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2019-2020ACADEMYTEAMS(U8-U10BOYS&GIRLS)
TheCSCAcademyiscommittedtothedevelopmentofyouthsoccerplayers.Itisourintenttoprovidean“experience”likenootherforeverychildinourprogram.Ourprofessionalcoachingstaffwillchallengeeachindividualplayertoadvancetheirindividualtechnicalskillsbyteachingthefundamentalsandreinforcingproperapplicationandtechnique.TheAcademyprogramwillalsoencourageplayerstobecreativeandexplorethegamethroughsmallsidedgamesasrecommendedbyUSsoccer.
PLAYERDEVELOPMENTPHILOSOPHY
PlayerDevelopmentisourgoal.Westrivetoprovidepracticeandplayopportunitiesthatprovideanopportunityforplayersofalllevelstodevelopfundamentalskillsandunderstandingconceptsofthegameinanageappropriateprogression.OurcurriculumismodeledafterUSYSandotherworldrenownedInternationalSoccerFederationsGRASSROOTSDEVELOPMENTRECOMMENDATIONS.
• Playersgainvaluableexperienceplayingwithdifferentplayers• Playerswillgetexperienceplayingdifferentpositionsonthefield,includinggoalkeeper• Flexibilityinrosterselectionforcompetitions.• PlayersgainvaluableexperienceworkingwithdifferentCSCstaffcoaches• DevelopmentofsocialskillsandfriendshipsamongstALLPLAYERSintheagegroup.• LONGTERMAGEGROUPSUCCESSANDCOMPETITIVETEAMFORMATION.Thissystemwillestablishastrong
foundationofplayersthatwillcarrytheagegroupforwardasthefieldsizeschangeandthenumberofplayersontherosterincreaseeachyear.U8à4v4/7v7àU9/10à7v7àU11/12à9v9àU13+à11v11
Westrivetochallengeeveryplayertocompeteattheirbestanddemonstratetheircompetitivespirit.OurplayerdevelopmentmodelisNOTOUTCOMEDRIVEN.Althoughwestrivetobecompetitiveinourgamesandevents,OURFOCUSISDEVELOPMENTANDLEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES.WINNINGGAMESdoesnotsupersedeourplayerdevelopmentobjectives.
• FundamentalsareKEY(BallMastery,Dribbling,Passing,Shooting)• BasicTactics4v4/7v7:PositionalAwareness,DefendingandAttackingPrinciples• Social/Behavior:Focus,Discipline,TeamWork,ConflictResolution,CompetitiveSpirit
Astheplayersprogressintoolderagegroupstheywillbegivenanopportunitytocompeteonastate,regionalandnationallevelforchampionships,thisoccurswhentheymoveto11v11atU13.ACADEMYisjustthe
beginningoftheplayerdevelopmentjourneyandwewanttoinstillaLOVEforthegameofsoccerandkeep
thegameFUNwhiledevelopingwell-rounded,technicallysoundplayerswhohaveadesiretoplayand
competeformanyyearstocome.
COACHINGSTAFF
TheAcademyDirector,KelleyGuthoverseesallAcademyTeams(U8-U10boy’s&girl’steams)
AllAcademycoachesworktogetherasateam.Eachteamwillhaveadesignated“LEADCOACH”assignedtothemthatwillworkprimarilywiththatgroup.WealsohaveAcademy“Staff”CoacheswhoworkwithALLtheteamsandareplacedwheretheyareneededduringtrainingandgamecompetitions.ManyofourLEADcoachesareresponsibleforseveralteams.AcademyLeadCoachesandStaffCoachesworktogetherandWILLSHAREcoachingdutieswithallofourrespectiveAcademyteams.TherewillalwaysbeaCSCAcademystaffmemberdesignatedtoteamsduringcompetitions.
U8(2012):The2012agegroupwillhaveaAGEGROUPHEADCOACHassignedtooverseetheentireagegroupandassisttheAcademyDirectorthroughouttheseason.TheAgeGroupCoordinatorwillserveasaLEADCOACHforthe2012boysplayerpoolandwillassistwithsupervisionandguidanceforourLEADCOACHofthe2012girlsandofallplayersinthe2012girlsplayerpool.2012AgeGroupHeadCoach:JohnBoone
TEAMMAKE-UP
Playersaredesignatedtoteamsbasedonanevaluationprocessthatbeginsattry-outsandisONGOINGthroughouttheseason.NewplayersMAYbeatanytimethroughouttheyearafterevaluationperiod.Eachplayersdevelopsattheirownpace,somefasterthanothers.PlayersmaybemovedatANYtimeduringthe
seasonbetweenteamsfortrainingorgamesatthediscretionofthecoach.Itisourgoaltohaveplayerstrainingandcompetinginanenvironmentthatchallengesthemandengagesthemintheirdevelopment.Therearealsosomeinstanceswhereforagegroupsthataretieredbylevelthatwemaysometimesinter-mixplayersfromtwodifferentteamstocreate“parity/balanced”groupsfortrainingand/orrostersforspecificeventsasdeterminedbythecoaches.CSCdesignatesteamsaslistedbelow:
Maroon:1stBlue:2ndTeamWhite:3rdTeamDevelopmentAcademyProgram:U8-U10playerswhoarenotreadyforCSCcompetitivelevel.
