Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Becoming a football coach is not easy, but this article will help you understand what it takes to achieve your goal.

Steps

1. 1 Understand that becoming a coach takes dedication, commitment, and time. For high school, you will need a bachelor's degree with a teaching recommendation in a physical education major. There are different levels of coaching:
   • Minor leagues such as local sports associations support different youth groups. They do not require a college degree, but they will need to be screened, and sometimes your help will be needed to cover the costs of supporting your team.
   • It is difficult to get a coach position in high school, and it is usually necessary to have a teaching position at that school in addition to coaching responsibilities. You may need to start as a defensive or offensive coordinator before becoming a head coach.
   • It is almost impossible to get a position as a football coach at a higher education institution, unless you have played football at least at the university level.
   • Professional league coaches work most of their lives, first playing at university, and even at a professional level, and then working and moving up the system.
2. 2 Go to university for a physical education degree and, if you can, play for a university team.
3. 3 Explore football by learning the intricacies and nuances of this game at a very deep level. Watch movies, study the history of this sport and the biographies of great players.
4. 4 Apply for any opening vacancy.
5. 5 Be prepared to travel or relocate as coaching is a job in high demand.
6. 6 Realize that you have to start small. Either from a small school, or as a staff, or even work in a position for free until you establish yourself as a viable candidate for head coach.
7. 7 Be prepared to sacrifice, coaching is a responsible job and to succeed you will need to do rugby, scouting, recruiting and previewing teams for long hours of work ahead.

Tips

• A good coach must be a great communicator.
• Coach is a leadership and character building position that requires knowledge, talent, and dedication.

Warnings

• The work of a coach as a career is a very narrow direction and vacancies are rare.

What do you need

• Bachelor's degree and teaching diploma if you are interested in a coach position at the school.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in football.