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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former coach here. This is such a gray area, at least from my experience. The licensing system in the US has been wacky for a long time. They use to give out B licenses if you had played pro, no course work or classes needed. The content taught has also changed, in terms of how methodology, tactics, etc. Now, licensing at the higher levels is very hard to get into, expensive, and time consuming. For anyone who does it as a part time job, it's very hard to get 2 to 3 weeks off work to go take a class. Continuing education is really up to individuals as most clubs will run one or two a year for their staff. All this to say that someone with an A license from 1995 and someone with a D license from this year will have vastly different knowledge bases. And lastly, I've seen coaches straight up lie about their qualifications. There's actually no way for you to go check if what they list or tell you is true. I would tell everyone to make sure you join a team or club for reasons beyond just the coaching resumes. You need to align your families goals with their goals. For example, don't join a 2nd team which will focus on winning every game if your objective is to have your child develop to play on the 1st team. You want your kid to play in college, then don't join a team which is going to play low level to rack up trophies.[/quote]

How can you not put the coaching first? [/quote]

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