The Director of Coaching Diploma is an applied theoretical educational offering with 12-14 hours of lecture and interactive classroom sessions. It is designed to address the issues confronting the Director/Leader of an American soccer club/organization. It examines the technical, conceptual, leadership and administrative skills of future and current Directors of Coaching for youth soccer clubs for the purpose of developing the American soccer player. This is accomplished through a curriculum rich in application and theory and will focus on a range of topics that will be drawn from the following list which is not exclusive.
- Organizational structure
- The "business" of Soccer
- Methods of coaching
- Leadership
- Development of coaches and players
- Fiscal, legal and moral responsibility
- Sports Science
Testing: No
Pre-Course Work: There is no pre-course work for the Director of Coaching Diploma.
Prerequisites: None.
Age Requirement: Must be at least 18 years old to attend.
Course Pricing: Register now to secure the rate of $500 for this course. Anyone who is not a current member of United Soccer Coaches when registering will be charged an additional $150 for membership.
Schedule: https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/docs/education/DOC_ Schedule_ 2024.pdf
Lodging: Lodging is NOT provided for this course. Please CLICK HERE to access additional information about lodging.
Meals: Meals are NOT provided for this course. Coaches will be responsible for all meals during this course.
Travel: Please do not make any travel arrangements until you receive written notice from the United Soccer Coaches National Office that the course has reached minimum numbers. We will let you know as soon as possible.
Waiver: Please CLICK HERE to read the United Soccer Coaches course waiver.
Refund Policy: Please CLICK HERE to read the United Soccer Coaches course refund policy.