As you all know, I’m quite opinionated about
many subjects but particularly forthright when it comes to football. That being
said, I have nothing to back up my knowledge of the beautiful game with and
people no doubt question how I can ever be right on football because I don’t
even play. That’s why I have decided to start doing my coaching badges so that
I have certificates to show that I have been on courses and studied the sport I
am so passionate about. I’m not doing it just to show off in arguments though.
I want to go into coaching and maybe one day manage a team.
From an early age, I wanted to get into
football professionally and grow up to be a top player for the Arsenal like my
boyhood hero Dennis Bergkamp. However when I discovered I had Friedreich’s
Ataxia aged 9, that dream obviously died. It soon became apparent that I was a
fairly good writer (please don’t take that as arrogance) so I ended up thinking
that sports journalism was another way into football. I then realised I do not
enjoy/find it difficult to be impartial so gave up on that career path. I now
want to try and do what no wheelchair user has done in the history of
professional football, manage a team of able-bodied players.
I have never coached before so my ambition of
being the next Arsene Wenger is a long way off but you’ve got to aim high in
life to achieve your goals. I might be rubbish at it and fail my assessment but
it’s surely worth a try. The course begins on Sunday and consists of four
tutorials followed by an assessment so hopefully by the end of September; I
won’t just be a ‘Wheelchair Boy’. All going well I’ll have completed the FA 1st4sport
Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football and will have that by name (a bit like
how teachers show off their achievements).
Bye for now!
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