US Youth Soccer Coaches Connection

BillShankly · Post by **BillShankly** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:34 pm

Get Connected with the Coaches Connection

US Youth Soccer adds another opportunity for coaches, referees, administrators and parents with the addition of the Coaches Connection. The Coaches Connection provides members with a link to the US Youth Soccer Coaching Education Network: The National Director of Coaching Education and staff, plus 55 State Association Directors of Coaching Education and their staff, as well as guest lectures from around the world!

â€œItâ€™s all about connectivity and the ability to communicate with our educators from all across the country,â€ said Tom Goodman, Director of Coaching Education for US Youth Soccer.

Get connected with leaders in the field of coaching, referee education and player development. Stay current with discussions on such hot topics as small-sided games; recreation vs. competitive soccer; parent education, ethics and morals in sport.

Keep connected with continuing education opportunities on-line at usyouthsoccer.org. Get the latest information on training youth players, learn the latest in age appropriate training activities, and find out where and when special events will be in a location near you!

Stay connected throughout the year-not just the season.

Coaches Connection benefits include:
Â· Subscription to Success in Soccer Magazine
Â· US Youth Soccerâ€™s Kwik Kicks monthly e-newsletter
Â· Official â€œCoaches Connectionâ€ member T-shirt from adidas
Â· Copy of the Official US Youth Soccer Coaching Manual
Â· Discounts on official adidas apparel and other US Youth Soccer merchandise
Â· Discounted admission to special Connection clinics and events
Â· Discounts on coaching aids from Success in Soccer

BillShankly · Post by **BillShankly** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:35 pm

Be great if something like this could be established in Australia or just in South Aus

Post by **johnydep** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:15 am

BillShankly wrote:Be great if something like this could be established in Australia or just in South Aus

I agree, sounds great.

I'd like to see something like a quaterly or 6 monthly coaches meeting/seminar that updates guidelines, shares new techniques and allows coaches to mingle and network.

This will help improve football for the future, anyone seen how the Dutch do it, there was a doc on SBS during the World Cup?

Fred Goldstone · Post by **Fred Goldstone** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:11 pm

Around thirty years ago we did have a Coaches Association and it organised seminars, courses, accreditation, education etc. but then it gradually fell away due to the lack of support from the clubs and the SASF, ASF, etc.

Most of the top coaches of today were involved and we all got to know each other pretty well.

It is very important for coaches of all levels to meet and get to know one another as coaching can be a lonely job at times.

Drusetta · Post by **Drusetta** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:05 pm

Can anyone approach the FFSA to re-establish some sort of Coaches Committee (at the risk of sounding beaurocratic)?

Coaches, like many players, end up coaching at several clubs during their lifetime so it would be good to build positive relationships with fellow coaches through forums, seminars, update training sessions, etc.

Fred Goldstone · Post by **Fred Goldstone** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:23 pm

Drusetta, the FFSA will not do anything they didn;t think of first.

Yhey don't even have the courtesy to acknowledge correspondence let alone reply to it.

The only way to get a Coaches Association going is do it yourselves.

povman_2009 · Post by **povman_2009** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:46 pm

Must be personal fred they respond to me

Fred Goldstone · Post by **Fred Goldstone** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:39 pm

Perhaps I'm using the wrong email address - can you give me the one you use?