HOME |  CALENDAR |  SITE MAP | 

|
Training Coordinators
Joan Smith and James Sullivan
Phone:    (540) 347-1350 (home)
              (703) 475-6004 (cell)

The husband and wife team of James Sullivan and Joan Smith, co-coaches of BRYC’s Fall 2011 U14G first place squad in the Middle School Girls House Soccer League as well as co-coaches of the U14G All Star squad which finished with "Finalist" honors in the 2011 Herndon Cup All Star Tournament have been named Training Coordinators for both coaches and players for BRYC Recreational Soccer.  Coaches, especially, should watch for big things in the spring 2012 season including coach mentoring, a "best practices" forum, and lots more!

 

Coach Training
Do I Need a License?

BRYC’s goal and policy is to have all our coaches licensed by the Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) by their third season coaching with the club. What is a coaches license? VYSA offers coaching classes for coaches of all ages and experience. The licenses progress from the youngest and most inexperienced age groups ("F" license) to the oldest and most experienced age groups ("A" license). To receive a license, coaches register and attend a VYSA-sponsored licensing class. At the conclusion of the class, coaches receive an official licensing certificate from VYSA. The classes for most of the recreational age groups are short and give coaches a wealth of information to be the best coaches and mentors possible to our players and parents. The classes also provide booklets with sample practice plans to save coaches time in preparing for their practices. They are an excellent and easy way to improve your coaching skills. 
 

All BRYC coaches of teams U5 through U8 should have either an "F" (6-8 year old) license or an "E" license; coaches of U9 through U10 teams should have either an "F" (8-10 year old) licence or an "E" license; U12 and U14 coaches should have an "E" or "D" license; and all U16 and U19 coaches are required to have a "D" license. Coaches new to BRYC are granted a one-year period to come into compliance with the licensing requirements.

If you are a coach and need information about licensing courses, visit the Virginia Youth Soccer Association website at www.vysa.com. Click on "Coaching Education" and you will find information about courses as well as a course schedule for upcoming courses and registration information. BRYC will reimburse the cost for an "F", "E", or "D" license for coaches who agree to coach BRYC Recreational Soccer for just one year (two seasons) following completion of the course. If you have questions or need more information, email Joan Smith or pnone (703) 475-6004.
 

Nick Hoang Named Boys 2009 Rec Coach of the Year
Honor Bestowed at Annual Awards Ceremony

 The 2010 Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) Awards Luncheon on January 23 in Arlington was a proud moment for BRYC U13 Boys Coach Nick Hoang as he received the organizations’ recognition as Boys Recreational Soccer Coach of the Year.  Nick is pictured at left, accepting the award from VYSA President Denise Edwards and VYSA Technical Director Gordon Miller.

Nick was born and raised in the DC metropolitan area.  He spent 13 years of his childhood playing soccer in BRYC.  After graduating from Lake Braddock Secondary School, he attended Virginia Tech where he continued to play competitive soccer at the club level.  After graduating from Tech, Nick returned to the area and immediately signed up with BRYC as a recreational coach.  Since that time, he has coached players from U10 up to U13 including many all-star teams along the way.  In addition to his services as a recreational coach, he also coaches a travel team.  Nick eats, sleeps, and breathes soccer.

"Growing up, I had two coaches in particular who mentored me during my entire childhood in BRYC soccer," Nick recalled recently.  "These coaches not only taught my teammates and me how to be good soccer players, but good people in general.  Looking back, these times on my soccer team are some of my fondest memories of my childhood.  I try to emulate this experience for my players (and their parents).  If, at the end of the season, my players and parents come away with something they didn’t have prior to the season whether that’s improved skills, increased knowledge/tactics, success on the field, or even things such as new friends and good memories....then I have succeeded as a coach."

Congratulations to Nick from all of us at BRYC.