YOUTH PLAYER PATHWAY
When your child is registered with a CSA-sanctioned club, you become part of the larger soccer world. Registration with your sanctioned club means you are affiliated with Colorado Soccer Association. CSA is affiliated and sanctioned by US Youth Soccer, which operates as the largest branch of the US Soccer Federation. The US Soccer Federation oversees youth, adult, amateur and professional soccer players in the United States and is sanctioned by FIFA, the world governing body of soccer.
how to get started
To get your child registered for a soccer club, use the map below to find a sanctioned youth soccer club near you.
Contact your preferred club to receive information on registration windows, pricing, availability and any other information you may need.
Once you’re registered with the club, they will take care of team assignment, uniforms, and everything else needed for your child.
To enable the search function in the map below, 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.
becoming a referee
Officiating youth soccer is rewarding in multiple ways as you help facilitate and foster the growth of the game at the youth level. Inidividuals can become a certified referee as young as 13 at the Grassroots level and renew their certification on an annual basis. As they grow with the game and become more experienced, they can progress through the referee pathway!
Click here to view FAQs on becoming a referee and information on online courses!
COACHING EDUCATION OVERVIEW
CSA offers a variety of coaching courses within the Coaching License Pathway through US Soccer, as well as offering diplomas through United Soccer Coaches, with each diploma focusing on a different aspect of the game.
Please read the sections below to learn more about each course and click the link in the section to view upcoming courses.
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INTRODUCTION TO GRASSROOTS COACHING
The Introduction to Grassroots Coaching is a FREE online course that is run through the US Soccer Learning Center. In order to enter the US Soccer Coaching Pathway and take further courses, this introduction course is a requirement. It only takes 20 minutes to complete and will set you on your way to becoming a licensed coach!
GRASSROOTS MODULES
Each of the Grassroots Modules focus on a different playing size: 4v4, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11. After completing the Introduction course, you can take as many of the Grassroots Modules as you wish. The course can either be taken online or in-person.
Click here to read more on the Grassroots Modules and view upcoming courses in Colorado.
US SOCCER COACHING LICENSES
The D License and C License are the courses offered and run by CSA and are the first licenses that can be taken after completing the prerequisite courses (Introduction to Grassroots Coaching & two Grassroots Modules).
The higher-level licenses (B, A-Youth, A-Senior, and Pro) are offered and administered by US Soccer at different locations across the country.
Click here to read more on the US Soccer Coaching Licenses and view upcoming courses in Colorado.
UNITED SOCCER COACHES
United Soccer Coaches offers a variety of courses across the spectrum of youth soccer, with each course focusing on a different aspect of the game. The courses are aimed at both developmental and advanced coaches, with some courses being run online-only and others being in-person courses.
Click here to read more on United Soccer Coaches and the education courses they offer.