Coach Cadet Leadership Program
Are you eager to build leadership and job skills? Do you want to make deep and lasting friendships? Does inspiring and guiding others make you happy?
The Coach Cadet Leadership Program is our commitment to coach mentorship and to developing a tiered leadership pathway for our region's youth coaches. The program requires an unusal level of commitment, hard work and is very demanding of candidates. As our Coach Cadets know, achieving quality results and a positive coaching environment is never easy, but the rewards speak for themselves: skilled, confident and smiling athletes.
All of our Coach Cadets are talented, energetic and keen male and female athletes between the ages of 14 to 18 from Cumberland-Westmorland. They are also veterans of our programs who understand the welcoming and supportive culture we provide and our commitment to high-quality coaching that places long-term player development (LTPD) above fixed-mindset coaching.
Key Program Requirements
- 100% commitment to being present for every training session.
- Mandatory participation in pre-season coach training, pre-session planning, and post-session debriefs.
- Providing focussed, ethical, caring, consistent and quality leadership to those they coach.
Program Leads
Leadership
Laoghan Hendra facilitates the various phases of the Coach Cadet Leadership Program and assesses coaches for promotion.
Coach Cadet Captains
- Aaron Froese: Active Start, FUNdamentals, Level 1 Goalkeeper, Make Ethical Decisions
- Jurian Ferrigno: Active Start, FUNdamentals, Level 1 Goalkeeper, Make Ethical Decisions
Lead Coach Cadets
- Noah Kelly: Active Start, FUNdamentals
Program Requirements
Coach Cadet Captains
Candidates are:
- Minimum three-year veterans of our Gold and Platinum leagues.
- Futsal-focussed and soccer-focussed athletes, who are committed to playing and coaching the sports well into the future.
- Life-long learners who independently seek out professional development and sport-specific coaching opportunities.
- Self-starters capable of leading by example and taking initiative to solve problems without prompting.
- Coaches who are committed to developing an expertise in the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game.
- Youth coaches who firmly understand the fundamental key-stage skills and knowledge needed to play and coach the game.
- Athletes with impeccable program attendance.
Lead Coach Cadets
Candidates are:
- Minimum two-year veterans of our Gold and Platinum leagues.
- Futsal-focussed and soccer-focussed athletes, who see themselves playing and coaching the sports well into the future.
- Athletes who show an interest in futsal coaching opportunities outside of the regular programs.
- Program athletes who show an interest in being promoted to a Coach Cadet Captain position.
- Athletes with impeccable program attendance.
Assistant Coach Cadets
Candidates are:
- Minimum two-year veterans of our Silver and Gold leagues.
- Futsal-focussed and soccer-focussed athletes, who see themselves playing and coaching the sports well into the future.
- Program athletes who show an unusually strong desire to join the Coach Cadet program.
- Athletes with impeccable program attendance.
Coach Cadet Program Rewards
- Lead Coach Cadets and Coach Cadet Captains who meet their commitments and show strong leadership will be offered coach training opportunities as well as paid summer coaching positions, as available. We are also pleased to provide Lead Coach Cadets and Coach Cadet Captains with written letters of reference, if they are seeking employment outside of our programs.
- Lead Coach Cadets who show strong leadership and commit from season to season may be offered Coach Cadet Captain positions.
- Assistant Coach Cadets who show strong leadership and commit from season to season may be offered Lead Coach Cadet positions.
To inquire about becoming an Assistant Coach Cadet, contact us at info@cumberlandsc.ca