“E” License Course - Beckley, WV

August 4-6, 2017

The “E” license coaching 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. 

What are the specific target outcomes of the course?

• 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. (3v3 to 9 v 9 adaptable to local competition structure)

Information

• The course will last 18 hours and will be held on Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm @ Paul Cline YMCA Soccer Complex in Beckley, WV.  Interested coaches can contact Thomas Olivier at thomasmolivier@gmail.com.
• Coaches must attend all sessions to obtain license certificate. Cost for the course is $75.00.
• Coaches must pre-register.
• Upon registration, coaches will receive the necessary pre-course assignments.