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National Soccer Coaches Association of America  

As the State Technical Director for the NSCAA, it is one of my responsibilities to run and organize non-residential coaching courses in Texas. To help promote this and advance the education of our players and coaches the NSCAA is offering FREE membership to all those who participate with in their education program. This membership offer $1000000 of coaching indemnity insurance, the Monthly Journal, discount to many soccer items and the knowledge that as a member of the NSCAA you are part of the largest soccer coaching organization in the world! And such have access to its resources.
To date this year 2010, the NSCAA in  Texas has qualified over 247 coaches across its spectrum of courses, all Nationally recognized throughout the USA. This is a credit to its Coaches and Course Hosts, all with the sole philosophy of advancing soccer and its education within Texas. Well done and keep spreading the word that educated coaches create better players! 


PLANNED NSCAA COURSES FOR 2010

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THESE COURSES REQUIRE PRE REGISTRATION, SO ENSURE YOU MAKE CONTACT AND RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

NSCAA To Change the Names of Their Courses . Starting April 2010. Click here for full details

All NSCAA Courses fulfill the coaching education requirements stated and requested by STYSA

For Confirmation please check link

NON - RESIDENTIAL COURSE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS:
To host a State, Regional or Advanced Regional Diploma course, the host club must have one full-size field (75 x 120 yards), a classroom for lecture sessions and if necessary an indoor facility which could be used during inclement weather

In order to sign up for a course contact the State Technical Director, Neil Hull,  here at Players Academy of Soccer Skills or call on (210) 286 3070 and we will send you all relevant information. Or click on the NSCAA logo for course info and pre requisites.

NSCAA NON RESIDENTIAL COURSES - DESCRIPTIONS

The NSCAA will Pay the hosting organization a $5 per head fee for hosting the courses, and give coaches free membership to the largest Soccer coaching organization in the USA, The NSCAA

 

Important you read this...

The English Football Association's research indicated that it was almost impossible for players to cure technical flaws after the age of 14. This puts the burden of knowing how to teach the techniques of soccer on the youth coach, the most important coach in the country. This is why the NSCAA has such a heavy emphasis on technical training in the National Youth Diploma and the National Diploma.
NSCAA COURSE SCHEDULE

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Up Coming NSCAA Courses:

Parent Diploma:

State Diploma:

6 Feb hurst

28 febuary Austin

13 Febuary San Antonio

14 Feb Dallas

12 September Austin

20 Feb Boerne

20 Feb Leander Austin

28 Feb Corpus Christie

31 july pleasonton

21 August Dallas

11 September Kingsville

18 September Great Western Corpus Christie

Regional Diploma:

7-8 August pleasonton

Advance Regional:

8-10 Jan 2010

20-22 Feb Dallas

9-11 july Pearland Houston

6-8 August Austin

13-15 August Tyler

State GK:

11 december Austin

24 January Dallas

Regional GK:

12 December Austin

25 Jaunary Dallas

National GK

TBA Houston

Advanced youth Diploma

Youth Diploma

27-29 August Dallas TBC

Special Topics

Non Residential National Diploma

 


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Technical Corrections
This Article origanally appeared in the December NSCAA Newsletter
Technical Corrections
By Jeff Tipping, NSCAA Director of Coaching Education

The youth coach is the most important teacher of the game in our country. More important than the MLS coach, more important than National Team coaches, and more important than top-level college coaches. It is the youth coach who helps young players develop an appetite for the game and also develop the correct technical and tactical habits. Two of the most common technical flaws young players have is the inability to receive a ball and the inability to drive the ball forward with accuracy and velocity.

Receiving the ball with the inside of the foot is the most common way of controlling the ball but players must have their ankle locked as the ball makes contact and to do this, the player must have the toe slightly pointed up. Players who have a loose ankle and their toe is pointed down will find it impossible to receive the ball especially if it?s arriving with pace. Additionally, many players do not ?see? the ball onto the body part. Players taking their eye off the ball at the moment of contact whether receiving or passing is a common reason for poor execution. They key teaching points in receiving the ball in soccer are:
Get in the line of flight of the ball.
Present the body part to the ball.
Eyes on the ball at the moment of contact.
Cushion the body part (as in catching an egg).
Furthermore, our players frequently have not been correctly taught how to strike a ball to make it go straight in the air with velocity. This technique must be taught correctly to players and one of the best methods is to show them NFL place kickers or MLS goalkeepers taking a goal kick. In both of these instances, the following techniques are demonstrated:
The ball must be ?out of player?s feet?. Players cannot kick the ball over distance if it is underneath them.
Approach is slightly from the side.
The final step, which places the support foot alongside the ball, is a long hop or driving step. The support foot must be pointing toward the target.
Head must be steady, eyes on the ball.
Player drives through left of center (if using the right foot) to make the ball go straight, and right of center, if using the left foot.
Player?s left hand points at the target (right foot).
Toe must be pointed down all the way through the kicking action.
Leg extends toward the target.
Rather than strike balls aimlessly into an empty net prior to practice, the coach should have players practice trying to hit the crossbar from the top of the penalty box.


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