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UK base “We Build Footballers” can help build skill and techniques for on and off the field.
Football has become one of the most popular sports in the world but it doesn’t start and end with the team players. A lot of people make, create and support the game, from the players to the nutritionist, coordinators, the fans, strength and fitness specialists, trainers, managers, football coaches, and assistant coaches.
The deep-rooted success of an athlete totally depends on the support staff, but the coach carries a major bulk of responsibilities. A coach practically helps footballers in developing their full potential. They also assist individual players and the team polish their skills and develop new ones.
The role of a football coach cannot be undermined or overlooked as they help organize activities that would help polish relevant skills.
Kids’ football
Unlike professional football, kids’ football is the starting class for a footballer. In kids football most of the kids that come into the academy already have skills and techniques, though rough but with lots of potentials. This is where they learn self-control, discipline, new skills, and how to harness their skills properly. With enough encouragement from their football coach their self-esteem increases.
Coaching kids
Getting into coaching entirely is neither a day’s job nor a flimsy profession, especially when dealing with kids. In the coaching profession, it’s important to have the necessary local qualifications, like qualifications needed to be a football coach in the UK.
Having the qualifications is just one part of being a kids football coach. You also need to develop skills like communication, motivational skills, teaching skills, patience, flexibility, physical fitness, positivity, the tenacity to thrive and persistence.
In kids football coaching, you need to build a positive and trusting relationship with the kids, as most of these kids draw strength from you. So constant encouragement, good push and believing in them both individually and as a team would boost their confidences,
In football generally, it’s important to strive for happy players because when players are happy, they get better at their game, and want to improve on things/skills/plays that need improvement.
Generally, the environment must be tolerable and conducive physically, emotionally, psychologically and sociologically.
Difference between Kids football and Professional football.
Yes, kids football is different from professional football irrespective of the little similarities. Although kids football academy is the starting point for anyone getting into football coaching for the first time. But it is not just a tool to get into professional football regardless of your qualification/s.
In kids football you have parents to contend or work with, so you should be ready and willing to work with the parents boundaries though.
COACHING FRANCHISE
Although owning or a buying into a franchise has a lot of advantages over starting a new business or sole trade, but there is still a lot of homework to be done. A Franchise is getting permission from an existing company or business, to carry out designated commercial activities, using the company’s name, products, and trademark.
So after all that has been said, a Kids football Coaching Franchise in general is acquiring permission from an existing football academy like We Make Footballers, to use their ideas and trademark.
The Franchisor
As a franchise or a new franchise, you need to know what you are getting into, which is the first thing the Franchisor will be looking out for. They need to be sure that you as a franchisee would be able to meet up the standard they have established and to even increase the standard.
No existing company would allow or want a diminishing franchise on their team as this is very bad for business and defeat the distribution mission. There would be lot of scrutiny from the franchisor because you would be practically dealing with kids who need proper guidance and all the support they can get in pursuing a great career in football.
Are you qualified to own a Football coaching Franchise?
After getting your UEFA B and UEFA A qualifications, and you still find you’re wondering if you are qualified to own a Kid football coaching franchise. Just ask yourself these next questions.
- Are you passionate about the game/sport?
- Are you passionate about kids?
- Do you love teaching and coaching?
- Is this a long term goal?
- Are you a pusher?
- Are you open-minded?
- Can you recognize opportunities?
If your answer to these questions are yes, then I say you’re ready to own your own franchise.
EASY STEPS TO OWNING A KIDS FOOTBALL COACHING FRANCHISE
- Do a proper and detailed research about franchise in general. Then move on to do more research about the football franchisor you are interested in.
- Once you have found a football franchisor you are interested in and you have done proper background research, contact the Franchisor.
- Find out what it will cost you to run the business. The cost should include the location, tools, technology, lease, logistics, etc.
- Find out about the franchise’s internal policies and regulations, their management style, and their terms and conditions. This would help you understand their policies and know if their policies suit you.
- When Opening a kid football franchise take your time to digest all the vital information you need. Don’t rush it.
- Working with kids can be sensitive so get all the necessary guidelines so you don’t run into the law.
- Normally the company would support and help you from the beginning and time to time. Still you need to find out what type of assistance they would be rendering, type of support, and also their boundaries. This would help you know what to expect and know if all of these works for you.
- Before you sign any contract read properly before signing.
- Sort out every legal work with the company and check the government’s regulation
- Work on your strategies for the business.
Be a part of our franchise
Don’t just stop at loving Kids football, join our franchise and we would take you on an amazing journey, where you don’t have to face the jitters of a new business owner on your own.
Give yourself the opportunity to be happy while you do what you are passionate about with tremendous support. At We Make Footballers we create opportunities for business driven people to achieve their goals as they impact young lives.
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This content is sponsored by James Nwabueze.
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