These are coaching clinics which are only available to Cal South member recreational leagues. These courses run two to three hours long, and there is no state certification for this clinic. The clinic is designed solely for the purpose of providing supplemental coaching education for recreational coaches.

This clinic has been structured as an educational resource provided by Cal South to our recreational leagues and is intended to introduce youth soccer to the coaches of recreational programs who have little or no experience coaching youth soccer.

The strength of the Cal South clinic is that it will be designed to focus on the specific soccer topic areas identified by you and your league. It can be set up to serve as an overview for all of your leagues first year coaches or can be designed to target the coaching of specific age groups. That's the beauty of it: your league can establish whatever will serve your recreational coaching needs best.

The true value of this program is also derived from being a hands-on clinic with the action taking place in "The True Classroom", on the field. Active participation is strongly encouraged to add to the participants understanding and experience gained from the clinic, but is not required.

Each league can host this clinic free of charge, once a year, coordinated with the Cal South Director of Recreation Leagues and the Director of Coaching Education.

Topics:

• Laws of the Game
• Teaching Proper Techniques
• Organizing & Running Effective Practice Sessions
• Small-Sided Soccer
• Fun Games Kids Love to Play
• Team Management (Coaching Philosophy, Roles of the Coach, Methods of Coaching, Sideline Coaching)
• Beginners Guide to Team Tactics (U12 and above)
• Retrieval Games (U8 and below)

Prerequisites:

• Minimum age - 18 years old
• Minimum class size: 20 participants

Course Length: 2-3 hours

Testing: None

Cost: Free

There is no state certification for this clinic. It is for educational purposes only. This clinic will be offered once per year and cannot be rolled over into subsequent years.

Download the Cal South Recreation Coaches Clinic Application Form

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