AYSO EXPO
AYSO EXPO
Age-Appropriate
Development
over
Training and
Winning
Expectations
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• AYSO Vision Statement:
• To provide world class youth soccer
programs that enrich children’s lives.
• Mission Statement:
• To develop and deliver quality youth soccer
programs, which promote a fun, family
environment based on our philosophies.
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• What are the 6 philosophies of AYSO?
• Open Registration
• Balanced Teams
• Everyone Plays
• Positive Coaching
• Good Sportsmanship
• Player Development
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Player Development
• What is it?
• All players developing their soccer skills &
knowledge to the best of their abilities in order
to maximize their enjoyment of the game.
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Who is pushing for Player Development?
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U.S. Soccer Youth Technical Director, Claudio Reyna at
2011 U.S. Soccer Summit introducing key priorities to developing players
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Development – Quality – Age Appropriate – Fun
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• Development Over Winning
• Quality Training
• Age Appropriate
• Have Fun/Inspire Players…
• Should we not tell everyone?
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“One of my biggest pet peeves is youth team coaches who
take winning too seriously. This has always bothered me,
and I always tell coaches to forget about winning with young
players. They need to create an environment where the kids
enjoy playing and are developing their soccer skills.
Winning should never be a priority.”
– Landon Donovan, AYSO Alumni,
professional player
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Player Development:
HOW DO WE GET THERE?
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Our roadmap:
1) We will define success.
2) We will develop a plan to achieve success.
3) We will set goals and objectives for:
a) Individual & team growth & development,
b) Establishing benchmarks & measurement tools…
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• Define success:
• The achievement of something desired,
planned or attempted…
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• How do we achieve success?
• Create an on-going environment that:
• Stimulates
• Challenges
• And Inspires
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• So how do you create this on-going
environment?
• In other words, what goes into this plan?
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• Training adapted to the player’s age & stage of
development.
• Four key components should be considered &
woven through each session:
*Chronological age is often not the best measure of child development so adapt
as required
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Psychosocial:
How emotions and feelings impact development, including a player’s ability to
reason, learn and solve problems. At AYSO, we develop the whole person!
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• How to set goals & objectives for?
• Individual growth & development
• Team growth & development
• How to create benchmarks &
measurement tools for?
• Individuals
• Team
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• How do we achieve Success?
• Through on-going evaluation:
• Self
• Coach
• Players
• Team…
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• Through on-going evaluation of You, the
person!
• Why did you start coaching?
• Why are you still coaching?
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• And on-going evaluation of, You, the Coach:
•
Why are you still coaching?
•
Should you be?
•
Why would you get out of coaching?
•
What would keep you coaching?
•
What would you change about your
coaching?
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Accomplishments!
Must be charted (need a map)…
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• Players must:
• Be open minded
• Have specific goals
• Train hard…
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• Developing the Player
• Players must:
• Be committed/dedicated to what?
• Become a student of the game
• Be patient
• Have FUN!
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• Tools for Positive Coaching
• Assume they will learn
• Let them play
• Encourage them to take risks
• Mistakes are not only okay, but expected
• Catch them being good…
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Coaching the AYSO Way
Repeat:
Let them play!
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• Developing as a Coach • Coaches must:
• Be open minded
• Seek information
• Be clear about expectations
• Define goals and objectives
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• Coaches must:
• Be honest
• Understand their role (educators)
• Be patient
• Know your player & parents…
• Develop respect – with players & parents
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• Coaches must:
• Be prepared
• Have a Training Plan!
• Be organized
• Communicate well players and parents
• Clear expectations
• Age Appropriate & Development
•
Be inspiring!
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• Does NOT reduce competition!
• Competitive environment does
not need to be league oriented
• Focus on performance not results
• Children should be competitive!
• Coaches to control & create a
healthy environment for learning!
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How to be a better player –
How to be a better coach –
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Any Questions?