License Levels

Cost and Duration of Courses

• Youth Module 1
• Online Youth Module 1
• Youth Module 3
• "E" License
• "D" License
• "D" Re-Test
• Goalkeeper Certificate
• National Youth License

Coaching Education Staff

Ages of Eligibility

Hosting a Youth Module Course

Hosting a CCAP Program

Certification Process

Coaching Clinic Schedule

Clinic Registration Information

LA84-Sponsored Clinics

Risk Management Requirements

Recreational Coaches Clinic

Recommended Field Dimensions

Coaching Resources

Coaching Certificates

Cal South Coaching Education Program Overview
Over 60,000 coaches have attended Cal South licensing courses. The objective of the coaching licensing curriculum is to provide all soccer coaches, from the beginner to the advanced, with up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge, so that coaches in Southern California can help ensure that players develop towards their fullest potential.

Designed to meet the needs of today's modern youth soccer coach, Cal South has established a comprehensive Coaching Education Program that offers a U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF)-approved curriculum of courses for the "Youth Module", "E", and "D" licenses.

Through this effort, Cal South provides:

• A program in which coaches can earn state and national coaching credentials
• A system which improves a coach's knowledge of the game, methodology, and teaching methods
• Valuable information and current coaching trends state-wide, nationally, and internationally

All courses are taught by Cal South State Staff Coaches who hold a National Coaching License. "D" Clinic instructors hold either an "A" or "B" National Coaching License. Youth Module instructors hold a National Youth License. All courses must be scheduled through the Cal South State Office. A list is maintained at the State Office and also posted and updated on our website.

The "E" and "D" courses are also offered in Spanish. Individuals wishing to attend a course or clubs and leagues wishing to host a course may do so by contacting Elliott Spruell, Cal South's Coaching Education Coordinator, at 714.451.1553.

The Philosophy of the Coaching Education Program
To help you gain the most information from the courses, staff coaches teach the essentials of soccer in an optimal way. All candidates actively participate in field sessions. Approximately two-thirds of each course is comprised of field sessions and the remaining one-third as lectures. The intensity of the field sessions is directly related to the level of the course. The higher the course, the more hours required on the field.

A minimum of 15 participants must be pre-registered for any course at least five days prior to the start of the class; otherwise, the course will be canceled.