |
| work on. Videos can also be used to assess the | | | | level can benefit from an internet based football |
| strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams, and | | | | academy. Just think, the club you play for or coach, |
| can even be more valuable that a scout’s report. | | | | could now be using the very same soccer coaching |
| Videos can be shown in a classroom environment so | | | | methods as the club you support! |