In order to become a football coach, qualifications are needed. There are a variety of levels of qualification, from those needed to learn the basics of coaching for use at amateur or grassroots level with children, to qualifications required to coach adult professional footballers. To do the more advanced qualifications, it is usually necessary to first pass the lower-level courses, gain experience as a coach and work your way up the coaching pyramid. Basic first aid and safeguarding courses need to be taken, too.
