AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
WELCOME!
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Andrew Lelchuk
Regional Commissioner
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Hosts
Andrew Lelchuk – Regional Commissioner
Steve Hershkowitz – Coach Administrator
Ed Danskin – Coach Mentor
Mark Hodson – Coach Instructor
Krista Skinner – Referee Mentor
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Steve Hershkowitz
Regional Coach Administrator
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Team Management
• Referee/Coach Interaction
• Coach Mentor Program
• Professional Trainer Support
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AYSO Mission and Vision
• AYSO's Vision is to
provide world class
youth soccer programs
that enrich children's
lives.
• AYSO's Mission is to
develop and deliver
quality youth soccer
programs which
promote a fun, family
environment based on
AYSO's Six Philosophies
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AYSO Philosophies
• Everyone Plays
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Balanced Teams
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Open Registration
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Positive Coaching
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Good Sportsmanship
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Player Development
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Team Management
•Make it fun
•Recruit Help
•Communicate
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The AYSO Team
KIDS
COACHES
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Development Over Winning
“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
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Development Over Winning
“…If I’m going to do this, it will about the kids and
not the results. It has to be about the kids’
development…”
“I stress to my coaches to over-communicate with
parents … Include parents in your thought process
and they’ll understand what’s happening while
they’re on the sideline and be more likely to sit back
and enjoy it.”
– Shannon MacMillan
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Learning by Doing
What is the BEST Teacher of the
Game?
The game itself…
LET THEM PLAY!
HAVE FUN and INSPIRE!
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Coach / Parent Interaction
•Welcome message
•Team Meeting
•Weekly Communication
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Welcome Message
• Introduce yourself, your assistant, and
team goals
– “Have fun, learn soccer, get exercise”
• List the roster
• Start recruiting help
• Invite players, parents, siblings to
team meeting
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Team Meeting
• Explain your coaching philosophy and
expectations. Learn their expectations.
• Introduce Kids Zone
• Discuss team goals
• Recruit assistants, team parents, referees
• Have activities planned for players
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Ground Rules for Parents
• Always show positive support
• Coaches coach, refs ref, parents cheer
• Do not approach the coach during a match
to discuss playing time or position
• Get players to practices and games on time
(including warmup)
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Kids Zone
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Weekly Communication
• Thursday or so: remind your team of the
weekend game schedule; ask who
anticipates missing any part of a game;
mention what the weekend focus will be
• Sunday or so: summarize what went well in
the weekend games and what you’ll work
on in the coming week
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Coach / Referee Interaction
•You need to recruit refs
•Your team will follow
your lead during games
•Make game fun for refs
too
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Youth Referees
• Region 18 has a zero-tolerance policy
before, during, and after games,
regarding negative comments to or
publicly about Youth Referees or their
on-field performance, including their
decisions (calls or non-calls).
• Concerns about the quality of Youth
Refereeing must be communicated
directly to the Referee Administrator
and Youth Referee Coordinator.
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Player Safety
• If you feel play or a particular player is
becoming dangerous
– Remember that the refs are trying to keep
the game safe. Work with them.
– Do not speak to or touch a player on the
opposing team
– Do not tell your players to retaliate. Do not
attribute malice to the opposing team.
– De-escalate the situation
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Some Mistakes Last Year
• Don’t have players do pushups (or
laps, etc) for not playing hard enough
• Don’t carry a clipboard or be in the
scrum when coaching on the field
• Don’t argue (or worse) with other
coaches, at games or practices
– Re practice conflicts, share the space
and then contact your DC or Russ Allen
• Sharing includes the goals
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Sideline Behavior
• Pay attention to your sideline, not just
the game. Rein in parental behavior
before it gets out of hand.
• Teams - including spectators - are
assigned to opposite sides of the field,
between the penalty areas. Keep
yours there.
– If possible, use just the half without the AR
• Stay in the coach box
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Krista Skinner
Regional Referee Mentor
Coach/Referee Interaction
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AYSO Ref Certifications
• U-8 Official: CR in U7 & U8 (ARs lightly used)
Certified by Region 18
• Regional Referee: CR in U10 (AR in U12)
Certified by Region 18
• Intermediate Referee: CR in U12 (AR in U19)
Certified by Area 1D
• Advanced Referee: CR in U14 & (often) U16
Certified by Section One
• National Referee: CR in U19
Certified by AYSO National
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Referee Requirements
• Have a current and accepted AYSO
Volunteer Form on file
• Complete Online Safe Haven
• Hold an AYSO Referee Certification
• Classes listed at
http://ayso18.org/referee-training
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Youth Referees
Youth Referee Regulations
• CR & AR must be two years older than any player in a match
• ZERO Tolerance for dissent or abuse of a youth referee
Youth Referee Benefits
• Counts for community service hours
• Youth Referee Coordinator to mentor Youth Referees on any issue
Youth Referee Requirements
• Same training as adults – including Safe Haven
Our Youth Referee Program is stronger than ever
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Referee Scheduling
• Home Team provides one CR and one AR for the match
before their match.
