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Our Coaches are the face of our club and our most important resource. Coaching can be very rewarding and whether you are new to soccer or an experienced player it is our goal to offer our coaches all the resources required to make their coaching experience very rewarding. We offer Certification and Coach-the-Coach clinic to give coaches on field experience. Plus we will continue to add to these pages the resources to help you be effective in your coaching. Good coaching is a much about organization and enthusiasm as it is about athleticism. Patience and love are your most powerful tools in coaching so bring lots of both to the pitch.

Coach-the-Coach
CVUSC has programmed several coaching clinics covering all areas of coaching development from the brand new parent, novice coach, through to select coach. The intent is to provide you the coach all the tools you need to develop yourself into the best coach, and our youth into the best soccer players they can be, while having fun. All the clinics outlined below are free to all CVUSC coaches. CVUSC will typically only pay for one of these clinics per calendar year, unless special permission is given explicitly by the VP Development. Clinics will be held at the CVUSC Clubhouse and Valley View Fields. Come prepared with food, snacks and water and prepared to play with the appropriate soccer playing strip. There will be on-field play (mostly) and some classroom discussion so bring a note pad and pen as well. There is no better way to build your confidence and understanding of the basics of coaching, I highly recommend all coaches take at least one clinic per year- our Comox Valley youth deserve it.

Training Sessions and Coaching Tips
If you haven't already seen this, check out the UEFA website "Training Ground" tab to see some of the best youth teams in the world undergoing various technical and tactical training sessions and videos of the likes of Zidane, Deco, Xavi, Rooney and others demonstrating their trademark moves at: UEFA Training Ground    and   The Ronaldo Rocket

CVUSC coaches may choose to acquire official certification in soccer coaching according to the British Columbia Soccer Association Community Coach Certification program. BCSA courses are hosted once or twice each year and are free to Club coaches. Coaches may also take these courses at other clubs. Before registering contact the soccer office, cvsoccer@shawbiz.ca. For a complete listing of clinics offered by BSCA click here. This is the sequence of courses in the BCSA curriculum:

Community Coach Children:
The Community Coach Children course is tailored to coaches working with players ages 5 to 10 years old. The course contents are based on coaching children 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. Recommended for coaches working with U6-U11 House League players.
Community Coach Child: Interested email almohtadi@shaw.ca

Community Coach Youth:
The Community Coach Youth course is designed for 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 and early competitive 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. Recommended for coaches working with U12-U15 age players, and strongly recommended for any coaches wishing to apply to coach a U12-U15 House level team.
Pre-requisite: Community Coach Children is strongly recommended, but not mandatory.
Community Coach Youth: Interested email almohtadi@shaw.ca

Community Coach Senior:
The Community Coach Senior course is tailored to coaches working with players in the U15-U18 divisions. The contents of this course are designed to maximize training for competitive level youth players (i.e. Select teams), though the material is equally suited for recreational players (e.g. House teams). The course focusses on the following areas: conducting and planning training sessions, the role of the coach, ethics, safety and liability, team development, and technical skill development. This course meets the NCCP standards for the soccer technical and practical components. Recommended for coaches working with U15-U18 age players, and strongly recommended for any coaches wishing to apply to coach a Select level team.
Pre-requisite: Community Coach Youth.Community Coach Youth: Interested email almohtadi@shaw.ca

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