Coaches Meeting Fall 2011 Cliff Utstein President, NGS Outline: • New Coach “Quick Overview” • Overview of Fall season • Coach Training (A. Teasdale) • Director of Coaching (G. Beatty) • Concussions (L. Smith) • Skills Development (K. Edelstein) • New CORI Process (E. Miller) • High School Asst. Coaches (B. Maloney)
Coaching Practises: • Be prepared – Your goals for the training – Practice plan – Expected attendees – Scrimmage time • Be firm and consistent…and fun • Combine with another team
Coaching Games: • Again…Be prepared – Reminders to work on specific areas – Subbing plan • Arrive 15-30min before kickoff (parents don’t have to know when the game starts, just when their daughter should be there). – Warm-up routine (stretching, etc.) • Coach the players on the bench • Stay positive (always)
Michael Jones, open letter to soccer parents everywhere: “…Yelling Shoot, Sarah, shoot to a player who is approaching the goal with the ball does a number of destructive things. First, it tells every player on the opposing team that Sarah is about to shoot, therefore lessening considerably her chances of success. Secondly, it makes Sarah feel she has no choice but to shoot, and that if she doesn’t shoot, she is somehow letting the team down. Worst of all, it let’s Sarah off the hook. Now she doesn’t have to actually think and make a decision herself about what to do. All she has to do is obey the instruction. …” … For kids of this age, obeying
instructions from an adult comes far more naturally to them than making
decisions of their own. But soccer is a sport where the players have to make
the decisions themselves, literally thousands of small split-second decisions
every game. The younger they start, the better.
Fall Focus: • Continued training improvements – Players, Coaches, Referees – NGS Academy • Fields • Recruiting new volunteers • Kickoff Club teams
Season Schedule: • Fields are “open” now • Games start Sat Sept 10th • Columbus Day Weekend – Travel has games – Intramural no games • Season ends Saturday Nov 12th
NGS Game Coaching: • Guidelines for playing time, rotating through positions, etc. • Cliff will fill-in with Gary…
NGS Director of Coaching • Gary Beatty • Provides leadership • Develops curriculum • Assists with team training • Hires pros at many levels • Leads Skills Dev Program
Coach Training with Gary Beatty • Date and location TBD; Tues. Weds.
DOC sign up sessions • For grades 4 and up, sign up on the website, under the coaches section • Coaches are expected to fully participate during these sessions . 1 session per team G4/ U10+ . Starts 9/12, no sessions vacation week . IM 2 teams per session . Travel 1 team per session . Sept 12th – sign up for a 2nd session • Special program for grades 2 and 3 on Sundays
Concussions: • Identification – concussions can occur even if there is no direct hit to the head, e.g. whiplash type injuries - in in doubt sit them out! • Treatment • Preparation – very important for the injured girl to be completely back to normal, with no symptoms at all, prior to her return to sports. Build up gradually to full participation.
Skills Development Program – Tremendous enrollment – Top notch training – Convenience – Non-profit pricing – Strongly recommended for players that want to develop skills
How can I get more involved? • Board meeting Sunday Sept 11th 8pm – all are invited 2nd Church, 60 Highland St., W. Newton • Contact any of us…there is a lot to do in this all-volunteer club – Equipment – Fields – Travel Committee – Intramural Coordination – Player/Coach Training – Skills Training Administration – Referees – Finances & Fundraising – And more!!
Remember that one measure of your success as a coach is how much fun players on your team are having, and whether they sign-up to play soccer in the spring! |
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