Ten thousand coaches, administrators, athletes, vendors and soccer fans.

World-class clinicians with top-notch experience from every level of soccer both domestic and abroad.

Four days of learning, networking and overall good times in the name of soccer.

That and so much more is waiting for attendees of the 2013 NSCAA Convention, an event known as the “World’s Largest Annual Gathering of Soccer Coaches and Administrators.”

Focused on the theme “Innovate to Elevate,” the educational sessions at the Convention will hone in on pioneering and fresh techniques, training plans and game strategies poised to help coaches elevate their teams and careers.

This year, Convention sessions are broken down into Education Experience Tracks that allow attendees to customize and print a schedule specific to the level they coach. Attendees still have the opportunity to receive the NSCAA Level 2, Goalkeeping Level 1, and USSF A License CEUs.

The familiar mix of class lectures and on-field demonstrations returns but the 2013 presenters have been challenged to debut new thoughts and tactics in their presentations this year designed to inspire and motivate attendees.

Fulfilling the promise to deliver world-class clinicians every year, the 2013 lineup is a diverse mix of U.S. World Cup, NCAA, high school and youth champion coaches, along with UEFA instructors and internationally recognized coaching education leaders in the game.

Among the many clinicians scheduled, Jill Ellis, April Heinrichs, Ian Barker, Sam Snow, Janet Rayfield, Jay Miller, Taylor Twellman and Eric Wynalda are all set to present this year, as are international coaches, Ralph Peter, Jacque Crevoisier, Dick Bate, Miguel Cardosa and Hector Gonzalez Iñarritu.

Online registration is open and available at the NSCAA Convention homepage. The sooner attendees register, the better chance for access to the best rates at hotels within the closet proximity to the Indianapolis Convention Center. Concerns about the January weather have been taken care of, as the housing options all connect via skyway, eliminating outdoor foot travel to and from the convention center.

Also new this year is the US Youth Soccer Workshop, which is being held at the NSCAA Convention for the first time.

In working with US Youth Soccer, the Convention will now feature enhanced youth coaching sessions, and the administrative and referee education sessions that have been a hallmark of the US Youth Soccer Workshop in the past.

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