Saskatchewan and the National Training Centre Program

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Saskatchewan and the National Training Centre
Program

• National Youth Teams
• National Training Centre
• Regional Training Centre Saskatchewan

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The National Training Centre Program STRATEGY

• THE NTC PROGRAM IS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WITH
  TWO FOCUSES FOR PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
• Individual Player Development through the use of
  the NTC Program.
• Development of Youth Teams and Youth Team Players

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The National Training Centre Program LONG TERM
GOALS

1. To establish a process by which we produce
   stability and continuity in the development of
   International Players.
2. To provide a formative, structured path along
   which young players can move from an introduction
   to International Soccer at the age of 14 to
   International maturity between the ages of 18 and
   20.
3. To produce International Players who are
   comfortable with and understand what is required
   of them to perform successfully at the highest
   level.

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The National Training Centre Program MOTIVATION

• The NTC Program must have a Foundation for
  Motivation that delivers the following message
  to players and staff
• The ability to accomplish something in order to
  achieve results.
• To be acknowledged.
• To participate and show creativity.
• To take responsibility.
• To grow and develop.
• To achieve a better understanding through gaining
  knowledge and insight.
• To accept challenges.
• To have the ability to master success.
• To achieve satisfaction.
• All of this will be different from player to
  player and it takes time to develop.

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The National Training Centre Program OBJECTIVES

• To identify needs of players based on
  International activities, while considering the
  following
• Technical and Tactical aspects.
• Psychological and physiological aspects.
• Intellectual and Social aspects.
• To reach a high level of consistency in the
  delivery, monitoring and development of the above
  factors.
• To Develop methods of evaluation, monitoring and
  development that will aid in the scouting and
  selection procedures. This will be achieved
  through regular National Scouting Weekends and
  scouting within each of the Centres.
• To establish a database of the players and to
  educate the players to understand what is
  expected of them.
• To create a regular high level of competition for
  the players.
• To identify and select a Technical Staff that
  will carry-out selection, monitoring and
  development of the players within the Centres and
  at the National level.
• To identify a group of Technical Support Staff.
  This staff will cover
• Diet, Psychological, Physiological, Medical and
  video aspects

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The National Youth Team Program CAMP OBJECTIVES

• Learning to live with each other over a period of
  time.
• Learning to train twice a day.
• Learning how to execute soccer specific tasks on
  and off the field.
• Learning how to rest, eat and hydrate properly.
• Learning how to compete in game situations
• Learning how to self analyze and deal with game
  plans.

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The Youth Team Program INTERNATIONAL MATCH
OBJECTIVES

• Team preparation (Unity, shape and game plans)
• High level of intense and focused training
  sessions in preparation for games.
• Tactical development.
• Requirements for a National Team player.
• Proper rest, food and fluids.
• Play International quality games.

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The National Youth Team Program TOUR - TRAINING
PRIORITIES

• Defensive play What, where, when, why and how?
• Attacking play What, where, when, why and how?
• Transition stages What, where, when, why and
  how?
• Individual player strengths.
• Set Plays.
• Specific training for individuals.
• Challenges for players.

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The National Youth Team Program TEAMWORK

• Provides security.
• Provides enjoyment.
• Provides team, group and individual goals.
• Provides social awareness.
• Provides willingness to compete.
• Provides an open mind.
• Provides communication.

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The National Youth Team Program PREPARING TO
QUALIFY

• Establish a prepared schedule.
• Establish, monitor and evaluate a Player pool.
• Establish a team concept on how to play.
• Provide quality camps and games.
• Provide strong opposition that resembles
  qualifying matches.
• Match analysis.
• Establish a strong training content.
• Establish continuity amongst staff.

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National Youth Team Program PLAYERS ARE
ASSESSED ON -

• Technique
• Tactics
• Physical condition
• Psychological

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National Youth Team Program PLAYER QUALITIES

• Technique We want players
• To be able to deal with the game situations
  comfortably.
• To be creative.
• To be efficient and complete a high number of
  tasks correctly.
• To have one special strength in football and
  supported by strong others.

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National Youth Team Program PLAYER QUALITIES

• Technique We want players who are
• Capable of reading and seeing situations develop.
• Capable of executing proper passing technique
  under pressure.
• Capable of receiving the ball under pressure.
• Capable of controlling the ball under pressure.
• Capable of having good technique under pressure.

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National Youth Team Program PLAYER QUALITIES

• Tactics (Where, when, why and how?) We are
  looking for players that can
• Understand the game.
• Support the ball carrier.
• Attack well in 1v1, group and team situations.
• Defend well 1v1, group and team situations.

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National Youth Team Program PLAYER QUALITIES

• Psychological - We are looking for players who
• Dare to take the initiative.
• Have self-confidence to believe in themselves.
• Take responsibility.
• Are well behaved.
• Are creative.
• Are positive and loyal to CSA.
• Have the power to practice, sacrifice and win.

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National Youth Team Program PLAYER QUALITIES

• Physical - We are looking for players that have
• Good soccer speed in thought, execution and
  reaction.
• Good Physical conditioning.
• Good strength and courage to follow their goals.

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National Training Centres

• Various Locations
• Atlantic (Halifax)
• Ontario (Vaughan)
• Quebec (Montreal)
• Prairies (Edmonton)
• B.C. (Vancouver)

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Regional Training Centres

• NTC Prairies (Edmonton)
• Regional Training Centres in
• Saskatoon
• Regina
• Winnipeg
• Calgary

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Regional Training Centres

• Objectives
• Regional Training Centres provide a means of
  developing players with NTC potential, so that
  they may be selected to attend NTC scouting
  weekends in Edmonton

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Regional Training Centres

• Staff
• Percy Hoff (Director)
• Saskatoon Coaches
• Bryce Chapman
• Huw Morris
• Percy Hoff
• Colin Melnyk
• Regina Coaches
• Rattan Bahia
• Paul Edmondson
• Udo Baecker
• Bob Maltman

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Regional Training Centres

• Training
• Strength and Conditioning
• 2 Sessions per week
• Technical/Tactical
• 2 Sessions per week

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Regional Training Centres

• Selection
• Players are scouted consistently by RTC, NTC and
  National Team coaches
• Top Players from Provincial Teams
• May include players not on Provincial Teams
• Target age group for 2004/2005 is 1989 and 1990
• 1988 being considered by NTC are retained
• Advanced 1991 players are included

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Regional Training Centres

• Expectations
• Players will attend all training sessions and
  work hard to improve
• Players must play at highest level, even if this
  means playing up an age group
• Clubs and club coaches will facilitate this
  process
• RTC training will get priority over club training
• Staff coaches will be dedicated, professional,
  and proficient at following the developmental
  goals of the National Team Program

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NTC Prairies (Edmonton)

• Expectations
• Players will attend five scouting weekends in
  Edmonton between September and April each year
• Players must play at highest level, even if this
  means playing up an age group
• Clubs and club coaches will facilitate this
  process
• NTC training will get priority over club training
• Clubs and Club coaches will release players for
  NTC weekends and National Team camps as required.

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NTC Prairies (Edmonton)

• Selection Process
• Sean Fleming, NTC Prairies Director visits
  Saskatchewan to observe players at least twice
  per year
• Players are scouted at National All Star
  Competition, and National Club Competition
• Only Sean Fleming can select players to be
  promoted from RTC to NTC status
• Scouting weekends are attended by a National Team
  coach