How do I become a football/soccer manager/coach? What are some steps I can take to start?

I'd start by volunteering at a local club, they're always on the lookout for people to help out, even if to start with it's just helping to set the equipment up prior to a match or training session. You'll be very unlucky to find a club that just wants someone to set up equipment though. Most clubs rely on volunteer coaches to and managers to run the club. There is also a difference between the responsibilities of a manager and those of a coach. For example both the manager and coach will usually take part in training session at an amateur level, but the manager will also need to organise the matches each week, pick the team, liase with the opposing manager to arrange a kick off time amongst other things. I started by volunteering to help the local team my son plays for, and the club paid for me to complete my FA Level 1 badge, that was a brilliant course and I'd totally recommend it to anyone in the UK.

If you found a place to volunteer, I'd be curious to know what fears you have, or if there are obstacles that you forsee. I'm doing a thesis on the subject for my master's, and would love to pick your brain. I ask because I think many of us want to coach, but then aside from finding a place that is looking (they are everywhere, though) we self-doubt and hold ourselves back. What tools would you need to be successful when you start? Is there something aside from licensure that you think you might need or want?

Good for you! Coaching youth sports is something many people find incredibly rewarding. I have worked with a variety of coaches, and I would first advise you to take a look at the most common mistakes coaches make so that you can have a plan in place for preventing them. Here are a few examples and ways you can combat them: 1. Not Having a Parent Meeting Before the Season Starts This is really true for anyone coaching a youth sports team. Plenty of parents are convinced that their 8-year-old is going to score a full ride to their university of choice with a football scholarship How to Avoid It I would absolutely suggest that you hold a meeting with parents before the season starts or during the first week of practice. If you aren't going to hold a team parent meeting, at least send a letter home with your kids or email their parents with the information and expectations you want to convey. Show that you are open to chat about any concerns and expect that everyone acts with respect. 2. Diving Into Complicated Plays too Early On You have studied the game for a while, and you have hundreds of different plays and skills you want to show your team. But it turns out that most of your players are struggling with tackling and catching... How to Avoid It Being a coach is exciting because you get to pass your knowledge on to kids. It's important to remember, however, that as a youth football coach, your ultimate end goal is to teach them the fundamentals of the game. It sounds too simple, but if your players aren't given a strong foundation, they won't be ready to build upon those skills and learn more complicated plays as they get older. Focus on the fundamentals, and then try a few new plays once you feel your athletes have the basics down. 3. Getting Into Public Confrontations with Parents This goes back to the number one most common mistake made by coaches. You did everything you could to let parents know your expectations, and even shared your contact information with them for whenever they have any questions. So what happens if you do all this, but then weeks later at a game you have a parent blow up on the sidelines and insist on having a shouting match right then and there? How to Avoid It To avoid a disaster, try to avoid talking to any irate, shouting parent at the game. You should be focusing on the athletes, and not the parents anyways. If you have to somehow confront an angry parent. keep a calm tone of voice and ask to speak to them at a later time. Ideally, you can set up a meeting for the next day or later to give them some time to cool off. This one-on-one should be in private, unless you have an assistant coach who can sit in on the meeting. Hear them out, and keep the focus on the kid. Thank them for sharing their concerns when they leave. 4. Thinking They Know It All No matter how amazing of a coach you are, there are always things you don't know or could do better. There are also rules and regulations that are constantly changing. How to Avoid It In order to ensure that you don't get stuck in your ways or become a major know-it-all, make an effort to continuously educate yourself about the sport. There are plenty of coaching seminars, certifications, educational coaching blogs and sites that you can learn from. 5. Not Keeping It Fun Some coaches get so into the game that they forget that that's what it is - a game. It is tempting to keep your weaker players on the bench, or to spend significantly more time coaching your top few players. But at the end of the day, you and your players are there to have fun, win or lose. How to Avoid It Make having fun a priority for yourself and your players. Communicate this to your players and their parents from the start of the season. In fact, your end goal as a coach should be to have every kid return to play next season. That's when you know you did a great job. I wrote a recent blog post on the subject for American youth football coaches, but these mistakes can be applied to basically any coach in any sport. I list more here: http://hubs.ly/H01ml2w0 Note: I see this question was asked a while ago, but it's an important subject so I decided to answer anyways - hopefully some coaches find these tips helpful to implement for next season!

May I please introduce to you a real story, how an ordinary people became a football manager for a real team. Enjoy :) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2340324/Football-Manager-Vugar-Huseynzade-got-FC-Baku-job.html

It depends on what football you are speaking about. But generally you begin as an assistant at a lower level and work your way up. It helps if you are a former player or your father was a manager.

In order tobe a successful sports manager, one needs a good sports team management software or website through which he/she can run the sports league like a boss. I prefer Sportzly because with the help of this sports league and team management and administration website I have been able to handle all the administrative work for years. You can make your work easy and effortless through its tools. Long gone that time when coaches and managers use methods such as data entry, manually sorting teams and players, and rosters, etc. but now websites like Sportzly have changed all that and began a new era of finest sports management. Your understanding for the game is enough for you to start as a trainee under some high school soccer coach where you will learn all you need to learn. You can take help of Sportzly while you will be on training and after that you can professionally able to manage and organize your own team.