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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Respect Starts With Me
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Hosts
Andrew Lelchuk – Regional Commissioner
Steve Hershkowitz – Coach Administrator
Alan Berkes – Coach Mentor
Mark Hodson – Coach Instructor
Karl Primm - Director of Referee Instruction
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Steve Hershkowitz
Regional Coach Administrator
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Increased Emphasis
– Concussion Awareness
– Sportsmanship
• Changes to Laws of the Game
• Coach/Referee Interaction
• Team Management
• 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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The AYSO Team
KIDS
COACHES
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Concussion Awareness
• Concussion Awareness training is now
mandatory for every AYSO coach
– Via aysotraining.org
• Err on the side of caution
– Players may not display symptoms
immediately
– If you believe a player received a blow to
the head, remove him/her from the game
– Parent of removed player must sign
Participation Release Form before player
resumes practicing or playing
• Deliberate heading banned below U14
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Sportsmanship
• Behavior to referees too often has been
unacceptable
– By coaches, players, and spectators
• R18 will begin tracking sportsmanship
points in all divisions with referees
– Referees award points for each game
– Sportsmanship points translate into
standings points in U10, U12, U14
– Coaches consistently displaying poor
sportsmanship will undergo additional
training and/or be barred from coaching
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Karl Primm
Regional Director of Referee Instruction
Changes to Laws of the Game
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New Laws of the Game (LOTG)
AYSO
The Laws marked with this symbol
Indicate those which have greater
Importance to AYSO for U10-U14
Levels of play.
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AYSO Header Rule
AYSO
Consistent with the U.S. Soccer mandates on heading the ball,
deliberate heading is banned for all AYSO division players U-12
and below in both practices and games.
There are no restrictions on heading the ball during a game in
divisions older than U-12.
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An Indirect Free Kick (IFK) will be awarded to the opposing team if a
player on a U-12 or younger team deliberately touches the ball with
his/her head during a game.
– The IFK is to be taken from the place where the player touched the ball with
his/her head. (This includes within the Penalty Area, but not within the Goal
Area, which is described below.)
– An IFK awarded to the attacking team inside the opposing team’s Goal
Area, must be taken on the Goal Area line parallel to the goal line at the
point nearest to where the player touched the ball with his/her head.
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AYSO Header Rule
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AYSO
Neither Cautions nor Send-Offs shall be issued for persistent
infringement or denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity related
to the heading infraction.
It is important to note the operative word, “deliberately”, as it applies to
this new rule. In much the same way a referee must determine deliberate
use of the hands during play, this new rule also requires the referee to
make a judgement regarding whether the use of the head was deliberate
or accidental.
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Laws of the Game (LOTG)
1 – The Field of Play
2 – The Ball
3 – The Players
4 – Player’s Equipment
5 – The Referee
6 – The Other Match Officials
7 – The Duration of the Match
8 – The Start and Restart of Play
9 – The Ball In and Out of Play
10 – Determining the
Outcome of a Match
11 – Offside
12 – Fouls and Misconduct
13 – Free Kicks
14 – The Penalty Kick
15 – The Throw-in
16 – The Goal Kick
17 – The Corner Kick
18 – Common Sense
19 – Consistency
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Law Revision – Law 4
AYSO
(The Players’ Equipment)
• Players can continue with play if shoe or
shin guard comes off during play if the
Referee believes it to be safe.
[Previously: This has generally been the practice, however,
it is now codified in the LOTG.]
For U14 or younger players, the Referee should be ready to
stop play if he/she believes that a player is incapable of
remedying the situation safely, or putting themselves or
others in a dangerous position.
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Law Revision – Law 5
AYSO
(The Referee)
• Players injured by a Red Card or Yellow Card
foul can now be quickly assessed and/or
treated on the field, and then may remain on
the field if able.
[Previously: Injured players had to leave the field to be
assessed and/or treated, if possible, and then could return
(upon the Referee’s approval) when ready. This did not
apply to the Goalkeeper, who could always be assessed
and/or treated on the field, and didn’t have to leave the field.]
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Law Revision – Law 8
AYSO
(The Start and Restart of Play)
• The ball must clearly move to be in play for
all kicked restarts, including Free Kicks.
[Previously: A touch of the ball might be considered as
putting the ball in play.]
• At Kick-Off, the ball can be kicked in any
direction. All players must be on their
respective side of the field.
[Previously: The ball had to be kicked forward. Sometimes,
this resulted in Offense players being slightly on the
Defense side of the field to receive the ball.]
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Law Revision – Law 11
AYSO
(Offside)
• The halfway line is “neutral” for offside; the
player must be in the opponent’s half to be
considered in an offside position.
[Previously: It was unclear what the halfway line
represented for an offside call.]
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Law Revision – Law 11
AYSO
(Offside)
• The Offside Free Kick is always taken from
where the offside offence occurs (even if it is
in the attacking team’s half of the field).
