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