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Coach with a real framework – not a collection of drills – through a professional certification in Game Model Development and Periodisation, so every session has purpose, every week has structure, and training actually transfers to match performance.
The Professional Certificate in Women’s Soccer Science & High Performance Coaching, delivered by the International Soccer Science & Performance Federation (ISSPF), is an online course designed for coaches and practitioners working in elite women’s football.
The Diploma in Soccer Performance Analysis combines 3 courses into one complete certified pathway. Get the complete pathway from foundational analysis techniques to elite-level tactical insights that elevate team and player performance.
The Masters Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis, offered by the International Soccer Science & Performance Federation (ISSPF), is a cutting-edge online program designed for professionals aiming to deepen their expertise in the field of performance analysis within elite football and team sports.
The Diploma in Goalkeeper Science combines 2 courses into one complete certified pathway — spanning youth and senior professional goalkeeping.
The Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis equips learners with essential skills to analyze team and individual performances in soccer. You'll explore the tactical analysis timeline, identify key performance indicators, and assess both offensive and defensive strategies.
The Diploma in Strength & Conditioning combines 3 courses into one complete certified pathway. Get the complete set of methods, advanced knowledge and cutting-edge techniques used by elite coaches to achieve peak player performance and win more games.
The Diploma in Soccer Nutrition combines 3 courses into one complete certified pathway. Get the complete set of methods, advanced knowledge and cutting-edge nutritional science used by elite soccer nutritionists to achieve peak player performance.
The Foundation Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis course is designed to enhance your team's performance and decision-making by enabling you to apply the latest soccer analysis techniques and tactical insights directly to your coaching strategies.
Elevate your coaching expertise with the Masters Certificate in Strength & Conditioning for Soccer Performance, tailored for those responsible for the strength and conditioning, training, and coaching aspects of soccer.
Dr. Paolo TerziottiInjury prevention, soccer technology and talent identification, drawn from first-team spells at Lech Poznan, Legia Warszawa, Al Jazira and Al Ettifaq.
A practitioner-academic: a PhD from Pablo de Olavide, an associate professorship at Murcia, and years of coach education delivered through the Murcia Football Federation.
Brazilian coach-educator on tactical training and youth development, teaching at UFMG and instructing on the CBF Academy's coach-education programme.
Editor-in-Chief of Football Studies and scientific advisor to JOHAN Sports, working on training monitoring and how squads read the demands of a match.
Resilience and performing under pressure, from the academy side of the game: sport psychologist at Fulham, previously Chelsea, with a distinction MSc from Brunel.
Manchester United's academy psychology lead, after nearly a decade shaping psychological support and performance lifestyle across the club's age groups.
First-team data scientist at FC Porto, building the dashboards and pipelines that turn match and training data into decisions staff can act on the same day.
Two years inside Sevilla's performance optimisation department: strength work, conditioning support and GPS monitoring across the club's youth teams.
"This is by far the most innovative style of learning that I've seen in this digital era. The breadth of topics covered, combined with the level of detail and insights makes this a must learning environment for any coach who is working or wants to get into the game and progress to the highest levels."
Manchester Utd, Middlesborough, FC Twente, Wolfsburg, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, England

ISSPF have managed to provide our soccer coaching staff within our college team with a 1st class opportunity to learn & apply some key performance coaching aspects. The opportunity to personally develop & track the staff’s progress through their assisted e-learning process is very impressive. I highly recommend the content as a must for all individuals tasked with the development of soccer players across all levels of the game."
Head of Physical Education & Sport, Nanwai Kings College Soccer Team, Jinkai District, Jiangsu, China
Working with ISSPF as an educational partner has allowed us here at the Football Association the chance to provide CPD and continue to educate our coaches across a wide range of learning levels from our UEFA foundation levels through our UEFA Professional Licence. Offering our candidates, the chance to use both the ISSPF platform & specific soccer courses, is a huge advantage to us as an education provided within the game
Head of Coach Education, Football Association of Finland, UEFA, Helsinki, Finland
An experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the soccer industry & having developed across a range of sports psychology, match analysis, player development, and sports management – I feel the opportunity to integrate the e-learning facility available from ISSPF into as a federation, club or individual self-development level is of huge benefit. As a FIFA & CONCACAF Instructor & Director of Football I have rarely seen an educational tool as good as this to positively influence individuals across a range of key soccer topics.
