2013 Section MeetingCoaching Workshop

Quality Session Planning

and Implementation

AYSO Vision StatementTo provide world class youth soccer programs that enrich children’s lives.

AYSO Mission statementTo develop and deliver quality youth soccer programs, which promote a fun, family environment based on the AYSO Philosophies of: Everyone Plays Balanced Teams Open Registration Positive Coaching Good Sportsmanship

Player Development…

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

• AYSO and United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Focus –– Development Over Winning– Quality Training– Age Appropriate– Have Fun/Inspire Players

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

Overview:Planning a Training SessionPreparing a Training Session Performing (at training and at game)Evaluating (training and game)Amending trainingRe-evaluating!...

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

What is the purpose of a training session

(practice)? To improve each player’s technical and

tactical ability.To work on the teams tactical

shortfalls.To prepare for the next game…

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

For a training session to be successful, a coach must:

Prepare Plan PerformEvaluate Amend…

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

For a training session to be successful a coach must:

Prepare –• How to prepare? • How do you know what to work on?• What do you work on?...

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How do you know what to work on ? At the first training session of the season usethe “Free Play” method to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of each player and the team. Why? After the first training session your game analysis will determine what you train. Why?…

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“Free Play”: Is used to observe the player’s and the team’s soccer

capabilities.

Free play describes the condition where individuals play without

restrictions on time or space.

Players are given general directions on what they should attempt to accomplish and then left on their own.

The players should play hard and stop when rest is warranted.

A coach’ observational powers will increase as they are forced to

isolate individual action in a group…

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Now you know what to work on.How do you work on the team and individual weaknesses?Create an Evaluation Chart for each player and the team.What should the content of the evaluation chart be?

Age appropriate!...

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Players age U-12 will experience: Attacking Objectives

Advance the ballScoreMaintain Possession

Defending Objectives Delay the opponentsPrevent Scoring Regain Possession…

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Principles of Play for the U12 Player: Attacking Principles

Penetration DepthWidthMobility Creativity

Defending Principles Delay Depth Balance Concentration Composure…

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By age U-12 all players should have been introduced to all technical skills required to play the game.

What’s the problem for the coach?

New Players!

But that is a good thing!...

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Player Evaluations (Charting): Coaches should also evaluate each player’s:

Attitude Work Rate Coach-ability

After the first practice and the first game you should know a lot more about the players

than you did and you will be able to plan for future practices more efficiently…

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Planning The Training Session How long should a practice last?

The activity portion of any training session should be

the same as the length of the game.

The key word in this statement is “Activity”!!

No training session should be longer then 90 minutes. Players of ANY age group cannot physically

and mentally perform longer that...

Quality Session Planning and ImplementationTraining Plan Before each training session you should write a training plan.

What should this plan contain?

This plan should contain all the activities that you want to do

along with the time to be spent on each activity.

All training sessions must be broken down into four parts.

They are: Warm up Technique/tactical work Small sided gameCool down…

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Warm-up

A correct and proper warm up is essential for the well being of the players.

It should also be used to prepare the athletes for the activity to be worked on.

If you are planning on working on passing, then step three of the warm up should lead into the passing activity…

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Warm-Up The warm up can be broken down into

three parts.

What are they? – Light activity to warm the muscles– Static stretching – Dynamic activity…

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Post warm-up?

Technique/Tactical work…

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Post Technique/Tactical work?

Small sided game

Why?...

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Post Small sided game?

Cool Down

Why?...

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Post Cool Down?

Evaluate the Training Session

Why is there a need to evaluate the training session?...

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Evaluating the Training SessionThe coach needs to know:

What worked What didn’t What did the players likeWhat they didn’t likeWhat kept their interest What didn’t What was too long What wasn’t long enough...

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Most important thing about evaluating the

training session?

Was the training used in the next game?

Next thing to do?...

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Amend the Training Now is the time to decide what should be changed for the next training session.

By using the evaluation form any necessary

adjustments can be made.

This leads us back to what?...

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PlanningPreparingPerforming (at training and at game)Evaluating (at training and at game)AmendingRe-evaluating!...

Quality Session Planning and Implementation

Any questions?

Thank You…