I hear you

I have nothing against taking coaching courses and also highly recomend that coaches do. In Canada however our coaching development program has two very elementary certification courses to start and then jumps into a lisencing program. The certification has no test requirment and has no effect on improving coaching unless the participant makes the effort to improve on their on recognizance. The courses are almost totally technical and a wee bit tactical.
As far as I'm concerned a coach could go on the internet and become much much more informed than by taking the courses offered by the Canadian Soccer Association if you were truly interested in becoming a better coach, not just a more recognized coach (with a badge).
From the very simple and basic first two courses one now has to be a very good soccer player in order to qualify for a chance to even take the next step up. There is an evaluation made on your ability to play soccer and if the instructor doesn't pass you then you cannot educate yourself further in this system.
Coaching is by no means technical!!
Technical, Tactical, Physiological, and Psychological intelligence are needed to be a coach. The psychological aspect is the overwhelmingly most important part of coaching and physically unprepared athletes will have a much tougher challenge than the prepared.
I will now be relegated to the basement of soccer coaching in this country because of my injured knee. I'm unhappy about this because I feel that with my experience and knowledge that I could do much more.