Common Questions

1 - With so many pages and soccer drills, why is this website such a low price?
2 - Why this soccer coaching website?
3a - Please explain the purpose of the animations
3b - What are the animations like?
4 - Why do I need this website?
5 - Will this make me a better soccer coach?
6 - What can I expect from this website?
7 - Who contributes to this website?
8 - Why was Coaches Colleague created?
9 - The bottom line, is it worth the money?

With so many pages and soccer drills, why is this website such a low price?

This is the most frequent question asked. The price is not a reflection on the content or the service provided, instead it is purely set at a level that we consider to be extremely fair to the member, as our focus is the education and development of the coach. Therefore the site is priced at an amount that is a little more than a normal coaching manual or textbook would cost, however the scope and amount of content contained is far greater than any book. The website presently boasts over 2000 pages and more than 550 football coaching sessions.

Why this soccer coaching website?

Simply because this website has been created by a collection of individuals who are looking to assist and aid all coaches regardless of their age, ability, experience level or culture, and not by business people who think they know what the coach needs. This website has been created to ensure it:

• Incorporates every aspect of the coaching process that is required by the modern day soccer coach.
• Provides detailed and easily digestible content to allow maximal understanding and optimum retention.
• Encourages member interaction.
• Utilises more than just text. All football coaching sessions (soocer drills) are fully 3D animated, each exercise accompanied by photographs and diagrams included where relevant.
• Is easy to navigate.
• Contains only information that has been created objectively, so that the member can receive an entirely unbiased education.

These 6 fundamental elements ensure that Coaches Colleague is the most relevant and useful coaching resource on the web.

If those reasons above are not enough;

• Over 550 football coaching sessions and soccer drills, almost double that of any other soccer coaching website
• Coaching sessions are broken down into 2 formats; simple and detailed
• In excess of 2000 pages of content - over 3 times that of other internet based football coaching resources
• Updated weekly, making it the most frequently updated website and therefore the fastest growing

Please explain the purpose of the animations

There is an animation included with each of the soccer drills contained within the website. They provide a visual tool for the member to grasp the organisation, the starting position and the manner in which the session can be successful. The animations within the site are very easy to understand and highly realistic. As there are so many permutations within a coaching session it would be impossible to provide each outcome. Therefore the animation is accompanied by a detailed (and simplistic) explanation of what the coach should observe and the elements they should be aware of, this allows them to intervene when required to ensure that all their soccer coaching sessions are a success and their players gain as much as possible - without overloading the member with never-ending animations.

View an example of an animation used in the Soccer Drills

What are the animations like?

They vary from football coaching session to football coaching session, but generally they are either birds eye view such as this;

Or viewed from the side like this;

Many of the soccer drills have the animation in both formats, to ensure the session is completely understood.

Why do I need this website?

Whether you have been coaching for years or have just embarked on your journey, the bottom line is... Great Coaches NEVER stop learning. As this website covers the entire coaching process, divided into 9 unique sections, there will be something to learn for every coach. Football, football coaching and football coaching sessions are continually evolving, Coaches Colleague ensures that you evolve with it!

Will this make me a better soccer coach?

Knowledge, understanding and experience are the three fundamental elements to improving your coaching ability. A complete understanding of the coaching process underpins all three of these. By joining this website you will be allowing yourself the opportunity to obtain information and advice that will enable you to control and direct your own personal development, so that your grasp and understanding of the coaching process is enhanced and maximised. Obviously the library of soccer drills (over 550) also helps!

What can I expect from this website?

Coaches Colleague ensures members that they have access to a website that is:

• A trustworthy source of coaching information.
• A diverse collection of standard and innovative soccer drills.
• Inclusive of the entire coaching process.
• A complete one stop shop for all soccer coaches.
• Regularly updated.

These are a collection of assurances that Coaches Colleague does their utmost to maintain and enforce.

Who contributes to this website?

The CV's of the contributors to Coaches Colleague is diverse and extensive, including;

• Individuals that have decades of coaching experience, including working with elite players, National Football Associations, Academies, Developmental Centre's, Female players and grassroots teams of all ages and abilities.
• Coach Educators that deliver Level 1 courses through to 'A' Licence.
• Sports Scientists.
• Individuals with Top Tier Refereeing experience.
• Teachers of Physical Education.
• Deliverers of NVQ Coaching, Teaching and Instructing.
• Sports Coach UK Tutors.
• 1st4sport Tutors.
• 1st4sport External Verifiers.
• Special Needs Specialists.
• YMCA Fitness Instructors.
• Child Protection and Equality consultants.
• Disability Tutors.
• Consultants to Education Partnerships.

No other website can boast such a vast array of individuals.

Why was Coaches Colleague created?

The developers of this website believed that there existed a need for an online resource that can provide coaches of all levels with all the information they could possibly require to ensure they are passing on the most relevant information possible to their players.

The bottom line, is it worth the money?

With over 2000 pages of detailed and trustworthy content covering the whole of the coaching process, each of the 550 soccer coaching sessions fully animated, assistance with qualification topics and greater interactivity than any other resource available this is a portal to self development that is exceptional value for money!