Important Update (taken from OSA’s website on Jan 27, 2012)
As of January 2012, the following Community Coaching Certifcate Courses will cease to exist:
Community Children (6-10yrs) Community Youth (10-14yrs) Community Senior (14-18+yrs)
These courses are now replaced with new content which is based on the Wellness to World Cup Long-Term Player
Development Program (LTPD) developed by the Canadian Soccer Association focused on age and stage relevant
training:
COACHING IN ONTARIO: REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2012
Coaches who have completed the old Community Certificate (Senior) need only complete the Respect In Soccer
to coach in the transition period -2012 season. (Refer to information below with regard to Respect in Soccer.
Refer to the charts to see which stream and courses you need to take to coach competitive players, if you have
not completed the old Senior course.
Competitive registered teams with players U9 - U12 Male / U8 - U11 Female
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Completion of the new ”Learning To Train” course with Respect In Soccer & the MED (Make Ethical
Decisions) or Completion of the previous “Senior Diploma Award” (Child, youth and senior)
Competitive registered teams with players 12+ Male / 11+ Female
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Completion of the new “Active for Life” course with Respect In Soccer & the MED (Make Ethical
Decisions) or Completion of the previous “Senior Diploma Award” (Child, youth and senior)
To clarify, if you are coaching female players who turn 11 in 2012 (born in 2001) or male players who turn 12 in
2012 (born in 2000) and you do not have your senior diploma, you will need to complete Soccer for Life and MED.
NEW Community Coaching Courses:
The Canadian Soccer Association has now completed work on the Community Stream for the NEW PROGRAM. Course
for the Community Stream in the New Program are now available on the OSA Coach Course Calendar.
For the first transition period (transition time tbd) both old and new soccer coach training will be recognized. After a certain
Date (which CSA will announce) the old CCC, CCY and CCS certification levels will not be recognized. (CSA / NCCP to
provide more info on the transition)
Due to this coaches who wish to continue to hold certification of the age group they coach, must take the appropriate new
coaching course.
Please refer to the following charts which capture the recommendations / requirements for 2012 season in Ontario for old
and new courses.
AGE GROUP
LTPD STAGES
NEW COURSES
(click type for info...)
MAKE
ETHICAL
DECISIONS
U4 – U6
Male & Female
U6 - U9 Male
U6 - U8 Female
U9 - U12 Male
U8 - U11
Female
Active Start
Active Start
+ MED
FUNdamentals
FUNdamentals
+ MED
Learn To Train
Learn To Train
+ MED
12+ Male
11+ Female
Soccer For Life
Soccer For Life
+ MED
To clarify, if you are coaching female players who turn 11 in 2012 (born in 2001) or male players who turn 12 in 2012 (born in 2000) and
you do not have your senior diploma, you will need to complete Soccer for Life and MED.
FOCUS
COURSE
Active Start
First Kicks
U4 – U6 Male & Female
Fundamental movement and play
FUNdamentals
Fun with the ball
U6 – U9 Male
Fundamental movement and soccer skills
U6 – U8 Female
Learning To Train
Golden age of learning
U9 – U12 Male
Development soccer skills and speed
U8 – U11 Female
Soccer For Life
Competitive:
12+ Male
- Soccer for amateur achievement
11+ Female
- Achieve personal best with intensive training
DURATI
ON
4 hours
8 hours
16 hours
16 hours
Recreational
- Soccer for health and fun
- Soccer for fitness fun and social interaction
Respect In Soccer
VAUGHAN, ON — At the December meeting, the Board of The Ontario Soccer Association determined that all
competitive coaches in the province must meet certain minimum standards in order to be granted permission to
coach at a competitive level in 2012.
All competitive-level coaches must complete the “Respect in Soccer” program by April 15th before the 2012 outdoor
season.
A youth coach must either have competed their Senior Diploma or Learning to Train and Making Ethical Decisions
(MED) license (for coaching U9-U12 boys and U8-U11 girls). Those who plan to coach a U12 or older male side, or a U11
and older female team, must have either their Senior Diploma or have completed the Soccer for Life and MED course.
To clarify, if you are coaching female players who turn 11 in 2012 (born in 2001) or male players who turn 12 in 2012
(born in 2000) and you do not have your senior diploma, you will need to complete Soccer for Life and MED.
Make Ethical Decisions
MED is offered in the following formats to increase accessibility to complete the module.
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In person- you can attend a workshop - http://www.coachesontario.ca/calendar/
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Home Study - you can complete through correspondence http://coachesontario.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199&Itemid=98/
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Web based Learning - you can complete on-line - http://www.coachesontario.ca/calendar/
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Your club can host a MED Workshop http://www.coachesontario.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193&Itemid=94
For more information about MED, Part A, Part B, Comp Dev modules contact:
Coaches Association of Ontario 3 Concorde Gate Suite 108, Toronto, ON, M3C3N7
education@coachesontario.ca 416-426-7086