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As the governing body for soccer in British Columbia , the British Columbia Soccer Association is responsible for training coaches from the grass roots to senior levels of play. With the increasing number of players registering with clubs across the province this represents a considerable challenge. In order to meet this challenge a three tiered certification program has been developed in conjunction with the Canadian Soccer Association that we feel will meet the needs of both developing coaches and the betterment of the game itself. Listed below is the Certification Pathway for coaching in British Columbia. The original document can be viewed on www.bcsoccer.net .
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 / BCSA B Licensing Program from the Community Coach Certification Program it is mandatory for the coach to have completed the Full Community Coach Certification Program*.
*CCC & CCY & CCS if certification was started AFTER April 2004 and CCY & CCS if certification was completed PRIOR to April 2004.
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.
