Inside the UEFA B License: What It's Actually Like
The UEFA B License is harder to get onto than to pass. Here's what the course is teaching me, and how it's already changing how I coach.
NYC Youth Soccer Coach
Most kids train 10%.
Martin flips it.
Most youth players spend 90% of their time in games and 10% in training. Martin coaches the other way around — because that’s where players actually improve.
- Since 2010Coaching in England and New York
- Ages 5–16Recreational, travel team, and one-on-one
- AcademyPlayers moved on to Premier League and Championship academies
- UEFA BLicense currently in progress
About Martin
Coaching in New York and England since 2010
Players he’s worked with have gone on to sign with development academies at Premier League and Championship clubs. He’s coached kids as young as 5 and as old as 16, in recreational leagues, competitive travel teams, and one-on-one sessions.
“Players who understand the game — not just players who can execute drills.”
What sessions look like
Game-focused training, from the first touch
Small-sided games
Realistic, game-like play — not lines of kids waiting to take turns at a cone course.
Real decisions
Situations that force players to read the game and make choices under pressure.
Skills in context
A player who’s made a decision 500 times in a game situation truly knows how to pass.
Sessions run for players ages 5 to 16, individually and in small groups.
Who this is for
For parents who want their child to fall in love with the game — and actually get better
Not just stay active, not just participate — improve, understand, and enjoy.
Just starting out
Martin will build the right foundation without killing their enthusiasm.
Already competing
Want to push further? He’ll identify exactly where the gaps are.
Qualifications
Licensed, certified, checked
- FALevel 1 & Level 2
- FAYouth Award Module 1
- FAGoalkeeping Level 1
- USSFNational F License
- NSCAALevel 3 Diploma
- UEFAB License (in progress)
Background checked by the NYPD, NYC DOE, and FA Enhanced CRB. Regional Class referee.
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Ready to get better at the game?
Email Martin to ask about availability or to arrange a trial session.
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