| Throughout my soccer career, i came across a | | | | alot younger, the coaching styles were totally |
| number of Soccer Coaches who all had different | | | | different to what we have today. In the past |
| styles, ideas and personalities. At the pinnacle of any | | | | coaches used intimidation and installed fear into the |
| sport, especially soccer, the top teams of any league | | | | players to get their message across. These coaches |
| are separated by the smallest of percentages. On | | | | who used to rant, rave and intimidate players |
| any given day, the bottom team can in fact beat the | | | | wouldn't survive in today's modern soccer. |
| league leaders. So how do we distinguish between a | | | | The great soccer coaches of today get to know |
| good coach and a great coach? | | | | their players. They talk to them and try to wok out |
| Some of the characteristics needed to be a good | | | | what makes this individual tick. How can i get the |
| soccer coach are | | | | best out of this player? Today's coaches are more |
| - Good Man/ Individual Management Skills | | | | like father figures, obviously the coaches who are |
| - Good Communication Skills | | | | poor in this area tend to struggle. |
| - Eliminating team or club politics | | | | After spending many years in soccer, the conclusion i |
| - and a good set of tactics or vision. | | | | draw is that great coaches had the ability to change |
| The best coaches I've worked with simply had all the | | | | direction and challenge the status quo. They were |
| above boxes ticked and placed great emphasis on | | | | not set in their ways or their training methods. Also |
| Man Management Skills and Communication. | | | | the coaches that stood out for me were the ones |
| A great soccer coach is able to control his team and | | | | who had a great personality and remembered that |
| get his message to the players as a group or on an | | | | life is always bigger than the game. |
| individual level. Back in the good old days when i was | | | | |