“The High School Diploma Course is rich in coaching methodology and one of the best of our NSCAA courses.”  Jeff Vennell, Senior National Staff Coach and NSCAA Honor Award Winner

The NSCAA High School Diploma is an exciting  21-hour course specifically designed to address the many issues and responsibilities unique to high school coaches.  The course content is useful to coaches of all adolescent players – many club coaches have discovered that this course is germane to their coaching environment.

High school coaches play a distinctive role in the development of adolescent girls and boys both as players and young adults. This course empowers coaches to facilitate that development.  The schedule includes both on-field instruction and classroom presentations by NSCAA Coaching Academy Staff, all of whom have had extensive coaching experience at the high school level. Opportunities for peer interaction and information sharing on the many issues confronting high school coaches are among the popular and useful sessions of this course.

The course introduces and reinforces six coaching methodologies (ways to train a high school team). Sessions include: Progressive Technical Training, Progressive Tactical Training (why and when of 2 v. 1, 2 v. 2 and 3 v. 3); Using Small Number Games to Teach Techniques or Tactics; Functional Training (how to train a player or a group of players in the third of the field where they play); Phase Play (functional training over two of the thirds of the field) and Coaching in the Game (training a coaching theme in an actual game).

How does a coach limit exposure to risk?  How does a coach manage the team environment effectively?  How does a coach market a high school soccer program?  What types of activities are used to raise required or additional funds to run a high-quality soccer program?  What are issues surrounding social media which should concern coaches?  How involved should a high school coach be in the collegiate recruiting process?  How should a coach establish an effective liaison with one’s athletic administrator?  All of these are discussed over the weekend in group and staff presentations.

“Thanks again for the weekend High School Diploma class in Birmingham. Enjoyed it greatly, and learned quite a bit!”  Philip Leopold, Head of Soccer, Atlanta International School

Learn more about our High School Courses or if there is no course in your area, see how you can host your own course. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

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