Specialized Seminars – Focusing of specialized topics that affect both individual & team development (Hosted through State office only).
Goalkeeping: Functional Training
This seminar is open to all interested coaches aged 18 and over. The objective of this program is to assist new and experienced coaches who wish to improve their ability to coach the modern goalkeeper. The schedule is largely practical in nature and deals with topics such as mobility, positioning, communication, shot stopping and handling.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Positional Roles – Functional Training
This seminar is open to all interested coaches aged 18 and over. The objective of this program is to assist new and experienced coaches who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the various positional roles through the different lines of a team (defense, midfield, forward lines). During the program we will discuss the functional training of each position as it relates to the area of the field and positional profiling and analysis for evaluation and selection
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Female Soccer Development
This seminar is open to all interested coaches aged 18 and over. The objective of this program is to assist new and experienced coaches who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of coaching the female player. During the program we will discuss the physiological, psychological, technical, tactical and social needs of the modern female player.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
US Youth-Washington Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Coaches Certification
This national certificate is geared toward novice coaches with no soccer experience to premier level coaches and all those in between. The course addresses beginning to advanced activities, the role of the TOPSoccer buddy, risk management and safety, basic first aid, a typical training session and how to deal with players with different abilities. It includes both a coaches and a player field session. It encourages and enables anyone interested in participating in TOPSoccer to “come play on our team!”
Professional Development – Focusing on delivering the most advanced and cutting edge soccer development topics (Hosted through State office only).
Sports Science – An Introduction to Physical Preparation/Fitness Testing
This seminar highlights how to clearly prepare your players physically for the modern game. We will pinpoint training and testing methods used by the top professional clubs that enable players to use their technical, tactical and mental capacities to the fullest and for as long as possible throughout the match and even throughout the season.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Soccer Psychology
This seminar highlights mental training for soccer players and is aimed at improving mental attitudes but also at aiding the improvement of performance related elements through techniques that utilize the qualities and resources of the brain. This program also examines the contents of training sessions that work on the development of the mental aspects. We shall deal with a list of mental attitudes that have an influence on your player’s performance.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Systems and their Tactical Variations
This seminar highlights modern systems and formations and their various tactical and strategic implementation. How the positioning of the players on the field may vary according to the players attributes and availability. The program will also discuss the allocation of defensive and attacking duties by individual position and by line and the relationships between these positions and lines.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Set-Play Situations
Set play (Dead Ball) situations are unanimously recognized as being the decisive moments in the modern game. During the most recent international FIFA competitions some of the 30 % of goals came from set play scenarios. The ever increasing percentage is unquestionably due to the regular and repeated work that is being carried out on the these game situations. This program highlights this specialist area of the game.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Match and Player Analysis
It’s of little value to collect data and then decide what to do with it. It is, therefore important to decide what to analyze and why before beginning to collect facts and figures. This program highlights how and why we analyze games and focuses on the most modern formats to do so.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Specialized Seminars – Focusing of specialized topics that affect both individual & team development (Hosted through State office only).
Goalkeeping: Functional Training
This seminar is open to all interested coaches aged 18 and over. The objective of this program is to assist new and experienced coaches who wish to improve their ability to coach the modern goalkeeper. The schedule is largely practical in nature and deals with topics such as mobility, positioning, communication, shot stopping and handling.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Positional Roles – Functional Training
This seminar is open to all interested coaches aged 18 and over. The objective of this program is to assist new and experienced coaches who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the various positional roles through the different lines of a team (defense, midfield, forward lines). During the program we will discuss the functional training of each position as it relates to the area of the field and positional profiling and analysis for evaluation and selection
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Female Soccer Development
This seminar is open to all interested coaches aged 18 and over. The objective of this program is to assist new and experienced coaches who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of coaching the female player. During the program we will discuss the physiological, psychological, technical, tactical and social needs of the modern female player.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
US Youth-Washington Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Coaches Certification
This national certificate is geared toward novice coaches with no soccer experience to premier level coaches and all those in between. The course addresses beginning to advanced activities, the role of the TOPSoccer buddy, risk management and safety, basic first aid, a typical training session and how to deal with players with different abilities. It includes both a coaches and a player field session. It encourages and enables anyone interested in participating in TOPSoccer to “come play on our team!”
Professional Development – Focusing on delivering the most advanced and cutting edge soccer development topics (Hosted through State office only).
Sports Science – An Introduction to Physical Preparation/Fitness Testing
This seminar highlights how to clearly prepare your players physically for the modern game. We will pinpoint training and testing methods used by the top professional clubs that enable players to use their technical, tactical and mental capacities to the fullest and for as long as possible throughout the match and even throughout the season.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Soccer Psychology
This seminar highlights mental training for soccer players and is aimed at improving mental attitudes but also at aiding the improvement of performance related elements through techniques that utilize the qualities and resources of the brain. This program also examines the contents of training sessions that work on the development of the mental aspects. We shall deal with a list of mental attitudes that have an influence on your player’s performance.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Systems and their Tactical Variations
This seminar highlights modern systems and formations and their various tactical and strategic implementation. How the positioning of the players on the field may vary according to the players attributes and availability. The program will also discuss the allocation of defensive and attacking duties by individual position and by line and the relationships between these positions and lines.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Set-Play Situations
Set play (Dead Ball) situations are unanimously recognized as being the decisive moments in the modern game. During the most recent international FIFA competitions some of the 30 % of goals came from set play scenarios. The ever increasing percentage is unquestionably due to the regular and repeated work that is being carried out on the these game situations. This program highlights this specialist area of the game.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.
Match and Player Analysis
It’s of little value to collect data and then decide what to do with it. It is, therefore important to decide what to analyze and why before beginning to collect facts and figures. This program highlights how and why we analyze games and focuses on the most modern formats to do so.
Length - This is a 3 hour course.