The successful coach who “digs the most gold”
A football coach is nothing more than a manager in a gold mine. Don’t misunderstand me, the gold in this metaphor represents the players. A successful coach is one who digs the most gold, which always has to be of high quality to meet the demands of the media, the public, the sporting public and sponsors. To achieve this, it’s simply not enough to be just a ‘leader” of the miners. He must be a visionary. A strategist. Someone who will determine the ways and means to bring the miners to …
The very fact that someone is a good coach is no longer a guarantee of his/her success
I suppose you might be one of those wondering sometimes why are some coaches more successful than others, although they have, for example, the same level of knowledge or abilities? Why are they better “sold” on the football market, how come they are moving without any problems from small to more reputable clubs, constantly advancing and achieving financial and status benefits? Why do the media like to interview and quote them, and players like to train with them more than with others? What is it that distinguishes them from their colleagues? …
Coach as a person is evaluated according to his communication
I suppose you might be one of those who is wondering why some coaches are more successful than others, although they have, for example, the same level of knowledge and expertise? Why are some of them moving easy to more reputable clubs, constantly progressing and acquiring the financial and status benefits? Why do the media like to interview and quote them, and players like to train with them? What is it that distinguishes them from their colleagues? Some will say that they are charismatic, some will add they do follow modern …
Do coaches earn too much?
We’ve now come to a touchy subject. Do football coaches earn too much? Hmmm… The fact is coaches who work with children earn far too little. I’ll try to express my opinion by sharing a story. When you’ve heard it, you’ll understand my take on whether coaches earn too much. One day, a rich merchant decided to commission an interesting painting from a painter. This specific painting was supposed to represent a rooster in the most perfect way possible. A few years went by since his order, with no sight nor …