The Vision

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The Vision

• To build a fundamentally-based club focusing on
  player skill development and creating a positive
  environment for players to compete and grow while
  becoming students of the game

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Gaston United Soccer Club Philosophy

• GUSC coaching focuses on the improvement of both
  individual skills and small team group play,
  which is essential at the 6-12 age groups.
• GUSC believes that the game of soccer is made up
  of a series of movements and plays linked
  together by a small number of players (1v1, 2v2,
  3v3, etc.) in different parts of the field. Its
  these small group plays that bring out the beauty
  in the game of soccer! We don't want to
  discourage team play but rather
• Focus on individual player skill development
• Play small-sided games in recreation/challenge/cl
  assic until U13

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The Attributes

• Passion
• Fun
• Dedication
• Respect
• Confidence
• Team Pride

• Mental toughness
• Communication
• Consistent work ethic
• Unity of purpose
• Competitive greatness

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Foundation of Development
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Therefore, we have adopted the following
developmental philosophy for all levels

• Technical skills Passing, Receiving, Dribbling,
  Heading
• Creativity 1v1 moves, 2v2, 3v3 Confidence
  with the ball
• Tactical Awareness Critical Thinker, Problem
  solving, Visualizing options on the pitch
• Tempo Speed of play, Running w/without the
  ball, Team speed, Individual speed, Working at
  top speed, Strength on the ball
• Attacking Individual and Group - Finishing -
  The art of shooting, Composure, Final 1/3
  awareness of shot selections, Awareness of 1st,
  2nd, 3rd attackers, An understanding of the red
  zone
• Defending Individual and Group Recovery,
  Tracking, Pressure, Cover, Balance, Awareness of
  1st, 2nd, 3rd defenders
• Positional responsibilities every position on
  the pitch is very important to the success of the
  team

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A foundation for the future!

• EVERY STEP IS A TOUCH To build confidence in
  every touch
• SAY NO TO KICK AND RUN integrating or combining
  Possession as well as Direct play into our
  teaching
• SAY YES TO BEAUTIFUL and INTELLIGENT SOCCER!
• ENCOURAGE our athletes to dream of playing and
  competing in College or University, the USA
  Olympic team, the USA National team and at the
  Professional level

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Gaston County Demographics

• 200,000 people in Gaston County
• 13,000 U5 level untapped potential players
• No local recreation program currently teaching
  small-sided games
• Large Hispanic population

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Benefits of Achieving501c3 Status

• Grants for fields and player development
• Corporate sponsorship
• Corporate donations
• Grow our scholarship program

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College Preparation

• Monitor student-athletes academic as well as
  athletic development
• Awareness of NCAA High School Academic
  requirements and guidelines from 9th 12th Grade
• Awareness of financial opportunities for the
  student-athletes to attend Colleges or
  Universities
• Encourage a level of excellence for our Club
  players to attend Colleges and Universities of
  their choices while competing in soccer

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