does anybody here know how to become a certified football coach? the things is that i played football until uni-level only, never reach any national or higher level. usually a coach is a former player, for national team or state. but since i'm not, how may i get the certification? where to get it? anybody got any idea...???

I think that you need to complete a kind of "footballing" course in university/college...

i know if you wana be a manager you need a quality management degree. coaching, not very clear. my selangor team coach got a b license, he says he went for some exam thing to get it

is it something like sport science degree??

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Added on June 15, 2009, 9:28 pmwould love if u cud check with him, on how a beginner can start the course/exam...

This post has been edited by account_manager: Jun 15 2009, 09:28 PM

a good player doesnt mean he will be a good coach..
and a good coach does not mean he is a good player..
may i know where is this going??
ts, u want to be a coach??
good luck to you.. hope u will be a good coach..
Malaysia lack of good coach and some of them are not even certified..

if we do not have have quality players, i hope to become a quality coach/manager for Malaysia...

i also wish to be a football manager. it is my ambition. so far only got experiences through FM gaming

haha.. same lorr..

Maybe you can check here:
http://www.the-afc.com/eng/education/educa...education.htmll

TQ.

kind off..my cousin, a former Kedah reserve team captain tried to apply to be a coach but end up being asked to attend a year course there...

The thing is that, FAM requires all A license coach to have a sports science degree. A couple of years back, or last year (can't remember), when the requirement was first mooted, all Super League coaches was scrambling to get their degree. Now it has become a pre-requisite, to get A license la. Only class A coaches can coach a Super League team. & only FAM can produce A license.

B license is less stringent la, U only have to go to a course, then there's an exam. FAM & state FAs conduct such courses. Contact the state FA la, easier.

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Added on June 17, 2009, 1:26 pm

My advice is, get some experience first la. Playing football is not the same as coaching or managing a football team. Considering Malaysia's football culture, a lot of young aspiring coaches burned down simply due to frustration. Why ? Everybody's got ideas & stuff, but not everybody will agree to those ideas, especially revolutionary ones. Ppl will be more reluctant to accept ideas from somebody they dun know.

U can start with youth or junior teams. This is the best place to start. Why ? Becoz with the youth team, the players are not yet corrupted by the senior players or senior teams. They will accept everything U teach them, trust me. A few months back TV3 highlighted one youth team in Damansara I think, which was run by some group of parents. Dun even need a coaching license for that. & the team was very good, even won some local tournaments.

These are just some of my suggestions. Whatever path U take, good luck.

This post has been edited by tenno: Jun 17 2009, 01:27 PM

In England, minimum age requirement for coaching (F.A. Level 1) badge is 16 ! That badge will enable you to coach any under-8 team . My nephew got his when he's 18 and has been since coaching his local community team. Google F.A. of England to have an idea of the curriculum. Have no idea though where to do it here. Have heard of people getting a proper F.A. (England) badge in H.K. by doing an intensive weekend course.

TQ to all for helping. i got what i need already.