Just Got My ‘E’ License
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of coaching youth soccer, you may not know that there is a nationally coordinated program of coaching education run by the United States Soccer Federation....
View ArticleSchool 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...
View ArticleSleep 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...
View ArticleNCSRA 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...
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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...
View ArticleOff 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...
View ArticleOnline 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...
View ArticleSo About That ‘D’ Class
I mentioned a while back that I was going to go and get my ‘D’ soccer coaching license (Links to the course manual – BIG FILE). Of course with everything going on I never got a chance to write about...
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Respect
The English Football Association launched an education program called Respect last summer that highlights how overzealous spectators, parents, and coaches are hurting the game. The initial video they...
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