The English Football Association has launched a major educational campaign called ‘Respect’ designed to help parents and coaches be more supportive of their children, referees, and the youth game in general. It’s fantastic.
Entries Tagged ‘education’
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 [...]
NCSRA Referee Mentoring Program
Since we’re talking about referees this morning… At the recent NCYSA Annual General Meeting, two international FIFA referees (Kim Oberle and Sandra Serafini) presented a new program they are championing in North Carolina called the NCSRA Referee Mentor Program. The program is designed to take referees who want to go beyond entry level and help [...]
Sleep Wonderful Sleep
New York magazine has an excellent article up on the impacts of kids sleeping habits and their cognitive development:
Overstimulated, overscheduled kids are getting at least an hour’s less sleep than they need, a deficiency that, new research reveals, has the power to set their cognitive abilities back years.
According to surveys by the National [...]
School Comes First, But Where Does It End?
I happened across a couple of posts over at White Trash Mom where they’re upset with the ever increasing amount of homework their kids are having to complete. The Tacky Princess gets a good rant going about the amount of homework her kids have each day. She talks about a new book out called The [...]
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.
