Transcript GEORGIA SOCCER COACHING SCHOOL

GEORGIA SOCCER
COACHING SCHOOL
‘G’ COURSE
For U-6 and U-8 Recreational Coaches
October 2009
OUR CHALLENGE: CHANGE THE CULTURE
• Change from a Coach-centered approach to a
Player-centered approach
• Change from a ‘Drills mentality’ to ‘Gamelike activities’ approach
• Change from a ‘result-oriented’ philosophy to
a ‘process-oriented’ one
• Adults need to learn to view the game
through the child’s eyes
THE PLAYER-CENTERED
APPROACH
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The Player is the central focus
Understand players’ characteristics
Allow players to take ownership
Allow players to make own decisions
Allow players to solve problems
Avoid over-coaching. Let go!!
Avoid coaching in absolutes
Avoid coach-controlled choreography
Avoid imposing adult agenda/expectations on kids
THE PLAYER AND HIS/HER BALL
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First introduction to soccer
Egocentric stage
Fascination with new toy
Don’t want to share their new toy
Learning to control their body and the ball
Cannot handle opponents yet
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
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Understand characteristics of U-6/U-8
Understand their needs and capabilities
Able to organize appropriate practice sessions
Understand the importance of dribbling
KINS Program
Understand rationale of Small-Sided Soccer
Become a comfortable and confident coach
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-6 Players – Motor Skills
• Differences between Boys and girls minimal
• Motor skills start with the head and move
downward and outward
• No sense of pace
• Easy fatigue, rapid recovery
• Catching skills not developed
• Eye-hand and eye-foot coordination primitive
• Need to explore quality of rolling/bouncing balls
• Movement education, locomotor/nonlocomotor
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-6 Players – Cognitive Skills
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Short attention span
Play consists of high degree of imagination/pretend
Illogical thinking
Constantly in motion. No sense of pace
Can tend to only one task at a time
No understanding of time/space relationships
Can only handle simple, one-step instructions
Focus only on ball. Cannot handle tactics
Don’t really play soccer but play at soccer
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-6 Players – Psycho-Social Skills
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Developing self-concept through movement
Egocentric. Do not play with but play in parallel
No concept of TEAM or group dynamics
See world only from their perspective (physically and
emotionally)
• Need generous praise and opportunity to play without
pressure
• Fragile psychologically
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-8 Players – Motor Skills
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Motor skills continuing to improve but still primitive
Catching and bouncing skills beginning to improve
Constantly in motion. Hyper with energy to burn
Still lack adult like stamina and tires quickly
Prone to heat injuries
Lack visual acuity to deal with air balls
throw ins, goal kicks, corner kicks issues
Movement education still the key (locomotor, nonlocomotor and manipulative)
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-8 Players – Cognitive Skills
• Fantasy age disappearing. Some start to think and solve
problems but do the first thing that comes to mind
• Attention span still short. Players are fidgety
• Controlling the ball still main focus. Cannot think ahead
• Concept of time and space still forming
• Limited self evaluation – effort equal success
• Doesn’t recognize some relationships and assumes some
that do not really exist
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-8 Players – Psycho-Social Skills
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Becoming self-conscious. Act less goofy.
Looking for approval from adults. Like to show off.
Negative comments carry great weight.
They want everyone to like them.
Like to imitate the big guys (sport heroes, adults)
Likes soccer because it’s fun. Intrinsically motivated
Playmates emerge. Universe expanded.
Limited Team identity.
Father becomes more influential
UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ CHARACTERISTICS
• U-6/U-8 Rec Soccer Skills
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They don’t pass – they kick
The ‘swarm’
Cannot handle throw-ins
Cannot handle goal kicks
Cannot handle corner kicks
Implications for Field size
No such thing as a ‘wrong’ technique
Randomness of play
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY
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Must focus on dribbling – KINS approach
Max ball touches (every player with the ball)
Must be fun. Motivate to participate.
No tactics. No positions.
Rules modified to accommodate players’ level
Activities vs drills, to promote thinking
De-emphasize winning/losing. No scores.
Criticism not appropriate. Develop rapport.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY
• Philosophy of Equal Opportunities
• Increase number of potential growth experiences at
each practice and game
• Each participant challenged and grow at their own
ability level
• Better players contribute to growth of players who are
a level below
• More turns, more ball contacts, less down-time
Choose activities that allow everyone to play and
accomplish above stated goals/philosophy
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY
• Slanty Line Theory
• Replace traditional rope game of high water-low water
where everyone jumps over straight line rope
• The traditional straight line rope eliminates the weakest
players early (those who need the activity the most)
• Use slanty line rope so each player can engage at
his/her level and experience success
• When players feel comfortable, secure they seek out
new challenges.
