Has anyone done their coaching badges?

Did the level one about 12 years ago when my lad started playing. Its worth joining the FA coaches association too, good supply of materials and updates profiles etc and a monthly mag which is probs digital these days.

Were I a younger fred I'd deffo do it, as there are a lot of tasty summer jobs at camps all over the world.

mate of mine just passed his Uefa-b, he had to tell tony grant how to stay on-side.

Been doing this over the last week.

Piece of piss really, hard bit is playing whilst other people on the course practise their drills - legs are £#%&!ed.

Final assessments on Sunday....

Passed.

You can call me 'boss' or 'gaffer' now...whatever you're comfortable with.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Passed.

You can call me 'boss' or 'gaffer' now...whatever you're comfortable with.

Good stuff Carlo.


You gonna have CS embroidered in all your clobber?

Great idea...currently only have it on my socks and boxers.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Passed.

You can call me 'boss' or 'gaffer' now...whatever you're comfortable with.

ok, heres the question

you are 1-0 up with 30 seconds to go

their centre forward is through on goal

does your defender



a) chase after him and boot him in the ankle, thereby winning the game ?

b) go by the coaching manual, play fair, risk the opponent scoring and therefore drop points ?


I chose (a), hence my spectator status

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Great idea...currently only have it on my socks and boxers.

Time to tell the world the troof Carlo.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Passed.

You can call me 'boss' or 'gaffer' now...whatever you're comfortable with.

Well done pal.

I did the course over the weekend, content was great and picked up some great new sessions for training.
I've got my assessment next Sunday and am first up

My legs feel like someone has injected them with concrete this morning though, sore as £#%&!.
2 days of non stop football, running and sunshine has done me in.

Originally Posted by ScholesScoresGoals2

I did the course over the weekend, content was great and picked up some great new sessions for training.
I've got my assessment next Sunday and am first up

My legs feel like someone has injected them with concrete this morning though, sore as £#%&!.
2 days of non stop football, running and sunshine has done me in.

It's £#%&!ing knackering isn't it?

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

It's £#%&!ing knackering isn't it?

£#%&! me

Saturday night I got home and couldn't get off the bed.

Got home last night sat down for 10 mins and just couldn't move, my legs were stuck in a straight line

Sore as £#%&! today but I'm hoping its the kick up the arse I need to get a bit fitter, in a strange way I'm enjoying the pain.....top laugh though

Originally Posted by ScholesScoresGoals2

£#%&! me

Saturday night I got home and couldn't get off the bed.

Got home last night sat down for 10 mins and just couldn't move, my legs were stuck in a straight line

Sore as £#%&! today but I'm hoping its the kick up the arse I need to get a bit fitter, in a strange way I'm enjoying the pain.....top laugh though

How many were on your course?

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

How many were on your course?

40, we split into 2 groups of 20.

Our coaches are an A licence cockney, decent bloke and a scouse lad who for a scouser is a top lad.
Did my drill yesterday as a test and passed it so should piss it next week.

Originally Posted by ScholesScoresGoals2

40, we split into 2 groups of 20.

Our coaches are an A licence cockney, decent bloke and a scouse lad who for a scouser is a top lad.
Did my drill yesterday as a test and passed it so should piss it next week.

As long as you go to all the sessions you will pass.

don't need a badge to tell me how to understand the game.

roy keane has 'badges' and he couldn't manage his breakfast without marginalising himself.

A guy I know has a badge, tried to change his teams formation to 343 and got a letter in the post telling him it wasn't approved. Give me a break.

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop

don't need a badge to tell me how to understand the game.

roy keane has 'badges' and he couldn't manage his breakfast without marginalising himself.

A guy I know has a badge, tried to change his teams formation to 343 and got a letter in the post telling him it wasn't approved. Give me a break.

Its not about understanding the game fuzzles its about getting the most from your training sessions.
TBH I thought I knew a lot and my sessions were good, this weekend has given me loads of new ways to go about things and progressing a simple shooting exercise into something more.

Cracking course, would receommend it to anyone.

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop

don't need a badge to tell me how to understand the game.

roy keane has 'badges' and he couldn't manage his breakfast without marginalising himself.

A guy I know has a badge, tried to change his teams formation to 343 and got a letter in the post telling him it wasn't approved. Give me a break.

They're alot better than the FAI badges: you lot only have to demonstrate an ability to drag wild horses off the field of play and then recite a few rebel songs after you've had a few pints.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

They're alot better than the FAI badges: you lot only have to demonstrate an ability to drag wild horses off the field of play and then recite a few rebel songs after you've had a few pints.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

They're alot better than the FAI badges: you lot only have to demonstrate an ability to drag wild horses off the field of play and then recite a few rebel songs after you've had a few pints.

loving the arrogance. At the end of the day there are still no decent english managers for all your fancy badges and self respect.