The relationship between the head coach and their assistant is the key dynamic at any successful club. Without complete trust and understanding between these two figures, the team will not perform well on the pitch, and the spirit between the coaching and playing staff will suffer as a result. A head coach also needs to be good at delegating their long list of tasks among the backroom team. From the analysts to the goalkeeper coach to the fitness coach and the players, all roles and duties need to be clearly mapped out. At the grassroots level, where budgets are tight and coaching staff are short in supply, the head coach may perform all of the above roles. In these circumstances, the same skills apply, but the communication between the head coach and players becomes all the more pivotal.
