Soccer for Life
Club Hosting Dates & Registration:
We are hosting the (on-field) Practical Component required to complete your Soccer for Life course. Coaches MUST have completed their Theory Component (online) at least one week prior to participation in any Practical Component. See the column to the right for more info on Ontario Soccer requirements for Soccer for Life coaches.
All courses run 10AM-4PM unless otherwise stated. Registrants should expect to participate & dress accordingly, with shin pads and Indoor (flat-soled) shoes (or Turf Soccer shoes if at BMO Centre).
Additional instructions & location details within London, ON, will be confirmed by email two weeks +/- prior to the course date.
Expected 2024 Dates:
#1981 - Sat. Mar. 2,
#19__ - Sat. TBA
#19__ - Sat. April
#TBA - Only as required
Registration:
Register via: www.coachcentre.ca.
Registrations will be invoiced using the email address given in your registration.
Registrations must be confirmed by payment.
Your online Approval to attend will be given.
Transfers to other potential course dates do not carry admin fees. Transfers will only be considered if the requested new date is a course hosted by NorWest Soccer, is within the calendar year (or a club credit will be offered), if space is ava, and if the request is not less than two weeks before the course date.
Refunds will be subject to a 10% administration fee unless provided by club credit & will not be offered less than two weeks prior to the course date - unless an eligible coach from a waitlist can be placed.
Contact: For the quickest answers to FAQs, use our autoreply at: courses@norwestsoccer.com. In the interest of time, the information contained in our autoreply will not be answered individually.
Coaching U13+
Overview:
Soccer for Life is an NCCP-approved Canada Soccer Grassroots Coach Education Workshop. The emphasis of this course is on technical and tactical development within the 11-a-side game environment.
Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce that the Grassroots Coach Education workshops are now available online.
To ensure that the Grassroots Coach Education workshops are more accessible and to allow greater flexibility on when these courses can be delivered, the coaches will be able to work at their own pace to complete the course material.
In addition to the online theory component of the course, there will also be a in-person, on-field practical session to conclude the workshop, which each Club or Academy will host. The duration of this session will be 6 hours.
What do you learn?
How to plan and deliver effective, enjoyable, age-appropriate practices and how to provide feedback to your players. This is a key time to train technical and tactical skills and understand your role in developing these skills.
How to be able to better understand the role of the coach, and the developmental stage of the players you are coaching.
How to provide a safe practice/game environment for your players.
Who is this course for?
Soccer For Life is designed for those coaches who are interested in coaching players who are U13 and older.
What requirements do I need to complete to become "Soccer for Life Trained"?
Coaches must complete:
Soccer for Life Theory & Practical Components
NCCP Making Ethical Decisions + Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation
Understanding the Rule of 2
How to register?
Online Theory Component
To access the online theory component of the course, coaches can:
purchase a key from the Canada Soccer Coach Education Store, or
contact their Club / Academy / Organization to acquire a key
Once the key has been acquired, it can be redeemed at the Canada Soccer Academy webpage.
On-field Practical Component
To register for the in-person, on-field component of the course, coaches can:
search and register on Coach Centre
Coaches must have completed the online theory component of the course in order to have their registration approved for the in-person, on-field component of the course.
What is the cost?
The cost of the key is $30.
The cost of the on-field practical session is set by the session host.
Quick Resource:
Ontario Soccer has created a series of brochures in the form of mini-pamphlets that walk coaches through four of the key physical literacy stages of Long-Term Player Development (LTPD). Each of these resources provides very basic but helpful information through Active Start, FUNdamentals, Learn to Train and Soccer for Life for volunteer coaches. Please click here for these resources.