Coaching
If you have a coaching question, please email Alan Tucker, YSA Coaching Director at: coach_mt@yahoo.com (please limit questions to coaching your team - I don't have anything to do with team formation or the assignment of coaches to teams).
Regional and Advanced Regional Coaching courses available here in Billings March 12-14. You can learn more about the NSCAA at www.nscaa.com
Coaches can sign up for the course on the NSCAA website or contact Dan McNally MSUB Men's Soccer Coach at (406) 896-5904.
Coaches can take the Regional license on Friday evening and all day Saturday. If they want they can also get their Advanced Regional if they attend on Sunday but that is optional. Coaches can only take the Advanced on Sunday if they have attended both the Friday and Saturday sessions or if they have previously received their Regional license.
Dates: Friday March 12th Regional Diploma 6pm - 9pm
Saturday March 13th Regional Diploma 8am - 6pm
Sunday March 14th Advanced Regional Diploma Supplement 8am - 5pm
Location: MSUB Soccer Facility / COT Campus
License Fee: Regional (Friday & Saturday only) $65
Advanced Regional supplement (Sunday only) $50
Regional & Advanced Combined (All 3 days) $95
Click here for a .pdf file listing coaching points for the basic ball skills of soccer- dribbling, passing, receiving, finishing (shooting) and heading. Please don't teach heading to players younger than 12 years.
Click here for a .pdf file with the "10 Steps to Soccer Heaven" as shown by Neil Bradford, SAY Soccer Director of Coaching.
Sites of Coaching Organizations:
- NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association)
- US Youth Soccer
Sites of Coaching Exercises & Games:
- Parmly Billings Library (YSA has donated many materials to our local library)
- SAY Soccer
- Pills' Drills
Sites of Soccer Magazines & Stores:
