C2/3 and Gold Teams

• Welcome and Thanks

• Club Staff

• Club training

• Coaches Training

• Communications- Master Coach and play ups

• Equipment needs AccountServices@ccunitedsoccer.com

• The Structure change of the higher level team

• The Team meeting

• Playing time

• Topics

• Teams Formation

• Tryouts

• Goals and objectives

CC United is a non-profit community organization whose mission is to provide elite competitive and recreational soccer programs based on sportsmanship, teamwork and leadership together with high quality, age-appropriate player, coach and referee development.

1. CONDUCT ourselves with integrity, respect, fairness and open, honest communication. Lead by example while demonstrating sportsmanship and respect for the game in everything we do.

2. Place our highest priority on DEVELOPMENT by consistently delivering the highest quality players, referees and coaches while fostering a love for the game within all of our players at all levels of play.

3. BUILD TEAMS by matching every player's individual goals and abilities to the best team within each age group with the goal of having highly competitive teams at all levels of play by U12.

4. Demonstrate FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY by delivering the most value for our Members.

1. Coaches who wish to engage with their team electronically should maintain separate professional and personal accounts. 

2. Consider creating your Facebook/Twitter presence not as an individual account or as a group associated with an individual account, but rather as an interest page.

3. Closely monitor commenting within your team social media presence.

4. Responsible coaches should never post identifiable youth athlete information, including photographs, without the permission of both the athlete and the parent. Ever. 

5. As a community leader, you are also responsible for complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act whenever you engage in social media.

6. Politely decline personal friend requests. If an athlete attempts to ‘friend’ you at your personal social media destinations or at your personal email address, experts advise to politely decline.

7. Exercise caution and common sense. The landscape of social media keeps changing. When in doubt, err on the side of caution.

JOHN TUDOR, Director of Coach Development

• Provides 2 coach evaluations for competitive program

• Provides 1 in-game evaluation per coach in the competitive program

• Attends competitive team training

• Attends club tryouts

• Provides fall master coach program

• Contacts MYSA to gain feedback on coaches taking their D license

• Provides contact & club evaluation for coaches taking their D license

JOE SZORSCIK, Assistant Director of coaching

• Provides support to the DOC

• Provides support to team for session coverage

• Available for team goalkeeper sessions

• Assists iSoccer program

• Member of the tryout evaluation staff

• Coordinates Club volunteers

• Schedules winter training space for competitive program

• Updates Club members on field status

• Develops youth goalkeeper coach training program

• Organizes fall winter and summer goalkeeping clinics

• Team preparation manager

• Organizes Futsal league

TRACY JOHNSON, Club Administrator• Registration• Web page• Twitter • Communications

MELANIE MERTES, Account Services• Accounts • Payments • Team manager support

HOLLY NELSON, Club Operations• Paid Coaches contracts • Payments

DANEEN GONCALVES, Referee Assignor• Referee scheduler

MONTH

November

December

TRAINING LOCATION DURATION/WEEK

iSoccer Victoria 1 per week

C2 U11+ Team Training

Champions 2x per week

C3 – Additional Sign up opportunities

Champions 2xper week

Master Coach U9/10

Champions 1 per week

Goalkeeper Training Champions U9/10 – 1 per week

U11+ 2 x per week

MONTH

January

February

TRAINING LOCATION DURATION/WEEK

iSoccer Victoria 1 per week

U11+ Team Training Champions 1x per week

Master Coach U9/10 Champions 1 per week

Goalkeeper Training Champions U9/10 – 1 per week

U11+ 1 x per week

Futsal Victoria 1 per week

MONTH

March

April

TRAINING LOCATION DURATION/WEEK

iSoccer Victoria 1 per week

U9-U13 Team Training

CCC 2x per week

U13 plus training

Champions 1 per week

Turf 1 per week

Goalkeeper Training Chanhassen Turf U9/10 – 1 per week

U11+ 1 x per week

Pre Season Games Chan/ Chaska 4 total

• U12 plus Team Training June 8th - 11th

• U9 - 11 Team Training July 6th - 8th

• Tryouts U8 - U10 July 16th -19th

• Tryouts U11 plus July 28th - Aug 2nd

NOTE: Coaches and/or tea managers are asked to cancel games and practices for the week or if that is not possible to inform the trainer so we can reduce the intensity of the practice.