[Previously: The restart of play, via an Indirect Free Kick
(IFK) was where the attacker was the last time the ball was
touched by his teammate. Meaning, where the attacker was
when his teammate passed the ball to him/her.]
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Law Revision – Law 16
AYSO
(The Goal Kick)
• The ball must be stationary before a Goal Kick
(GK) is taken.
[Previously: The practice was to ensure that the ball was
stationary before a Goal Kick is taken, but there was no
specific Law about this.]
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Law Revision – Law 16
AYSO
(The Goal Kick)
• An opponent who is in the Penalty Area when
the Goal Kick is taken cannot play the ball
until it is touched by another player (of either
team).
[Previously: The opponent could exit the Penalty Area after
the ball was kicked, and then play the ball before being
touched by another player.]
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Law Revision – Law 8
AYSO
(The Start and Restart of Play)
• The Referee is not allowed to manufacture
the results of a Dropped Ball.
This is not applicable to AYSO
[Previously: It was the practice of some referees during
certain events, such as when play was stopped due to an
injury, to “manufacture” the result of a Dropped Ball by
asking one of the players to kick the ball out of play. This is
no longer allowed, except in AYSO. Remember, a goal
cannot be scored directly from a Dropped Ball. It must be
touched by at least two players before a goal is allowed.]
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Law Revision – Law 3
(The Players)
• A Direct Free Kick (DFK), or Penalty Kick
(PK), as appropriate, is awarded if a
substitute, team official or Sent-Off player
interferes with play.
[Previously: An Indirect Free Kick (IFK) or Dropped Ball (DB)
was awarded. This was changed because teams were using
this offence and the mild punishment to stop attacks.]
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Law Revision – Law 12
(Fouls and Misconduct)
• Attempted violent conduct is a Red Card
(Send-Off), even if no contact is made.
[Previously: This is a clarification of the old LOTG in which
attempted violent conduct may have incorrectly resulted in a
Yellow Card (Caution).]
• If a foul involves contact, including impeding,
it is a Direct Free Kick (DFK).
[Previously: Certain fouls, such as dangerous play, even
when contact was made, would only result in an Indirect Free
Kick (IFK).]
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Law Revision – Law 14
(The Penalty Kick)
• If the Goalkeeper infringes (i.e., moves
forward off of the goal line before the kick is
taken) and the Penalty Kick (PK) is missed
and retaken, the Goalkeeper is to receive a
Yellow Card (Caution).
[Previously: Except in cases where the Goalkeeper acts in
an unsporting manner, or delays the restart, there was no
provision on giving the Goalkeeper a Yellow Card (Caution)
for simply infringing from his/her position.]
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Law Revision – Law 10
(Determining the Outcome of a Match)
• The Referee will toss a coin to determine the
goal to be used for Kicks From The Mark
(KFTM), barring any weather, safety or field
conditions which eliminates one of the goals.
[Previously: The Referee would choose the goal to be used
for KFTM.]
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Law Revision – Law 10
(Determining the Outcome of a Match)
• A second coin toss is used to determine who
takes the first kick for KFTM.
[Previously: This was the only coin toss taken for KFTM, but
now it is the second coin toss.]
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Law Revision – Law 10
(Determining the Outcome of a Match)
• KFTM are not delayed if a player leaves the
field of play. If the player is not back in time,
their kick is forfeited (considered a “missed
kick”).
[Previously: There was no specific language in the LOTG
about this situation, which, unfortunately, was being used by
teams to delay the game or change the game’s momentum.
This new LOTG eliminates this potential tactic.]
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Law Revision – Law 12
(Fouls and Misconduct)
• Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring
Opportunity (DOGSO)
– Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or
an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a
deliberate handball offence, the player is Sent-Off
(Red Card) wherever the offence occurs.
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Law Revision – Law 12
(Fouls and Misconduct)
• Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring
Opportunity (DOGSO)
– Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within
his/her own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious
goal-scoring opportunity and the Referee awards a Penalty Kick
(PK), the offending player is Cautioned (Yellow Card) unless:
• the offence is holding, pulling or pushing; or
• the offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is
no possibility for the player making the challenge to play the
ball; or
• The offence is one which is punishable by a Red Card (Send-Off)
wherever it occurs on the field (e.g., serious foul play, violent
conduct, etc.).
In all the above circumstances, the player is given a Red Card
(Send-Off)
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Law Revision – Law 12
(Fouls and Misconduct)
• Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring
Opportunity (DOGSO)
[Previously: This revision bifurcates DOGSO infringements
between those fouls which are deemed “careless” (e.g., a
missed attempt at the ball which fouls an opponent) vs. a
clear offence whose sole purpose is to deny a goal-scoring
opportunity (e.g., holding, pulling a jersey, or pushing an
opponent). It clarifies the consequences to the offending
player who denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, and
also states that the deliberate use of the hands to deny an
obvious goal-scoring opportunity anywhere on the field is a
Red Card (Send-Off) offence.]
