Pro License Educator

UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION 1•Atlanta, GA

20d

About The Position

U.S. Soccer is seeking a Pro License Coach Educator to facilitate the U.S. Soccer Pro License and support the development of coaches working at the highest levels of the professional game. The position calls for significant professional-game experience and expertise in player development and coach education, with the ability to connect course learning to each student’s professional environment. Working with the Pro License Technical Lead, the educator guides students through course learning, application in their club environments, feedback, reflection, and assessment. The role reports to the Senior Director of Coaching Education and collaborates with Coach Education technical and operational staff, the Sporting Department, professional leagues and clubs, Coach Educators, mentors, and specialist contributors. The educator also works with the Head of Continuous Professional Development to develop and facilitate opportunities addressing the evolving needs of Pro-level coaches and the professional game.

Requirements

U.S. Soccer Pro License or another confederation Pro License.
Significant experience in professional coaching, technical leadership, player development, coach education, or high-performance environments.
Significant professional soccer experience and a strong understanding of the realities and demands facing coaches, players, staff, and clubs.
Deep expertise in player development and the ability to connect individual player development with team development, the game model, training, competition, and the wider performance environment.
Current understanding of the men’s and women’s professional game in the United States, including MLS, NWSL, USL, their clubs, player pathways, competitive environments, and evolving coaching demands.
Strong understanding of the women’s professional game and considerations relevant to female player development.
Experience as a Coach Educator, including adult learning facilitation, coach mentoring, observation of professional practice, feedback, and contribution to assessment.
Sound judgment in evaluating professional practice against defined standards and using evidence to support fair and consistent assessment.
Ability to build trust and engage experienced professional coaches in dialogue, reflection, and learning.
Curiosity about the game and commitment to research, innovation, and continuous learning.
Ability to translate research, emerging practice, and developments in the professional game into relevant learning experiences for coaches.
Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, including the ability to work across U.S. Soccer and with professional leagues, clubs, technical leaders, researchers, and specialists.
Ability to travel nationally, conduct club visits, and work evenings and weekends when required by course delivery and the professional-game calendar.
English proficiency.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Coaching, Coach Education, Sport Science, High-Performance Coaching, Education, Adult Learning, or a related field.
Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the Pro License curriculum through in-person and virtual learning, mentoring, club visits, and application in students’ professional environments.
Contribute to ongoing improvement of the Pro License using student and course-delivery insights, research, and developments in the professional game.
Understand each student’s context, experience, strengths, and development needs.
Build effective relationships and facilitate dialogue, reflection, and learning grounded in professional practice.
Help students select a development focus, apply learning in their club environment, gather evidence of their practice, and reflect on their learning.
Observe professional practice, provide meaningful feedback, and support students and mentors.
Document evidence of student learning and contribute to assessment and reassessment decisions in accordance with Pro License standards and processes.
Support consistency in assessment and Coach Educator practice across the Pro License.
Apply current expertise in player development and the men’s and women’s professional game to connect individual and team development, game models, coaching processes, and performance demands.
Adapt learning to the distinct player-development, performance, and working environments of the men’s and women’s professional game.
Keep learning relevant to the evolving realities of professional soccer in the United States.
Stay current with research, innovation, emerging practice, and developments in the professional game.
Work with the Head of Continuous Professional Development to turn relevant research and emerging practice into development opportunities for Pro-level coaches.
Build productive relationships across U.S. Soccer and with professional leagues, clubs, technical leaders, researchers, and specialists to strengthen learning and connect education with the professional game.
Model U.S. Soccer Coach Educator standards, including safeguarding, inclusion, confidentiality, professional integrity, and responsible handling of student and club information.