US Soccer Coaching Courses - SMSA is focused on providing opportunities to continue to educate our coaches, and as a club, we want to promote and encourage you to expand your knowledge base, sharpen your skills, and support you as you prepare to coach our youth soccer players at various levels. Youth sports is about learning, developing and having fun!
ALL coaches are asked to complete the appropriate courses based on the level of coaching for the upcoming season (see table below).
You can find the US Soccer courses online at the following link - https://learning.ussoccer.com/coach/courses/available/16/details/1546
You will need to create an account. In the left hand menu, click on Grassroots Courses. You will find the 4v4 and 7v7 course by clicking on either the in-person course or online course option.
Please note, there is a fee associated with the 4v4 and 7v7 courses. SMSA will reimburse costs associated with these trainings upon receipt of the completion certificate. To receive reimbursement for the cost of the course, please email a copy of your completion certificate to the appropriate club contact, as indicated in the table above.
As a club, for our present and future, we want to focus on the concept that smarter coaching is paramount to growing our club to be competitive in all levels. Because it will be free to you, except for your time, this is an excellent way to get some coaching skills and experience which will be greatly beneficial to your players, your team, and the program as a whole.