Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma - National Soccer ...

Advanced National Goalkeeping DiplomaThe NSCAA Coaching AcademyThe NSCAA Coaching Academy offers courses for coaches across alllevels of the game of soccer. Totaling more than 350 hours of coachingeducation, including specialized courses geared toward Goalkeeping,Directors of Coaching and High School coaches, the NSCAACoaching Academy offers a comprehensive program for continuousself-improvement.• The Youth Level I Diploma deals with coaching young players 5-8 years of agewho are playing the game for the first time. The course content includes philosophyof coaching youth, risk management strategies, organization of practicesessions and activities appropriate to players of this age.• The Youth Level II Diploma is directed toward the person newly involved incoaching the game of soccer and designed to be helpful to coaches working witha player level of 5-10 years of age.• The Youth Level III Diploma is directed at a national constituency. It is designedfor the more experienced youth coach working with players in the 5-8 year agegroup. The Youth Level IV is similar in structure to the Youth Level III Diploma, butgeared toward the 9 to 12 year age group. Staff coaches demonstrate in-depthtraining ideas and guide participants though a practice coaching experience.• The Youth Level IV Diploma is designed for coaches of players in the U-9 throughU-12 age groups, and introduces the progressive and coaching in the game methodologiesas tools. The course also focuses on the physical and psychologicaldifferences between coaching children, adolescents and adults. This course alsoprovides practice coaching experience.Non-Residential Instruction TestingYouth Level I Diploma 2.5 -Youth Level II Diploma 5 -Youth Level III Diploma 13 -Youth Level IV Diploma 21 -Junior Level V Diploma 13 -Junior Level VI Diploma 21 -Total Hours (Non-Residential) 75.5 -Residential Instruction TestingNational Diploma 50 yesAdvanced National Diploma 50 yesPremier Diploma 50 yesTotal Hours (Residential) 150 -Goalkeeping Academy Instruction TestingGoalkeeping Level I Diploma 6 -Goalkeeping Level II Diploma 12 -Goalkeeping Level III Diploma 18 -Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma 50 yesTotal Hours (Goalkeeping Academy) 86 -Specialty Instruction TestingHigh School Diploma 21 -Director of Coaching Diploma 21 -Total Hours (Specialty) 42 -Master Coach Diploma18-month-long self-guided study with guidance from a mentor.Total Hours of Instruction 353.5 27• The Junior Level V Diploma is designed for the youth and high school coach workingwith developing players from 11-18 years of age, focusing on teaching technique and tactics, team management and tactical theory.• The Junior Level VI Diploma is designed as a supplement for the Junior Level V Diploma, adding study of systems of play, the use of small-sided games for teamtraining, and a practice teaching component.• NSCAA Residential courses (National, Advanced National and Premier Diplomas) are conducted at a variety of pre-selected sites. The National Diploma andAdvanced National Diploma are geared toward coaches of advanced players (high level U15 club players and above), and explore a variety of teaching modelsand methodologies. The Premier Diploma is designed for coaches working with elite players and deals primarily with systems of play and advanced tacticalconcepts. The NSCAA National and Advanced National Diplomas are also taught in non-residential settings at select sites over two long weekends.Participation in all sessions of these courses is mandatory (unless a physical condition prohibits) but the playing ability of coaches is not assessed and has nobearing on one’s final evaluation. Evaluations take into consideration only a candidate’s coaching ability and the coach’s performance at the course being attended.• The High School Diploma addresses leadership and managerial issues as well as coaching methodologies specific to coaches of boys’ and girls’ high school teams.• The Director of Coaching Diploma is designed to address the issues confronting the Director of an American soccer club. The curriculum is rich in application andtheory and will focus on organizational structure, methods of coaching, leadership theory, evaluation and development of coaches and players and fiscal, legaland ethical responsibility.• The Goalkeeping Academy consists of four courses: Level I, Level II, Level III and Advanced National Diplomas. The Goalkeeping Level I Diploma is six hours anddeals with introduction to teaching goalkeeping. The Goalkeeping Level II Diploma is twelve hours and deals with integrating the goalkeeper into team trainingand the eighteen-hour Goalkeeping Level III Diploma analyses tactical decision making in goalkeeping. The Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma is a 50-hour course that deals with positioning, communication, goalkeeper psychology, goalkeeper fitness and the methodology of training goalkeepers.• The Master Coach Diploma is the pinnacle of the NSCAA educational program. The Master Coach Diploma is a 18-month-long mentorship program formulatedalong the lines of the UEFA “A” license. Only holders of the Premier Diploma with a “Good Pass” are allowed into the Master Coach program. Candidates whodo not have a “good pass” may be considered if the committee determines that the applicant can make a “significant contribution” to the course.• The Coaching Academy program is progressive. The National Diploma Course is a prerequisite for the Advanced National, unless the candidate has received a “C”license from the United States Soccer Federation or a UEFA “B.” The Premier Course requires the Advanced National, and/or the USSF “A” license or the UEFA“A” with an application requiring additional support material.Overview5