Agenda :

  • Introduce Brian
  • Pre-season camp
    • Format
      • Week 1 - high level topics
        • Monday - maximum touches/first touch
          • 10 minute warmup
          • 20 minute ball skills
          • 20 minute rondos (1st touch focus)
          • 20 minute scrimmage (3v3 or 4v4 max)
          • 10 minute cool down
        • Tuesday - attacking with first touch
          • 10 minute warmup
          • 20 minute ball skills
            • Focus on touch to space
          • 20 minute 1v1 activities
          • 20 minute scrimmage (3v3 or 4v4 max)
          • 10 minute cool down
        • Wednesday - defending on the ball
          • 10 minute warmup with ball at feet
          • 20 minute defending posture session
          • 20 minute rondos (force ball one way)
          • 20 minute scrimmage (3v3 or 4v4 max)
          • 10 minute cool down
        • Thursday - team defending
          • 10 minute warmup with ball at feet
          • 20 minute pressure cover session
          • 20 minute rondos (defenders not to be split)
          • 20 minute scrimmage (3v3 or 4v4 max)
          • 10 minute cool down
      • Week 2 - team sessions
        • Monday - Thursday
          • 10 minute warmup
          • 20 minute session 1
          • 20 minute session 2
          • 20 minute scrimmage (3v3 or 4v4 max)
          • 10 minute cool down
  • Season
    • Communication
      • Preseason email
      • Midseason email
      • Season wrap up email
      • Conversations with parents of any problematic player as early in the season as possible
        • "Problematic" can mean disruptive, aggressive, mean, unmotivated or overall not acting as expected
        • Involving the parents early will have many benefits
          • If there are issues later on it won't be a surprise
          • They can inform you of any off field issues they may be going through
          • Provide insight to motivate
          • Curb any unwanted behavior before it becomes over the top
    • Evaluation process
      • Players /parents initialize
      • Coaches fill out evaluation
      • Coaches schedule meeting with player
        • Go over ratings/comments
        • Set goals for player to improve weak areas
        • Assign homework for players and parents in weak areas
        • Mid season follow up
    • Standards/curriculum
      • Purpose - to deliver a consistent and clear coaching strategy across all teams in the club
      • Allow players clarity on what they can work on outside of practice.
      • Expectations
        • Coaches to retain their ability to dictate sessions while fitting in the overall club standards
        • Coaches to coach to players first abilities
          • Adjusting sessions to meet players skill levels
            • Increase intensity if players are able
            • Decrease if players are a bit behind the curve
        • Coaches to understand this is first go at this process
          • provide feedback
          • Be flexible
        • Coaches to communicate standards/curriculum with parents
          • Gives them structure and sets expectations
      • Resources
        • Videos of skill sets expected for each age group
          • Player check list for achievements during games
          • Ways to practice outside of team practices
        • Videos of topics to be covered at practice that day
          • If topic is 1v1 defending, show vandyke defending against City, etc
          • To be sent out a reasonable time before practice
      • Reward system - Work in progress
        • "stickers" for stand out players at practices
          • For an individual showing understanding of current topic, overall hard worker or whatever coach deems worthy
        • Stand out players to captain team for next game
        • Game goals
          • If met, "pizza party" or pasta party or something else
            • Promotes coaches goals and team unity
            • Gets parents involved
  • Bonuses
    • 3 emails minimum
      • Preseason, mid season, end of season
    • Communicate with "Problematic" player's parents early and often
    • Follow evaluation process for those who initiate
    • Follow standards /curriculum as best as possible