COACHES (Information and Training)

Posted by Lee Spooner on 1/1/2024

Welcome to our League. We are a 100% volunteer coaching league and many of the staff you see started as a parent coach or a player in our league at some point. We are here to support our coaches and ensure all our kids have a great time playing sports in our program. Below find coaching links, calendars and several training links.



NEW COACHES MEETINGS

To our new coaches, we would love to meet you, show you a few tricks to our system and give you some pointers for your practices. As I know many of us have busy schedules I wanted to offer several different options. Any coach is welcome to stop in and get a coach's shirt if you need one, they are not required but do help first few weeks as players get to know you.

For those returning from a prior season, things will run similar to what you have seen in the past. Each site will have a site lead and we will provide goals, balls and cones for your practice sessions. We will be on-site to assist in any issues that arrive.


Official Coaches Meetings:

Saturday, February 17th OR Saturday, February 24th at 10 AM

At the fields at the Nir Family YMCA located at 2710 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28406

Practice session training for U6, U8 and U10:

If you are interested, please email us as we have summer camps and evening training going on right now that you can join in and observe.

Fields at the Nir Family YMCA located at 2710 Market Street, Wilmington NC, 28406


Coaches Meeting Packet: CLICK HERE FOR COACHES PACKET

Training Sessions: By Appointment
We have several training opportunities as we train staff, work with our teams. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to schedule a training sessions prior to the start of the season or we can come out and work with your team during the season.
SPRING 2024 PRE-SEASON CLINICS: Tuesdays or Thursdays 5 PM to 6 PM at Nir Family YMCA
Email [email protected] to book a session.

PLAYERSPACE TRAINING AND DIRECTIONS
Playerspace has added a space just to help coaches with basic training.
Please visit: https://www.playerspace.net/coachs-corner


YMCA COACHES TRAINING
NEW COACH YMCA Training: http://training.ymca.net
-YMCA Youth Sports Programs (15 min.)
-Coaching YMCA Youth Sports Program (45 min.)
-Volunteers make the team. (30 min.)
-Safety and Emergency Action (45 min.)
-Coaching YMCA Soccer (60 min.)


US YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION COACHES TRAINING

US Youth Soccer has youth coaching courses available, and we will reimburse you if registration credit for any courses you complete while you are a coach for us.

(Up to $50 a year)

Account and some courses are free, so we encourage you to check this out:

https://nc.usysuniversity.org/training/index.cfm?event=page.login


US YOUTH SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL
This coaching manual has weekly lesson plans by age group. This is a very complete coaching tool, 117 pages and not necessary for the grassroots level, but great information as you move past coaching the U8 division.

DOWNLOAD MANUAL: http://d13ynksnjelk36.cloudfront.net/Downloads/4626/4626_16127573184449212_21465.pdf



US YOUTH SOCCER PRACTICE GUIDES
The US Youth Soccer Coaching Department has provided the following coaching resources with three age-specific practice activity guides. The guides give coaches an idea of what should be covered throughout a season while highlighting activities that focus on development in a low-stress, fun-filled environment. Each resource covers multiple types of practice activities, from warm-ups and individual training to small-sided and group games. The exercises are tailored to meet the cognitive and physical characteristics of each age group.

U5 through U8 Practice Activities for the Parent Coach

U9 & U10 Practice Activities for the Parent Coach

U11 & U12 Practice Activities for the Parent Coach


SNACKS
Make the call for a healthy team! Coaches across the country are helping players perform their best by following three healthy principles.

Drink Right: Choose water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages
Move More: Boost movement and physical activity
Snack Smart: Fuel up on fruits and vegetables


BASIC RULES FOR OUR YMCA LEAGUE
CLICK HERE FOR OUR 2024 RULE MODIFICATIONS


TWO REQUIRED COURSES FOR COACHES AT THE YMCA:

REQUIRED TRAINING AND COACH’S CHILD DISCOUNT
Below are the required courses that we ask our coaches to take.

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention (Required for Coaches)
https://learning.redwoodsgroup.com/login/index.php
Directions:
1.) Visit the above website.
2.) Select "Create New Account" or log in if a returning user.
3.) Select "YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina"
4.) Enter access code: 4622
5.) Create your own username and password.
6.) Select "Youth Programs"
7.) Complete "Child Sexual Abuse Prevention for Volunteers" On-line Course. (CSAPV2)
I will be notified when completed.

Concussion Awareness Training Video (Required for Coaches)
https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/coach.html

Directions:
1.) Visit the above website.
2.) Create a CDC LEARN account. How to Create an Account in CDC Train
3.) Complete Video.
4.) Print Certificate and email to [email protected] or turn into site lead at your practice site.