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