Soccer Drills for 10 Year Olds: A 75-Minute Session That Holds Their Attention
A full 75-minute session for U11 players — five blocks, exact durations, grid sizes and squad numbers, plus how each drill should look in week one versus week six.
U19 coach, ABFC · CAF C · FRMF Licence D
Coaching, explained clearly
Licences, session design, tactics and player development — practical guidance for coaches and players anywhere, with the requirements, costs and routes set out federation by federation.
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The 4-3-3 Explained: Roles, Strengths and When It Breaks Down
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How to Get a Football Trial: A Practical Guide for Players and Coaches
A step-by-step guide to finding and winning football trials: where trials are advertised, how to contact clubs, what belongs in a football CV, and how to prepare so you perform when the chance arrives.
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How to Become a Football Coach: A Practical Route Into Coaching
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Football Injury Prevention: A Practical Framework for Coaches
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Dealing With Difficult Players: A Coach's Practical Framework
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Self-confidence, communication, motivation, discipline, learning, positivity and flexibility — the seven qualities of a good football coach, and how to build each one deliberately.
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A practical guide to free online football coaching courses — starting with England Football's Playmaker certificate — and how to use them before you enrol in a paid federation licence.
How to Build an Effective Football Training Session Plan
A practical, step-by-step framework for building a football training session plan that actually transfers to matchday — using a game–skill–game structure, clear objectives and honest post-session review.
Licences and playing career
- 2026→ present
Ansar Bouznika Football Club (ABFC)
U19 coach and member of the senior team staff
- 2026
CAF C Coaching Diploma
- 2025
Royal FC, Ras Al Khaimah
- 2024
TFA, Sharjah
- 2023
FRMF Licence D
- 2022
FA Playmaker — England Football
- 2022
FIFA Guardians — Safeguarding Essentials
- 2016–2017
Jeunesse Sportive Oulad Abdoun (JSOA)
- 2011–2015
Union Sportive Bejaad (USB)
- 2014–2015
Olympique Club de Khouribga (OCK)
Inside the licence courses
Classroom sessions, practical assessments and the full cohort — CAF C and FRMF Licence D.
The certificates
Still playing
Official club football stopped at 22 for studies and work. The playing did not.
