23/10/2025
If youâre thinking about becoming a coach, just know thisâŚ
Itâs not about drills, tactics, or trophies.
Itâs about people.
That means youâll carry a lot more than a whistle.đ
Youâll give everything to players who might not understand what youâve done for them not yet anyway.
â And thatâs okay.
Theyâll realise one day⌠usually when theyâre older and coaching someone else.
Youâll meet parents who see football through their own lens, their child, their expectations, their world.
â Sometimes thatâll clash with yours.
Lead with patience, not pride. Theyâll remember how you handled it.
Youâll be called a âgood coachâ when youâre winningâŚand questioned the moment youâre not.
If you tie your worth to results, this game will break you.
Tie it to people, and itâll lift you.
⢠Every defeat will hit harder than most people realise.
⢠Youâll replay it in your head, wondering what you couldâve done differently.
⢠Thatâs not weakness, thatâs care.
Youâll miss dinners, stay up planning sessions, and juggle family guilt you canât quite explain.
But when you see one of your players smile again after a tough week, it all feels worth it.
Youâll lose sleep over players who didnât play.
Youâll think about the ones struggling quietly.
And sometimes, all theyâll need from you is belief, not brilliance.
Footballâs the easy bit.
Thatâs maybe 10% of the job.
The other 90% is about listening, guiding, and helping young people figure themselves out.
You wonât get medals for care or headlines for compassion.
But one day, someone will message you out of the blue and say,
âThanks, coach. You made a difference.â
Thatâs the real trophy.
Coachingâs not about the game itâs about growth. Yours and theirs.
If youâre in it for the right reasons, keep going.
The impact might take years to show, but it lasts a lifetime.
đĽ credit Emm AN Uel
Aveiro Baryogar