Coaching Development
Your CED - Your Coaching Education Director (CED) is Ralph Perrotto (e-mail). He is happy to help you or point you in the right direction regarding coaching topics such as coaching education needs, practice ideas or issues, or general soccer questions. You should continue to see your division coordinator for other issues.

Pembroke's Coaching Development Plan - PYS plans to offer Mass Youth Soccer "G" license courses in Pembroke every August to help any new coaches, especially U6/U8 coaches, get the basic understanding they need. We will also offer periodic "F" license courses. If we have a large enough pool of active, eligible coaches, we will offer an "E" license course. We will also periodically offer specialty clinics on particular topics of interest.

Course Reimbursement -
PYS will reimburse coaches up to $160 per calendar year for coaching courses. Eligible courses include clinics and license programs offered through Mass Youth Soccer and USYSA. Questionable courses are to be brought before the PYS board for approval prior to enrollment. If a Mass Youth Soccer course is being hosted in Pembroke, you would typically register and pay online through the Mass Youth Soccer website and shortly after attending the course, you will receive a reimbursement check in the mail. For courses outside of Pembroke, you will need to send documentation of the course taken (copy of certificate) and amount paid. Send this info to our Treasurer, Lisa Stoyle, 20 Milbery Lane, Pembroke.

Related Links:

MYSA License Courses Descriptions
MYSA Course Schedule

Coach Registration and KidSafe
Coach Registration - Any adult who is expected to be left in charge of a team or who assists with practice or at games is considered a coach. All coaches must be registered through PYS.  To register as a coach, e-mail Andy Goodman (e-mail) your full legal name with middle initial along with your date of birth and what team you are coaching.  Registration of coaches is important because it ensures that the appropriate criminal background checks are performed through the Mass Youth Soccer (MYSA) CORI/KidSafe Program (see below). It also provides medical and liability coverage for the coach and PYS. This applies to both the fall and spring seasons. 

CORI/KidSafe Prorgam -
Mass Youth Soccer is implementing new procedures effective in the Fall of 2005. All coaches/volunteers must complete a new CORI/KidSafe form so a national background check can be performed. You may fill out the online form or print the form out and mail it in to the Mass Youth Office.  There is also a Word version that can be filled out and emailed to CORI@mayouthsoccer.org.

ONLINE FORM
PRINTABLE FORM (pdf)
WORD version

MYSA's KidSafe Committee makes the determination regarding those volunteers who are not allowed to participate.
More info.

Your KidSafe Coordinator is Andy Goodman (e-mail). He can be reached via phone at 781-293-5489.


Resources / Links
Pembroke Center Library - Soccer Resources - PYS has provided the Pembroke Center Library with several videos and books to help our coaches and players. 
arrownew_e0.gif (1710 bytes)Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States - From U.S. Soccer, this 70-page “Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States” coaching book serves as the sport’s definitive new player development guidelines and is available now as a free download. The new “Best Practices” document represents a series of recommendations compiled and reviewed by U.S. Soccer’s Director of Coaching Education Bob Jenkins in conjunction with the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team coaching staffs.
Mass Youth Soccer Statewide Curriculum - This shows you what you should be teaching at each age group and gives you practice sessions to show you how..
Small Sided Game Practice Ideas - 1v1, 2v1, 3v3, 4v4 and more.  Playing to goals or to lines depending on what you want to emphasize.
FineSoccer.com - Information on how to become a better player or coach. Has newsletter feature which allows you to receive inforation via e-mail on different topics. Also checkout the FineSoccer.com Drill Archive.
Drills from Decatur Sports - This is the ultimate selection of practice drills and games for all ages. Just about every topic imaginable.  Plenty more as well including motivational material and articles for parents.
Book Reviews from Decatur Sports - Reviews of many popular soccer books.  Remember to buy your soccer books at Amazon.com by clicking the link on the PYS website home page.
Soccer-Coach-L Coaching Manual - A nice coaches manual published in 1998.
Soccer Coaches Manual from EastSide Soccer - Lists the characteristics of different age groups, sample practices, and more.
NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) - Coaching tips, coaching courses, news, high school and college rankings, and more.
Soccer America - Soccer's newspaper.  Free issue offer.