Know 5 Stages Of Football Coach Licenses In Indonesia

Arema FC coach Putu Gede. (Photo: New Indonesian League)

YOGYAKARTA A soccer coach who puzzles a professional football club must have a coaching license. The license for a soccer coach is considered as a diploma that becomes someone's capital to become a coach.

The license of the soccer coach can be obtained by participating in coaching courses whose rules are oriented at their respective continental football conferences.

Indonesia refers to the Asian Football Federation (AFC) procedure to obtain a coaching license.

It has been mentioned above that Indonesia is oriented towards the AFC procedure to obtain a coaching license. At least, there are five coaching licenses according to the AFC, as summarized from various sources, including:

The explanation of the five points above can be seen in the following review.

Grassroot's license or equivalent to National D is the basis and initial stage of his coaching career.

In the UK, Grassroot coaching licenses are known as Level 1 courses. License D courses are local or national. This course is usually held by the PSSI Asprov as the Indonesian football federation.

There are a number of conditions that must be met by course participants. Each participant must obtain a letter of recommendation from SSB (SekOLah Sepakbola) registered with Asprov. After taking a course and being declared to have passed, the National D license can be owned and can train SSB.

The costs that must be incurred by participants to take a license D course range from Rp. 3 million to 4.5 million. The material discussed is about the FIFA Laws of the Game and how to train young children ranging from the age of 6 to 13 years.

The duration of the National D License course is at least 6 days (a total of at least 30 hours of theoretical and practical learning). On the last day, a theoretical and practical test will be carried out. After taking a course and passing, the National D license can be owned and can train SSB.

The C AFC License course is intended for coaches who have coached football clubs for 1-2 years and have a PSSI National D certificate.

AFC C License course is held for a minimum of 13 days (a total of 85 hours of theoretical and practical learning).

The materials studied include the youth team along with football theory and practices. Participants who want to take this course are required to spend Rp. 8-15 million.

For the practical test, participants are required to train a team aged 13-18 years with certain topics. If declared pass, participants will get a C AFC License.

With a C AFC license, participants can puzzle Indonesian League 3 clubs, become head coaches of the Elite Pro Academy (U-18 and U-16), head coach of women's League 1 clubs, and assistant coach of the head of League 2 clubs.

B AFC licenses are the coaching licenses needed to coach League 2 clubs and League 1 assistant coaches.

Participants who take the B AFC License course will receive material about the technical, tactics, and mentality of individual players and teams.

The duration of the B AFC License course is at least 20 days (at least 107 hours of theoretical and practical learning). The costs that must be incurred to take this course are around 15-25 million rupiahs.

In addition to having to take the theoretical and practical exams, each participant must be able to present a dissertation topic determined by the AFC.

Participants who wish to take this coaching course are required to pass the B AFC License and have coached the professional football team for 2-3 years.

In order to have an AFC License, participants must take a coaching course for a minimum of 27 days (at least 148 hours of theoretical and practical learning).

The course materials include tactics and techniques, club management, and psychology for football players.

To take a license A coaching course, each participant must present a dissertation he made himself. The cost to take the AFC License course is around 25-35 million rupiah.

The last stage of the license for a football coach in Indonesia is License A pro. This course is a requirement to become a professional coach.

To be able to take a license A PRO coaching course, participants must train for a minimum of 5 years with an AFC A License.

After passing, participants can become the head coach of the senior national team and the head coach of the club in the highest continental competitions, such as the Asian Champions League and the AFC Cup. The coach, who has the license, also has the opportunity to become a coaching instructor in other countries.

To obtain this license, participants must obtain recommendations by the AFC and have experience in coaching elite clubs and national teams. The costs incurred for taking this course can reach 300 million rupiah.

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