I may not have been able to write like I wanted to, but my summer certainly hasn’t been boring!
Entries Tagged ‘coaching-education’
Youth Soccer Coach Orientation
While I’m sharing documents, here is a presentation recently put together by our league’s Director of Coaching that was presented to all of our league’s coaches this season. It’ll be the basis for our league’s Youth Soccer Coaching Handbook, which we’re currently writing. Some things are specific to our league, but overall it’s an informative [...]
So About That ‘D’ Class
Soccer Dad recently took the USSF D License soccer coaching class and shares his thoughts and experiences.
Online Soccer Coaching Courses
The National Federation of State High School Associations is looking to take coaching education online in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The course is called Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer and will be offered in the Fall of 2009. More information can be found at the NFHS Learning Center.
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Off To Try And Get My ‘D’ License
After having the class canceled on me three times in the past year, I’m finally off to try and get my soccer coaching ‘D’ license this weekend (and next). Packing a 36 hour class into a weekend is quite a feat! Should be interesting to see what types of coaches are there. I did most [...]
NCYSA To Offer New ‘F’ Coaching License
The NCYSA is looking to fill a gap between the Youth I/II Modules aimed at U6/U8 and U10/U12 coaching and the ‘E’ License which is aimed at coaching older players in 11v11 matches. So they have developed a new one day (8 hour) course called the ‘F’ License:
The Coaching Education Department of NC Youth Soccer [...]
Kentucky Requires Youth Soccer Coaching Licenses
ÂThis is somewhat old news, but welcome all the same. John Thomas over at the USYS Blog recently highlighted a new policy in Kentucky related to the licensing of coaches:
Mandating anything in soccer is tough enough. As one of the national staff coaches for US Youth Soccer, it’s hard educating coaches that have been coaching [...]
Another Youth Coach Joins The SoccerSphere
When I started On The Pitch, there were almost no blogs dedicated to primarily to Youth Soccer. A few blog like sites that were offshoots of soccer magazines, etc. But nothing on the independent side. So it’s always cool when I stumble across a youth soccer coach or administrator that’s started blogging about youth soccer.
Murray [...]
The Evolution of a Youth Coach
I’ve been coaching soccer for almost six years. To some I am still a naive rookie, while to others, I’m expected to have ’seen it all’ and am an expert. It’s not surprising at all – it just depends on a person’s own experience and perspective. I’m definitely closer to the former than the latter! [...]
Just Got My ‘E’ License
After an intense weekend of classroom work and field work, I got my E Level Coaching License and even managed to hurt myself.
