Tag Archives: Coaching

Karnataka State FA to hold ‘D’ License Coaching Course in December!

The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will be conducting an AIFF ‘D’ License Course for coaches from December 7 to 12, 2020 at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Ashoknagar, Bangalore. The course fee is Rs 15,800 inclusive of GST. Interested candidates may contact the KSFA office at the Bangalore Football …

Read More »

Specialised Referee Coaches help Indian supervisors move forward together!

As Indian football continues to move forward together, efforts are being made by all stakeholders to keep progressing and constantly improving – with one of them being the Indian referees. In a novel initiative by the All India Football Federation, specialized coaches have been appointed for the nation’s top referees …

Read More »

New Zealand goalkeeper coaches start new coaching course!

Isaac Tetteh and Enaut Zubikarai will go from goalkeeping course classmates to coaching rivals this weekend. Both men are part of the inaugural OFC/NZF Goalkeeping C Licence course being held in Auckland. The five-day coaching course is spread across two blocks and began with a three-day stretch that ran from …

Read More »

Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate Course kicks off!

Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate course organised by the All India Football Federation have commenced on Friday, November 6. Sixty participants have enrolled for the course whereas Joshua Vaz and Shailesh Karkera are the instructors. Sunando Dhar, CEO, Leagues, in his opening address, mentioned that there is “huge potential” for …

Read More »

FA of Odisha (FAO) to organised coaching courses in January/February 2021!

The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) will be conducting AIFF ‘C’, AIFF ‘D’ & AIFF ‘E’ license coaching courses in the month’s of January and February 2021. Interested candidates are asked by the FAO to register their name with the Football Association of Odisha. In order to register their name, …

Read More »

Superpower Football: Top 5 – Indian Football Coaches!

SPF’s very own Johnson Kanjirathingal picks his top 5 Indian coaches who are currently in the Indian footballing scene. The list includes Derrick Pereira (FC Goa), Khalid Jamil (NorthEast United FC), Thangboi Singto (Hyderabad FC), Pradhyum Reddy and Syed Sabir Pasha (Chennaiyin FC). Who would you have on your list?

Read More »

Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams shares success mantra with Indian coaches!

Dan Abrahams, an eminent sports psychologist based in the UK, stressed on the importance of ‘game face’ to get better with time while addressing Indian coaches at an online coaching conference organized by the AIFF. “If you ask players what they want to achieve, 99% of them can’t answer preciously. …

Read More »

STATSports & AIFC sign MoU with aim to enhance education of sports science & technology!

STATSports and the Association of Indian Football Coaches (AIFC) have joined forces to offer thousands of Indian coaches a new four Module/CPD Course Sports Technology Certificate in a drive to improve football in India. The agreement was formed off the back of two hugely successful performance webinars held jointly by …

Read More »

New Zealand coaches study in OFC/NZF A Licence course!

Sixteen coaches from across New Zealand have assembled in Auckland this week to complete Part 3 of the OFC/NZF A Licence course. Part 1 saw coaches connect in January this year, before Part 2 involved the candidates completing several distance learning tasks in their own football environment, including match analysis, …

Read More »