Abstract:
The purpose of this Creative Research Project was to gain professional experience in the implementation and development of a comprehensive youth soccer training improvement program focused on increasing the quality of coaching instruction for less urbanized youth soccer clubs.Research showed the distinct need for youth soccer club organizations, in less urbanized and nonmetropolitan areas of the country, to create a well thought out and designed youth coaching training manual. This Creative Project has created a Developmental Coaching Manual, as well as included a variety of examples of additional coaching tools that can be used for any youth coach or youth soccer club to help supplement their own individual youth coach training.