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The Team Evanston
High School Boys’ Program
2010/2011
“Premier soccer development in a professional environment!”
September 16, 2010
Purpose
The sole purpose will be to prepare players for the highest levels of
soccer competition. For some, it may be the high school season. For
others, it may mean preparing for play beyond high school. Either way,
our program will do an excellent job completing both tasks. We will seek
out every opportunity for our players at every level.
A Tiered System
• Premier Tier: designed for players committed to the highest levels of
soccer. These players are most often not playing another sport during the
club soccer season. They usually are the top boys players at their age
groups.
• Select Tier: designed for players committed to a high level of soccer.
These players are often not playing another sport during the club soccer
season. They typically display skills that are not as good as the top
players in their age groups.
• Classic Tier: designed for players that enjoy playing soccer as well as
other things (not necessarily a sport). These players often play another
sport or are involved in other extracurriculars.
*It is the recommendation of the TE Coaching Staff and Directors that players who play an
additional sport choose the classic tier exclusively. The Classic tier is usually a mix of Premier
and Select players.
2010/2011 Premier Tier
Indoor (Starts early November except for games)*
• 1 to 2 training sessions per week (facility usage permitting)
• 1 Game at HP facility (players may be asked to play in more than 1 game per
week)
• 1 Tournament
• Each player will receive a core weight and training program that each player
can do on their own time at their high school weight room
* If players want to play an early 8 week session of games, November-December, it would be an added
cost!
Outdoor (Starts late March, early April depending on weather)
• 4 training sessions per week (2 as a pool of premier players, 2 with your own
teams)
• 4-5 tournaments starting in March-July
• NISL League Play (8-10 games)
• IYSA State Cup, NISL US Club State Cup (one included in the fees)
• GK Training
Miscellaneous
• Each TE Premier player will have access to the College Advisory Program
which will feature information of recruiting, seminars, and other vital information
important for prospective student-athletes.
2010/2011 Select Tier
Indoor (Starts early November except for games)*
• 1 to 2 training sessions per week (facility usage permitting)
• 1 Game at HP facility (players may be asked to play in more than 1
game per week)
• 1 Tournament
• Each player will receive a core weight and training program that each
player can do on their own time at their high school weight room
* If players want to play an early 8 week session of games, November-December, it would be
an added cost! Indoor offered to Select players at an additional cost.
Outdoor (Starts late March, early April depending on weather)
• 3 training sessions per week (1 as a pool of players, 2 with your own
teams)
• 2-3 tournaments starting in March-July
• NISL League Play (8-10 games)
• GK Training
2010/2011 Classic Tier
Indoor (Starts early November except for games)*
• 1 training sessions per week (facility usage permitting)
• 1 Game at HP facility (players may be asked to play in more than 1
game per week)
* Indoor offered to Classic players at an additional cost
Outdoor (Starts late March, early April depending on weather)
• 1 training session per week
• NISL League Play (8-10 games)
Training Philosophy
Why train?
• Training is to prepare. Preparation leads to success not only on the field, but
off the field as well.
• Training is the hard work for the week, the game is your reward. A good
week of training leads to a good weekend for games.
• TE coaches coach during training acting as guides to solve problems within
the game for TE players. TE players must be able to take this coaching into
each game for success.
• TE coaches will drive players to individual and team success, but the players
must be willing to go along for the ride.
Tournament Philosophy
Why attend tournaments?
• Tournament play is needed to find competition we cannot find in our area.
• Tournament play is needed to expose players to different styles of play,
competition, and culture.
• The goal at TE for every tournament is obviously to win, but more so to
develop our players in ways that we can’t through our league competition.
• Showcase our players’ talents to the next of competition for the good of our
players and for the good of Evanston.
The College Adviosory Program (CAP)
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Evaluate players and provide feedback to them and their parents
Explain the college recruiting process and aid in the college recruiting
process for every player
Meet with U17/U18 college seeking players and parents once per month to
make sure that they are on the right path
Develop relationships with local college coaches to come talk to our players
about college and what to expect
Use club resources to aid in developing relationship with college recruiting
services such as CaptainU
Attend showcases where college coaches are actually present
Develop a profile for every player in a pamphlet for showcases and a profile
for the web that will be accessible to only college coaches via a login and
password
Prepare our athletes physically and mentally for the next level experience
Call college coaches about our athletes
Set up opportunities for players to realize what college soccer is like
Employing a Four Phase Approach
We can cover the majority of the technical and tactical aspects in training, but most clubs
lack the vision to develop the physical and mental aspect of the game fully. We will
do a better job developing these aspects for our players by:
• Designing and implementing a core exercise program for all players. Programs will
be tailored to an individual upon request.
• Seminars and sessions on how to stretch correctly before and after competition to
prevent and cut out long lasting nagging injuries
• ACL/MCL prevention
• Nutritional fitness for soccer players, how to eat and when to eat to optimize
performance on and off the field
• Personal injury prevention and care
• Off-season strength program
• Appropriate training and game calendar to optimize physical performance, i.e. no
consecutive tournament weekends
• Establishing team goals and vision
• Establishing individual goals for the player that achievable and challenging
• Training visualization of success in the game and at their role within the game
• Building a cohesive group of players that believe in one goal, play for each other,
challenge each other, but will work for each other in the end
• Learning how to deal with mistakes in the team and individually and how to move on
from them
• Develop every player to be mentally strong through training challenges