BASIC GOALKEEPERS

SATURDAYS, 2pm – 3pm November 15th 22nd 29th December 6th 13th 20th January 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st February 7th 14th 21st 28th March 7th 14th 21st 28th

INTERMEDIATE GOALKEEPERSSATURDAYS 3:15pm - 4:15pm

November 15th 22nd 29th December 6th 13th 20th January 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st February 7th 14th 21st 28th March 7th 14th 21st 28th

MONDAYS 7pm - 8pm

November 10th 17th 24th December 1st 8th 15th 22nd

ADVANCED GOALKEEPERSSATURDAYS 4:15pm - 5:30pm

November 15th 22nd 29th December 6th 13th 20th January 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st February 7th 14th 21st 28th March 7th 14th 21st 28th

MONDAYS 8pm - 9pm

November 10th 17th 24th December 1st 8th 15th 22nd

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• What is it? (Promotional flyer available on our website)

• How will it differ from normal practices?

• What can the players expect to get out of it

• Who is coaching?

• How will the players be separated?

U9-U10 CoachesSATURDAYS, 2pm - 3pm

November 15th 22nd 29th

December 13th 20th

January 3rd 17th 31st

February 14th 28th

March 14th 28th

Location: Champions Hall

U11+ CoachesSATURDAYS, 2pm - 3pm

November 15th 22nd

December 6th 20th

January 10th 24th

February 7th 21st

March 7th 14th 21st 28th

Location: Champions Hall

1. Does your team look to attack in as many different ways as possible

2. Are players as comfortable facing their own goal as well as the opponents

3. Do your players take risks

4. Does your team have a link to the next team

5. Are the players on your team connected or do they separate and not mix in

6. How welcoming are they to new players coming in

7. Do your players train hard

8. Do you have players that want more training

CHALLENGE: Players within each age group of the traveling program are different in their

approach to soccer.

• U9/10 holding onto recreational

• Gains enjoyment from Social time

• Enjoys participation

• May play due to influences outside of soccer

• Limited motivation to improve

• Recognizes that all should play

• Results and performance are lost as soon as the treats are out

PLAYER TYPE 1: Recreational

• This is the player that we need to find out how they learn as when influenced can drive a team

• Schedule conflicts will always choose alternative

• Has a 50-75% attendance

• Enjoys playing

• Works full-out in practice 50-75% of the time

• Can get excited when team is doing well and may increase work rate

• Has some social connections

• Has some aspirations of development

• Takes defeats and 1v1 competition loss inconsistently

PLAYER TYPE 2: Traveling with Rec Mentality

• High level of attendance

• Enjoyment from competition

• Goal oriented

• Better understanding of the game

• Shows an interest in practicing outside of team practice time

• Practices with higher intensity

• May show frustration with team/individual focus/ failure

• Recognizes performance but wants to win more over play well

• Recognizes that playing time is a reflection of work rate

• Recognizes good/indifferent coaching and responds to it

PLAYER TYPE 3: Competitive Traveling

If we get a team of #3’s we have a great chance of achieving the age group’s potential

If we get a team full of #2’s we may do well but have a higher probability of hitting a developmental ceiling

If we Get a team full of #1’s we will always be recreational

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PLAYER 1Recreational

It is the goal of the traveling program to have more

#3’s and some #2’s at the classic 2 level of play

It is the secondary goal of the club to have all #2’s at

the classic 3 level of play

It is the coaches goal to either develop the 1’s into 2’s

or if they are not interested to be open with the family

and suggest a move into recreational soccer or not play

If a team has the opportunity to play at a higher level and trains well but has close to a 50/50 split with #2 and #1, then the only way to keep interest is to move away from community players and have an open tryout.

Player effort affects opportunity to play

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PLAYER 2Traveling with Recreational

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PLAYER 1Recreational

Make players accountable in how they train and make the team accountable in

how they play.

For example: When a player participates in technical training and cannot focus they will:

•Be told to sit out

•Not invited back

In practices, players who cannot focus will not play in the end-of-practice game. If they work hard, they play.