• Visiting Team provides the second AR for the match
before their match
• Referee Points System in U10 and U12 modifies this
obligation
• Referee Coordinator
• All referee assignments are filled via RSS
• Your team’s volunteers must assign themselves in
the RSS so we know the match is covered
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Referee Points System U10/12
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Pre-Season Saturday
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On Match Day
The AYSO Team
How You Can Help
Things to Keep in Mind
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The AYSO Team
KIDS
COACHES
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The AYSO Team
Team Philosophies
Work Together
Help Each Other
Protect Each Other
Do Our Best
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The AYSO Team
Team Responsibilities
Coaches Coach
Referees Ref
Parents Cheer & Encourage
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Ref Primary Responsibility
is to Keep the Game
Fun
Fair
Safe
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How You Can Help
• Have your team prepared to play on time
• Complete Game Card PRIOR to arrival
• Present and in uniform 10 minutes before kickoff
• No jewelry, casts or splints
• Do not delay restarts
• Substitution breaks are NOT coaching opportunities
• Avoid dissent with the Referee’s decisions
• Control your spectators
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Speaking of the Game Card…
Game Card should be filled out by Coach
before the match check-in
Only One Assistant Coach
(must have an AYSO Coach badge too!)
Players in NUMERICAL order
• This error loses sportsmanship
points at Area-level matches
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Things to Keep in Mind
• Referees are volunteers. They CANNOT be
paid
• New Referees may be nervous during their first
few games – Please support them
• Referees do not see everything and may make
mistakes
• You may will not agree with every decision
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Things to Keep in Mind
• Coaches and spectators should not enter the
field of play unless requested by the referee
• Have your substitutes entering the game report
to the assistant referees
• The assistant referee will note the above on the
game card to insure all players participate in
three “quarters” of the match
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Things to Keep in Mind
• Remain within the Coaches’ Area during the
game (maximum of two coaches per team)
• Limit sideline participation to comments that are
Positive, Instructional or Encouraging
• Parents behavior tends to reflect that of their
coach
• Spectators who persistently abuse Referees will
be asked to leave the premises
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Things to Keep in Mind
• Not all ball-hand contact is deliberate handling
• A ball is not out of play unless it has completely crossed
the touchline or goal line, on the ground or in the air
• A player getting hurt or falling is not a reason by itself to
call a foul
• “All ball” does not excuse a foul
• You can play the ball while on the ground, as long as
nobody is put in danger by that play
• Not every “high kick” is playing in a dangerous manner
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We Always Strive to Improve
• Referee Feedback Forms
• Forms can be found on the Region 18 website
• Provide feedback on performance during a specific game
• Coach Feedback Forms
• Use the back of the game cards
• Provide detail regarding the situation, attitude of the coach,
player or spectator involved, specific language used, etc.
• Objective
• Reviewed weekly for immediate, constructive feedback
• Used to provide guidance and improve performance
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Ed Danskin
Regional Coach Mentor
Training Curriculum
Coach Mentor Program
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Training Curriculum
• Coaching Consistency
• Focus on U7/8 and U10
• Utilize Training Manual –
portable Skills, Drills,
Understanding the Game,
and Small Sided Matches.
Build during 10 week program.
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Training Curriculum
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Pre-Opening Day
• Saturday, August 29
• Village Field 9-5
– BU8 9-11, GU10 11-1, BU10 1-3, GU8 3-5
• DCs have schedules.
• “Practice Day” – first touch for
coaches and referees – refresh skills.
• Encourage all referees – new, old
and prospective to attend.
• Coach mentors needed
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EVO Support
•Scheduled practice
support.
•Work with the coaches as
focus. “Teach a man to
fish.”
•Augment training
curriculum with additional
drills and suggestions.
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EVO Support
•Goal is 2x practice and
1x game in U7/8 and U10
•U5/6 2x weekend games
•U12+ On Request
•Additional On Request
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Coach Mentoring Program
• "Mentoring" is an organized program that
includes: self-identifying specific needs,
addressing these needs in a personalized way,
tracking progress and recognizing and
rewarding that progress.
• This is what Region 18's Coach Mentoring
Program is all about. We match up seasoned,
successful coaches and certified coach
instructors with those coaches that would like
to take advantage of one-on-one training in
specific areas.
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Coach-the-Coach
• We call this personalized interactive program
"Coach-the-Coach."
– Examples: "I'd like to learn more about techniques for
teaching __________"; "I could really use some more
scoring tactics appropriate for my U-10 team"; or "I
just need some tips on sideline management during
games” ; “I would like to view a practice run by a
veteran coach”
• Whether it's just one skill technique or you
would like assistance in several areas of
coaching your team, we will get you that
assistance!
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Arranging Mentoring
• Just contact the Regional Coach Mentor at
[email protected]
1. State your need(s) as specifically as you can
2. Give us the best times and best phone
number(s) with which to contact you
3. Be sure to copy your Division Coordinator
with your request.
4. We will set you up with one-on-one mentoring
to improve your own coaching skills per your
request.
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Mark Hodson
Regional Coach Instructor
Professional Trainer Support
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Thank you!
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