Pre-season meeting agenda 2019

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