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Law Revision – Law 15
(The Throw In)
• The ball must be thrown with both hands.
[Previously: This is a clarification of the Throw In process.]
Note: The Law does not say that both hands must be in the
same position on the ball, e.g., equidistant, only that both
hands must be used.
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The Line-Up (Game) Card
All U16 & U19 Coaches and Assistant
Coaches must wear a Coach ID and
lanyard during the game.
(No Coach ID cards for other divisions in the Fall).
One listed Assistant Coach
(must have an AYSO certification)
Players in NUMERICAL order with FULL
NAMES
– If not, referee will indicate problem to
coach, have Line-Up Card re-done.
– Incorrectly filled out cards will not be
accepted.
– All coaches will be provided official
Region 18 Line-Up cards.
– No card … no game.
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Alan Berkes
Regional Coach Mentor
Coach/Referee Interaction
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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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The AYSO Team
KIDS
COACHES
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Kids Zone
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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
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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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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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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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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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
• 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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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Steve Hershkowitz
Regional Coach Administrator
Sportsmanship Points
Referee Points
Team Management
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Sportsmanship Points
For every Caution, refs deduct 1 point. For
a Send-Off, refs deduct all points for
category.
If more than 2 points deducted in a single
category, ref explain deductions.
Specifics about problems and behaviors
(game time, offense, player number, etc.)
Each Send-Off will result in a loss of
one standings point.
Coaches whose teams have consistent
sportsmanship deductions will undergo
additional training and/or be banned
from coaching
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Referee Scheduling
• Home Team provides one CR and one AR for the match
AFTER their match.
• Visiting Team provides the second AR for the match
AFTER 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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Team Management
•Make it fun
•Recruit Help
•Communicate
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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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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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Some Recent Mistakes
• 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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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Mark Hodson
Regional Coach Instructor
Professional Trainer Support
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WHY DO WE UTILIZE TRAINERS?
• Support the success of our organization.
• We believe our region can thrive.
• Deliver a memorable family soccer
experience to grow and retain members
in the soccer community
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WE’D LOVE TO HELP
• To create a better experience for
our membership.
• We can arrange for a trainer to join
you at practice.
• Our trainers are available to assist
you as a coach in delivering the
best possible experience for you
and your players.
• Our trainers are there so you can
ask them questions.
• It’s also a great opportunity to get
new ideas for training as well as
reinforcing your own coaching
message.
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HOW DO I REQUEST A
TRAINER
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GOALKEEPER
CLINICS
• THIS SEASON WE WILL BE
HOSTING AGE APPROPRIATE
GOALKEEPER TRAINING
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
• WE WILL BE UTILIZING COACH
GRACE AS OUR RESIDENT
GOALKEEPER TRAINER AND ALL
GOALKEEPERS WILL BE WELCOME
TO ATTEND.
• THE SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED
ON WWW.AYSO18.ORG
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FRIDAY NIGHT CLINICS
• WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF OUR FRIDAY
NIGHT CLINIC SERIES
• THEMED, AGE APPROPRIATE CLINICS, WILL BE HOSTED EACH
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR 7 WEEKS AT THE SAME VENUE TBD.
• U5/6 – 4-5pm
• U7/8 – 5 – 6pm
• U10 and Above 6 – 7pm
• CLINICS ARE FREE TO ATTEND AND OPEN ONLY TO AYSO REGION
18 PLAYERS
• WE WILL POST OUR THEMES, TIMES ON LOCATIONS @
WWW.AYSO18.ORG
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WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ASK “A LOT”
FROM OUR VOLUNTEER COACHES AND
WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE
ONGOING SUPPORT.
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DURING THIS SEASON. WE WILL BE
ASKING OUR TRAINERS TO ATTEND
MULTIPLE GAMES THROUGHOUT THE
AGE GROUPS TO OBSERVE THE GAMES
AND COACHES AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK
ON THE GAME DAY EXPERIENCE.
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OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE A BALANCED
PERSPECTIVE ON THE COACHING IN THE
REGION AND TO NOTE ANY COMMON
THEMES, SUCCESS’, CHALLENGES, IN
OUR EFFORTS TO CONSISTENTLY
IMPROVE OUR MEMBERS EXPERIENCE.
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HOST A COACH
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DURING THE SEASON WE OFTEN PLACE OUR
PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS WITH HOST
FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH BAY.
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IT’S A GREAT CULTURAL EXCHANGE
PROGRAM AND MANY FAMILIES HAVE
ENJOYED HOSTING OVER THE YEARS.
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ITS ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET A
LITTLE EXTRA SOCCER TRAINING FOR YOUR
CHILD 
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE EMAIL:
[email protected]
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AYSO Region 18
Annual Coach Meeting
Thank you!
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