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Coaching and Training Resources
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nigoalkeeping.com
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coachingsoccer101.com
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Park Ridge Travel Soccer Trainer Bios Updated 5/24/2009
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The New York Times MAGAZINE | May 11, 2008
The Uneven Playing Field
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE
Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer?
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The New York Times HEALTH | September 11, 2001
Protecting the Knees of Athletic Girls Long Before the Whistle Blows
By LINDA VILLAROSA
Two or three times a week, 9-year-old Lauren Ross of Biloxi, Miss., goes through an intensive exercise routine designed by her father. The two-hour program includes stretching, jumping exercises and a little weight lifting. It is all in preparation for Lauren's fall season as a speedy forward on the Shooting Stars soccer team.
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Youth Soccer Player Training Progression
Technical (U9 and U10) - Players now need to learn basic technical skills and develop good habits. Sessions should consist of numerous dribbling and ball control activities. 1v1 dribbling is always to be encouraged. For defense, teach the block tackle and the idea of goalside defending. Priorities for sessions are numerous ball touches and repetition. Sessions shall include small-sided games (3v3 and 4v4) with minimum coaching involvement. Let the game serve as the teacher. Keep the coaching as simple as possible.
Technical/Tactical (U11 and U12) - Players now need to use technical skills under increased pressure, learn small group tactics, and gain experience with each field position. Coaches and trainers work to maintain the technical skills established at u9 and u10 but there should be a greater demand for quality results. Sessions shall include small-sided games (4v4 to 6v6) with minimum coaching involvement. Let the game serve as the teacher. All players should be able to recognize and use combination play opportunities for wall passes, overlaps, takeovers, and double passes.
Tactical/ (U13 and U14) - Players now need to increase speed of play and have a sense of team tactics. Coaches and trainers work to maintain established technical and tactical skills and apply these to larger numbers of players (up to 11 v 11). More functional training for positions is needed as players specialize in specific roles on the field. Sessions shall include small-sided games (4v4 to 8v8) with minimum coaching involvement. Let the game serve as the teacher.
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Park Ridge Soccer encourages all its coaches to attend PRS led training sessions so they are better prepared to work with the players. The focus is on being able to coach in a positive manner and still achieve basic skills development while having fun doing it.
The United States Soccer and the Illinois Youth Soccer Association require that all Travel coaches earn an "E" license. The "E" license is a weekend course and is given at various locations around the state. The "D" license runs for two consecutive weekends for about 36 hours and is given at various sites. The "C", "B" and "A" licenses are only for the upper level professional and college coaches. More information on these licenses can be found at www.iysa.org.
Please visit www.iysa.org or www.nscaa.com to find out when and where additional coaching education is taking place. For example, the NSCAA Coaching Academy offers a wide range of educational opportunities to enhance the knowledge of soccer coaches.
The National and Advanced National Diploma courses will be held at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL from July 13-19, 2009. The application for this course and all of the NSCAA Summer Residential Academies can be accessed at http://www.nscaa.com/rc-list.php. Please pass this information along to any coach that may be interested in improving their knowledge of the game; space is limited so please sign up as soon as possible to ensure that your application with be accepted. If you have any further questions, contact the NSCAA National Office at 1-800-458-0678 or email John Roushkolb at jroushkolb@nscaa.com. National Soccer Coaches Association of America800 Ann AvenueKansas City, KS 66101800-458-0678 www.nscaa.com .
Contact the Director of Training, Chris Caudill via email at parkridgesoccer@hotmail.com for more information or with questions.
SMALL-SIDED SOCCER GAMES
Park Ridge Soccer embraces setting up soccer practices that are constructed around "Small Sided Games". What does "Small-Sided Games" mean? These are soccer games with fewer players competing on a smaller sized field. These are fun games that involve the players more because fewer players are sharing one ball. All ages can play "Small Sided Games", but it has a definite developmental impact on our younger soccer players. The purposes of small-sided soccer games for practices are many:
1. Because we want our young soccer players to touch the soccer ball more often and become more skillful with it! (Individual technical development)
2. Because we want our young soccer players to make more, less-complicated decisions during the game! (Tactical development)
3. Because we want our young soccer players to be more physically efficient in the field space they are playing in! (Reduced field size)
4. Because we want our young soccer players to have more individual teaching time with the coach! Less players on the field and less players on the team will guarantee this! (Need to feel worthy and need to feel important)
5. Because we want our young soccer players to have more, involved playing time in the game! (More opportunity to solve problems that only the game presents)
6. Because we want our young soccer players to have more opportunity to play on both sides of the ball! (More exposure to attacking and defending situations)
7. Because we want our young soccer players to have more opportunities to score goals! (Pure excitement)
These are the reasons why we adults must foster "Small-Sided Games" in our youth soccer programs. The "Small-Sided" environment is a developmentally appropriate environment for our young soccer players. It’s a FUN environment that focuses on the young soccer player. It just makes sense doesn’t it? We also understand Soccer was designed to be played by adults and some modifications need to be made and accepted to foster the best experience for children.
Contact the Director of Training, Chris Caudill via email at parkridgesoccer@hotmail.com for more information or with questions.
Game Results / Publicity Notes: ( Accessible via PRS Publicity Entry )
If you are the "team publicist" responsible for providing your team's publicity information, direct all questions regarding procedures to your team's head coach.
Coaches: If you have misplaced your login information, please contact your travel or division coordinator.
- If the team standings appear incorrect...
The standings page will only include games in which the opposing team either
- didn't enter a publicity record at all
- entered a publicity entry where the score matched exactly that entered by you.
For example, if the Bears record game results as Bears: 3 to Bulls: 2 and the Bulls record Bears: 2 to Bulls: 0, this game will NOT be included in the standings. To fix the standings, one of the teams will have to change their score entry.
- Game results / Publicity is due by 8 AM MONDAY morning for publication in the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate, no exceptions!
Publicity questions should be directed to the PRS webmaster.
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