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Coaches begin Oceania A Licence Coaching journey!

Coaches from four different Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Member Associations completed their first step towards gaining the region’s highest coaching qualification at the OFC/NZF A Licence Coaching Course between January 24-30. Held in Palmerston North, 22 New Zealand-based coaches and six others from Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Solomon …

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Female-only coaching courses thrive across Northern Ireland!

The Irish FA Foundation’s female-only coaching courses are proving to be extremely popular across Northern Ireland. Last year saw the biggest uptake to date for courses where only women and girls take part. Five female-only national coaching certificate (NCC) courses were staged – a new record. In the early part …

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Coaches start journey towards OFC Senior C Licence in Solomon Islands!

Seventeen coaches from the Solomon Islands took the first step towards earning their OFC Senior C Licence qualification last month, taking part in a five-day coaching course in Honiara. The course involved theoretical and practical sessions delivered by the Solomon Islands Football Federation technical department, led by Technical Director Moses …

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AIFF to organise online refresher course!

The All India Football Federation will be organising 2 online refresher courses for coaches with AFC/AIFF ‘C’ Diploma. The course will consist of the following topics: Coaching Styles, Shadow Play, importance of Small-Sided-Games (SSG) in Modern Football, Analysing The Game and Football Periodisation. The two courses will be conducted between …

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Finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach & The Best FIFA Men’s Coach announced!

FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Coach awards. The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach are (in alphabetical order): Lluís Cortés (Spain / FC Barcelona) Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women) Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch …

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Continuous coaching commitment see Nepal & Mongolia awarded B Level membership!

The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) and the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) have become the latest Member Associations (MA) to be awarded B Level membership in the AFC Coaching Convention for their long-term commitment towards improving coach education in their respective countries. Theory and practical sessions were held via Zoom …

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AIFF to conduct first ever women-only AFC ‘C’ Diploma Course in Chhattisgarh in January 2022!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will conduct a special all-women’s AFC ‘C’ Diploma Coaching Course from January 4 to 10, 2022 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh as a precursor to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup later that month and the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup towards the end of the year. …

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Samoa merge coach education with futsal festival!

Budding futsal coaches in Samoa had the chance to apply their new skills at the end of a three-day MA Futsal Coaching Workshop last month, overseeing a futsal festival on Savai’i island which was attended by 80 kids. Run by Football Federation Samoa (FFS) Savai’i Development Manager Tala Salamasina and …

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Benigno Hernandez & Thomas Gronnemark round off AIFF Virtual International Coaching Conference 2021 on a high!

The AIFF Virtual International Coaching Conference 2021 came to an end on Sunday, December 5, 2021, with the last two sessions conducted by Benigno Hernandez Abeleira, a professor and digital content creator at MBP school of coaches, and Thomas Gronnemark, the throw-in coach for Liverpool FC, and many other professional …

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