Coaching Education
The Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer is proud to announce an agreement with the NSCAA which will bring Paul Payne to Maryland for our second annual coaching education weekend. This agreement will also allow high school coaches to join both MACS and the NSCAA for $90($100 for 2010) and will allow them to attend the clinic for free. Club coaches will be allowed to join the NSCAA ($75) and will pay only $50 for the 2-day clinic (total price of $125). Please contact Haroot Hakopian, MACS President, with any questions. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
MACS is pleased to offer this wonderful educational opportunity at the Germantown Soccerplex, which has hosted youth regional & national championships and currently serves as the home field of the Washington Freedom.
The coaches clinic will be held on Saturday, August 7th and Sunday August 8th. The weekend will begin on Saturday with classroom and field sessions(field #10) from 9-5 pm. The educational opportunity will continue on Sunday from 9-12 with two field sessions(Turf Fields) led by Jeff Gross, the director of coaching for East Meadow Soccer Club (formerly of Frederick United and MD ODP). The weekend will conclude with the presentation of the prizes for selected coaches, including a grand prize of free registration for this year's NSCAA Convention in Baltimore.
Saturday, August 7th
All AM Sessions - Principles of Attacking
9-10:15 - Classroom Session
10:30 - 11:45 - Field Session
11:45-12:45 Lunch Break
All PM Sessions - Principles of Defending
1:00-2:15 - Classroom Session
2:30-3:45 - Field Session
4-5:15 - Field Session (short training activities to build " a Competitive Cauldron" 4-5 10 minute games to encourage players to be competitive even in a training activity.)
MACS Dinner/Reception - 5:30-7:30(Location TBA)
Sunday, August 8th
Counter Attack and Transition Play
9-10:15 - Field Session (10:15-10:35 Q & A)
10:45-12:00 - Field Session (12-12:20 Q & A)
Paul Payne, the men's coach at Bloomsburg (Pa.) University, serves as the NSCAA's Vice President of Education. He previously served three years as the College Men's Representative on the NSCAA Board.
A member of the NSCAA Senior National Coaching Academy Staff, Payne also serves as NSCAA Region II Technical Director.
He is member of the NCAA Division II men's soccer committee and chairs the Northeast Region. He also holds a U.S.S.F. "A" License and a NSCAA Premier Coaching Badge.
In 11 seasons at Bloomsburg, Payne has won 72 games and his overall winning percentage is second-best in Bloomsburg men's soccer history.