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Coaching License Courses

Coaching License Courses - Beginner to Advanced

The U.S. Soccer Learning Center serves as the online educational platform where coaches of every level can register for courses, take online classes, create session plans and more. It’s also your home for course announcements, registration, payment, assignments, communication and collaboration.

Through the U.S. Soccer Coaching License Pathway, coaches can progress from the free introductory course and Grassroots licensing through to advanced-level certification.

Grassroots Courses  |  D License Courses  |  C License Courses

Grassroots Courses

USSF Grassroots Licenses

U.S. Soccer has announced some new and exciting changes that will go into effect in 2018. To see the U.S. Soccer official announcement click HERE. The changes include a new introduction into the pathway, referred to as the “grassroots” path, which will focus on helping novice coaches. These changes will be implemented across the country and offered in South Texas starting in February 2018 . With the creation of the Grassroots path, the current F and E license will no longer be taught or be a part of the U.S. Soccer Coaching Education curriculum. For current holders of these licenses, U.S. Soccer and South Texas Youth Soccer will continue to recognize both as national licenses that meet all prerequisites and or coaching license standards.

The four new U.S. Soccer Grassroots license formats are as follows:

  • 4 v 4
  • 7 v 7
  • 9 v 9
  • 11 v 11

The Grassroots path has been introduced as part of the overall U.S. Soccer Coaching Education structure to permit easy access and entry points. The new structure will allow a coach to enter the pathway in one of two separate ways:

  1. the candidate may take the Online (OL) course or
  2. take the In-Person (IP) course

The online and in-person courses will be treated as two separate licenses. Ex. 4v4 License online OR 4v4 License in-person.

The new in-person licenses to be offered by South Texas Youth Soccer Association are four (4) hours in length. Each IP course contains two hours in the classroom and two hours on the field. The highlight of the IP course is that it offers coaches the ability to have hands-on experience learning with an instructor and players in a realistic environment and promote best practices in coaching education.

Registration
  • Cost: $65
Want to host a course?

For those wishing to host a course, please contact Denise Churchill, Manager of Education Services, at denisec@stxsoccer.org. Please note that all in-person Grassroots courses require:

  1. age-appropriate players for the field portion
  2. a classroom
  3. a field

All South Texas Youth Soccer hosted U.S. Soccer courses will be set up and administered through U.S. Soccer’s Learning Center.

Please visit our Upcoming Coaching Course page for current course listings.

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Questions regarding course content should be mailed to the course instructor using the tools in the Learning Center.

All other questions should be emailed to Denise Churchill at denisec@stxsoccer.org.

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D License Courses

USSF D License

U.S. Soccer announced new and exciting changes that went into effect in 2018. In addition to the eight (8) new opportunities, the D Course has also been updated in accordance with the revamped approach at the grassroots level.

The National D License remains a 36 to 40-hour course held over the course of 5-10 weeks with a preparation phase, instructional weekend one, developmental phase, and assessment weekend. The overall length of each course may vary from course to course based on facility and player requirements. The focus of this course is to facilitate the improvement of the Grassroots Coach in all 6 Tasks of a Coach: Coaching Games, Coaching Training Sessions, Managing the Performance Environment, Leading the Team, Leading the Player and Leadership. Coaches will also focus on learning how to design, execute and reflect on a P-P-P training session.

Eligibility

Completing a minimum of two in-person courses (one of which must be the 11v11 course) and one of the online courses earns eligibility for taking the D license course.

  • If you currently hold an E license: you advance to the D license by completing the cost-free Introduction to Grassroots Coaching module.
  • If you currently hold an F license: you advance to the D license by completing the Introduction to Grassroots Coaching module, the 11v11 in-person course, and one additional in-person grassroots course, the 4v4, 7v7 or 9v9.
  • If you do not already have a U.S. Soccer license: you advance to the D license course by completing the Introduction to Grassroots Coaching module, the 11v11 in-person course, one other in-person course, and one online Grassroots course.
Registration
  • Cost: $450 for BOTH weekends.
  • Coaches must attend both weekends of the course and are not permitted to switch or change their testing weekend.
Schedule: (Subject to Change)

Instructional Weekend

  • Friday: 5:30pm – 9:00pm
  • Saturday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
  • Sunday: 9:00am – 6:00pm

Testing Weekend

  • Friday: 5:30pm – 9:00pm
  • Saturday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
  • Sunday: 9:00am – 6:00pm

Please visit our Upcoming Coaching Course page for current course listings.

View Coaching Courses

Questions regarding course content should be mailed to the course instructor using the tools in the Learning Center.

All other questions should be emailed to Denise Churchill at denisec@stxsoccer.org.

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c License Courses

USSF C License

IMPORTANT: Completion of the USSF C License course is a prerequisite for attending the USSF B License course.

The National C License course focuses on the core concepts of coaching. The C course consists of two course meetings, Course Meeting & Assessment Meeting, separated by a Development Period. The total course duration is approximately 2-3 months.

Eligibility

In order to register for the U.S. Soccer C course, all candidates must meet the following pre-requisites:

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Have held a U.S. Soccer D license for at least 12 months
  • -OR- meet the waiver guidelines
  • Currently coaching

Interested candidates who wish to apply based on a waiver must contact the hosting organization directly after adding the necessary documentation to their Learning Center profile.

Registration
  • Cost: $1,675 (this fee does NOT include room and board)
  • Schedule: The first day and the last day will have reduced hours all remaining days will begin about 8:30am and conclude about 8:30pm.
  • Hotel Accommodations: See individual course page in the Learning Center for recommendations
Tasks of the Coach
  • Coaching Training Sessions
  • Coaching Games
  • Leading Players
  • Leading the Team
  • Managing a Performance Environment
  • Leadership

Please visit our Upcoming Coaching Course page for current course listings.

View Coaching Courses

Questions regarding course content should be mailed to the course instructor using the tools in the Learning Center.

All other questions should be emailed to Denise Churchill at denisec@stxsoccer.org.

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