Choose activities that allow everyone to stay engaged
without getting eliminated early
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY
• Flow State Model
• Flow is the period of time in which the activity or task
matches your ability
• If too easy – it becomes boring. If too hard – it becomes
frustrating.
• When in a state of flow, players lose track of time and
experience happiness and success
• When not in a state of flow, other behavioral states may
occur (misbehave, inattentive, bored, anxious, etc).
Choose activities that allow everyone to reach a state of
flow quickly, with action, opportunities & challenges
KINS PROGRAM
• KINS = Kicking Is Not Soccer
• Emphasize the skill of DRIBBLING
• Foundation/preparation skill for every other skill
• Must start early and develop feel/composure on ball
• Best time to learn from Trial and error
• Discourage aimless booting of the ball
• Emphasis on Booting stunts development
• Players conditioned to get rid of the ball
• Promote decision making by players
• Warm up – emphasize dribbling
BENEFITS OF KINS PROGRAM
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Improves skill and enjoyment of players
Provides built-in on-going coaching assistance
Easier to enlist parents to volunteer as coach
Develop club identity and loyalty
Raises the skill level of the recreational level
Raises the skill level of the select level
KINS Program Manual in www.gasoccer.org
TEAM MANAGEMENT
SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
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Coach has responsibility for safety of players
Safe environment (field, goals, equipment)
Free of physical, sexual, or verbal abuse
Coach proper technique
Safe activities and proper warm up
Supervision of players, size mismatch
Quick and sufficient medical response
Common sense with weather/lightning
TEAM MANAGEMENT
SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
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Calmness during games & keep cool head
Frequent water breaks
Get certified with Coaching License
Get certified with First Aid course
Know the laws of the game
Coaches Connection membership
• www.usyouthsoccer.org
TEAM MANAGEMENT
ETHICAL ASPECTS
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Standards of behavior (moral & ethical)
In the best interest of the individual player
Respect all participants (opponents, ref, etc)
Respect others’ confidentiality/privacy
Provide feedback in caring/sensitive manner
Developing players’ character, values, positive
self-image, self confidence more important
than soccer skills and team results.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
CARE AND PREVENTION
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Always ERR on the side of caution
First Aid kit
Prevention is key
Player Safety Information Card
Rule of Thumb when handling injury:
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Avoid panic. Inspire confidence and reassure player.
Check for history of injury (how it happened)
Check for Breathing, bleeding, deformity, discoloration
Avoid moving the player if potential injury to back/neck
Use common sense and seek professional help
TEAM MANAGEMENT
CARE AND PREVENTION
• Coaches need to know:
• Rest – Ice – Compression – Elevation
• Strains and Sprains
• Blisters
• Broken bones and recognition of them
• Cramp
• Heat exhaustion
• Concussions and head injuries
TEAM MANAGEMENT
TEAM ORGANIZATION
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Training sessions 45 min to 1 hr
Comprise of many short activities
No Laps, Lines, or lectures
Maximize ball touches
Movement education
Equipment needs (cones, extra balls, air
pump, bibs, First aid kit, Ice, goals)
TEAM MANAGEMENT
TEAM ORGANIZATION
• Principles of Teaching
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Players learn from doing, not from listening
Don’t over coach
Create games that promote thinking
Wean them out of dependence on adults
Parents should not coach the players
Parents should not tell players to kick or boot ball
Coaches should also keep instructions to a minimum
• Parent pre-season Meeting
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• Why 3v3/4v4?
• What about Passing at U-6/U-8?
• How to handle player who refuses to
participate?
• How do we handle a timid player?
• How to handle a dominating player?
• How to handle a disruptive player?
• How to handle dangerous physical play?
Georgia Soccer
Coaching Education Program
Practice Planning
& SoccerROM
Practice Planning & SoccerROM
• SoccerROM is an online application, not just a web site
– Designed to work for coaches of all levels
– Makes it easy for coaches to plan practices and bring new ideas
to their players
– Extends education beyond the clinic (before the course and after)
• Georgia Soccer is providing FREE SoccerROM
subscriptions to coaches who attend a coaching course
– It is very important that you have a WRITTEN practice plan with
you every time you step on the field
– Having a plan in your head isn’t enough!
– Your sessions don’t have to come from SoccerROM, but this
makes it easy!
When you have finished your
plan, simply print it out using
the “Print” feature of your web
browser, and you’ll get a one- to
two-page plan that you can take
with you to your session.
To get started…
1.Go to www.SoccerROM.com
2.Click on “Subscribe Now!”
3.Go through the registration
process, and enter the following
“Program ID Code” when
prompted:
GA09CED716
4.When asked for payment,
pick “Check”
5.Your account will be activated
within a few hours!
GEORGIA SOCCER
COACHING SCHOOL
‘G’ COURSE
October 2009