Official Coaching Resources

Curated links to verified coaching resources from national associations and governing bodies. These are the sources that inform FootballGPT's guidance.

England (The FA)

Official resources from the English Football Association (4 links)

The Boot Room

FA's coaching resource hub with sessions, videos, and guidance

England DNA

England's national playing philosophy and development framework

FA Coaching Courses

Official FA coaching qualifications and courses

FA Youth Development Phase

U12-U16 development principles

UEFA

European football's governing body coaching resources (4 links)

UEFA Coaching

UEFA coach education and development

UEFA Grassroots

Grassroots football development across Europe

UEFA Coaching Licences

Information on UEFA C, B, A, and Pro licences

Elite Youth Programmes

Elite youth player development

FIFA

World football's governing body resources (4 links)

FIFA Training Centre

FIFA's official coaching education platform

FIFA Grassroots

Grassroots coaching guidance and sessions

Youth Football Training Manual

FIFA's comprehensive youth training guide (PDF)

Global-Analytical-Global Model

FIFA's session structure methodology

United States (US Soccer)

US Soccer Federation coaching resources (4 links)

US Soccer Development Academy

US Soccer's player development pathway

US Soccer Coaching Education

Coaching licenses and education in the US

Player Development Framework (PDF)

Complete US Soccer development framework

Grassroots Framework

US Soccer grassroots coaching guide (PDF)

Netherlands (KNVB)

Dutch FA - home of Total Football and world-renowned youth development (3 links)

KNVB Coaching

Dutch FA coaching resources and KNVB Assist platform

Dutch Youth Development

Netherlands player development pathway

Ajax Youth Academy Philosophy

World-famous Ajax academy methodology

Spain (RFEF)

Spanish FA - La Liga methodology and technical excellence (3 links)

RFEF Coaching

Spanish FA coaching education

La Liga Grassroots

La Liga grassroots development programme

FC Barcelona La Masia

Famous youth academy philosophy

Germany (DFB)

German FA - systematic development and talent pathway (3 links)

DFB Training Online

German FA coaching resources and sessions

DFB Talent Development

German talent development programme

DFB Academy

German Football Academy - elite coach education

Brazil (CBF)

Brazilian FA - creativity, flair, and the beautiful game (2 links)

CBF Academy

Brazilian Football Academy

Brazilian Football Methodology

Brazilian football development

Japan (JFA)

Japanese FA - technical excellence and systematic development (2 links)

JFA Technical Development

Japan Football Association coaching

JFA Academy

JFA Academy youth development

Other National Associations

Resources from other leading football nations (8 links)

Scottish FA Player Pathway

Scotland's player development framework

Football Australia Curriculum

Australia's national coaching curriculum

Canada Soccer LTPD

Canada's Long-Term Player Development

Irish FA Coaching

Northern Ireland coaching resources

FAI Coaching (Ireland)

Republic of Ireland coaching education

Belgian FA (RBFA)

Belgium's golden generation development model

French FA (FFF)

French Football Federation resources

Portuguese FA (FPF)

Portugal's technical development approach

Safeguarding & Welfare

Essential resources for player safety and wellbeing (3 links)

FA Safeguarding

Child protection and safeguarding in football

NSPCC CPSU

Child Protection in Sport Unit

UEFA Child Safeguarding

UEFA's child safeguarding policies

Sports Science & Performance

Evidence-based resources for training and development (3 links)

BJSM (British Journal of Sports Medicine)

Peer-reviewed sports medicine research

UK Sport

British high-performance sport resources

NSCA (Strength & Conditioning)

National Strength and Conditioning Association

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