E License Course

WV Soccer Association will be offering an "E" coaching class at the Marshall University Veterans Memorial Complex in Huntington, WV the weekend of March 6-8.  The course is designed to:

Develop the core coaching competencies necessary to effectively teach the 9-12 year old athlete and team.

Help coaches understand the characteristics and needs of an athlete in the basic stage of our “Long Term Athlete Development  Model”.

Establish a foundation of knowledge and experience in order to proceed through the sequence of coaching development courses. The specific target outcomes of the course are:

- To understand and effectively apply the principles of Long Term Athlete Development.

- To demonstrate competency in planning an age-appropriate training session.

- To demonstrate the essential competencies to execute a team training session that is focused on a technical function of the game.

- To understand concepts and recognize the principles of attacking and defending in a small-sided game environment. (from 3v3 to 9v9 adaptable to local competition structure)

The course will be scheduled as follows:

Fri, March 6th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Sat, March 7th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sun, March 8th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Candidates must pre-register online for the course to receive all pre-course assignments that will be turned in on the first day of the course. Cost for this course is $60.00.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE! MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE "WVSA E COACHING COURSE"

Please contact Kristi in the WV Soccer office at (304) 252-9872, ext 301 with any questions.

Interested coaches can click here to read about the “E” license:

http://www.wvsoccer.net/coaching_eduction/course_descriptions/