2009/2010 NEW SERIES OF COACHING COURSES

The Community Coach Certificate is aimed at the coaches working with children, youth players and senior players involved in recreational and competitive community club soccer. Read the full article for details on the many courses offered.

The current series of courses is complete.  Contact Steve Kindel for information or go to the BC Soccer Association - BCSA Coaches Clinics

For more information see the BCSA Coaching Education Certification Pathway

You must pre-register for the course online thru BC Soccer (see below). Also, to receive your certificate for any given course, you must attend all of the days of that given course, no exceptions. So please do not register for this if you are unable to make all of the sessions. You may need to arrange a substitute coach for your team for a game or practice if necessary.

BC Soccer is strict about attendance and can take away our ability to host these courses in-house, in the future, if we as instructors do not abide. Currently, Dunbar/Point Grey, Kerrisdale are the only Vancouver Clubs able to put on these courses on their own.

2009/2010
This season, Dunbar, Kerrisdale and Point Grey Soccer will be offering another of B.C. Soccer Association’s certification courses to its coaches. We will be running a Community Coach Children (CCC) focusing on U6 thru U10 and a Community Coach Youth (CCY) focusing on U11 thru U14. All the info regarding these courses can be found below. FYI, you need to have your CCY certificate to coach in the Provincial “B” Cup. You need your CCS certificate to coach in the Provincial “A” Cup.

Coaching Clinic Type: Community Coach Children's
Dates: 9/20/2009-9/30/2009
Times: 12:30 pm
Hosting Organization: Dunbar Soccer Association
Instructor(s): Steve Kindel,Gregor Young
Course Information:
Sunday September 20th, 12:30pm-5:00pm Chaldecott Park
Monday September 21st, 6:30pm-9:30pm Kerrisdale Community Centre

This clinic is open to coaches of the Dunbar Soccer Association, Kerrisdale Soccer Club and Point Grey Soccer Club.
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $80.00

This clinic is closed to the club / district that requested it and the clinic host is paying for the coaches from within their club to attend, but only if you register using the payment code which has been supplied to the clinic contact person.

This clinic is only open to coaches within the Dunbar Soccer Association, Kerrisdale Soccer Club, and Point Grey Soccer Club. Coaches from these clubs must register with the payment code C22831 as each club is paying for the coaches within that club to attend.

To register for this clinic follow this link and find the Vancouver Westside CCC Clinic: https://ssl.hammersoccer.com/BCSA/eCoaching/coachingcoursesdisplay.asp

Please enter the following code when prompted by the online registration system: C22831

Contact: Steve Kindel stevekindel@telus.net

Coaching Clinic Type: Community Coach Youth
Dates: 10/21/2009-10/28/2009
Times: 5:30 pm
Hosting Organization: Dunbar Soccer Association
Instructor(s): Gregor Young, Steve Kindel
Course Information:
Wednesday October 21st, 5:30pm-9:15pm UBC Warren Turf Field (on East Mall)
Sunday October 25th, 9:15am-4:45pm Chaldecott Park (King Edward and Wallace)
Wednesday October 28th, 5:45pm-9:45pm Kerrisdale Community Center

This clinic is only open to coaches of the Dunbar Soccer Association, Kerrisdale Soccer Club, and Point Grey Soccer Club.
Prerequisites: MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS
Cost: $145.00

This clinic is closed to the club / district that requested it and the clinic host is paying for the coaches from within their club to attend, but only if you register using the payment code which has been supplied to the clinic contact person.

This clinic is only open to coaches within the Dunbar Soccer Association, Kerrisdale Soccer Club, and Point Grey Soccer Club. Coaches from these clubs must register with the payment code C55534 as each club is paying for the coaches within that club to attend.

To register for this clinic follow this link and find the Vancouver Westside CCY Clinic: https://ssl.hammersoccer.com/BCSA/eCoaching/coachingcoursesdisplay.asp

Please enter the following code when prompted by the online registration system: C55534
Contact: Steve Kindel stevekindel@telus.net

BSCA Coach Certification Course: Community Coach Senior
This season, Dunbar, Kerrisdale and Point Grey Soccer will be offering another of B.C. Soccer Association’s certification courses to its coaches. We will be running a Community Coach Senior (CCS) focusing on U14 thru U18. All the info regarding this course can be found below. FYI, you need to have your CCY certificate to coach in the Provincial “B” Cup. You need your CCS certificate to coach in the Provincial “A” Cup.
 
For more information see the BCSA Coaching Education Certification Pathway

You must pre-register for the course online thru BC Soccer (see below). Also, to receive your certificate for any given course, you must attend all of the days of that given course, no exceptions. So please do not register for this if you are unable to make all of the sessions. You may need to arrange a substitute coach for your team for a game or practice if necessary.

