The Novice Coach begins with an introduction about coaching responsibilities and the characteristics of the players.  The series also contains a downloadable guide that provides a more in depth look into coaching including a game day checklist, information on injury prevention and formations. 

Parental involvement is discussed with tips on how to gain the support of parents and for coaching your own child. The team management section covers the philosophy of coaching, parent-coach meetings and the importance of sideline ethics.

Coaches will learn how to organize and conduct proper training sessions. Through live training sessions for each age group, find out what equipment you need, what the players are looking for and how to best utilize your assistant coaches. Coaches will receive ideas for how to format your training sessions and great tips for how to keep the kids interested.  Best practices for pre-game and post-game are also covered.

Based on the success of the first title, US Youth Soccer members will greatly benefit from this valuable tool. The US Youth Soccer Coaching Education Department, in conjunction with the Recreation and Coaching committees, are proud to add to the growing resources for youth coaches.

The Novice Coach: An Introduction to Coaching Youth Soccer, Volumes 1 and 2, will be available as a set for $5.00 or individual volumes for $3.00 each.  You can pre-order beginning today, orders will begin fulfillment on Monday, March 5.  Visit http://store.usyouthsoccer.org today to pre-order and check out the various educational offerings from US Youth Soccer.