NSCAA DIPLOMAS
LEVEL 5 - 12 HOURS OF TACTICAL INSTRUCTION
NOTE: COACHES MUST ATTEND A PREREQUISITE MODULE OF "PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE PRACTICE SESSION - TACTICAL" BEFORE ATTENDING AND RECEIVING CREDIT FOR NSCAA LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA
- Understanding the principles of defending
- Understanding the principles of attacking
- Individual and small group defending - Teaching the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defender
- Zonal Defending
- Teaching midfielders correct defensive shape
- Building out of the back
- Possession and combination play
- Switching the point of attack
LEVEL 4 - 12 HOURS OF TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION
NOTE: COACHES MUST ATTEND A PREREQUISITE MODULE OF "PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE PRACTICE SESSION - TECHNICAL" BEFORE ATTENDING AND RECEIVING CREDIT FOR NSCAA LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA
- Understanding the principles of defending
- Understanding the principles of attacking
- Dribbling technique - Running with the ball, changing direction and shielding
- Passing technique - Fundamentals of all passing techniques and surfaces
- Shooting and finishing made easy
- Controlling technique - Improving 1st touch on the ground and out of the air
- Individual defending techniques of the 1st defender
- Technical and tactical considerations in small sided games
U9 - U10 Modules
- Systems of play - understanding their strengths and weaknesses
- Introducing combination play - the right way
- Thinking and Reacting - coordination/movement games that significantly improve players
- Coaching Technique: Heading and tackling - teaching it the right way
- Coaching Technique: Shooting and finishing made easy
- Coaching Technique: Key coaching points of dribbling, passing and receiving
- Planning an effective practice session
- Technical and tactical considerations when coaching small sided games (SSGs)
- Exploit your opponents: Coaching combination play, overload situations and creativity in the final third
- Developing effective defending habits as individuals and in small groups
- Soccer Specific Conditioning - integrated daily for maximum enjoyment and success
- 'Five' favorite small sided games (SSGs)
- Moves, feints and turns - technique and functional training activities
U11 - U12 Modules
- Systems of play - understanding their strengths and weaknesses
- The 9 techniques that your players must learn in this 24 month window
- How to better encourage combination play and creativity in the final third
- Shooting and finishing activities that increase player decision-making skills
- Technical and tactical considerations when coaching small sided games (SSGs)
- Exploiting your opponents - coach overload situations the right way
- Develop effective defending habits as individuals and in small groups
- Planning an effective practice session
- Soccer specific conditioning - integrated daily for maximum enjoyment and success
- Coaching Technique: Key coaching points for dribbling, passing and receiving
- Coaching Technique: Heading and tackling - teaching it the right way
- Thinking and reacting - coordination/movement games that significantly improve players
- Transitional Games: How to coach the important 'moments' in a game
- Teach zonal defending the right way - and the attitude required with it
- Game changing decisions every Coach needs to know
U13 - U19 Modules
- Systems of play - understanding their strengths and weaknesses
- 7 proven ways to stop conceding goals
- Developing good defending habits as individuals and in small groups
- The key concepts to teaching set plays that really work
- 7 essential technical skills your U13-U19 team should not neglect!
- Finding the balance between fitness, coaching and training
- Mentally prepare your team for the most important moments in a game
- Teach zonal defending the right way - and the attitude required with it
- Shadow play (movement patterns) that will solidify your team's possession and attack
- Defending as a team and counter-attacking strategies
- Soccer specific conditioning - integrated daily for maximum enjoyment and success
- Periodisation - planning your season's successes - the right way!
- Develop effective defending habits as individuals and in small groups
- 'Five' favorite small sided games (SSGs)
- Game changing decisions every Coach needs to know
- Transitional Games: How to coach the important moments in a game
- Planning an effective practice session