Not so long ago, pretty much anyone with a desire to, could become a football coach in the United Kingdom. Over the past few years this has all changed. At the top level, there are frequent stories about Manager A not being able to manage Club X because he doesn't have the relevant qualifications and badges. To me this seems a bit over the top when Manager A is an ex professional, possibly even an ex International, but when you take this philosophy down to the grass roots level and childrens football, it suddenly becomes massively relevant. It is vitally important that the right people are ...
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