LFF Coach Learning

Calling all GK coaches in Laos.

In conjunction with FIFA TDS programme, LFF is organising an Elite Youth GK Coaches workshop.

Interested coaches please submit your application and CV via WhatsApp +85620 51109530

Limited slots available.

Take the opportunity to learn, connect and contribute to the development of the next generation of goalkeepers in Laos.

At LFF Coach Learning, we see coach development as a continuous journey — not a process of certifying what level a coach has reached or restricting the level at which they can coach.

Every course is another step towards becoming a better coach, building upon previous learning and preparing coaches for greater responsibility and new challenges.

Development does not stop when a course ends. Coaches gain experience, practise, make mistakes, seek feedback, reflect and adapt — before returning to the game to learn again.

That is why continuous learning and continuous practice sit at the heart of our Coach Development Pathway.

Our aim is to ensure that each diploma is not an endpoint, but the next step in a coach’s continuing development.

The Rules of the Game define football.

The Rules for Learning shape players.

At LFF Coach Learning, we develop coaches who understand both.

LFF ‘Learning in Action’ framework helps coaches create the perfect learning environment for players. This framework is a collaborative effort between the coach and the players, ensuring that learning doesn't happen in a vacuum. While the coach frames, guides, and challenges the environment, the player actively explores and consolidates the skills.
Rather than relying on highly prescriptive, repetitive drills where players copy a set solution, this approach centers on two core dynamics:

1. Players are the Decision-Makers
True learning happens when players actively explore the pitch. Our goal is to develop players who can independently read the game and adapt to changing match demands, rather than just reproducing a coach's answer.

2. Coaches are Environment Designers
Instead of giving direct instructions or predetermined coaching points, coaches manipulate the environment. By altering pitch sizes, adjusting rules, or changing player numbers, the coach shapes a representative setting where the game itself guides the learning.

Connecting what they see with how they react;
This deliberate environmental design promotes a natural link between sight and action. Players constantly practice looking at the game (perceiving opportunities) and immediately executing their own choices (acting). As shown in the cycle, each learning experience directly informs the next, building adaptable and intelligent players.

Microcycle planning.
What to focus on, whats the training intensity and volume to target.
Objective is to get players ready for the match.

Please refer to the attached document for the final list of participants selected for the upcoming LFF/AFC ‘C’ Diploma in Vientiane.

LFF partners University of Essex (UK) to deliver the second LFF Coach Developers Workshop. The focus of this workshop is to strengthen our coach developers with research informed knowledge and provide updates of our course contents for 2026.

Please check on the course entry requirements before registering. Only eligible candidates will be considered.
Registration must be done via the link.

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LFF Coaching Courses for 2026
Interested and eligible candidates please register your interest.

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