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Paul Sapsford, Director of Recreational Coaching for Cal North, has suggested the following youtube videos as resources for our recreational coaches:Passing & Receiving warm-up
Possession, passing & receiving
3v1 down the line only for possession & movement
Game to promote dribbling, moves & combination play.
2v1 dribbling & combination play
Best game for developing players ability to switch play and play with head up. 1 touch shooting game
Shooter becomes ‘keeper
1v1 Shooting game
Check out these free courses from NFHS:
A Guide to Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention -Focuses on how to minimize the risk of heat illness and provide guidance on how to best acclimate students to warm weather.
Concussions In Sports: What You Need To Know
-Designed to educate coaches, officials, parents and students on the
importance of proper concussion recognition and management
There are additional courses ranging from $20 - $50 covering a wide range of topics. Adult Registration:
Cal North Adult Registration - the League requires that all adults register via the online link available below. Once you complete the registration online, the system will provide you a confirmation code, please forward that code to your Club Registrar.
Coaching Ethics and Background Checks:
All
River City Youth Soccer League Coaches are expected to abide by the
Coaching Ethics established by the League and are required to pass both
CYSA adult registration requirements and Live Scan criminal background
checks obtained by the League through the California Department of
Justice.
Please click on the highlighted link for the Coaching Ethics Policy.
Each Club will provide arrangements for its coaches to be live scanned by the League's contracted vendor, Capital Live Scan.
Coaching Courses:
Cal North has revamped its course offerings effective 2012. Cal North is introducing
USSF courses for the E and D. There will no longer be an E/D course.
- You may take the F and the E in the same year.
- There is a one-year waiting period between the E and the D. No exceptions.
- If you have previously taken the CYSA E or CYSA E/D and wish to
take the USSF D course, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you take the USSF E
course before attempting the USSF D.
If you would like to take a CYSA GK, CYSA F, or USSF E course,
check the current listing on District VI website using the link below and see if there is a course
you want to take, then call or EMAIL THE COURSE CONTACT LISTED TO
REGISTER FOR THE COURSE.
(If the course you are looking for is not being offered by your
club or league, call your Club or League coaching coordinator to find
out if they are planning to set up a course for your group. Otherwise,
you will have the option to take a course from another League or
District.) Courses available through Districts I-V and VII - VIII are available through the CYSA course offering link. Coaches Courses being held by the various Leagues in District VI
Coaching Courses being held by all Cal North DistrictsCourse Descriptions: | COURSE TITLE | THEME | HOURS | TESTING | | Pre-F Orientation (A Free Local Course) | Introduction to Coaching Prerequisite: new to coaching youth soccer | 3-4 | None | | F Certificate | Practice Session/Basic Technique | 9 | None | | E Certificate | Basic Tactics/Intermediate Technique | 18 | None | | D License | Advanced Tactics/Advanced Technique | 36 | Yes | | Goalkeeping Certificate | Coaches are taught the basics of goalkeeping | 9 | None | | Workshop Upon Request. | Three hours of instruction on topic requested by the organizers | 3 | None |
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