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Characteristics Of A Successful Football Coach

A professional and effective football coach must not only have deep knowledge of everything about football.

They must own special characteristics, like a sixth sense guiding them through their job of managing a football team and taking them to glory.

A successful team not only relies on technical and physical excellence, but the coach also needs to give the team that extra substance that differentiates a good team from a great team.

As sports players love to play the game in their leisure time either online from a bet with bet365 or offline, the question of “why is this coach so good?” crosses the mind from time to time. That’s what we will be trying to answer in this article.

So what makes a successful coach?

They are good role models

Every team in every sport requires a coach who is a good role model the players can look up to. Being the one your team members look up to for guidance and advice.

They are punctual

A successful coach can only become role model when they are always early to training and other team meetings. This is how to manage the training set-up before the players arrive. It will not only help you to save your time but also can make you focus on the training objectives on time during the sessions.

Admirable appearance

A Good football coach will not overlook the importance of the overall appearance. So, make sure you look clean and tidy. Cleanliness will always add to your professional look and it will help your team to gain trust in you and give you the respect you deserve.

They are good teachers

An effective coach also needs to be a good teacher. The duty of coach is to teach his/her team everything about football mainly the basics like dribbling, passing, tackling and shooting.

You also have to check that your team is learning properly and growing their skills. Always give clear and proper instructions during the training sessions.

They are good communicators

The sign of a good coach is to seek the team’s involvement by communicating to them and asking them about their views after every game. Being a good communicator with good listening skills make a coaches job easier.

A coach’s word can be as powerful as it can have a great impact on the team.

They love all-round development

The development of each player is important. The coach will not only teach them the basic skills but also some social skills like patience, discipline, teamwork and determination. So, one of the goals of the football coach is the development of team players.

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Biyi Akangbe

Biyi is an editor at Soccernet.ng. He has been in the media industry for almost a decade and has worked with top publishers in Nigeria. He loves Sports, Games and Music! biyi@soccernet.com.ng Twitter: @its_biyi

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