Can someone give a rough equivalency between the USsoccer and NSCAA coaching levels? For example - Is a B licence equal roughly equal to a Regional diploma?
Regional = state E license Advanced = state D license National = USSF C license Advanced National I would compare to a USSF A or B license Premier I would call an advanced USSF A license.
I took that course. It was very good. I think it would be hard to equate it with anything the USSF offers. But, since most of the course revolved around team tactics I would say it more closely resembles the C license. However, the C license is much more detailed and you couldn't really say they are equal.
Good question. Can someone who has taken both US Soccer courses and NSCAA courses elaborate a little more. I just finished my USSF National D, and I know I want to take my C eventually (sometime in the next 1-2 years). But I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for which NSCAA courses I should be looking at?
I haven't taken any national courses with USSF. I did the State D. If someone could explain the difference between national and state D I'd like to hear it. If you were to take an NSCAA course, the National Diploma would be close to the USSF C. Here's a link to the advanced courses - http://www.nscaa.com/rc.php#advanced. Have taken the state D and E and, also, the NSCAA Regional, Advanced Regional, High School Diploma and Goalkeeping Diploma I can tell you the big difference is the state courses tend to have one instructor through the whole course. The NSCAA usually brings in different instructors. I couldn't tell you if this holds true at the USSF level, though.
NSCAA <> USSF Premier <> A Advanced National <> B National <> National C Advanced Regional <> National D Regional <> E
Wow, that's deep. Look at the initial question. He wanted to know what was roughly equivalent. If you don't agree, by all means explain why. Putting up a bunch of <>s isn't helpful at all.
Those are roughly equivalent. In fact, they're accepted by most people AS EQUIVALENT - including the USSF and NSCAA. However, in terms of curriculum, the NSCAA National seems to have more technical focus than the USSF C.
It depends on your state association. I like the guys in NY-West, so I liked (and learned a lot at) my E, D, and C. However, the NSCAA has a better national reputation for teaching and supporting their coaches.
You can skip those (since they are "roughly equivalent") and go to the NSCAA National. I think the National would be a good license for you at this point. The C is more like an evaluation. The NSCAA National would probably teach you moe.
Actually, the NSCAA Advanced Regional is NOT equivalent to the USSF 'D.' It allows entry into the 'D,' but is not recognized as the same license by any state association in the U.S. The USSF 'D' license is a 36 hour course with an evaluation at the end, while the Advance Regional is an 18 hour course (roughly) with no evaluation. If your state association requires certain licenses in order to coach, stick with USSF. They are more universally recognized.
True, but anyone at the introductory stages isn't thinking about equivalences yet. They just want to take as many courses as they can. You made a good point about "licenses" though. USSF gives you a "license"; NSCAA gives you a "certificate". It's a subtle difference.
I took both and they both had an evaluation. Both gave me a topic that I had to give a practice session for. The D license, however, I did have to do a take home exam. Many times I see ads looking for a D license or an Advanced Regional certificate. I don't think you'll find state association's recognizing the Advanced Regional as equivalent to the D license because they are competing with each other. But, I think most clubs will accept either.