Coach Pathway and Certification
As of June 1st, 2016, all volunteer coaches of any youth team are required to complete the appropriate CSA / BC Soccer coaching course respective to the age group of the team(s) they are currently coaching. Under BC Soccer guidelines, all head coaches must comply with this requirement within 6 months of their appointment; CSA foreign equivalency may be applied.
Coaches will be fully reimbursed for any costs incurred to take these required courses. Properly certified coaches are also awarded a $100 refund of their child's registration fees for the season that they take the course.
Please note: If you are coaching in the ages U6-U12 you are required to complete the age appropriate course(s) even if you have a higher level of certification (ie. Soccer for Life, B pretest, C License, B License or A License).
ACTIVE START (Stage 1 'First Kicks' U4-U6)
FUNDAMENTALS (Stage 2 'Fun with the Ball' U7-U8)
LEARNING TO TRAIN (Stage 3 'The Golden Age of Learning' U9-U12)
SOCCER FOR LIFE (Stage 7 'Soccer for Health & Grassroots Growth' U13 - U18+)
2020 Coach Certification Clinics
Coaching courses in our area have now been planned as outlined below - please click on the following link to register: https://www.coachcentre.ca/
Courses may fill up; please check back regularly to see if there is space in the course you wish to take. Upon completion, COYSA will reimburse participants the registration fee.
Jan 18 and 19 SOCCER FOR LIFE
Feb 02 FUNDAMENTALS
Feb 22 and 23 LEARN TO TRAIN
Feb 29 and Mar 01 SOCCER FOR LIFE
Mar 08 FUNDAMENTALS
Apr 04 and 05 LEARN TO TRAIN
KYSA may also organize additional sessions through its technical partnership to provided coaches with information and demonstrations of more in-depth and/or specific topics. Information will be emailed directly to coaches as it becomes available.
More information about coaching opportunities can be found on the BC Soccer website.
