Coaching Education
The Coaching Development Program provides instruction for any individual regardless of coaching and playing background.
- Offered for the purpose of training & licensing coaches
- Designed to provide the tools to handle the challenges of coaching
- Clinic participants can qualify to receive "G", "F", "E", and "D" certificates
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G Clinic
- Target Group: For U6 & U8
- Classroom session: Child Development, Philosophy of Coaching, Role of Youth Coach, Laws of the game, Care/Prevention of Injury, Fundamentals of 4 vs. 4
- Practical Session: Games and Activities
- Course Materials: USYSA Parent/Coach Primer, USYSA Asst. Coach Series U6 & U8
- Number of Hours of Course: 4
- Minimum Number of Participants: 15
- Minimum Age: 15
- Prerequisite: None
- Course Fee per Candidate: FREE
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F Clinic
- Target Group: For U10
- Classroom session: Philosophy of coaching, Identifying needs of players, Organization of practice, Parent/Team management
- Practical Session: Dribbling, Passing, Receiving, Heading, Shooting, Goalkeeping
- Course Materials: "F" Coaching Workbook, "F" Coaching Text USYSA Asst. Coach Series U10
- Number of Hours of Course: 9
- Minimum Number of Participants: 15
- Minimum Age: 16
- Prerequisite: None
- Course Fee per Candidate: $40.00
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E Clinic
- Target Group: For U12
- Classroom session: Methods & philosophy, Care/Prevention of injuries, Parent/Team management, Laws of the game, economical training, Principles of defending & attacking, Transition from small-sided game
- Practical Session: Dribbling, passing, Receiving, Heading, Shooting, Additional defending aspects of goalkeeping
- Course Materials: "E" Coaching Workbook, "E" Coaching Text USYSA Asst. Coach Series
- Number of Hours of Course: 18
- Minimum Number of Participants: 15
- Minimum Age: 18
- Prerequisite: F License
- Course Fee per Candidate: $50.00
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D Clinic
- Target Group: For U14 & U18
- Classroom session: Methods of coaching, Organization of training sessions, Team management, Match analysis
- Practical Session: Team principles of attack/defense, Advanced goalkeeping, technical/tactical, skill training. Finishing, Technical functional training
- Course Materials: "D" Coaching Workbook, "D" Coaching Text Group Tactics Videos (2)
- Number of Hours of Course: 36
- Minimum Number of Participants: 20
- Minimum Age: 21
- Prerequisite: E License (Waiver Policy*)
- Course Fee per Candidate: $125.00
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*Waiver Policy for D Clinic
All waivers to take the "D" License without prior clinics will be determined by the Director of Coaching and Player Development. To obtain a waiver, send a resume to the NTSSA office with all of your previous soccer experience.
To obtain a waiver you must be coaching a U12-16 Competitive Team and at least one of the following:
- High School Coach
- Played Soccer in College for 4 years