The T&C Recreational Soccer program offers kids the opportunity to play this great game in a family oriented environment of learning and sportsmanship. T&C welcomes your interest in coaching, whether as a head coach or assistant coach, to ensure we create a successful, positive and fulfilling experience for our youth. Coaching is not only a wonderful service, but many find it highly rewarding and enjoyable.

The most important thing to consider in becoming a soccer coach is if you have an interest in helping kids play the game.  If being on the field having fun with the players and helping them develop sounds appealing, read on.

For recreational soccer, the emphasis is on making it a fun experience for all the players, and teaching very basic skills.  You don’t have to know the game as much as you want to be organized and communicate well with the kids and parents.

To coach at the competitive development level, it’s helpful to know the game reasonably well and to have coached several seasons.

If either the recreational or developmental approach to coaching sounds good to you, the next step is to apply.

There are two steps to becoming a T&C soccer coach.  First register using the button below with T&C through our SportsEngine system.  It’s very brief and enables you to to be assigned as a coach in our SE App.

Next, you’ll receive an email to apply to coach through GotSport, the system used by the soccer governing organizations.  They will run a criminal background check and you’ll be given additional education, ultimately leading to being certified to coach. Click on the button below for detailed SportsEngine and GotSport Information (certifications required, new CAYSA/WDDOA/STYSA rules, etc) and GotSport Troubleshooting.

Coaches Meetings for the Spring 2025 Recreational Soccer season will take place at the T&C Sports Office (9100 Meadowheath Dr.). ALL Recreational Coaches should attend one of these meetings.

Recreational Division D4 (U4 – U10)

• Coach Meeting Wed. Feb. 19  or Thurs. Feb. 20 from 6-7pm @ T&C Sports Office

Recreational Division D3 (U11+)

• Coach Meeting Tues. Feb. 18 from 6-7pm @ T&C Sports Office

Here is a link to the Recreational Coaches Meeting slideshow. We will reference this in our coaches meeting.

• U4-U5 Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
• U6_Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
• U7-U8 Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
• U9-U10 Quick Reference Guide (PDF)

Coaches Clinics for the Fall 2024 Recreational Soccer season will take place on field #3N near the office. T&C Field Map can be found here. All recreational coaches should attend one of these clinics.

Recreational Division D4 (U4 – U10)

• Coach Clinic Wed. Feb. 19 or Thur. Feb. 18 from 7-8pm @ Field #1

Recreational Division D3 (U11+)

• Coach Clinic Tues. Feb. 18 from 7-8pm @ Field #1

Here is a link to the US Soccer Coaching Curriculum. We encourage you to to spend some time reading this, especially the Age Group Organization section starting at page 43. It will help you better understand what to focus on when coaching specific age groups.

T&C Soccer has partnered with The Coaching Manual (TCM) for our curriculum and coach education resources. All of our coaches will have premium access to this platform. Once teams are formed coaches will receive an email from the TCM to set up their account. For more information on The Coaching Manual click here. Please do not pay for premium account as T&C Soccer has all T&C soccer coaches covered and will get you set up and linked to your team.  See below for helpful documents.

Downloadable Coaching Manual Season Curriculum Packs

• TCM U4 Season Curriculum Pack (PDF)
• TCM U5 Season Curriculum Pack (PDF)
• TCM U6 Season Curriculum Pack (PDF)
• TCM U8 Season Curriculum Pack (PDF)
• TCM U10 Season Curriculum Pack (PDF)
• TCM U12 Season Curriculum Pack (PDF)

Other useful Documents

• Principles Of Play Guide For Coaches (PDF)
• TCM Parent Report (PDF)

• T&C Soccer 7v7 Formation & Numbers
• 7v7 Formation (1-2-3-1) Shapes & Support – Adv.

We have some shared coaching equipment (balls, pinnies, cones, stakes, pop-ip goals) that is located in the green and white soccer sheds on campus. If you use the equipment please return it at the end of the practice for others to use.

We have introduced a New Coach Mentoring Program which is designed to help, support and assist new coaches at T&C Soccer. If you are a new coach and would like to be partnered up with an experienced veteran coach as a mentor please reach out to our Recreational Director of Coaches Jaime Llano.