Coach Registry & Certification

Coaches enter the platform through Coach registration, where each profile is created against a federation-issued qualification level (BF1 Initiateur, BF2 Educateur, or Entraineur). The registration captures formation date, issuing authority and the credential ID, then attaches the result to the user's identity via a dedicated coaching license that is linked to the federation. From that moment the coach has a public-facing Coach profile listing qualifications, specializations (youth, high-performance, shooting technique, mental game, etc.) and accumulated experience.

Certification tracking and renewal runs as a continuous lifecycle process. Each certification carries an expiry date and a renewal pathway — typically a refresher module from F06.03 plus a minimum number of logged coaching hours. The platform issues automatic warnings as expiry approaches, transitions the license to a grace state, and finally suspends directory visibility if the renewal is not completed in time. National federations can configure the renewal cadence, the required CPD hours and whether suspended coaches keep read-only profile access.

The Coach directory exposes the verified roster externally with filters by region, level and specialization, so a club searching for a U15 shooting specialist within their département gets only certified, in-good-standing coaches. Internally, Coach-to-player assignment tracking links each coach to the players, squads or academy cohorts they currently work with, including start date, role (head coach, assistant, mental coach) and scope. This relationship feeds Coaching hours logging — every session, drill block or competition support entry adds to the coach's CPD ledger, which in turn feeds back into renewal eligibility, federation reporting and the coach's own portfolio.