Thursday, July 17, 2008
B license awarded
Well, so much for my plan to blog about my experience at the USSF B license course I attended north of Chicago during the last week of June. In fact, I haven't blogged at all since before I left, as the nine days away really caused a pile up of undone things!
Once you show up, it's non-stop classroom, field time, meals, and sleep. Nearly every free minute of time I had was spent trying to keep up with work, so the few hours of truly free time we had were not hours I wanted spend looking at a computer screen.
In the end, it was a great 9-days, at a fantastic facility. I learned a lot and met a lot of great fellow coaches, like this crazy South African. The course was also attended by a full class of A license candidates, as well as what's known as "A audits", which are A license holders that must attend the course again at least once each four years, but don't have to do the final testing.
All said and done, I just received my license in the mail yesterday, and passed with flying colors - no "3.2 rule"!
One of the biggest things the instructors stressed at the end of the course was to share what we've learned with others, and how doing so will only improve the game for all. I agree, so if anyone has specific questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Once you show up, it's non-stop classroom, field time, meals, and sleep. Nearly every free minute of time I had was spent trying to keep up with work, so the few hours of truly free time we had were not hours I wanted spend looking at a computer screen.
In the end, it was a great 9-days, at a fantastic facility. I learned a lot and met a lot of great fellow coaches, like this crazy South African. The course was also attended by a full class of A license candidates, as well as what's known as "A audits", which are A license holders that must attend the course again at least once each four years, but don't have to do the final testing.
All said and done, I just received my license in the mail yesterday, and passed with flying colors - no "3.2 rule"!
One of the biggest things the instructors stressed at the end of the course was to share what we've learned with others, and how doing so will only improve the game for all. I agree, so if anyone has specific questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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