Coaching Education

BASC wants to help you be ready for the upcoming season. Below are coaching courses that are available to you before the season starts. What’s even better than having the courses available to you as a coach? They are all being held at the Indian Springs Soccer Complex!

New Coach Training

Mandatory for ALL New Coaches

DESCRIPTION: Experienced Club Coaches will give instruction on Team Management and demonstrate efficient practice techniques to use during practices. Shortened training sessions with players around your age group will be ran to demonstrate the new techniques.

Date: Saturday, February 10th
Time: 8am – 11:30am
Cost: Free
Location: ISSC Fields 10 & 11
Meet in the Ref Shack

Email Club Head Coach, with the following information to register: Coach Name, Team Age Group, Team Gender, & Team Name

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Laws of the Game – Q & A Live!

Mandatory for ALL Coaches

DESCRIPTION: Learn the Laws of the Game and ask questions to a licensed referee.

Date: Tuesday, February 6th
Time: 6pm
Cost: Free
Location: Central Park Community Center

DESCRIPTION: Small-sided initiative training is being offered by US Soccer for U6 – U19 age divisions. Each course consists of a 4-hour course at Indian Springs Soccer Complex. Two hours will be taught in a classroom and two hours will be on the field.

Coaches must first complete a free introductory module, which represents the first step in the newly revised coaching license pathway and is a required prerequisite to undergo any of US Soccer’s Grassroots Licensing Courses. Coaches who complete the module will also be provided with four complimentary Play-Practice-Play training sessions. Click here to sign up for a free account with US Soccer’s Digital Coaching Center.

Then, click here to register for Introduction to Grassroots Coaching.

Course Information

4v4 (U6, U7, & U8)
Online Only Course

Register Here
No Registration Deadline
Cost: $25

7v7 (U9 & U10)
Online Only Course

Register Here
No Registration Deadline
Cost: $25

9v9 (U11 & U12)
Online Only Course

Register Here
No Registration Deadline
Cost: $25

11v11 (U13 and up)
Online Only Course

Register Here
No Registration Deadline
Cost: $25

Target for this course is U13-U15.  Or, in the USSF Curriculum, where the full 11v11 starts to be played and real Functional Training where the goal is to get two lines of players in the system to improve.

This course is split into several Phases:

Preparation Phase: There are some pre-course assignments that must be completed before the first Friday evening class. So, the earlier you register, the easier it will be to get them all done.

Instructional Phase: During the first weekend the National Coaching School Staff will go over the vast majority of the USSF curriculum.  Methodology, philosophy, demonstration of teaching techniques, etc.

Deliberate Practice Phase:  This is why there is two months between the two weekends.  It is time to go away and put into practice the concepts and methods that were discussed during the IW. You will have some assignments to complete during this time period, so it will be critical that you have access to a team to run a session or two.

Performance Phase: The final weekend will be one more “dress rehearsal” to get final feedback and then the Sunday will be Testing Day.  The focus of this level course is on Functional Groups.  Getting a Functional Group to improve their play. (Back line, midfield, etc.)

Click here to see available courses.