Provide the right training structure

Choose to put out their best effort

Explain what it means to play traveling vs. recreational levels

Set high attainable goals for players and the team

Set a high demands of practice effort

Make players accountable

• Our placement of the players has to end in March when we submit our rosters.

• Our evaluation for player movement has to be from November to March.

• Our opportunity to earn up to play up has to be on going year round.

Final player placement will be reviewed in March. Due to increased training amounts offered by the club we will review all rosters before preseason training occurs

The Role of the classic 3 or Gold coach

1.Inform of the procedure to the parents at the team meeting

2.Recommend that they contact the coach of the level above

3.Monitor who is going and who should go

4.Keep in contact with the coach at the level above to recommend more

5.If players are not working at your practice and still playing up talk to them about reducing this opportunity

To clarify replacement

1.The numbers work in the age group

2.The play ups are outworking specific players on my roster

3.The play ups are a stronger player than certain players on my roster

4.The play ups are better in one specific position than players on my current roster

5.The play ups fill a position that I have no or limited representation

Final player placement will be reviewed in March. Due to increased training amounts offered by the club we will review all rosters before preseason training occurs

The Role of the higher level team coach

1.Tell the parents of the clubs procedure at the team meeting

2.Inform parents that final player placement will come down to effectiveness at this level

3.Let the coach know who is attending

4.Keep a monitor on practice attendance so mass play ups don’t take the intensity away from practice

To clarify replacement

1.The numbers work in the age group

2.The play ups are outworking specific players on my roster

3.The play ups are a stronger player than certain players on my roster

4.The play ups are better in one specific position than players on my current roster

5.The play ups fill a position that I have no or limited representation

Note: Teams placement is based on the MYSA league standings from the previous year

C1 C2 C3

U15

U14

U13

U12

C1 C2 C3

U15

U14

U13

U12

GOAL: To EARN opportunities at ALL levels of play.

We need to make sure that all teams follow the same procedure to develop consistency within the club. The team meeting is not only the best chance to hand out all the information on schedules and team guidelines but it a good opportunity to begin team

building. That is why it is of high importance that at least one parent is in attendance with the player.

1. Introduction-players coaches and parents

2. Review March placement policy to all teams

3. Review new club structure and reasons

4. Team needs- Do we still need players/ assistant coaches /team manager

5. The Clubs Schedule

6. Team goals and objectives

7. Team formation

8. Team rules and goals (coach and players)

10. Club Volunteer opportunities

11. Tournament availability

12. Team Schedule

13. Jan- August

14. Practice campus’s

15. Practice nights plus one other day

16. Play up opportunities

AGE/DIVISION GIRLS BOYS

U9 Tue-Thu Mon-WedU10 Mon-Wed Tue-Thu

U11 Classic 2 Mon-Wed Tue-ThuU11 Classic 3 Tue-Thu Mon-Wed

U12 Classic 1 Mon-Wed Tue-ThuU12 Classic 2 Tue-Thu Mon-WedU12 Classic 3 Mon-Wed Tue-Thu

U13 Classic 1 Tue-Thu Mon-WedU13 Classic 2 Mon-Wed Tue-ThuU13 Classic 3 Tue-Thu Mon-Wed

U14 Classic 1 Mon-Wed Tue-ThuU14 Classic 2 Tue-Thu Mon-WedU14 Classic 3 Mon-Wed Tue-Thu

U15 Classic 1 Tue-Thu Mon-WedU15 Classic 2 Mon-Wed Tue-ThuU15 Classic 3 Tue-Thu Mon-Wed

U16 Classic 1 Mon-Wed Tue-ThuU16 Classic 2 Tue-Thu Mon-WedU16 Classic 3 Mon-Wed Tue-Thu

U17 Classic 1 Tue-Thu Mon-Wed

U18, U19 or U18/19 Combined Classic 1 Mon-Wed Tue-Thu

U18, U19 or U18/19 Combined Classic 2 Tue-Thu Mon-Wed

MYSA Competitive Playing Days/Nights

• All players work hard in practice.

• All players notify me of any absence.

• All players are responsible for their own soccer equipment.

• That each player arrives up at least 30 minutes prior to games.

• That the players arrive at least 5 minutes early for practice.

• That all players and parents never question a referee’s decision.

• That if there is a problem on playing time, team issues or anything else that I am approached.

