Here's How To Become A Football Coach At The Indonesia Level SSB And League 3

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YOGYAKARTA Have you ever asked how to become a football coach in Indonesia? Did there be a special school before becoming a coach?

To become a coach in Indonesia, you must get a coach's license from a football federation. This rule does not only apply in Indonesia, but in all countries in the world. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the federation that has the right to issue a license is the Confederation of Asian football (AFC).

In Indonesia, there was a change in licenses related to the prevailing coaching system. Initially, the licenses that applied were National C licenses, National B, and National A. However, these rules do not apply now. Currently, the procedures and rules for coaching courses per country are regulated by the confederation of respective continental football, and the AFC is a confederation of football in Indonesia.

Being a coach must get a multilevel coaching license. For a SSB level coach license, prospective coaches must have a National D license.

In the UK, National D license is equivalent to a Level 1 course, which is local-national. For those of you who want to get a D license, you can take a course held by the Indonesian football federation, namely the All-Indonesian Football Association (PSSI).

PSSI held a coaching course to obtain a National D License through Asprov (Provincial Level Football Association) or Askot (City Level Football Association). There are several conditions for obtaining National D Linsensence specifically for special participants. Each participant is required to have a letter of recommendation from the Football School (SSB) which has been recorded by Asprov.

In addition, training participants will also be charged a fee. The amount of the cost to take the National football coach course starts from Rp. 3 million to Rp. 5 million. This price can change according to applicable regulations.

In the National D License course, participants will get various materials, especially materials related to FIFA Laws of the Game or how to train football in early childhood from 6 to 13 years.

The course will be held for a minimum of 6 days for at least 30 hours which includes theory and practice. Participants are also required to take the theoretical and practical exams as a condition of graduation. After passing the course, participants will get a National D license that can be used to train SSB.

Being a football coach at Liga 3 club is not enough to only have a license D, prospective coaches must have a C AFC license. To get this license, you must be active as a coach at the grassroots (SSB) level with a minimum coaching period of six months.

After passing the C AFC coaching course, participants will get a level C license that can be used as a head coach at League 3 clubs, be coaches at U-18 and U-16, or even be the head coach at the women's League 1 club.

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