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Therefore, this study aimed to explore the perceptions and practices of FMS among grassroots soccer coaches across nine European countries and various coaching profiles. This study surveyed 1055 grassroots coaches from 9 countries based on prior studies to understand their perceptions and practices regarding FMS. Firstly, 14 questions were divided into three components with a Principal Component Analysis to enable clearer analysis: \u2018Coaching Effectiveness,\u2019 \u2018Influencing Factors,\u2019 and \u2018Importance of FMS.\u2019 The second phase involved comparing countries and coaching profiles to see how perceptions and practices varied by coaches\u2019 expertise, experience, and the age group they coach. Kruskal-Wallis group comparisons revealed varied awareness and understanding of FMS among grassroots coaches in nine European countries (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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