Weston Soccer Club

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Weston Soccer Club

• Fall 2008 New Coaches Meeting
• 700 PM HS Media Room

September 3, 2008
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Welcome

• Contacts
• Bill McCabe, President (billmccabe_at_westonsoccer.or
  g)
• Saad Dinno, Vice President (saadd_at_comcast.net)
• John Power, Dir. of Coach Player Development
  (jpwsc_at_comcast.net)
• Bruce Birren, Referee Development
  (bwb_at_broad.mit.edu)
• Donna Gardner, Field Ref Coordinator
  (chooch.gardner_at_comcast.net)
• Sue Spencer, Registrar (suespencer_at_westonsoccer.or
  g)
• Polly McCabe, Uniforms Equipment
  (ppmccabe_at_comcast.net)

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Administrative Items -1

• Sue Spencer is the Clubs Registrar
• A. CORI Forms
• B. MYSA Rosters

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Administrative Items - 1
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Administrative Items - 1

• Sue Spencer is the Clubs Registrar
• A. CORI Forms
• B. MYSA Rosters
• C. BAYS coaching cards
• D. Medical Sheets
• E. Player Information (htm. csv.)
• G. Birth Certificates
• H. Seasonal Information Sheet

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Administrative Items - 2

• Fields Refs Donna will communicate all game
  practice field information as well as all ref
  assignments.
• If fields are closed, coordinate with Donna for a
  ref on a re-scheduled game.
• No unilateral changes permitted
• Just because a field is open does not permit a
  coach/team to use it.
• No access to HS/MS Fields before 545 PM

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Administrative Items - 3

• BAYS Schedules (www.bays.org) If you need
  assistance please e-mail your AD
• BAYS Section Captain see website for
  responsibilities on inputting section scores
• BAYS Pre-Poning Policy Two weeks notice reqd
• Holidays
• Columbus Day Weekend of Oct. 11th 12th
• Yom Kippur Thursday, October 9, 2008

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Games Dos Donts

• DO contact your opposing coach the Wed. before
  your game and confirm time and location.
• DO send directions to your families for all
  games.
• DO Play kids in multiple positions.
• DO Adhere to the Equal Playing Time policy as
  outlined on the website.
• DO NOT Yell at your players!

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Referee Primer

• Who are they?
• What can you, as coaches, expect?
• What should you communicate to your parents
  regarding these referees?
• Will the referees make mistakes?
• When do you speak to the referee?
• How do coaches provide feedback on the referees?

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Practices

• Development Progression
• Plan practices ahead of time

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Practices
General Format for a Practice Session 1 ½ Hours

• Warm Up 5-10 minutes
• Drills to reinforce a specific technique or
  concept, (e.g. turns, passing, 1-1 defense etc)
  10-15 minutes
• Games which implement and reinforce the specific
  technique or concept 30 minutes
• Scrimmage 30 to 40 minutes

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Sample Practice

• Soccer Practice Weston Rapids/Thunder
  (BU-10/GU-09)
• Shooting 1
• April 16, 2008
• Objectives To improve the shooting skills of
  each player.
• Warm UP Mariner Warm UP (5-minutes)
• Demonstrate the basics of shooting
  (5-10-minutes)
• Strike ball with laces of your foot
• Stay over ball to keep shot low, if girls lean
  back then shot will go high
• Point opposite foot in direction you want shot
  going
• Follow thru with leg
• Important to use both feet
• Basic Shooting Drill (10 minutes) Groups of
  two 15 yards apart focus on proper technique
  and
• have each girl pass ball with shooting
  technique. Add two cones to simulate goals and
  focus on accuracy. Water Break (5 minutes)
• World Cup Drill (20-25 minutes) -Three or four
  teams of (3) each. (with or without goalie
  depending on
• numbers) goals can only be scored using
  laces!

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Practices

• Development Progression
• Plan practices ahead of time
• Keep them moving
• Lots of individual ball skills

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Practices

• Development Progression
• Plan practices ahead of time
• Keep them moving
• Lots of individual ball skills
• Focus on details of the technique
• Keep losers involved (e.g. dribbling game,
  lose ballback in after 5 juggles)
• 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 ball, group, scrimmage

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Five Key Reminders

• Pick up trash after each practice session

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Five Key Reminders

• Pick up trash after each practice session
• Every practice, move goals so we dont tear up
  the goal mouths!

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Five Key Reminders

• Pick up trash after each practice session
• Every practice, move goals so we dont tear up
  the goal mouths!
• Have a cell phone with police info saved!

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Five Key Reminders

• Pick up trash after each practice session
• Every practice, move goals so we dont tear up
  the goal mouths!
• Have a cell phone with police info saved!
• Keep medical information of players on-hand.
• Keep kids off the goals!

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Other important information

• Communicate with your Age Director if you have
  any problems with your players or parents.
• Communicate with your BAYS Division Director if
  there are any changes to the game schedule.
• No playing the game without rosters.
• No playing the game without at least one passcard.

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Coaching Clinics Materials

• Development License Coaching Clinic being offered
  on September 14, 2008.
• Premier License Coaching Clinic being offered on
  September 21, 2008.
• MYSA Coaching License Courses
• MPS/Play Soccer Clinics 3 per team per season
• Other resources
• Coach Deck Cards
• Videos
• Books
• Web-site
• John Power, Director of Coach Player
  Development

September 3, 2008