Football coaches develop the skills and motivation of football players and teams.
£14,000 Starter
to£30,000 Experienced
36 to 38 variable
evenings / weekends / bank holidays flexibly
You can get into this job through:
There are undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications for football coaching as well as courses that combine football coaching with subjects like:
To apply for some courses, you may need an FA Level 1 Certificate in Coaching and experience of coaching in a team environment, alongside the academic requirements.
You'll usually need:
You could do a college course, which will help you to get started. Relevant subjects include:
You'll need to check if your course includes the FA Coaching Awards, or if you need to take these separately.
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You could do an intermediate apprenticeship as a sport community activator coach, if you want to work as a football coach in the community.
Employers will set their own entry requirements.
You could start as a volunteer at your local amateur football club.
This will help to build up your experience and could lead into training for professional coaching qualifications.
You can do coaching qualifications offered by The Football Association.
Qualifications start at beginner's Level 1 and go all the way up to the Level 5 UEFA Pro Licence for the professional game.
Contact your local County Football Association to get more details about courses.
You'll need some footballing ability so that you can demonstrate skills and techniques when coaching. Getting experience of working with players from a variety of backgrounds and abilities is also useful.
Salaries for coaches in English professional football are much higher than those working in education, the community and for smaller football clubs.
You can find out more about a career in coaching through The Football Association and UK Coaching.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
You'll also need to do The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop.
In this role you could:
You could work in the community, at a school, at a college, at a university or at a sports arena.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers, physically demanding and you'll travel often.
You may need to wear a uniform.
As a community coach, with further training, you could move into sports development or youth work. As a coach with a professional team, you could move to a bigger or higher profile club.
You could also move into a specialist area like sports psychology or goalkeeping coaching.
The FA Licensed Coaches' Club offers continuing training and progression for coaches.
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