A player’s coach greatly impacts that player’s abilities, energy, enthusiasm and long-term success playing soccer. That’s why our Club emphasizes coach development alongside player development. 

All u10 and above coaches have at least an E Certification, and we have two D Certification holders and won National C level licensed coach.

We provide a variety of informal and formal club-level training and actively support our coaches’ participation at state-level training to create the best atmosphere for becoming a better soccer player. Specifically, the Carlisle Soccer Club rewards coaches for completing a youth module administered by the Iowa Soccer Association (ISA), and we provide partial reimbursement for E- and D-level certification from ISA.

Coaching resources

The Club owns a number of soccer-related training DVDs that may be checked out by contacting Paul Gruber, director of coaching. The titles include the following:

Soccer Specialty Training DVDs

• Keeper!
• Modern Defending
• Coaching Set Plays
• Coerver Method (all levels)
• Gol! Brazilian Foot Skills (all levels)
• Soccer Clinic (basic to intermediate)
• Skill Factor Pro Training (intermediate to advanced)

Coach Gruber also recommends the following websites about soccer training:

• Matt’s Practice Plans
• Soccer Drills & Articles
• Coach Gruber’s S.T.A.R. Training blog

The Iowa Soccer Association has produced a u6/u8 coaching manual and a u10/12 coaching manual that you can download here or from the ISA website.

ISA also administers classes for the state E Coaching License and the national D Coaching License. For more information, visit the ISA website, contact director of coaching Paul Gruber (a national D license holder) or download this E License Candidate Manual or this D License Candidate Manual.

Interested in coaching?

If you’re interested in supporting our Club by becoming a coach, please contact Paul Gruber, director of coaching, at 515-953-1781 or via email. This is an easy, no-pressure way to get involved with soccer at the beginning of a player’s soccer career. Call Paul if you’d like to learn more.

New Coach Forms

New coaches must complete the Online Volunteer Disclosure Form at the Iowa Soccer Association site. In the Downloadable and Online forms section, select the Online Volunteer Disclosure Form, fill out and submit the forms directly to ISA. Once approved, your name will be put in the database to allow team assignments for our Club.

Interested in playing in a tournament?

Click here to learn about some of the upcoming ISA-sanctioned tournaments, or talk to your player’s coach.