Coaching Education
The Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer is proud to announce an agreement with the NSCAA which brings featured and nationally recognized clinicians to Maryland for a coaching education weekend. This agreement will also allow high school coaches to join both MACS and the NSCAA for a reduced price and attend the clinic for free. MACS is pleased to offer this wonderful educational opportunity at the Germantown Soccerplex, which has hosted youth regional & national championships.
The coaches clinic for 2011 will be held on Saturday, August 6th and Sunday August 7th. The weekend will begin on Saturday with classroom and field sessions from 9-5 pm. The educational opportunity will continue on Sunday from 9-12 with two field sessions. The weekend will conclude with the presentation of the prizes for selected coaches, including a grand prize of free registration for the 2012 NSCAA Convention. The Schedule for the weekend will be as follows:
8:15 - 9:00 - Registration and Welcome
9:00 - 10:15 - Classroom Session
10:30 - 12:00 - Field Session
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:15 - 2:30 - Classroom Session
2:45 - 4:15 - Field Session
4:30 - 6:30 - Q&A With Paul Marcos/Reception
Reception will take place at the Green Turtle in Germantown
19961 Century Boulevard
Germantown, MD 20874
Sunday August 7th:
9:00-10:15 - Field Session
10:30-12:00 - Field Session
12:00-12:30 - Closing
This year's featured clinician will be Paul Marco . Under his guidance, the Binghamton Bearcats have been transformed from a team that won just two games the year before his arrival into a rising power on the national scene. Marco has led Binghamton to two America East Conference titles (2003 and 2006), two America East regular season titles (2006 and 2007) and a conference-record six consecutive appearances in the America East championship game (2003-08). As the Bearcats have made their place among the elite squads in the conference, they have also gained attention in the national polls. In four of the past seven seasons, Binghamton has either received votes or been ranked in both the NSCAA/adidas and College Soccer News weekly polls.
In addition to holding a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma, a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "B" License, Marco has been a member of the NSCAA national staff for 13 years. Four years ago, he was promoted to the NSCAA Senior Staff. In that capacity, Marco has taught various levels of the NSCAA academy curriculum courses, and has published numerous articles. Most recently, he served as vice president of the Big East Soccer Coaches for three years.
