2013 Section Meeting
Coaching Workshop
Coach. Educate. Inspire.
© AYSO 2006
Coach. Educate. Inspire
“The weak teacher tells.
The average teacher explains.
The good teacher demonstrates.
The Great Teacher inspires!”
© AYSO 2006
Coach. Educate. Inspire.
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You are all part of an soccer task force that
have been given the assignment to develop
the minimal standards for a beginning
soccer coach…
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Develop the Coaching Standards for a
1st year youth soccer coach…
What do you want that coach to know?...
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AYSO thinks all coaches should understand
the following before any coach should be
allowed to conduct a training session or direct
their athletes in a game…
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A coach should know (age appropriate):
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Growth, Development and Learning
Psycho-social Aspects of Coaching
Team Management
Risk Management
Things to think about (miscellaneous stuff)
Skills/Tactics
Training/Conditioning
Paid Coaches vs.Volunteer Coaches…
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Players Growth, Development and Learning They are children, not soccer players
There is a difference from one age group to
another
Be flexible (the coach, not the player)
Everyone makes mistakes (even the coach)
Your child on your team…
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Psycho-social Aspects of Coaching
 Identify the good qualities in all your players
 Mend hurt feelings
 Remember everyone needs a hug (metaphorically
speaking)
 Catch them being good
 Recognize/Reward good behavior
 Reflect on the positive
 Deal with nonsense (disruptive behavior)…
 Smile and smile a lot….
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Team Management
 Get help (assistant coach, parents, equipment manager)
 Prudent planning
 Previous experiences (what worked, what didn’t)
 Needs of the organization
 Needs of the team
 Needs of the players
 Strengths and weaknesses of the players
 Keep your players safe…
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Risk Management
Things to think about:
 Set a course
 State your clear expectations of what is to be
accomplished at each training session/games
 Players must be held accountable for being on time
and coming to the practice and games ready to learn
and play
 Coach only one team
 Educate yourself…
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Things to think about:
Do not referee a game you are coaching
The game is the best teacher
Just a little piece at a time
The training field is your classroom
Few players learn effectively in long, boring
practices that involve activities that do not
relate to their understanding of the game…
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Training/Conditioning:
Training sessions are the most effective
learning environment for perfecting physical
and mental skills…
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Training/Conditioning:
Create a training plan (an outline for your
training session)
Children should not associate activity with
punishment (conditioning)
Group players according to ability…
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Training/Conditioning
For effective learning, the players must often be
divided into smaller groups
Organize players effectively so they are practicing
at levels that will advance their playing abilities
When a new skill or tactic is being taught use a
single group instructional setting
Organize the groups so that there is a systematic
order in which players take turns…
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Training/Conditioning
State the tactical objective
Each group must know precisely what is to be
learned
Supervise each group by rotating and spending
short periods of time with each…
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Training/Conditioning
 If any group is favored during small group instruction,
it should be those players who are the least skillful
 Provide feedback
 Maximize task time
 Avoid waiting in lines
 Have all the equipment you need (cones, bibs, balls)…
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Training/Conditioning
Set your training area in advance
Let your players play
Maximize success opportunities
Conduct a cool down activity…
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Paid Coaches vs.Volunteer Coaches?
Passion/Attitude…
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Summary:
Growth, Development and Learning
Psychosocial Aspects of Coaching
Injuries: Prevention, Care and Management
Things to think about
Skills/Tactics
Training/Conditioning
Paid Coaches vs.Volunteer Coaches…
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Any Questions?...
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