How to become a Football Coach
Coaches, trains and instructs participants in football by analysing their performances and developing their abilities.
Main tasks
- Plans and organises football training sessions
- Develops training programs to improve football skills, monitors progress and makes adjustments as required
- Demonstrates football skills such as kicking, passing, shooting and tackling, and corrects form
- Plans and directs football strategies, develops play patterns, analyses game progress and motivates and instructs players
- Conducts post-game analysis of play, evaluates performances and makes changes in strategy
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate II in Sport Coaching (SIS20321); Certificate IV in Sport Coaching (SIS40321); Diploma of Sport (SIS50321)
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $74,984 a year
- About 58,800 people work in this job group now, and about 65,900 are projected by 2035. (+12.1%)
- AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Football Coach?
Ways in include: Certificate II in Sport Coaching; Certificate IV in Sport Coaching.
How much does a Football Coach earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $74,984 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Football Coach a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 12% by 2035, from about 58,800 to about 65,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Football Coach?
Usually not. Only 23% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate II in Sport Coaching; Certificate IV in Sport Coaching.
Will AI change the work of a Football Coach?
AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04