
Coerver Youth Diploma 1 Course
An Overview of the Coerver® Coaching teaching method with a focus on session planning.
This course has been developed by Coerver® Coaching co-founders Charlie Cooke and Alfred Galustian from over 40 years of knowledge and work around the world at all levels of the game, from grassroots to leading federations, clubs, managers, and stars of International Football.
It is designed for all levels of coaches, from beginner to advanced, teachers or parents, to give them a greater understanding of how to plan & deliver more effective coaching sessions based on the Coerver® Coaching Philosophy.
The Youth Diploma 1 Structure:
A 2 day course featuring "The World's #1 Soccer Skills Teaching Method" will be delivered in (4) 3 hour Modules.
The Modules consist of lecture presentations followed by on field sessions. The on field sessions highlight the 5 Part video Session Planner and how to construct your sessions with it.
The YD1 Live Course Structure:
- Module 1 - The Coerver® Approach To Football Coaching
- Module 2 - The Coerver® Curriculum
- Module 3 - Coerver® Session Planner
- Module 4 - Coerver® Tips To Be A Better Coach
In this course you'll learn:
- How the 6 Part Pyramid of Player Development© encompasses the entire Coerver® Curriculum.
- The Pyramid of Moves breaks down the most complicated actions into simple, teachable steps and families.
- The Coerver® Pathway to Soccer Excellence takes players cross the Coerver® Skills Bridge and develops game effective skills by means of graduated pressure training.
- The Coerver® Code develops the Coerver’s 5 S signature qualities of Skill, Speed, Strength , Spirit and Smarts that is the Coerver® mission.
- The Coerver® Session Planner© eliminates the frustrations of last minute searching for activities and structure and provides a Template to make your weekly, monthly or even season long session planning a breeze.
- The Course features many proven, high quality drills & games from Coerver® Coaching’s 35 yr old history with tips to ‘make harder’ or ‘easier’ for age appropriate practices.
- Coaches can watch drills, skills and games being demonstrated by youth players or join in and learn by doing.
Taking this course you'll receive:
- A Coerver® Coaching ‘Youth Diploma 1’ Certificate of Attendance is issued, with clear instructions that the certificate is not a license to conduct any commercial Coerver® courses. See note below.
- Course Materials are : Course Booklet with all drills is included for attendees plus an Online Video Resources (Session Planner Online resource)
- Priced at $425 per coach
UPCOMING DATES
YOUTH DIPLOMA 1 DECEMBER 13 - 14, 2025
REGISTERWHO:
Open to all coaches
WHAT:
Youth Diploma 1
WHERE:
Coerver Indy, 6107 W. Airport Blvd. 46140
DATE:
Saturday, December 13th, 2025
Sunday, December 14th, 2025
SCHEDULE, AT-A-GLANCE:
9:30am - 12:30pm Saturday
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch provided
1:30pm-4:30pm Saturday
9:30am - 12:30pm Sunday
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch provided
1:30pm-4:30pm Sunday
BRING:
Gear to coach and perform light on-field work. Notebook for course work.
LODGING:
(15 Min) Holiday Inn Express & Suites Greenfield by IHG, 321 Barrett Dr, Greenfield, IN 46140
(18 Min) Holiday Inn Express & Suites Indianapolis NE - Noblesville by IHG, 13625 Tegler Dr, Noblesville, IN 46060
YOU'LL RECEIVE:
- Lunch
- Course Booklet
- Online Resources
- Certificate
- Coerver shirt
PRICE:
$375 per coach
(discounts for groups of 3 or more)
QUESTIONS?
info@coerverindy.com
COMING SPRING 2027
Details will be released 6 weeks prior to the Course Date.
COMING SUMMER 2027
Details will be released 6 weeks prior to the Course Date.

