IN order to compete at the top level as a coach within the footballing industry, it is vital that you have achieved your UEFA C, B and A licences
However, it is not as simple a task as you may think, with coaches across the UK competing with one another to gain what is the pinnacle badge that all coaches require.
Holding a UEFA A Badge gives you the capability of being able to coach Elite Youth Teams, Professional Reserve teams and and Second-Tier Pro sides.
Jack Randall who is assistant head coach at Moneyfields FC Women and a coach at Pompey in the community, is currently undergoing the process of taking his UEFA A License.
“You are working alongside some very some decent players, so you have got to far across the detail you would have picked up in the C and B badges .”
Chelsea soccer schools and pre-academy goalkeeper coach Germán López has just applied for his UEFA A for the year of 2026.
“Hopefully I get accepted for the year of 2026, so we will see when the list comes out, but I heard it is very competitive, and difficult to get into.”
Twenty-year-old Logan Gouge is a pre-academy goalkeeper coach at Southampton FC, and is currently undertaking his UEFA C badge.
“You see a lot more (younger coaches) now, colleges, universities are pushing coaches through voluntary work and getting paid.
Working with Jack (undertaking his UEFA A) you see a lot of in-and-out of possession and he is displaying it in his sessions so it is good to listen to and imply for the goalkeepers.”