BC Soccer is strict about attendance and can take away our ability to host these courses in-house, in the future, if we as instructors do not abide. Currently, Dunbar/Point Grey, Kerrisdale are the only Vancouver Clubs able to put on these courses on their own.

Coaching Clinic Type: Community Coach Senior
Dates: 11/3/2009-11/10/2009
Times: 5:30 pm
Hosting Organization: Dunbar Soccer Association
Instructor(s): Gregor Young,Steve Kindel
Course Information:

Tuesday November 3rd, 5:30pm-9:30pm UBC Warren Turf Field (on East Mall)
Sunday November 8th, 9:15am-5:00pm Chaldecott Park (King Edward and Wallace)
Tuesday November 10th, 6:15pm-9:45pm Jericho Sailing Center (2nd floor meeting rooms)

This clinic is only open to coaches of the Dunbar Soccer Association, Kerrisdale Soccer Club, and Point Grey Soccer Club.

Prerequisites: MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS
Cost: $145.00

This clinic is closed to the club that requested it and the clinic host is paying for the coaches from within their club to attend, but only if you register using the payment code which has been supplied to the clinic contact person.

To register for this clinic follow this link and find the Vancouver Westside CCS Clinic: https://ssl.hammersoccer.com/BCSA/eCoaching/coachingcoursesdisplay.asp

Please enter the following code when prompted by the online registration system: C09325
Contact: Steve Kindel stevekindel@telus.net

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY COACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
The Community Coach Certificate, as the name suggests, is aimed at the coaches working with children, youth players and senior players involved in recreational and competitive community club soccer. In the flow chart above one can see that the Community Coach Certificate essentially consists of three parts; Children, Youth and Senior.

There are three (3) different entry levels within the Community Coach Certification Program.

1. Coaches working primarily with players/teams in the Under 6 - Under 10 (Mini) age groups should enter at the Community Coach Children’s Course.
2. Coaches working primarily with players/teams in the Under 11 - Under 13 age groups should enter at the Community Coach Youth Course.
3. Coaches working primarily with players/teams in the Under 14 ­ Under 18 age groups should enter at the Community Coach Senior Course.

Coaches wishing to complete the Community Coach Certificate (Children’s/Youth/Senior) may take these courses in any order that they decide to do so.

To enter the CSA B Licensing Program from the Community Coach Certification it is mandatory for the applicant coach to hold all three of the CCC, CCY, and CCS Certificates.

Below are course descriptions for the Community Coach Certification Program:

Community Coach Children’s

The Community Coach Children's course is tailored to coaches working with players in the 6 to 10 year old range. The contents of this course are based around the FUNdamentals of mini-soccer and touch on the following areas: stages of development, basic practice planning, the role of the coach, ethics, safety and liability, review of mini-soccer rules, basic skill development and ample amounts of sample practice sessions. This course meets the NCCP standards for the soccer technical and practical components.

Community Coach Youth

The Community Coach Youth course is tailored to coaches working with players in the 11 to 14 year old range. The contents of this course are based around coaching players at the recreational youth level of soccer and touch on the following areas: stages of development, conducting and planning training sessions, the role of the coach, ethics, safety and liability, team development, technical skill development and information on coaching youth players. This course meets the NCCP standards for the soccer technical and practical components.

Community Coach Senior

The Community Coach Senior course is tailored to coaches working with players in the 14 to 18 year old range. The contents of this course are geared towards coaching at a more competitive level of youth soccer and touch on the following areas: stages of development, advanced technical skill development, aspects of coaching, coaching team play (systems/tactics), set plays, coaching the goalkeeper, attacking and defending principles, fitness, physical preparation (warm-up and cool-down), first-aid, ethics, and safety and liability. This course meets the NCCP standards for the soccer technical and practical components.

DSA, KSC, and PGSC encourages its coaches to achieve B.C. Soccer Association (BCSA) coaching certifications. To coach in the Provincial “B” Cup, a coach must have completed the Community Coach Youth (CCY) course. To coach in the Provincial “A” Cup, a coach must have completed the Community Coach Senior (CCS) course.

Currently, DSA, KSC, and PGSC are the only Vancouver clubs authorized to provide BCSA courses in house. Each year, DSA, KSC, and PGSC offer BCSA certification courses for its coaches. In the fall, we usually run a Community Coach Children (CCC) course focusing on U6 to U10 and a Community Coach Youth (CCY) course focusing on U11 to U14. In early January, we usually offer a Community Coach Senior (CCS) course aimed at U14 to U18.