| Are you looking for Goalkeeper Coaching Jobs? If | | | | UK and there are HUNDREDS of goalkeeper coaches |
| you are a goalkeeper coach who is looking for a job, | | | | looking for these few goalkeeper jobs. Another |
| please read on. There are two types of goalkeeper | | | | problem is the FA (Football Association), through their |
| coaches, experienced and inexperienced. | | | | network of local county FA's are pumping out |
| Experienced: | | | | goalkeeper coaches all the time, so each month the |
| These are the goalkeeper coaches who have played | | | | amount of goalkeeper coaches looking for jobs |
| in goal all their playing life at a high level (professional) | | | | increases! |
| and now their career has come to an end they have | | | | BUT GOALKEEPER JOBS ARE NOT ON THE |
| decided to pass on all their goalkeeper coaching | | | | INCREASE! |
| experience onto budding young goalkeepers. This | | | | I have been involved in goalkeeper coaching for 20 |
| type of coach does not really look for goalkeeper | | | | years and I see this as a MASSIVE problem now. So |
| coaching jobs online etc because they generally get | | | | what can you do if you are an inexperienced |
| jobs through managers who know and trust them. If | | | | goalkeeper coach on the search for goalkeeper |
| you have tried to get into a professional soccer club, | | | | coaching jobs? Sadly your choices are very very |
| I am sure you will agree it is very frustrating that it's | | | | limited, but here are some tips to hopefully help: |
| 'Jobs for the boys' so to speak. | | | | 1. Can you go abroad: Countries like of the USA that |
| But like in most professions this is how it works, a | | | | struggle with quality goalkeeper coaches might |
| manger or boss is going to favour someone they | | | | welcome you on board? |
| know and trust rather than a stranger! In professional | | | | 2. Contact holiday companies. Likes of Haven or |
| soccer, managers will want the best goalkeeper | | | | Butlins. They need coaches throughout their holiday |
| coach for his goalkeepers and he (quite rightly in my | | | | season |
| opinion) will only pick a goalkeeper coach who has | | | | 3. Try and make a name for yourself by volunteering |
| proved themselves playing at the highest professional | | | | to coach at grassroot soccer clubs. |
| level. He will want a DOER running his goalkeeping | | | | 4. See if your local council will hire you. |
| sessions not a theorist. | | | | I know sadly this is not a lot of options but at least |
| Inexperienced Goalkeeper coaches: | | | | they are options for you. Another thing that you |
| These are the goalkeeper coaches who have never | | | | could do is start your own goalkeeper coaching |
| or hardly ever played in goal, or played in goal at a | | | | business but again you will have major challenges. If |
| poor standard. These are the GK coaches who will | | | | you go onto the internet you will see TONS of |
| have a passion for goalkeeper coaching but not sadly | | | | goalkeeper coaching schools already established. So |
| the correct experience. For this type of goalkeeper | | | | not only are you competing against companies that |
| coach, you will have NO option but to search for | | | | are several years old (so have credibility) but most |
| goalkeeper coaching jobs online or in other media | | | | goalkeeper coaching schools have ex professional |
| outlets. I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, | | | | goalkeepers coaching within the structure. Again I |
| but the chances of a coach who never played in goal | | | | need to be honest with you and state that this will |
| to a high standard (professional) and then takes their | | | | be hard for you to compete as parents will take their |
| Level 1 or 2 goalkeeping badge getting a job at a | | | | child to a ex pro before a coach who had not played |
| professional soccer club is more or less zero! | | | | the game professionally. |
| If you are lucky, you might get a job at a soccer | | | | I wish I could have been more positive in this article |
| clubs academy or centre of excellence but you will | | | | fellow goalkeeper coaches but I think the problems |
| have to put in MANY hours for a part time wage! | | | | stems from the FA allowing just too many mediocre |
| Who wants to do this? I know it is very very | | | | goalkeeper coaches gain their goalkeeping badge |
| frustrating for you if you believe you are an excellent | | | | award. So it has created just too many goalkeeper |
| goalkeeper coach not getting the chance but this is | | | | coaches fighting for a handful of goalkeeper coaching |
| how it pans out in soccer. | | | | jobs! If there is anyway I can assist you, please visit |
| Another problem you might have if you apply for | | | | me at my website and drop me an email. If I can |
| goalkeeper coaching jobs is there are only a handful | | | | help, I will. |
| of relevant GK coaching jobs available throughout the | | | | |