National Soccer Coaches Association of America
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
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.
: 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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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.
