Player Development Schemes In Soccer Clubs

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Player Development Schemes In Soccer Clubs

• Coaching Education Department
• US Youth Soccer

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Player Development Schemes In Soccer Clubs

• There are many people, particularly in sports
  who think that success and excellence are the
  same thing and they are not the same thing.
  Excellence is something that is lasting and
  dependable and largely within a persons control.
  In contrast, success is perishable and is often
  outside our control If you strive for
  excellence, you will probably be successful
  eventually people who put excellence in first
  place have the patience to end up with success
  An additional burden for the victim of the
  success mentality is that he/she is threatened by
  success of others and resents real excellence.
  In contrast, the person fascinated by quality is
  excited when he/she sees it in others.
• Joe Paterno Penn State football coach 1990

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Player Development
The process by which a player grows and matures
psychologically, technically, tactically and
physically within their soccer environment.
Technical
Tactical
Player
Psychological
Physical
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PLAYER
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Technical
PLAYER
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Tactical
Technical
PLAYER
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Tactical
Technical
PLAYER
Physical
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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

• American soccer clubs must have a scheme for the
  development of all players, in all age groups and
  all levels of play within the club.
• The scheme must take into account the factors
  that affect the development of soccer skill.

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SCHEME INFLUENCES

• Player development is impacted by the clubs
  ability to provide facilities coaching.
• Budget programming
• Affiliations Relationships
• History Tradition

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SCHEME INFLUENCES

• The club in turn is impacted by the
  existence/quality of the league/state/region.
• Geography, Population, Per Capita Income
• Other Clubs Competition
• Rules Regulations

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Extracurricular Programs

• TOPSoccer
• Soccer Start

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CONCLUSIONS
The player must be the focus of all decisions.
The closer the organizational level is to the
player, the more important that level is to
player development.
The different organizational levels must develop
quality, open relationships with mutual respect
for the benefit of all the player.
Egos are out Development is in!!
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The Successful Road to Player Development
Its all about the kids!