CERTIFICATION EXEMPTIONS

Foreign Equivalency

Please CLICK HERE to view the Canadian Soccer Association's foreign equivalency application process if you have obtained certification outside of Canada and you wish to gain Canadian Equivalency.

Community Coaching Course Exemptions

Currently there are no exemptions available for the Community Coaching Program.  Coaches who do not meet the B Licensing exemptions must have completed the Full Community Coach Certification Program*.

*CCC/CCY/CCS if certification was started AFTER April 2004 and CCY/CCS if certification was completed PRIOR to April 2004.

The goal of the Coaching Development Program is to offer the Coach an overall wealth of knowledge from Introduction to the advanced stages.  Each Course was designed to meet this progression and the content is not to be mistaken as just age-specific course certification.  For this reason, we highly recommend Coaches to get involved in the Certification Pathway regardless of the age group they coach and take advantage of the educational factor offered within this model.

B Licensing Exemptions

The Canadian Soccer Association and the British Columbia Soccer Association recognizes the experience gained by past and present National Team, Professional and Elite players and their potential to play a valuable role in the development of young players. To that end the following exemptions are given:

As of January 1, 2008, the Exemption process is as follows:

Ex-National Team Players/Professional Players with minimum three years experience will be eligible to enter directly into the B License Pre-Test and must also take the NCCP Theory "A" Course. (Three years experience as a professional playing in a National Professional League in another country, the MLS or in the United Soccer Leagues Division 1 is the minimum requirement).

An Elite player will be exempted from taking the Community Coach-Children and Senior Courses but required to take the Community Coach-Youth Course before being eligible to apply for entry into the B License Pre-Test (Elite is deemed to mean Professional with less than three years experience, Semi Professional, **Senior Provincial League Player, W League player).

**Applicable in Ontario only.

Please note that it is the responsibility of the coach to supply documented proof of National Team, Professional or Elite status when making application to the British Columbia Soccer Association.  Applications will not be considered without this information.