Coaching players young or old can be one of the most rewarding roles that a person takes in their lifetime. To watch a young player try something that you have shown them, coupled with the smile on their face when it works, is priceless. The feeling you get when your team wins a big game or a league title is something that others do not understand unless they have coached. There are many lows as there are highs, but the lows always fade with memory while the highs are never forgotten.
Our football club is about our coaches as much as it is about our players! Without our fantastic volunteer and paid coaches our club simply would not be here. Join our coaching family and start your coaching journey with Virginia United Football Club.
If you are interested in joining our coaching team as a volunteer or advanced coach we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact our Head of Football and Technical Director, Dan Baker via email at:
Virginia United FC has over 85 teams at the club from U6 to Over 45's. This large amount of teams enables us to cater for most coaching interests. Individuals interested in coaching at our club have the opportunity to work with a number of different age categories and abilities. We provide opportunities for coaches who may just be starting out or a pathway for those with lots of experience still looking to advance their coaching abilities.
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"If the coach stops learning and developing then eventually so will the players under their guidance"
Virginia United FC have a number of advanced coaching positions at the club within our high performance programs including our, Academy Support Program, FQ Junior Academy, FQ Youth Academy and our FQPL teams. The club is always looking for talented, enthusiastic modern coaches to join our team of advanced coaches. Our advanced coaches are the driving force of our well renowned junior development program at VUFC and success of our senior high perfomance teams.
Coach Development
As a club we believe coaching development is as important as player development. We look to support and guide our coaches to allow them to develop their understanding and skills as an educator to players. The club supports coach development through: