Transcript Spring 2011 Kindergarten Coaches Meeting March 22, 2011

Spring 2011 Kindergarten Coaches Meeting
March 22, 2011
What is WYSA
• Non profit organization run entirely by volunteers
• Coaches are the most important resource
• 1,200+ children in our programs this season
– Intown – instructional play for K-8 grades (70 teams, 500+ kids & 125+
coaches)
– Travel - competitive & instructional play in the Middlesex Youth Soccer
League for kids in grades 3-12 (50 teams 700+ kids & 130+ coaches)
– TOPS – The Outreach Program; Soccer for special needs children aged 418 (physically & intellectually challenged children paired with WYSA players
ages 8-18 every Saturday at 10:30am)-volunteers always welcome, contact
Caryn Goulet or [email protected]
WYSA Board of Directors
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Travel Committee
Intown Committee
NE Revs Liaison
Coach/Player Development
Intown Referees
Travel Referees
Fields & Building
Registrar
Concessions
Equipment & Merchandise
TOPS
Ed Riekstins
Caryn Goulet
Chuck Otis
Eric Fortier
Jon Snider, Chair
John Fitzler, Mark Watson
Chris Alberti, Chair
Mike Fischer, Jamie Ward
Caryn Goulet, Jamie Ward
Joe Haddad
Mike Fischer
Caryn Goulet
Stan Souza
Chuck Otis
Tom Genthner, Chair
Marianne Gallezzo
Ray Masiello
Caryn Goulet
Interested in helping? There are many opportunities to help improve our program.
Join the Board, participate in a committee, volunteer at the fields, and many others.
Talk to any BOD for what options exist - catch us on the fields or send an e-mail
Your Intown Committee
• Who is responsible for what:
– Chris Alberti, Chairperson
• Boys & Girls 2nd grade and Co-ed
– Mike Fischer
• Girls Kindergarten & 1st grade, Boys & Girls 3/4, Intown Refs
– Jamie Ward
• Boys Kindergarten & 1st grade
– Joe Haddad
• Player and Coach Development
– Caryn Goulet
• TOPS
• Questions? We are here to support and assist you.
– We’re on the fields every Saturday
– E-mail us: [email protected]
Intown Philosophy
• FUN - Recreational, Developmental, and Instructional
• For many of players, this is a social event, not an athletic
one
• First time many of them will have played on a “team”
• It is NOT about winning the game, but rather participating,
teaching, encouraging and creating a love for the sport
• Coaches set the tone and set the example
Player & Coach Development
• Director: Joe Haddad
• Objective: To develop age appropriate soccer foot skill
through fun small sided games. It’s that simple
• How will we be doing that
– WYSA partners with Challenger for curriculum, player &
coach development and clinics for Kindergarten – 12th Grade
– Goals of our partnerships - Staying current with or ahead the
needs of the players and coaches.
– Saturday Program (Kindergarten) – Observe, Deliver, Play
– April & Summer Vacation Clinics
• Your role in Coach & Player Development
– Activity leadership focused on soccer skills
– Develop yourself for the next stage
Player & Coach Development
• Things to keep in mind with kindergarteners (U6)
– First and foremost… HAVE FUN with them
– See the game from the child’s perspective, not the adult’s
– Use positive language – instead of “don’t do it that way” say “that was good,
can you try it this way?”
– Keep the players moving. Limit standing around to about 1-2 minutes
– Priority for this age is ball familiarity and control through dribbling
– Encourage players to “get the ball”; get every player engaged
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Do not give them positions
Do not make them stay in a certain spot
Encourage players to use BOTH feet
Let them learn through experience; no long explanations
Keep you focus on the individual player, not the team
Look at the Saturday activities during the week to get familiar with them
Take the ‘G’ course (3/28/11) to help you with coaching this age group
Last but not least… HAVE FUN with them
Coaches Are So Important
• Create a performance-oriented atmosphere (NOT
results-oriented)
• De-emphasize winning (it is out of a player’s control and
is unrealistic)
• Emphasize controllable, realistic goals (skills
development, fitness improvement, learning & fun)
• Although you have a ‘team’ development is ‘individual’
based
• Create opportunities for fun & socialization
Communications
• WYSA Main Number: (978) 657-8889
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General information will be on greeting
ext 1 Intown program mailbox
ext 2 Travel program mailbox
ext 3 Referees and training mailbox
ext 5 President WYSA mailbox
• Web Site www.wilmingtonyouthsoccer.org
• We will communicate by email as much as possible.
