Beverly Youth Soccer Association is hosting Coaches Courses run by Mass. Youth Soccer.
When, Where:
G license: Sunday, March 7th 8-12 pm, BHS Field House (4 hour course).
F license: Sunday, March 7th, 8 am-5 pm, BHS Field House (8 hour course).
E license: Sunday, March 14th & 21nd 8 am-5 pm, BHS Field House (16 hour course).
If interested, please register at http://www.mayouthsoccer.org (You will need to click on “view all events for this day” on the MYSA calendar to see the events.)
Course Details (from MYSA): Mass. Youth Soccer believes that “the game is the greatest teacher” and that children will get better at soccer by playing, playing and more playing. We also believe that well-trained, resourceful coaches will enhance a child's enjoyment of this beautiful sport. To that end we have designed a series of coaching courses, each leading to a certificate or license that emphasizes proper coaching principles. We encourage you to take advantage of these courses. Although there are no performance or written tests in the G, F or E courses, each involves several hours of activity. To get the most out of each course, participation in the practical, active sessions is strongly encouraged, but is not required. This activity is not physically rigorous, and lasts approximately one half of each course.
The G Course: This beginning course for coaches teaches about both coaching organization and theory. Our intention in the G course it to help you to become a more resourceful and confident “activity leader”-to combine your enthusiasm and commitment to children with the basic theory and practical exercises that we will provide. We will cover teaching and correcting dribbling, passing, and shooting technique as well as particular characteristics of U6 and U8 players. Content: Ideas about how to organize practices and game days, a number of practical activities and stimulating games for practices, ideas on parent education, learning theory, demonstration of basic techniques.
The F Course: A more ambitious introductory course for novice coaches or those with some experience. Designed primarily for coaches of U8, U10, or U12 teams. Our intention in the F course is to help you to become a more resourceful and confident "activity leader" - to combine your enthusiasm and commitment to children with the basic theory and practical exercises that we'll provide. Content: Ideas about how to organize practices and game days, many games and exercises for practices, a more thorough demonstration of basic technique, elementary goalkeeping techniques, some basic tactical ideas. Materials (Given to the coach): Mass Youth Soccer F Manual and Mass. Youth Soccer Coaching Program T-shirt. For Whom: Novice coaches, or those with some experience of U8, U10, and U12 teams. Prerequisites: G License MANDATORY, Must be at least 16 years of age to attend and must hold G license.
The E Course: This course combines soccer theory and practice. During the course, each participant will have the opportunity to lead a short coaching session, with constructive feedback from the instructor. Designed primarily for experienced coaches of U10, U12, and U14 teams. Content: Systems of play, laws and restarts, more games and exercises for practices, more tactical ideas, including the tactics of 2 versus 1 situations, and more on goalkeeping. Materials (Given to the coach): Mass Youth Soccer E Manual and Coaching Soccer, by Bert van Lingen, and Mass. Youth Soccer Coaching Program T-shirt. Prerequisites: Must be at least 16 years of age, and holder of an F license for at least 6 months.
Thank you,
Beth Cabrera
BYSA Registrar
