Be a Soccer Coach in the USA!

Dutch Total Soccer is always looking for great Soccer Coaches!

Dutch Total Soccer (DTS) is a professional soccer training organization based in New Jersey. Our professional training staff works with soccer players of all ages and all levels and have strong drive to develop their technical skills as well as social skills.

Soccer Coaching in the USA

Soccer is a fast-growing sports in the USA and there is a strong demand for professional, educated, motivated and excited coaches to work with youth soccer players. The USA culture is very welcoming and youth soccer have a high energy level and eagerness to learn.

Why Dutch Total Soccer

The Dutch style of educating soccer is renowned all over the world. Our soccer coaches get trained to be experts in the Dutch style of coaching. In this style ball mastery and control is key and players are always encouraged to make their own decisions on the ball to create confidence. Our coaches are true teachers of the game and ensure that all youth players learn to love the game of soccer, so that they will keep playing the rest of their lives!

What Dutch Total Soccer Offers to Coaches

DTS expects coaches to deliver top quality training to every single player we work with. We give our staff all the tools as possible to be successful as possible, including:

  • Weekly Trainer Mentor Programs with all coaches. In these sessions DTS Senior Staff members and new DTS Coaches work together to train each other. We create a supportive environment in which coaches can develop new training strategies and exercises to grow as coaches every day.
  • Our coaches get the opportunity to coach full time. Every workday includes training sessions with youth players and meetings to discuss curricula and exercises with colleagues. 
  • Since most of our coaches are international, there is a great team spirit and family atmosphere to help and support each other when moving to a new country.
  • Hands on support, ongoing evaluations and open-door policy from management
  • Opportunities to grow within the organization managing and developing soccer programs
  • A great life experience living and working abroad. You will learn important life skills on and off the field and will have the adventure of a lifetime.

Coaches Profile

Our coaches need to have the following:

  • KNVB, UEFA, USSF or equivalent Coaches Licenses 
  • At least 1 year of independent (head) coaching experience in youth soccer
  • Have an open-minded, excited and motivated self-starter personality
  • Ambition and drive to improve yourself and our organization
  • Care about the delivering a great soccer experience to players of all ages and all levels
  • Possess a valid Driver’s License

What Does Coaching for Dutch Total Soccer Entail

DTS Coaches work with young soccer players every day at work! Typically, training sessions start after players are out of school in the afternoon. Our coaches can have one or two private training/small group training session and then have two 90-minute back-to-back training sessions at weeknights. The weekends are spent coaching games of teams we train during the week and training of (recreational) soccer programs, consisting of guiding soccer games and technical training classes.

All of our soccer coaches work with players of all ages and all levels. These can be toddler programs (3-4 years old) getting players excited about the stepping stones of soccer as well as high school aged players (16-18) of Academy level. DTS Coaches enjoy seeing the development and enjoyment of the game of every single player we work with.

Beside being a training organization for classes & camps, DTS  coaches also work with an elite soccer club; NJ Premier FC.  NJ Premier is run by DTS coaches and starting coaches will get opportunities to develop themselves and eventually can get involved in this club by assisting and coaching these teams. NJ Premier teams have won multiple State Cup tournaments and Regional Tournaments. Teams can also qualify for the National Championships.

US Soccer Coaching License Opportunities

DTS is always looking to help educate the coaching staff and we encourage our coaches to look into getting USSF Coaching Licenses while on contract with us. These courses need to be scheduled together with the DTS Schedulers so there is no negative impact on any of the youth players we work with. Coaches that are looking to improve their coaching skills are a great fit for DTS!

From Which Countries Can I Apply

DTS takes applications from all over the world. Our soccer coaches need to be familiar with the Dutch style of youth soccer education and will be trained extensively in the details of the coaching philosophy after arrival in the USA. We previously have hired applicants from Europe, Africa, Australia and more.

The Application Process

The process to apply for a position with Dutch Total Soccer is as follows:

  1. Send email with (relevant) CV and motivation letter to Tom@DutchTotalSoccer.com
  2. Attend a Trainer Recruitment Day for assessment of coaching skills and soccer skills (if not possible, we have a protocol to make videos showing interaction with youth players and demonstrate own skills)
  3. Based on the results of the Trainer Day / Video assessment we schedule an initial Skype Interview to meet each other, get to know each other and give information about the work and life in the USA.
  4. We schedule a second, in-depth, interview with the Director of Coaching discussing coaching philosophy, ambitions and other relevant topics
  5. After two interviews the reports are discussed with the management and we schedule a third interview to finalize details
  6. After three interviews, we make a decision on sending a job offer to candidates. After accepting the job offer we schedule a Skype Interview with the applicant and (at least) one family member to explain the process.
  7. We start the visa application process. We guide our coaches each step of the way in this process and have frequent communication about the progress of the visa application.
  8. After attending the consular interview and obtaining the visa, we make travel arrangement to come over to the USA