• Email us:
– [email protected]
– [email protected]
Fields
• NO weekday practices for Kindergarten
• Check WYSA website or hotline for game cancellations or
field closures (encourage parents to do the same so you don’t have to
call everyone separately)
• Please have your team pick up all debris after themselves
• Girls Kinders - Have your parents help set-up one Kinder
net before 8:00am each Saturday
• Boys Kinders – Please remove only the inside nets on the
field after your game. (TOPs needs outside nets)
• Field Layout – Next Slide
Kindergarten Game Fields
Severe Weather Policy
• When you see lightening or hear thunder
seek shelter
• Coach’s Intown Hotline
– (877) 373-8326
– Upon hearing tone, dial ext 2604
– Listen for announcement
– Not to be distributed to parents – this is an
update line for coaches only (phone system
cannot handle 700+ phone calls)
Game Schedule
Game
Date
Day
1
April 9th
Saturday
2
April 16th
Saturday
3
April 23th
Saturday
*** Town Meeting Day is Saturday, April 30th – No Intown Games***
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May 1st
Sunday
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May 7th
Saturday
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May 14th
Saturday
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May 21nd
Saturday
*** No Games Memorial Day Weekend ***
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June 4th
Saturday
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June 11th
Saturday
No make-up games unless notified by WYSA
Intown Game Times
8:00 AM – Girl’s Kindergarten, Boy's & Girl’s Grade 3/4
9:15 AM – Boy’s Kindergarten
10:30 AM – TOPS
11:45 AM – Girl’s Grade 1
12:00 PM – COED 5th-8th
1:00 PM – Boy’s Grade 1
2:15 PM – Girl’s Grades 2
3:30 PM – Boy’s Grade 2
Note: All Kindergarten coaches are required to be at the fields 30 minutes before game time to
receive training from our Challenger Group for that days activities.
Kindergarten Game Day
• Meet your Challenger Instructor 30 min before your time slot
• Adjourn to you assigned field 10min before your start time
• 8AM slot - Assign one parent to obtain a Kinder net from the
Field House and set it up on your field
• Introduce yourself to opposing coach
• Check your players - no jewelry, toe cleats, unsafe clothing (i.e.
long strings)
• On your ½ of the field spend 25 minutes teaching the two
Activities
• 5 min Break
• Finish with a 25 min 3v3 scrimmage against the other team
• One coach is allowed on the field to encourage players to “find
the ball”
• Players and coaches shake hands after every game!
Game Day Reports
• Web based on-line reporting system
– Go to Intown Page:
http://www.wilmingtonyouthsoccer.org/
– Then under the Intown section – Game Reports
– 8 different pre-defined reports (4 home & 4 away)
• Must be completed & submitted by Sunday at
12:00pm noon for submission to the newspaper
• Town Crier & Wilmington Advocate
• Please make sure EVERY player’s name makes
the paper
Intown Rules of the Game
Posted on the WYSA website under the Intown tab
• Based on FIFA rules (with age-specific adaptations)
• Ball Size - Spring
– (Size 3 – Kindergarten, Size 4 – 1st-8th)
• Format
– Kindergarten
• 3 v 3 with no goalkeeper (1/4 sized field)
– Grade 1
• 4 v 4 with no goalkeeper (1/2 sized field)
– Grades 2 – 4
• 6 v 6 including goalkeeper (full field)
– Grades 5 – 8 (Coed)
• 8 v 8 including goalkeeper (Full field)
Competition & Success
• Children DO NOT understand the
competition process the way adults do
– For adults…SUCCESS = winning
– For kids…...SUCCESS = learning, fun
improvement, confidence, & friendships
– For adults…FAILURE = losing
– For kids.......FAILURE = giving up, not trying
hard, poor sportsmanship
Policy on Intown Post
Season Awards
The Board of Directors wants all children to have a great experience with our
Intown soccer program. We respectfully request that no trophies,
medals or prizes be given out at the end of the soccer season. The program
is developmental and stresses participation as well as fun over competition
and individual recognition. To help recognize participation for the players in
Kindergarten through 2nd grade we are establishing a patch program. For
each season (Fall & Spring) that a player participates they will receive a
season specific patch. We will continue to recognize all players (Intown and
Travel) with the annual spring awards in addition to the patch program.
