Coach Training

Coach Training

 Requirements

1. A minimum of two coaches 18 yrs+ must be present and participating in the group. All Coaches MUST have a valid CPIC including Vulnerable Sector Search on file with their district/club.
2. It is recommended that at least one Coach per team be fully trained but we encourage all team officials to complete all their training.   See below.
3. Rule of Two – is enforced in all soccer activities.

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For a summary of the training courses for each age group, click on the following links:

• U4/U5 Coaches and Assistant Coaches

• U6-U9 Coaches and Assistant Coaches

• U11 Coaches and Assistant Coaches

• U13-U19 Coaches and Assistant Coaches

• U4-U19 Team Managers

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If you have an NCCP number of training you may have done previously or in another sport, please email zone.administrator@swemsa.org to let us know.

If you don’t remember your NCCP number, you can look it up and retrieve it through The Locker website.

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Coach Training

On-field/practical coach training courses are being arranged and when registration is open, the information will be posted here. Coaches and Assistant Coaches on a South West community team roster will not need to pay for the course (registration is required).

If you are outside of the South West community program, please contact operations@swemsa.org after registering in the Locker to provide payment. If payment isn’t received within three (3) days of registration, your registration may be cancelled allowing others to register.

You will need to have an account with The Locker in order to register.

If registration is full or closed, please contact operations@swemsa.org and we may be able to still get you into the course.

Note there are limited number of spaces in each course and participants will need to complete the on-line portion of the course prior to attending the course.  You can register for the course before you finish the on-line session.

More courses will be listed once they are confirmed.

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Coach training consists of two parts:

Age Specific Soccer Education

The Grassroots Coach Education Program has four workshops based on Stages 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the Long-Term Player Development Model. The first three workshops, Active Start, FUNdamentals and Learn to Train, deal with soccer training and the importance of physical literacy for players up to 12 years of age.

The fourth workshop is called Soccer for Life and focuses on working with players age 13 and older through to “masters soccer”. The Soccer for Life stage includes a wide array of participants who play for fun and fitness, those who enjoy recreational soccer, as well as those who prefer to play competitively but not at a high-performance level. 

SWEMSA follows the Canada Soccer Coach Education Standards and the Canada Soccer Player Pathway. Our organization follows the Canada Soccer Grassroots Soccer model which was designed to create the best possible learning and development for youth players.  The Standards are based on Sport for Life’s Long-term Athlete Development and Canada’s Soccer’s Long-term Player Development. 

The goal is to encourage and introduce the game of soccer to all children in a safe, fun, accessible, inclusive and developmentally appropriate environment.  SWEMSA follows the guiding principles such as structuring the program for age and stage of the players.  Our organization tries to the best of ability to ensure that field, goals, balls, game/match duration and season length is appropriate for the participating players. 

We encourage all team officials to receive training which is covered by our organization.  SWEMSA has a Coaches Code of Conduct which establishes guidelines where the primary goal is to ensure soccer is fun, positive and enjoyable experience for all involved and this also includes for the players on recreational team where they should receive equal/fair playing time.

All Ages Multi Sport Education

Coaches are also expected to complete multisport programs that equip them to provide an outstanding soccer experience for the kids of South West Edmonton.

Respect in Sport, Making Ethical Decisions, Making Head Way and Emergency Action Plan provide coaches with the information they need as a leader of youth sports.

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RULE OF TWO

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