SYC is committed to providing quality coaches for all of our players, but that would not be possible without our many dedicated volunteer coaches. As a soccer club, we want to help you be the best coach you can be by providing the training and education to enhance your success and credibility.
 
We are now hosting Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) coaching education courses, and will reimburse part or all of your coach education registration costs (make link to appropriate page in soccer guide). We encourage you to participate in the courses appropriate for your team and believe that once you’ve taken a course, you will want to continue your coaching development.
Bill Creswick Training Opportunity (U-5 through U-7)
August 28, 2010
 10:00am – 12:00pm
Hooes Road Park, Field #4
 
This is a 2 hour session for U-5 through U-7 parents, coaches and league directors only. 
 
This FREE course is for new coaches and parents only, so please leave your players at home for this one. This orientation is structured to be a hands-on overview of how to keep soccer fun for our youngest players. Please come dressed for play: shorts, shoes, ball and water. You will receive 2 hours of volunteer credit for attendance.
 
Our trainer, Bill Creswick, is a nationally-licensed soccer coach with nearly 30 years experience. He holds both United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaching accreditation. Bill is a former assistant coach for the Marymount University (Arlington, VA.) Women’s Varsity, and since 1996 has coached both boys and girls soccer at Robinson Secondary School (Fairfax, VA).  He was a camp director and staff coach with World Class Soccer, Inc. (Fairfax, VA.), and has been a coach and trainer for many youth teams playing in Northern Virginia’s highly competitive soccer leagues. His teams have competed as finalists in Virginia State Cup play and his players have earned high school and Olympic Development Program (ODP) distinction with many advancing to the college game. Bill has worked extensively with amateur adult women’s teams. For three years he represented the American Professional Soccer League Washington Stars as their Youth Club Liaison.   He was instrumental in helping establish Fairfax County Special Olympics Soccer, and remains a certified Special Olympics coach.
 
Bill has guided the Fairfax Sportsplex’s 3-6 year-old skill development program since 1996. He is widely regarded for his extraordinary success in working with preschoolers, combining sound soccer fundamentals with an ability to engage young enthusiasts. Hundreds of children have shared the excitement of learning soccer fundamentals in his Sportsplex classes with many going on to play in area youth leagues.
 
A Must Read: An article written about Concord Carlisle Youth Soccer (Massachusetts) regarding a “G” License/Certification for U-5 to U-7. This can be found on the Coaches Training webpage (center article). 
License to Coach
License to coach
Concord Carlisle certification rule for youth soccer may signal a trend
By Nancy Shohet West, Globe Correspondent  |  September 20, 2007
 
It has long been a suburban rite of passage for parents. You sign your kid up for the town soccer league, knowing that this means eventually you’ll be tapped for volunteer coaching services.
 
So, you put on your sneakers and hang a whistle around your neck, figuring those passing and dribbling skills that served you pretty well in high school and college will come back to you quickly. How hard can it be to teach soccer to a bunch of preschoolers, anyway?
 
That’s what Pam Reed of Concord thought when she was asked to coach her son’s prekindergarten team.
 
"But what I found out is that it isn’t the same game when you’re working with 4- and 5-year-olds," Reed said. "It’s not about learning how to dribble and kick; it’s about getting to be comfortable with the ball. You really have to teach in a different way that’s more age-specific."

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