hi,

the title says it all. what do you think football coaching should be?

a serious career would increase your chances of suceeding but you won't get much income.
as a hobby you may not get as far, but you can do another full time job for a good wage?

what do you think is the best path?

If your thinking about coaching i would first do it as a hobby see if you like it, grasp the very basics.

If you then really enjoy it and would like to do it full time then why not give it a bash.

Whilst you were doing it part time it would be best if you saved money up because i dont know exactly but the badges you need cost quite a bit to get.

thx for reply. ye im i plan to get a job when im 16 to get bit of cash, n im good at saving money..im a bit cheap lol. anybody esle with any advice?

Yeh me too, ive gone back to 6th form and because my parents earn less than a certain amount i get EMA( only £10 a week ) but if you dotn spend that for a while money can build up.

Im planning on doing coaching as a hobby when im older, but you never know, i could be very good then become first team coach at Spurs

i have to say i support Arsenal. im not going to hold it against you and i hope you don't either. and i admit we were pretty lucky to win. a draw would have been fairer.

Ye you were

Have you introduced yourself in the newcomers section, if you havent may aswell do so, so i have more gooners to torment

kk ill go n introduce myself

So Frammo, who far are you looking to take this coaching idea,

Hobby? As a Full time Job?

well hopefully full time eventually. i plan to take my level 1 in june. im gonna stay on at 6th form 4 2 years n then i mite go on a football coaching related uni course. ill get coaching experience throughout.

Sounds good, good luck with whatever you decide to do.

you too mate

Thanks Frammo!

anybody else? replies r much appreciated.

As YoBBo said, could start it off as a hobby and if you enjoy it and find yourself doing well, try and turn it into a job. Good Luck

any body else got ne thing to say?

To be honest, from what i've heard there are very few full-time coaching positions to be found, although if you couldn't find a full-time job you could always start up your own coaching company and go around schools or something. I'm currently doing a sports science degree and i've got my level two badge and I too am looking to get into full-time football coaching once i've finished my course but its all about experience. You should try to get as much coaching experience, coaching as many different age groups as possible in order to give yourself the best possible chance of landing a full-time position.

Hope that helps