Coaching Requirements


RC United Coaching Information and Courses

COACHING COURSE DATES & REGISTRATION INFO. 


 

PEI Soccer has joined the Responsible Coaching Movement. 

To obtain Quality Soccer Standards, all RC United youth coaches (U11 and up) must complete the following courses, Managers are to have the ones indicated by an asterisk *:

 

*RESPECT IN SPORT - Click on this link to do the online course Respect In Sport

*MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS - Can be taken online or in the classroom -  Making Ethical Decisions

MAKING HEADWAY - Making Headway

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN - Emergency Action Plan

Sport Specific to Soccer

Learn to Train - Learn to Train Workshop OR Soccer for Life - Soccer for Life Workshop depending on the age of the players

*Criminal Checks are mandatory and are good for 3 years. 

  • If you do not have a current copy, we will write you a letter of request to receive one or once you register in the system as a coach you can apply for a Criminal Checks through our system and the club will cover the fee. All criminal checks must be completed and passed in by June 1st 2024

Some of the above course do have a fee. All course fees for RC United Coaches/Managers will be reimbursed by RC United once receipts and proof of completion are received.

National Coaching Certification Program
-   to find out your current NCCP coaching transcript please visit the The Locker


 GRASSROOTS COACH EDUCATION PROGRAM

Canada Soccer’s Grassroots Coach Education Program has four workshops based on Stages 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the Long-Term Player Development Model. The first three workshops, Active Start, FUNdamentals and Learn to Train, deal with soccer training and the importance of physical literacy for players up to 12 years of age. The fourth workshop is called Soccer for Life and focuses on working with players age 13 and older through to “masters soccer”. The Soccer for Life stage includes a wide array of participants who play for fun and fitness, those who enjoy recreational soccer, as well as those who prefer to play competitively but not at a high-performance level. 

Coaches wishing to gain training through the Grassroots Coach Education Program would do so in the following manner: 

  • Complete online training by clicking on the course required(below).
  • Once online training is complete, PEI Soccer will receive a notification.
  • To complete the course in full, you must take part in the on-field practical delivery. 

Learn to Train Workshop

Designed for coaches of Boys U9-U12 and Girls U8-U11. It consists of completing 2 hours of online training followed by a 4-hour Practical On-Field Workshop. Coaches are also expected to complete the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions Workshop and Online Evaluation, the NCCP Making Headway Concussion Awareness Workshop, the NCCP Online Emergency Action Plan Workshop and the Respect in Sport Activity Leader Course. No pre-requisites required. 

On-field Practical -Will be delivered at local clubs May-Aug. There must be a minimum of 3 coaches to deliver on field part (Email gmcdonald@peisoccer.com to arrange)

Soccer for Life Workshop

Designed for coaches of Boys U13+ and Girls U12+. It consists of completing 2 hours of online training followed by a 4-hour Practical On-Field Workshop. Coaches are also expected to complete the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions Workshop and Online Evaluation,: the NCCP Making Headway Concussion Awareness Workshop, the NCCP Online Emergency Action Plan Workshop and the Respect in Sport Activity Leader Course. No pre-requisites required. 

On-field Practical - Will be delivered at local clubs May-Aug. There must be a minimum of 2 coaches to deliver on field part (Email gmcdonald@peisoccer.com to arrange)

Note: there is no evaluation in the Grassroots Coach Education Program. Coaches completing all of the expectations noted above will be classified as Trained Coaches


 

ADVANCED COACH EDUCATION PROGRAM

Click here here for information regarding the C License course.

VIP COACH PROGRAM

The VIP program is designed to raise the bar for what it means to be a coach in Prince Edward Island.

Coaches in the VIP program will be leading the way in safe sport and providing environments that encourage positive growth and development in a sport setting.

Click on the link below to learn more about the VIP coach program.

VIP Coach information and registration

 


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