G License Course

The G Courses

MANDATORY TO COMPLETE before taking another license course

There are 2 options available to coaches who want to take the G License Course. 

• Live Course - attend the coaching course, classroom and field sessions, in person, as an active participant.

• On-Line Course - take the coaching course on-line via your home computer.

The Live G Course

Content:

• Beginning course for coaches
• Coaching organization and theory 
• Helps you to become a more resourceful and confident “activity leader”
• Ideas about how to organize practices and game days
• Practical activities and stimulating games for practices
• Teaching and correcting dribbling, passing, and shooting techniques
• Ideas on parent education and learning theory
• Characteristics of U6 and U8 players

Prerequisites:

• Must be at least 14 years of age

Materials to bring to the course:

• Soccer Ball
• Water
• Appropriate clothing (dressed to participate)
• Paper and writing utensil

Given out at the course:

• Zipper Bag containing the Mass Youth Soccer G Manual (CD)
• Coaching Program shirt

Course Minimum Number of Participants:  10 Coaches

Duration: 4 hours

Cost: $30/person

Deposit: $300 (10 person minimum)

To register for a Live G Course please click here:  Course Registration and Payment Form

Before requesting to host a G Course at your site, please review the Site Coordinator's Checklist by clicking here:  Site Coordinator Checklist

To request a G Course to be held at your site, please click here:  Coaching Course Site Request 

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Tara Petricca at:  TPetricca@mayouthsoccer.org


The Online G Course

With today's busy lifestyles we understand the problems that coaches face trying to find the time to attend a live course. In an attempt to address this problem and to provide education to those who may not otherwise seek it, we have developed the Mass Youth Soccer On-Line G Course.

This course will include:

• age appropriate coaching methodology
• online video of activities for children between the ages of 5 and 8
• live technical coaching demonstration
• learning theory
• parent education
• and much more. . .

The course manual can be downloaded at course enrollment and your course diploma will be available to you online once the course is completed.

To register for the Online G Course, please click here:  www.massyouthcoachingcourse.org

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