Patches for Participation
• New program starting this year
• The intent is to provide all Intown players with a patch at
the end of the season as recognition for their
participation in the program.
• Each season they participate in they will receive a new,
season specific, patch to add to their collection.
• Sample:
Concessions and Merchandise
Stands
• Open game days 7:00 AM – 6 PM
• Helps WYSA to defray registration costs
w/sales
• Staffed by volunteers
• Volunteers should NOT be you or your family
• You, as a coach, are responsible for:
– Procuring five volunteers
– Forwarding volunteers’ contact info to the
concessions team
Other WYSA Programs and
Benefits
New England Revolution
• WYSA has partnered with the Revs!
• Chance to win four (4) Tier 1 tickets for
each home game via raffle
• Boston Breakers games, too
• Free reserved parking
• Group outings at discounted ticket
prices encouraged
• If interested, please e-mail Caryn
Goulet at:
[email protected]
Travel Program
• 750+ players and 50+ teams ages U9-U18 this Spring
• Playing formats are age-specific and all games are officiated by
U.S. Soccer Federation certified referees:
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U10 – 6 v 6 for (2) 25min halves
U12 – 8 v 8 for (2) 30min halves
U14 - 11 v 11 for (2) 35min halves
U16 – 11 v 11 for (2) 40min halves
U18 – 11 v 11 for (2) 45min halves
WYSA is part of Middlesex Youth Soccer League
Single-age groups playing within double age-banded divisions
Players may begin playing travel as early as 3rd grade
Tryouts take place over 2-days towards end of Spring season for
subsequent year (i.e. Spring of 2nd grade, players may tryout to
start in Fall of 3rd grade)
• U9-U14 team assignments are for a two-season commitment: Fall
and Spring seasons
• U15-U18 tryouts take place in the Fall for a Spring-only season
(play for the high school in the Fall)
Travel Program Continued
• Players are evaluated and placed on teams accordingly
• WYSA does its best to make sure all kids are placed on a travel
team.
• Each season consists of 9 games (generally half played at
home, half played away)
• U10 Post Season play: depending on results of Spring season,
may qualify for Commissioner’s Cup (weekend after regular
season ends)
• U12-U14 Post Season Play: depending on results of Spring
season, may also participate in Commissioner’s Cup as a
playoff process with the possibility of additionally qualifying for
Mass Tournament of Champions (MTOC) held the subsequent
weekend
• WYSA awards Commissioner Cup and MTOC eligible-teams
gifts, as well as winners
Equipment & Merchandise
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Merchandise & Equipment Coordinator – Ray Masiello
Coach’s bags – after meeting proceed to Field House
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Uniform shirt & socks
First Aid Kit w/ extra ice packs
Practice cones
Ball for each player and a game ball
Shin pads (stop 1-2 inches below knee cap, do not “sit” on shoes)
Shorts/warm-up pants
Soccer cleats, only or sneakers (no baseball cleats)
Water for games
Merchandise Tent open every Saturday w/ logo items
TOPSoccer
• The Outreach Program of Soccer
• 78+ special needs children ages 4-18 from
Wilmington and surrounding towns
– Autism, Asperger’s, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD,
Down’s Syndrome, Sensory Integration
Dysfunction, Multiple Sclerosis, Verbal, NonVerbal, etc..
• Free program for TOPS players (uniform, ball
& free concession ticket every week)
• Fostering physical, mental, emotional
(social) growth through play & sport
• Fun, energy, acceptance & soccer
• Structure without rigidity
TOPSoccer Continued
• Coaches - Wilmington players ages 8-18
– Responsibility, companionship, and friendship
– Wear coaches shirt
– Field set-up
– Personally greet all athletes
– Focus 100% of attention on athletes
– “Control” the experience
– Breaks as necessary
– Lots of high fives!
– Lots of energy
– Concession tickets at end
• If interested, contact Caryn Goulet at
[email protected]
You are not on your own
We are here to help… just ask
WYSA Resources
Coaching Certification Classes
Lined Fields, Nets & Frames
Game Reporting – Newspapers
TOPS Player/Volunteer Involvement
Challenger Online Curriculum
New England Revolution Partnership
April & Summer Vacation Clinics
Coaching Resources on Website
Season Development Plans
Concessions & WYSA Merchandise
Uniforms
Website
Game Balls
Hotline for Field Closures
Practice Cones
First Aid Kits
Spring Awards
and many more…
Thank You !