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Paul funny you are talking about your soccer program. I don’t want to post this under your post since you might miss it. I have coached adults and college kids and my kids in Recreation soccer a few years ago. Never really did any formal training. My college days qualify me to sit the D license but I didn’t have the need. I recently decided to do the F license for my kids specifically for U10 and U12. I wanted to see what they had to offer.
We spent 4 hours in the classroom and 4 hours on the field running drills, warmup and scrimmaging. We spoke about the little things that made difference and share info with the instructor been one of the top coaches at Top Hat soccer club (Top Hat is considered the top girls program in Georgia and they only have girls team). The instructor was a female with a lot of experience.
The fact is you leave with resources to run practice and get any drill. You learn easy tools that your kids can use to develop their skills. Some of these I will definitely use for my kids. I know that with what I learn and the available resources I can help my kids and if and when I have time, it will make me a better coach.
A few things the coach said ,
1. Never be afraid to take other people concept as all coaches are thieves as they use other people’s formula and tweek it. There is not revolutionary about coaching but it is how you use the resources you have. Use things that work.
2. If two kids are equal and going for the national team, she was told some selector, they would most likely go with the kid that can use both feet.
3. As parents don’t yell at the refs. There is always a shortage, and if you yell at the kids who are willing you to do it, you may just turn them off, no chance of them developing their skill for the future and that means more bad refs.
4. Kids that age don’t need to be doing laps, instead you work the physical exercise within the training.
In all it is good course and the price was very small, but it had a national curriculum and will be helpful to me. I know it some people never like to hear follow anything American but it spell sense to learn from others, American, German, Brazilian, English, anybody and tailor it to fit our needs.
This course was co-operation between The GA soccer association, and clubs.
The fee at best was very small. I can tell you I will use the resources they give me and I can tell you if my kids decide to continue playing this game it will not make them a robot. The big difference I see is some of the thing we do with instinct, really have a name and step to learn them and be consistent with them.
We spent 4 hours in the classroom and 4 hours on the field running drills, warmup and scrimmaging. We spoke about the little things that made difference and share info with the instructor been one of the top coaches at Top Hat soccer club (Top Hat is considered the top girls program in Georgia and they only have girls team). The instructor was a female with a lot of experience.
The fact is you leave with resources to run practice and get any drill. You learn easy tools that your kids can use to develop their skills. Some of these I will definitely use for my kids. I know that with what I learn and the available resources I can help my kids and if and when I have time, it will make me a better coach.
A few things the coach said ,
1. Never be afraid to take other people concept as all coaches are thieves as they use other people’s formula and tweek it. There is not revolutionary about coaching but it is how you use the resources you have. Use things that work.
2. If two kids are equal and going for the national team, she was told some selector, they would most likely go with the kid that can use both feet.
3. As parents don’t yell at the refs. There is always a shortage, and if you yell at the kids who are willing you to do it, you may just turn them off, no chance of them developing their skill for the future and that means more bad refs.
4. Kids that age don’t need to be doing laps, instead you work the physical exercise within the training.
In all it is good course and the price was very small, but it had a national curriculum and will be helpful to me. I know it some people never like to hear follow anything American but it spell sense to learn from others, American, German, Brazilian, English, anybody and tailor it to fit our needs.
This course was co-operation between The GA soccer association, and clubs.
The fee at best was very small. I can tell you I will use the resources they give me and I can tell you if my kids decide to continue playing this game it will not make them a robot. The big difference I see is some of the thing we do with instinct, really have a name and step to learn them and be consistent with them.
They beat up everybody! They have a little girl (U16 I believe) named Rachel Jones (I think) originally from Jamaica that is balling everybody. Her brother played for Jamaica U17 a few years ago. I recommend you take your licenses and keep educating your self. It makes (for me) the game more enjoyable as you are now looking at games from a different point of view. Unfortunately, you will still buss your head xplaining certain things to certain people. 
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