Becoming a football coach

[Nani Nana]

Any of you Caftards took up coaching credentials?

I am thinking of applying for a UEFA Licence and put my thousands of hours watching football to some use.

I am amazed by the football knowledge of some of you and am sure you are familiar with people who became coaches without a football background?

 

[The-Mezzala]

Its extremely difficult to get a job without any playing experience. But anyone can do the courses. But you never know.

Andre Villa Boas never played professionally and ended up managing. I think more clubs are open than ever to giving non pros a chance in coaching. Anyone can do the badges. Obviously its a risk because they are not cheap. But if you have a self belief and passion no reason you can’t put them to good use. I only ever played semi professionally and 90 Percent of coaches back then were bluffers. Think a lot of it is confidence. You could know tactics inside out . But if you can’t convince 11 guys what you want from them it’s pointless.