Using the ISSPF learning facility has opened my eyes to the detail and incredible knowledge provided from an elite faculty of elite coach developers and soccer science educators. As an individual who continually wants to progress my coaching pathway, I think this might be the best solution to increase my awareness of all elements of the game. The large amount of content and lectures available has already, and will continue to improve me. Gaining the Foundation Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance was extremely to me.
Youth Academy Coach, Botafogo de Futebol, Brazil
Sports science, without question is the biggest, most important change in my lifetime. It has moved the game onto another level that maybe we never dreamt of all those years ago. Sports science has brought a whole new dimension to the game.
Aberdeen, Manchester United
Living abroad to work as a soccer coach has its difficulties in terms of coach education provision due to travel and time commitments. Being able to access the ISSPF platform has allowed me not only to maximise my spare time from a self-development perspective, but we have also been able to gain certifications & qualifications as a club across all elements of the game. From our senior squad staff to the academy staff, ISSPF is a fundamental education tool for our club development strategy.”
Head Coach & Technical Director, Angkor Tigers FC, Asian Champions League, Cambodian Superleague, Cambodia
Being able to develop the coaching staff throughout the club here in Eagles River FC is a large part of my role within the club. Having come across ISSPF and now using the e-learning platform for our English-speaking Chinese coaching, and medical staff we have been able to improve our focus and upgrade some key elements within the organisation. As a large grassroots club here within the province, we feel using ISSPF as an educational partnership is of huge benefit”
Director of Youth Development Coaching, Eagles River FC, Yanbian, Jilin, China
Working as both Assistant Manager with elite players of our national team, I have been able to directly take a lot of content and thought provoking ideas from the content on view within ISSPF and use them to the benefit of our national players. Furthermore, I am delighted to say that we are now integrating the ISSPF online courses into our coach development program to uplift the whole coaching education aspects of our nation.
Assistant Manager & Coach Developer, Namibian National Soccer Association, Namibia
As the game develops within the professional women’s game & also filters down within the girl’s academy programs across the world, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving the developmental aspects of the game in this area. To be able to link as an educational partnership with ISSPF is a huge part of our federation soccer development strategy, and as we can now offer a range of online content, certification qualifications and courses from a range of leading professionals – we have already seen a direct enhancement across our coaching content and performance department delivery.
Head Coach & Technical Director, Canberra State County FA, Australia
As a fitness coach and sport scientist working at the elite level of the female game, I feel that ISSPF and their integration of both applied and academic quality is something that will be of huge importance for people within our industry. ISSPF have manage to accumulate a faculty of leaders across soccer science, medical & coaching science that will enable them to educate people from a very insightful and practitioning way.
Head of Performance, AC Milan, Women’s Division, Italy
The layers of content within ISSPF is in a league of it's on when considering CPD options for coaches of all levels. Having explored many avenues through my own coaching journey, the detail embedded in the courses really lends itself to closing the gap between the integrated knowledge across the fields of Sports Science and the actual application of the skills on the field. Being able to learn from many experts, across a global faculty, affords me the ability to step into their professional world and soak in the abundant knowledge they have, all in my own time.
Assistant Soccer Coach – The University of Maine
ISSPF have been able to seamlessly provide all individuals with an interest in team sports and specifically soccer with the chance to learn from some of the best people in their key research areas. Developing throughout my career as a fitness & conditioning expert and applying the scientific principles of training at the elite level of the soccer, I feel being able to use the e-learning strategy within ISSPF challenges and adds further credibility to my working practices. I highly recommend individuals from all learning levels to tap into the fantastic resource available here.
Performance & Fitness Coach Italian National Team
Never before have I seen a unique set of soccer specific performance & coaching specialists under one banner and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to learn within the comfort of my own home. Being part of the educational partnership program with ISSPF has opened up a new & time efficient way for both myself as Technical Director, and my club coaching and fitness staff to up skill and develop as coaches.
Boys ECNL Director – Tulsa Soccer Club, USA
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