coaching resources
In addition to the courses that are offered by Colorado Soccer Association through US Soccer and United Soccer Coaches, we offer many free resources that can be used a references by coaches at any level.
Click on the category below to view documents related to the topic. If there is anything you would like to request from CSA, please contact our Director of Coaching, Mike Freitag (mfreitag@coloradosoccer.org).
The grassroom
The Grassroom is geared for beginner coaches at the grassroots/small-sided levels of play (12U and below).
Best Practices
FIFA 11 Injury Prevention
Games vs. Practice
How to Write a Training Session
Small-sided Games Manual
Soccer Jargon
What to do on Game Day
6U Training Lesson Plans (credit to Massachusetts YSA)
8U Training Lesson Plans (credit to Massachusetts YSA)
7v7 Playing Formations and Roles
9v9 Playing Formations and Roles
Recognize to recover
Recognize to Recover is comprehensive program put in place by US Soccer to provide information and an overview of a variety of topics related to player health and safety.
Click here to access the Recognize to Recover website.
HEading and the concussion policy
CSA has a concussion policy in place for our events. Individual clubs may have their own modifications to this policy.
club locator
Below is a map of the sanctioned clubs in Colorado. To enable the search function, please click the full screen button in the top-right corner of the map. From there, you can click the search button and type in your address, zip code, or landmark to see clubs in your area.