What is C4C?
Good coaches can improve the lives of players, the culture of clubs, and the strength of communities. Great coaches can develop the next generation of world-class players who inspire a nation.
In the United States, many coaches do not have access to adequate training. Young players from underserved communities especially miss the opportunity to learn and grow from a licensed and educated coach.
U.S. Soccer’s Coach for Community is a special program providing FREE education and resources to coaches, with an emphasis on reaching new coaches in underserved communities across America. In partnership with MSYSA, Coach for Community delivers in-person learning sessions and access to online grassroots licenses – at no cost to participating coaches!
ARE YOU READY to host a free Coach for Community event to give your volunteer coaches the tools they need to create better player centered soccer environments?
How to Host C4C
ARE YOU READY to host a free Coach for Community event to give your volunteer coaches the tools they need to create better player-centered soccer environments?
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Format
- The course will take 2 hours: 1-hour field session and 1-hour lecture
- Coach for Community is an abbreviated version of a GRIP course. Goes over the PPP methodology but the session is run by instructors instead of candidates. Also, has more info about the benefits of coach education rather than just jumping straight into why kids play soccer. It’s also a 2-hour course vs a 4-hour course. Slightly more lecture style than a fully engaged, candidate-driven GRIP course.
- Participants
- Minimum: 6 coaches
- Maximum: 50 coaches
- Marketing/Promotion
- MSYSA will provide multiple materials to assist with promoting the C4C event via email, website, and social media.
- You’ll receive a PDF that will contain multiple sources of information (see below):
- A basic template that can be sent to anybody (even those outside your organization to promote the event)
- Instructions on how to register
- Pre-event reminder instructions will be sent to all coaches who have already registered for the event (or as a last-minute reminder to all of your own coaches who haven’t registered yet!)
- Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Social Media posts that you can use to post on social media along with a link to US Soccer graphics that can go along with your social media posts! MSYSA will also be using these posts to promote the event beginning at the end of this week.
HOST RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Players of the correct age and appropriate numbers are required for the field component (host club must provide one of these):
- 12-16 Players 8U-9U
- 16-20 players 10U-12U
- 16-20 players 13U-14U
- Field Session
- Select a site (Host club must provide) that includes :
- Outdoor field with goals if possible, but portable goals can be used also (for small-sided practice 1)
- Indoor playing area to be used in case of bad weather. (indoor not mandatory)
- Coach Educator will provide all necessary cones, pinnies, etc
- MSYSA will reimburse up to $100 for the cost of field rental to help offset the host obligation.
- Lecture/Classroom Session
- An indoor location close to the field or an outdoor pavilion at minimum with an electrical source
- Projector and screen are needed; MSYSA can provide a projector if needed but a screen/whiteboard or even a blank wall would be good.
- MSYSA will provide an LCD TV if indoor classroom/projector is not available. Electrical source must be available.
Coach Testimonials
C4C Videos
The Maryland State Youth Soccer Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. MSYSA has launched our donation fund to support initiatives like Coach for Community, driving diversity, equity, and inclusion, in our sport.
Take a moment now to show your support for under-resourced coaches everywhere by donating TODAY. Together, we can unite more people to learn and grow through soccer.
