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ACCREDITED ONLINE SOCCER COURSES

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ISSPF delivers accredited online soccer courses for coaches who want to be the best and their team to win

Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

Level 1

The Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition provides an introduction to soccer nutrition and the fueling required to maximise player performance and recovery while reducing the risk of injuries.

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Certificate in Goalkeeping Coaching Science

Professional Certificate in Goalkeeper Coaching Science (Pro Youth Level)

Level 2

The Professional Certificate in Goalkeeper Coaching Science (Pro-Youth Level) provides the latest training methods, tactics and strategies for helping coaches prepare, train and develop youth goalkeepers.

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Certificate in Soccer Training Load Management

Level 2

The ISSPF online Soccer Load Management course exposes you to the specific methods and processes used by elite level coaches to plan and monitor the training load of players and teams. You’ll learn the strategies for maximising the fitness, freshness and performance of your players, while reducing their risk to injury.

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Soccer Coaching Leaders Certificate

Level 1

This accredited online course provides you with an introduction to soccer coaching best practices. You’ll learn how to run engaging coaching sessions with players from grassroots to youth level while developing their technical ability in a fun & safe environment.

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Intermediate Soccer Psycholgoy

Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Psychology & Mental Skills Training

Level 2

The Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Psychology & Mental Skills Training exposes you to advanced knowledge, methods & elite level techniques used by top-flight clubs to build motivation, focus, confidence and resilience in players.

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Certificate in Physical Training and Soccer Methodology

Level 3

How do you achieve achieve and manage the balance between physical and tactical training? This course that question and takes you through soccer specific physical training and soccer methodology as well as how to enhance the performance of your players

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Certificate in Youth Soccer Athletic Development (LTAD)

Level 3

The Certificate in Youth Athletic Development in Soccer (LTAD) provides the latest training methods, research findings and detailed insights to help coaches prepare, train and maximise the long-term development of youth soccer players.

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Certificate in Soccer Injury, Prevention & Return to Play

Level 3

The Certificate in Soccer Injury, Prevention & Return to Play provides you with latest research-driven methods and best practices for minimising the risk of player injury, along with techniques for safely returning injured players back to full match fitness.

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Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance

Level 1

The Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance brings together cutting-edge coaching principles and research-driven training methods to enable coaches at all levels to maximise the performance of their players.

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Certificate in Soccer Business & Management

Level 1

Learn the business side of soccer with the Certificate in Soccer Business & Management. This course outlines the fundamentals of sport management in order to apply the effective organization and management of a soccer club or soccer-related entity.

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Foundation Certificate in Soccer Psychology & Mental Skills Training

Level 1

The Certificate in Soccer Psychology & Mental Skills Training introduces you to the knowledge, methods & techniques used by elite clubs to build motivation, focus and confidence while protecting the mental well-being of its players

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ISSPF COURSE REVIEWS

COURSES DELIVERED BY A GLOBAL FACULTY

In soccer, there’s a fine margin between success and failure. That’s why clubs at all levels of the game are turning to science and performance specialists to provide them with that winning edge. To stay ahead of the curve, successful coaches understand that they need to continually look for fresh ideas and insights, from all corners of the globe. 

ISSPF is the trusted provider of Soccer Science & Performance training for a number of FIFA Federations, elite clubs and leading universities with an elite faculty spanning every continent and all FIFA Confederations.

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SOCCER CATEGORIES

Each of our revolutionary accredited soccer courses has been designed to boost your knowledge and skills across key areas of the game:

COACHING PRINCIPLES

NUTRITION

PHYSIOLOGY

INJURY REDUCTION

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

TESTING & MONITORING

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

FITNESS TRAINING

PSYCHOLOGY

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

TALENT IDENTIFICATION

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REAL WORLD LEARNING

All of our certified soccer courses are built on three main criteria: Preparation, Application, Execution. No fluff, or theoretical hypothesis… this is real life, on the training ground, in the dressing room, out on the pitch practical learning to enhance you and your team. Most of our faculty work at elite levels within the game and can provide insights and data based on their experiences.

How Our Soccer Courses Benefit You

Following our structured online soccer courses that are available to you 24/7 on any device, you will become a more valuable member of your clubs coaching faculty, a trusted advisor. Other members will look to you to provide insights, data, and contribute to session design and team management.

ELITE FACULTY

Cutting edge knowledge from elite coaches

LEADING PRACTITIONERS

Competitive & practical solutions

EXPERT COURSE DESIGN

Developed by elite experts

PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENTS

Practical assignments for stronger retention

PROFESSIONAL DELIVERY

From specialist soccer scientists & professors

CPD CERTIFICATION

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Reviews From Professional Coaches:

