Junior Coaches Program

New Coach Mentorship Program

For players ages 10-15

Learn from experienced coaches and build self-confidence, courage, and resilience as an athlete. Improve your own soccer skills by sharing your knowledge with younger athletes.

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Benefits of the Junior Coach Program

  • Mentorship from experienced coaches.
  • Builds self-confidence, courage, and resilience as an athlete.
  • Opportunities to develop leadership skills.
  • Improve your own soccer skills by sharing your knowledge with younger athletes.
  • Learn self-management skills by demonstrating the responsibility of showing up on time, being accountable and prepared for each session.
  • Develop problem solving skills and how to adapt to various situation.
  • Opportunity to move on and coach their own group, team or session after the age of 15.

Details

  • Junior coaches work with the youngest players from U6–U9.
  • Junior coaches, 16 and older, go through coach training from Canada Soccer and Swan City FC’s staff.
  • Optional coaching days: TBA
  • Junior coaches will receive a certification for volunteering at the end of each season.

Expectations of a Junior Coach

  • Show up dressed in all appropriate soccer gear by looking the part of a coach (cleats, soccer pants, soccer top).

  • Show up 10 minutes before each session.

  • Engage positively with the players when on the field.

  • Help make practice fun and engaging for every athlete.

  • Take the Canada Soccer Active Start and FUNdamental course. ($15- 20)

  • Always conduct themselves in a respectful manner.

  • Junior Coach will notify Swan City FC’s staff if they are unable to attend a soccer session.

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