The British Columbia Soccer Association’s Coach Education Program exists to support and foster the development and education of coaches from the grassroots to elite levels of play throughout British Columbia. The series of clinics within the program will not focus on teaching coaches how to play the game, so much as preparing coaches to impart their knowledge more efficiently and effectively to the players that they work with on a daily basis.
The goal of the British Columbia Soccer Association is to provide coaches across British Columbia with the tools necessary to help build the future of soccer in British Columbia and to help coaches become the leading force for positive change in the lives of the athletes they work with.
Regardless of the personal aim and goals of a coach, the primary goal of coaching is to facilitate a learning environment that is fun, challenging, educational, and that develops a love for the game that enables the sport to retain as many players as possible. Unlike other areas of coaching, which may be predominantly physical or entirely mental, the coach also has the potential to profoundly affect an athlete’s cognitive awareness, psychomotor abilities, emotional awareness, health and wellness, as well as social and teamwork skills.
If coaches strive to be successful in providing the best experience possible to the athlete, they will need more than excellent technical ability, or experience and a desire to teach; although these are both indispensable. Being a successful soccer coach is as much about a personal desire towards continuing their own education as it is about what they have to offer the players they work with.
Just because a coach has excellent technical skill or a wealth of playing experience, does not necessarily mean that they can convey their knowledge to a willing athlete in an effective manner. Consequently, if a coach wishes to become truly successful at what they do, it is important that they acquire the skills required of a successful teacher and leader.
The BCSA Coach Education Program needs to be a shared and cooperative program with a proactive vision for the betterment of the game. Ultimately, OUR success will be measured by the growth of the game, at all levels, in
British Columbia.
BCSA coaching courses are available to any coach that is registered with a member Club, District, or Association currently in good standing with the British Columbia Soccer Association. There are a variety of Coaching Clinics held across British Columbia on a regular basis. Please click on the level to view clinic overview and schedule of current clinics.
Important Information Regarding Registration for Coaching Clinics:
- If you select to pay via cheque, you are NOT fully registered until the BCSA Office receives your clinic fee.
- If you are a Club or District Administrator registering a number of individuals and covering the cost via cheque, please mail a list outlining who you are paying for with the accompanying cheque.
- Individuals who have not registered prior to the clinic start date will be turned away at the clinic location.
Below is a list of each clinic level within the Coaching Program. Please click on the desired clinic for Overview and list of clinics currently being offered.