“ISSPF have been able to seamlessly provide all individuals with an interest in team sports and specifically soccer with the chance to learn from some of the best people in their key research areas. Developing throughout my career as a fitness & conditioning expert and applying the scientific principles of training at the elite level of the soccer, I feel being able to use the e-learning strategy within ISSPF challenges and adds further credibility to my working practices. I highly recommend individuals from all learning levels to tap into the fantastic resource available here. ”
Claudio DonatelliPerformance & Fitness Coach Italian National Team
Claudio Donatelli
“Never before have I seen a unique set of soccer specific performance & coaching specialists under one banner and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to learn within the comfort of my own home. Being part of the educational partnership program with ISSPF has opened up a new & time efficient way for both myself as Technical Director, and my club coaching and fitness staff to up skill and develop as coaches.” 
Tony Merola (UEFA A License)Boys ECNL Director - Tulsa Soccer Club, USA
Tony Merola (UEFA A License)
"This is by far the most innovative style of learning that I’ve seen in this digital era. The breadth of topics covered, combined with the level of detail and insights makes this a must learning environment for any coach who is working or wants to get into the game and progress to the highest levels."
Steve McClarenManchester Utd, Middlesborough, FC Twente, Wolfsburg, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, England
Steve McClaren
“ISSPF have managed to provide our soccer coaching staff within our college team with a 1st class opportunity to learn & apply some key performance coaching aspects. The opportunity to personally develop & track the staff’s progress through their assisted e-learning process is very impressive. I highly recommend the content as a must for all individuals tasked with the development of soccer players across all levels of the game."
Ringo Wu (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)Head of Physical Education & Sport, Nanwai Kings College Soccer Team, Jinkai District, Jiangsu, China
Ringo Wu (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)
“Working with ISSPF as an educational partner has allowed us here at the Football Association the chance to provide CPD and continue to educate our coaches across a wide range of learning levels from our UEFA foundation levels through our UEFA Professional Licence. Offering our candidates, the chance to use both the ISSPF platform & specific soccer courses, is a huge advantage to us as an education provided within the game” 
Kari Ukkonen (UEFA Professional License)Head of Coach Education, Football Association of Finland, UEFA, Helsinki, Finland
Kari Ukkonen (UEFA Professional License)
“An experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the soccer industry & having developed across a range of sports psychology, match analysis, player development, and sports management - I feel the opportunity to integrate the e-learning facility available from ISSPF into as a federation, club or individual self-development level is of huge benefit. As a FIFA & CONCACAF Instructor & Director of Football I have rarely seen an educational tool as good as this to positively influence individuals across a range of key soccer topics.” 
Vin Blaine (CONCACAF)Director of Football & Coach Education, US Virgin Islands Soccer Association, FIFA Coach Educator, US Virgin Islands
Vin Blaine (CONCACAF)
“Using the ISSPF learning facility has opened my eyes to the detail and incredible knowledge provided from an elite faculty of elite coach developers and soccer science educators. As an individual who continually wants to progress my coaching pathway, I think this might be the best solution to increase my awareness of all elements of the game. The large amount of content and lectures available has already, and will continue to improve me. Gaining the Foundation Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance was extremely to me.”
Leo Lucas da Silva (Level-2 License)Youth Academy Coach, Botafogo de Futebol, Brazil
Leo Lucas da Silva (Level-2 License)
Sports science, without question is the biggest, most important change in my lifetime. It has moved the game onto another level that maybe we never dreamt of all those years ago. Sports science has brought a whole new dimension to the game.”
Sir Alex FergusonAberdeen, Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson
“Living abroad to work as a soccer coach has its difficulties in terms of coach education provision due to travel and time commitments. Being able to access the ISSPF platform has allowed me not only to maximise my spare time from a self-development perspective, but we have also been able to gain certifications & qualifications as a club across all elements of the game. From our senior squad staff to the academy staff, ISSPF is a fundamental education tool for our club development strategy.”
Oriol Gonzales (UEFA Professional License)Head Coach & Technical Director, Angkor Tigers FC, Asian Champions League, Cambodian Superleague, Cambodia
Oriol Gonzales (UEFA Professional License)
“Being able to develop the coaching staff throughout the club here in Eagles River FC is a large part of my role within the club. Having come across ISSPF and now using the e-learning platform for our English-speaking Chinese coaching, and medical staff we have been able to improve our focus and upgrade some key elements within the organisation. As a large grassroots club here within the province, we feel using ISSPF as an educational partnership is of huge benefit” 
Jingze Quan (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)Director of Youth Development Coaching, Eagles River FC, Yanbian, Jilin, China
Jingze Quan (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)
“Working as both Assistant Manager with elite players of our national team, I have been able to directly take a lot of content and thought provoking ideas from the content on view within ISSPF and use them to the benefit of our national players. Furthermore, I am delighted to say that we are now integrating the ISSPF online courses into our coach development program to uplift the whole coaching education aspects of our nation.”
Woody Jacobs (SAFA Level 1 Diploma)Assistant Manager & Coach Developer, Namibian National Soccer Association, Namibia
Woody Jacobs (SAFA Level 1 Diploma)
“As the game develops within the professional women’s game & also filters down within the girl’s academy programs across the world, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving the developmental aspects of the game in this area. To be able to link as an educational partnership with ISSPF is a huge part of our federation soccer development strategy, and as we can now offer a range of online content, certification qualifications and courses from a range of leading professionals – we have already seen a direct enhancement across our coaching content and performance department delivery.”
Susan Lockyear (FFA Advanced Coaching License)Head Coach & Technical Director, Canberra State County FA, Australia
Susan Lockyear (FFA Advanced Coaching License)
“As a fitness coach and sport scientist working at the elite level of the female game, I feel that ISSPF and their integration of both applied and academic quality is something that will be of huge importance for people within our industry. ISSPF have manage to accumulate a faculty of leaders across soccer science, medical & coaching science that will enable them to educate people from a very insightful and practitioning way.”
Lorenzo Francini (MSc)Head of Performance, AC Milan, Women’s Division, Italy
Lorenzo Francini (MSc)
“The layers of content within ISSPF is in a league of it's on when considering CPD options for coaches of all levels. Having explored many avenues through my own coaching journey, the detail embedded in the courses really lends itself to closing the gap between the integrated knowledge across the fields of Sports Science and the actual application of the skills on the field. Being able to learn from many experts, across a global faculty, affords me the ability to step into their professional world and soak in the abundant knowledge they have, all in my own time. ”
Peter McDonnell (UEFA A License)Assistant Soccer Coach - The University of Maine
Peter McDonnell (UEFA A License)
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