I, the coach, expect the following from my team:

1. To improve the players individual ability in possession of the ball

2. To improve the players movement without the ball

3. To improve the players understanding and awareness of selected positions and

areas around the field of play.

4. To improve the players understanding of the clubs formation and how team shape is

important.

5. To Improve the ability to play through the team shape

6. To improve the teams comfort in playing around the back including back to the

goalkeeper

7. To improve or maintain positive attributes in each player in terms of responsibility,

respect, team work and commitment by the rules you set and maintain

8. To empower the players on your team through your training to make decisions and

learn from their success and from their failures

9. To help the parents and players see development through performance over results

10.To have a connection with an age group and not just with your own team

• The Coaching style of CC United.

• What is your role in games and practices?

Attendance: 1st Team Practice Mid Season Evaluation: MayEnd of Season Evaluation : Mid July Game Evaluation 1: August TryoutsU9/10 – Skills Testing Game Evaluation 2: August Tryouts

The purpose of the evaluation procedure is to calculate the level of play that is appropriate for each player’s needs. Their needs are based on their physical and technical abilities and

their effectiveness at their current teams level.

NOTE: Goalkeepers will only be rostered on the lowest team when we have limited players for this specialist position

• Coaches now have goals & objectives to achieve with

their teams.

• iSoccer

• Mid season evaluation

• Talk to the coach

• Introduction to League structure

• Introduction to new rules of the game

• Breaking offside

• New field size leading to an increased use of long passes

• New formation more realistic to the real game

• How we play is introduced

• Reaffirmation of risk taking and playing out of the back

• Learn to defend as a zone

• Trying to establish as many ways to attack as possible

• Positional awareness increases– players playing in a side or zone

• Introduction to the uses of overlapping in zones

U11

• Introduction to Combination play

• Playing out of pressure

• Formation mastery with players playing all positions

• Improve technical speed of play

• Continuous risk taking to develop technique and basic tactics

• Team Shape introduction with players playing all positions

• More intense structured practices

• Single technical development focus

• Develop comfort in passing in all directions

• An introduction to risk taking

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U17+

U14• The Real Game

• Speed of play technical

• Opponents recognition – channeling

• Opponent recognition – overloading

• The Real Game

• improving the teams awareness of playing with 2 forwards

• Increased importance of winning

• Being comfortable playing with 2 central players in mid and back

• Zonal Defending 11v11

• Comfort in changing fields through different zones

• Introduction of 3rd player movement

• Introduction to speed of play in games

• Opposition recognition individual

• Club goals in levels of play achieved

• Setting an offside trap

U13

U12

Recreational Goals and Objectives

Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Team •Make all feel comfortable •Improve cohesion

Player •Comfort around the ball•Coordination in1. Movement on the field2. Kicking technique 3. Movement with the ball•Ability to self play

Game •knowledge of Boundaries•Knowledge of restarts

1st and 2nd Grade Team •Ability to work together •Ability to recognize player positives 1.Effort2.Attitude3.Spatial awareness4.Ability

Player •Ability to self play •Ability to change direction with the ball •Ability to pass the ball •Awareness of open player•Engaged with the game

Game •knowledge of Boundaries•Knowledge of restarts

3rd plus Team •Ability to recognize shape •Ability to move up and back as a shape (including GK)•Understanding position roles

Player•Ability to move to support •Ability to receive the ball •Ability to change direction with the ball •Ability to pass the ball •Improve passing distance

Game•Knowledge of additional rules (offside will be loosely called) •Knowledge of penalty area and halfway lines

Competitive Goals and Objectives Summary

U9 Team • Team Shape introduction• An introduction to risk taking• Develop a more competitive approach to practice

Player • Develop a comfort in passing in all directions • Develop basic passing technique• Develop comfort on the ball

Age Group• Establish a pool of 16-20 Maroon players• Establish a 2nd equally divided Gold Pool

At U9/10 it is vital that we are successful playing a certain way and that we don’t succumb to result searching. Our formation restricts us from being direct and forces us to play through the team.

It is vital that when we are the dominant team that we have conditions in our game to develop, rather than get more goals. These conditions never tell players not to score but require individuals to think more and the team to work harder instead of relying on physical or technical strength. This gets us ready for the next level.