ROSTERSELECTIONS
ForallAcademyTeamsrostersaredeterminedonaneventbyeventbasis.Itisourgoalthatallplayerswillhaveopportunitytoplayinavarietyofcompetitiveexperiencesincludingfriendlies,jamborees,andtournaments.
Someplayerswillbelimitedtoplayingjustfriendliesandintra-club(CSCvs.CSC)duetotheircompetitivereadiness.Inagegroupwherewehavealargepoolofplayers,rostersizeswillbelimitedforeachgame/event.IntheAcademyagegroups,weplay7v7onthefield.Ideally,wewillrosterbetween10-12playerspergame/eventtoprovideadequateplayingtime.Everyplayerwillplaywhentheyarerostered;however,playingtimemaynotbeequal.Playingtimeisearnednotgiven.
Ifyourteamoragegrouppoolhasmorethan10-12players,thecoachwilldeterminetherostersforeachevent.Rosterswillbedeterminedinadvanceandourgoalistoprovideeachplayerwithclosetoequalplayingevents.
COMMITMENT/SCHEDULE
TheAcademyTeams&Poolsarea10-month“experience”.TheprogrambeginsinAugustandconcludesinMay.Playersareexpectedtoattendbothpracticeseachweekandallscheduledeventsfortheteaminwhichtheyarerosteredforontheschedule.Eachteamwillscheduleabalanceoffriendlygamesandtournamentsthatareappropriatefortheagegroupandtheleveloftheteam.ReviewtheAcademyTeamMatrixformoreinformation.SPORTSPECIALIZATION
AsaCSCregisteredplayeryouareNOTpermittedtoengageinanyothersocceractivitywithanyother
COMPETITIVESOCCERCLUBforthe2019-2020seasonalyear.IfyouareconsideringcontinuingtoplayMCSAorotherrecreationalsoccerprogramswhilealsoparticipatingonaCSCAcademyteamthisyear,thisispermittedsolongasyourcommitmenttoClarksvilleSCcomesfirstandyouwillnotmisspracticeorscheduledgames/eventsforthoseothersocceractivities.Flexiblearrangementscanbemadeforaplayerwhowishestoparticipateinanothersportoractivityduringtheyear.ItisimportanttocommunicatewiththeAcademyDirectorregardingyourothersport/activitycommitmentsinadvancetomakenecessaryarrangementsregardinganyconflicts.Sportspecializationisnotrequiredatthisage.
COMPETITION/TRAVEL
Thecompetitionscheduleforeachagegroupandeachteamwithinanagegroupwillvary.Schedulesaredeterminedtobestsuitthecompetitivereadinessofeachrespectiveteamineachagegroup.WetrytoschedulemostofourgameexperiencesforAcademyTeamswithfriendliesandintra-clubgames(CSCvCSC).andsometournamentexperience.Ourgoalistoprovideadequateplayingopportunitiesforallplayerswhilekeepingcostsdown.TournamentEntryFeescanbeveryexpensiveandrequireextracostwithtravelandaccommodations.**U8(2012’s)àItisverydifficulttofindoutsidecompetition;especiallyintheFallsegment.ManyclubsdonotpermitU8groupstoplayoutsideteams.CSCU8AcademyPoolwillplaymostly“intra-clubgames”wherewewillcreaterosterswithinourownpoolofplayers(boys&girls)andcreaterosterstocompeteagainstoneanotherina7v7game.TheremaybeopportunityforsomeoutsidecompetitionandpotentiallytournamentplayatthediscretionoftheAcademyDirector.TheremayalsobesomeU8playersaskedtoplayupwiththeU9agegroupforsomecompetitions.
FRIENDLIES/JAMBOREES:Typicallywillplay1-2gamesatonelocationwithina2-3-hourtimeperiod.CSCTOURNAMENTS:AllAcademyTeamswillplayineachoftheClarksvilleSCTournaments(October,May)NON-CSCTOURNAMENTS/TRAVEL:Thenumberofnon-CSCtournamentseachteamwillplaywillbedeterminedbasedontheperformanceofthegroupandthecompetitivenessreadinessofthegroup.
BREAKPERIODS&WINTERINDOORSEASONDuringFallandSpringBreak,itislikelywewillhaveGAMESscheduledontheweekendbeforeandafterthebreak.CoachesmaydecidetoaddatrainingduringFB/SBifyourteamhasgames.ItessentialthatyoumarkavailabilityonTEAMSNAPifyouareNOTavailableforcompetitionsthatarescheduledaroundtheFallandSpringBreakperiods.FallBreak(CMCSS) October14-18ThanksgivingBreak November25-29Winter/HolidayBreak December15-January6SpringBreak(CMCSS) March23-27Wewillcontinuetotrainindoorsthroughoutthewinter.WinterSchedulewillbereleasedinOctober.Wintercompetitionswillincludeour2CSCindoortournamentsandpossiblyoneotherevent.SpringScheduleswillbecompletedinJanuaryandreleasetoparentsassoonastheyareavailable.