Comments on: Kickstart your coaching career

By: Mubarak Yusuf

Mubarak Yusuf — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:15:38 +0000

Firstly, i disagree with the norms set for becoming a football coach. Any person who has got active interest and profound football knowledge/experience either as a player or analyst/observer should be permitted to approach for joining coaching course, perhaps a written and oral preliminary exam would be ideal whereas having a degree or not having a degree should not be criteria for becoming a soccer coach. This is no where existing except in India. Besides football coaches standard in India is extremely poor that is being genuinly reflected in our football standards. We are still following old fashioned methodoligies for coaching. I am a football referee and analyst for more than 11 years living abroad. When i listen to some of the game analysis of our famous coaches, i feel ashamed to observe their technical and tactical standard. They do not even know how to analyse a match and give credible and techinically sound views. They do not frequently watch intl matches and read reviews and match reports. Their knowledge is very much limited about standards of global soccer. How can they train their team and give them a vision and inspirational guidance?Our system is extremely poor and pathetic regretfully. Kerala associaton should invite like minded people like us from abroad to share our experiences or possibly giving us space here to work for the upliftment of Kerala football.

By: Tony Langham

Tony Langham — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:01:44 +0000

Looking at your Kickstart item, number 9 is NOT true. Just having that qualification makes one less able to coach than I am, why?

25 years of playing,managing and coaching beats all the exams and qualifications. BUT if you get both then you’re a real winner.

By: Tony Langham

Tony Langham — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:56:20 +0000

Can you guys get to grips with your English grammar; telling others how to but not being able to do it yourselves is not on these days, might have been 20 years ago.

Secondly, please tell me where I can buy a publication that actually tells how to become a coach and is the accepted authority on coaching in India; does such a thing exist?

By: mathew

mathew — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:13:00 +0000

i’m 23 now. i had completed my BE in elec.and comm..i had been the no 1 goalkeeper for my college team. will i be able to become a football coach. what are the courses i have to do.

By: Giriraj

Giriraj — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:05:51 +0000

Hello there… i am a very big fan of football.. i live for football.. i have also played for my college. i wanted to build a career as a player, but i don’t have the physical strength to compete in the highest level..
i am more interested in becoming a coach. i want to join any certification course in football coaching in india. but have no idea about any.. i want to take up coaching seriously.. i am from bangalore and 22 yrs of age… please help me..

By: Arun

Arun — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:58:09 +0000

jst came across your site today. Grt work guys…I would love to see its popularity increase.

As a football lover I would love to give my share to help this too and would love to be a coach someday.
Even thou I have played for my school n college teams, I have no professional Expertise.

I know it’s a lil late, but still would love to be part of this wonderful game. So being an employee, how can I get in and follow my love for the game?

By: Mohan

Mohan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:05:57 +0000

@Jayadeep

Sorry for not publishing the article in time, we got it messed up in our spam filter.

You have raised some valid points on Friends Coaching centre which we hope we can get them heard to the authorities and will try to get a feedback from them soon.

At FootballKerala.com we are with positive journalism and are always looking at things in a way that how can we better it and what not to do, rather running some blame games

Our motto is to promote football and young talents.
And we should make clear that we don’t have hidden agenda behind anything or anyone.

Regards
Mohan
Team FootballKerala

By: Adwaidh

Adwaidh — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:38:47 +0000

@Jayadeep:
A few comments including your comment went to the spam section. That is why it wasn’t published.. Sorry for that.

By: Varun

Varun — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:10:43 +0000

To the Editor,

We are launching a new professional football club. Kindly visit the details at http://www.tfcpathanapuram.com

I would like to invite you for the press conference scheduled on July 4th, in Pathanapuram. You may contact me for further details – varunc1981@yahoo.com, +65 81390210

Thank you – Varun, Chief Executive – TFC

By: Jayadeep Purushothaman

Jayadeep Purushothaman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:04:54 +0000

Moderator(@Mohan?) – it is unfair to not post my detailed comment on Football Friends when you had asked for the reasons why I think it was a waste. Also you are doing a disservice to football journalism by not publishing the real facts about Football Friend. Otherwise please respond(or have someone from FF) to what I have said. The malayalam sports media also has been very guilty of gloryfying FF without *any* results. Please don’t fall into that trap – ultimately this is an online medium where you want to have an open discussion about football unlike media which has its own vested interests most of the time.