At U9 we are usually not so competitive as our players are intimidated by coaches who yell. Our coaches will not yell and at the expense of a goal or a win and will encourage our players to make mistakes and train them to take risks. This will both increase individual player development, the teams ability to create chances and reduce chances for the opponents and down the road will make us stronger.

U10 Team • Introduction to combination play• Formation Mastery • Introduction to 2-1-1 formation• Continuous risk taking• Awareness of top team goals

Player • Improve technical speed of play• Develop technique and basic tactics• Develop individual defending ability

Age Group • Reassess the pool of 16-20 players • Can we add more or do we take away • Utilize new field size

Most important age group in the club

U11 Team • Introduction of playing out of the back• Establish multiple ways to attack• Learning to zonal Defend • Learn to overlap

Player• Development of long passing technique• Positional awareness• Recognition of changing the point of attack

Age Group• Establish 1-2Top teams -20 players- and equally divided 2nd teams• Utilize new field size• Introduction to league structure• Introduction to Rules of the game• Awareness of offside and direct kicks• New Field Size

At U11 we define who we are and how we play. As league structure comes in we decide where to place teams based on their ability to achieve goals and objectives and not how many games they win. If not all are achieved, we play our Maroon teams at Classic 2 and our Gold Teams at Classic 3.

At U11 we need a parent and coach re-Check for competitiveness as we are usually strong but it is vital that we go through our goals and objectives in preparation for the following year when we compete against stronger and often recruited competition.At U11 our league standings summer to summer will carry through to U12 fall and summer.

Competitive Goals and Objectives Results

U12 Team • Introduction to 3rd player movement • Opposition recognition• Setting an offside trap

Player • Comfort in changing fields• Comfort in recognition in which line to change fields with • Understanding of speed of play• Advanced movement patterns

Age Group• Evaluate top teams• Club Goals of all levels of play achieved• Maintain competitive teams at all classic levels

At U12 we should have 2-3 teams that understand the clubs way of playing and 1-2 teams that are a the starting point. We should be striving to play our way out of trouble and create scoring chances rather than panic under pressure and play kick and chase

In being the dominant team at U12 as we need to prepare for U13 and 11v11 we should look to out play rather than outrun or out muscle our opponents and achieve the following1.High amount of possession of the ball 2.Multiple ways to attack

U13 Team • Zonal Defending as an 11v11 team• Create multiple ways to attack• Work as pistons in defense

Player • Get used to playing with 2 central players• Awareness of playing on a bigger field

Age Group• Establish 1-2-3 teams• The Real Game • Utilize new field size• MYSA holds teams to promotion and relegation• Hang on at the top level

U13 is the hardest age of competitive soccer in that some clubs have self selected and recruited to play at this level in preparation for Premier.

CC United through our playing habits look to be strong enough to compete but are looking at the U14 and 15 to dominate this age group

We are striving and getting closer to Premier each year with community kids

U14 Team• Recognizing opponents strength to channel • Recognize opponents weakness- overload

Player• Improved technical speed of play• Be comfortable receiving and distributing in the air • Get comfortable with a role in the team

Age Group• Evaluating where we are?• Look to maintain all levels of play

• Build for Premier

At U14 Premier kicks in and the leagues become their true balance. This is where CC United shows our age groups achievements in how close we are to competitiveness at all the classic levels.

At this age using the framework of the last few years we look to set a stall to be strong at all levels of play

U9/10 • Can we play 3 touch. • Each time the ball goes out of bounds we must find the keeper.• Forward stays in opponents half and we must pass in before we go in.

U11+• Can we play 2 touch. • The fullbacks must overlap the outside midfielder each time they get the ball. • The forwards play 1 touch.• 3 touch in your half and one touch in the opposing half.

I Expect all teams to go through this check list when we are winning to create positive game habits in preparation for the

next game.

At CC United every game presents us with an opportunity to do the following for the development of the players in our community:

•Work on the quality of our defending if our opponent is stronger than us. •Work on our attacking if we are stronger than our opponent. •Games will be considered lost if, as a team, we either quit when we were down or simply keep on scoring.

• Focus software (New): Performance based video capture. Contact Jonathan to arrange a session for your next practice or game.

• Tryout procedure

Thank you! “We cannot become what we want by

remaining what we are” - Max De Pree