{"id":27415,"date":"2024-11-14T09:49:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=27415"},"modified":"2024-11-14T09:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:49:53","slug":"national-soccer-orgs-work-together-to-debut-all-female-club-technical-leadership-pathway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/national-soccer-orgs-work-together-to-debut-all-female-club-technical-leadership-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"National soccer orgs work together to debut all-female Club Technical Leadership Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27415\" class=\"elementor elementor-27415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edb9a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edb9a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16f0a50\" data-id=\"16f0a50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a7c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0a7c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National soccer orgs work together to debut all-female Club Technical Leadership Pathway<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60508d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60508d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cb4b7e\" data-id=\"8cb4b7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82652d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82652d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. (Nov. 14, 2024) \u2013<\/strong> Four national soccer organizations and initiatives are collaborating in an effort to increase the number of women in leadership roles across the soccer landscape. US Club Soccer, US Youth Soccer, Women and Girls in Soccer and U.S. Soccer\u2019s SheChampions Coaching Initiative are hosting the first-ever all-female entry-level course for the Club Leadership Technical Pathway. Formerly known as the Director of Coaching license course, the Club Technical Leadership Level 1 is an entry-level course that helps club technical leaders understand their role connected to their club\u2019s mission, values and principles, and to begin developing competencies as technical leaders.<\/p><p>The first course is blended with in-person and virtual components. It begins Jan. 22 and progresses through the end of April. The in-person portion will be held at the U.S. Olympic Performance Center on the campus of UNC Charlotte in North Carolina, Jan. 30-Feb. 2.<\/p><p>This initiative covers participants\u2019 course expenses, travel fees and meals, and as such, interested coaches must complete an application. Submitted applications will be reviewed by a committee comprised of the four co-hosting organizations, and those selected will be invited to register to the course in the U.S. Soccer Learning Center. Necessary requirements for coaches are outlined <a href=\"https:\/\/learning.ussoccer.com\/coach\/courses\/available\/39\/details\/20004156\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Applicants with a \u2018B\u2019 license meet course requirements. However, U.S. Soccer is offering <a href=\"https:\/\/ussoccerfederation.my.site.com\/lcsupport\/s\/article\/Waiver-Process-FAQs\">waivers<\/a> for coaches who meet the following requirements:<\/p><ul><li>\u2018C\u2019 license holder and five years of technical leadership experience<\/li><li>Current technical leadership role within a club OR a letter from a club\/league stating that the student technical leader has been identified for a current or future role within the club<\/li><\/ul><p>Additional waiver information is detailed in the course description of the aforementioned link. The application deadline is Dec. 6, and all accepted applicants will be notified by Dec. 20. Once accepted, coaches will have until Dec. 30 to register for the course. Applications can be accessed and completed <a href=\"https:\/\/fs23.formsite.com\/USYS\/hqwmhxlhzp\/index\">here<\/a>. Questions should be directed to the US Club Soccer <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new\">Education &amp; Development department<\/a>.<\/p><p>Recently, in our ongoing efforts to support women and girls in sport, US Club Soccer partnered with WeCOACH and Coaching HER. <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-doubles-down-on-commitment-to-women-and-girls-in-soccer-partners-with-wecoach-and-coaching-her\/\">The partnerships<\/a> provide US Club Soccer members with complimentary access to research-backed educational programs and initiatives to combat dropout rates of girls in sport and improve female representation in coaching.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbb50a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb50a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21df5dc\" data-id=\"21df5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4bca2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b4bca2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c84ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28c84ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec723ae\" data-id=\"ec723ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ccb5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ccb5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SOCCER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5b5d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5b5d38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b267756\" data-id=\"b267756\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc0d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc0d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Women and Girls in Soccer (WAGS) is a charitable organization with a mission of empowering girls and women \u2013 from all over the world \u2013 through soccer. They support\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org\/our-programs\/\"><strong>five unique programs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0just for girls and women in soccer that promote confidence, strength, character and leadership in a variety of ways. Their mission is to provide opportunities to sponsor, develop, or provide educational and character-building programs for the benefit of girls and women through teaching and promoting an interest in the game of soccer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f990ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f990ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88d4d79\" data-id=\"88d4d79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b52682 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b52682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b50ac65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b50ac65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a244673\" data-id=\"a244673\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba338f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ba338f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT U.S. SOCCER SHECHAMPIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fc1088 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fc1088\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-387abb7\" data-id=\"387abb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7143ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7143ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SheChampions Coaching initiative was developed by U.S. Soccer Coaching Education and former U.S. Women\u2019s National Team head coach Jill Ellis in 2021. U.S. Soccer aims to empower women in coaching across the country as well as inspire the next generation of female players and coaches through critical representation in the sport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0979c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0979c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4898153\" data-id=\"4898153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50df5ef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50df5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d9e335 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d9e335\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5786c7\" data-id=\"f5786c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e488c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0e488c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US YOUTH SOCCER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eb6339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eb6339\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2941ad4\" data-id=\"2941ad4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b005bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b005bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usyouthsoccer.org\/\">US Youth Soccer<\/a>, the largest youth sport organization in the country, is on a mission to provide world-class support, resources, and leadership, helping every member fulfill their goals on and off the field of play. US Youth Soccer registers nearly 2.5 million players annually. Through its programming, resources and leadership, US Youth Soccer is advancing the game for its 54 Member State Associations, 10,000 clubs and leagues and one million administrators, coaches, and volunteers. US Youth Soccer connects families and communities to the power of sports and its shared love of soccer. US Youth Soccer provides a path for every player, coach and referee offering programs that provide a fun, safe and healthy environment at every level of the game.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National soccer orgs work together to debut all-female Club Technical Leadership Pathway CHARLESTON, S.C. 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