Coaching Education
US Youth Soccer provides the following coaching education events and services:
US Youth Soccer adidas Workshop and Coaches Convention is the largest youth soccer coaching convention in the US and offers a wide range of topics for the novice to the experienced youth coach. Guest presenters have included Aime Jacquet, Jurgen Klinsmann, Steve Sampson, April Heinrichs, John Ellinger and Tony DiCicco.
Publications- From coaching books, videos and CD ROMs to free brochures, US Youth Soccer has a great selection of materials for youth soccer programs. Materials available include our "Official Coaching Manual", the best selling "Parent/Coach Primer" and "Assistant Coach Series" and the first CD Rom series designed specifically for U6-U12 coaches.
Coaching Courses- approved by the USSF, are provided by each of our fifty-five member State Associations. Courses are available for beginning to advanced coaches - from age appropriate State Youth Coaching Modules to the National "C" License and the National Youth License, the most important coaching course in the nation. For a schedule of coaching courses in your area contact your State Association. The schedule for the National Youth License offerings appears below.
Assistance to State Associations and their member leagues and clubs is available from our Coaching Department: State or local Workshop sessions are available for implementing the Small Sided Game, Recreational Soccer, Soccer Start, Coaching Players with Disabilities, TIDE American Cup and more!
For more information on coaching services e-mail the Coaching Department at coaching@usyouthsoccer.org or call 1-800-4SOCCER.
National Youth License
The National Youth License focuses upon the nature of children and the adjustments adults must make to coach them. The course curriculum covers the ages of 4-12 years old. Each day of the course, the focus is upon one of the traditional soccer age groups of U6, U8, U10 or U12. Each day, children of the appropriate age group are brought to the course site for the candidates to work with them in a practice training session. The candidates are videotaped while coaching the kids and the video is reviewed with each candidate to aid in the education of the coach. The course combines both classroom (theory) and field (practical) sessions. The course concludes with written, oral and practical examinations. The National Youth License course is six days in length, sometimes being held over two weekends rather than 6 days in a row. It is ideal for anyone hoping to become a better and more effective coach.
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