Coaches in the Lab: Inside the AW Mentoring Circle & Coaches Course

CBZ isn’t just about players.

We’re building coaches, too.

Through the AW Mentoring Programme and our 8-week Coaching & Mentorship Course, we’ve been working with coaches who want to:

• Sharpen their game model

• Raise their training standards

• Improve communication & leadership

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  Build a career pathway in coaching

The structure usually looks like:

• Weekly live Zoom sessions

• Tactical breakdowns

• Session planning assignments

• Real-life match analysis

• One-to-one mentoring touchpoints

Coaches like Amir have had their sessions observed, recorded, and fed back on in detail – not just “great work” or “work harder”, but specifics around:

• Pressing structure

• Space design

• Coaching interventions

• Detail and realism in exercises

The long-term vision is to create a global CBZ Coaches Circle, where:

• UK and US coaches can learn from each other

• Resources live in a shared vault

• Ambitious coaches see clear steps to progress into hub leaders, franchise partners, community leaders and – in some cases – professional environments

Why spend so much time on coaches?

Because coaches are multipliers.

One coach with the right tools and heart can positively impact hundreds of young people over a career.

We want to make sure those coaches feel equipped, trusted, and stretched.