Do coaches need certificates to practice?Do coaches need certificates to practice?

Last week, the
first
installment of
this topic was
published. The above question
was provoked by the
statement credited to the
Ghanaian footballer star, Mr,
Abedi Ayew, Pele, who
declared that a good coach
does not need certificates to
practice or do his job. We
have examined some of the
emergent issues previously,
arguing that coaching, sports
management and other social
roles in sports do require
profound training and
education. In this second
examination of this question,
an attempt would BE made to
the argument that a coach like
any other profession must be
properly trained,
Why does a coach need sound
education and training? Being
an excellent footballer is a
critical factor in coaching for
those of them who choose
that career. My position is that
playing the game and
managing or coaching are
different challenges. And
anyone who wishes to choose
coaching as a career must be
properly educated and
trained. So it is with all
professions - nursing, law,
medicine, engineering, sports
equipment and facilities
manufacturing and
agriculture. All respected
professions do have
mandatory occupational
socialization and internship
process to enable the
intending practitioner
becomes acquainted with the
cognate knowledge skills and
ethics of the profession.
The coaching profession is
notoriously reputed to be one
area of human endeavours
with one of the shallowest
depth of education and
training for their members
even when they do not
possess prerequisites
Most coaches fall back to their
experience as players or
athletes; always quoting or
recessing to their games or as
ex-international engagements.
While these are vital elements,
it should be said that an
occupation based on this kind
of background as its main
cognate requirement leaves
much to be desired. Definitely,
depth of decision making,
creative ability and
imagination, critical thinking
faculties will lack the
resourcefulness that is
fundamentally nourished by a
trained and educated intellect.
Why will a coach not even
endeavours or attempt to
possess a first degree in
addition to usual coaching
license, wherever it is
acquired? Have you listened to
some coaches level of
communication competences,
analyses and interpreting of
games, social relations, ethical
conduct and understanding of
the multivariate factors that
affect sports? The apparent
lack of proper education or
lack of belief in it as Abedi
Ayew’s statements suggests,
diminishes the level and
quality of coaching, its
professional status as well as
the entire gamut of sporting
activaties.
With out a sound Ordinary
level SSCE and Diploma, a short
time coaching certificate is
not even enough to prepare
an individual for any serious
minded profession that
wishes to make indelible or
significant contributions to
human and sociocultural
development. Those who
manage sports must raise the
bar of pre-requisite
qualifications for prospective
practitioners. This is the way
culture of all reputable
professions. This is the way
coaches should go to stand
and film pedestal as they
manipulate sports
performance variables to
achieve results of greater
significance and relevance to
society. Coaches indeed, need
a lot of education, training
and certificates.
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