Coaches Resources

Please review these before every season and observe them at all times:

Safety Best Practices

These are useful for your own review and especially to help you explain things to players and parents:
Explanations of Three Important Soccer Rules--Ball In/Out of Play, Goal Scored, and Offside Offense

RUSC Coaching Curriculum--Please Skim the whole thing, Read the section appropriate to your age carefully. This is useful even for those above U12 age coaching. IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM! (click to open PDF in new window, or right click to download and save the document)
Rockbridge United Curriculum u6_u12 2015x.pdf

RUSC/BRSL Coach Commitment. Click here to review. Email me if you need a copy.

Directions for KidSafe Registration. ALL coaches/managers/staff who come into contact with children must complete this registration with the VYSA.
Click here for directions you can email to your staff.

CDC Heads Up Online Concussion Training.
http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/

Click on the Heads Up graphic to the right of "Information for Coaches". After completing the course, print out your certificate (to PDF if able) and email it to [email protected] or mail to 

Paul Gregory
114 Willow Lane
Lexington, VA 24450.

Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association Coach's Corner
http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/coach's_corner.aspx
note: to use the U14-U18 resources you must register for free with thecoachingmanual.com


http://socceranywhere.com/
Great Resource from building a practice session to running a club to ruling the world! Check out the practices tab.