2018/19 INDOORPRE-SEASON COACHES MEETING

U4/U5

Parent: Information/

Concerns

Team Official:Information/

Concern

CommunityCoordinator

U4-U13: Age Director(cc vanessa@ewzsa.com)

WEST ZONE

OFFICE

ALL CONCERNS & COMPLAINTS MUST BE IN WRITING.

Please Carbon Copy the West Zone office on issues that you feel are pertinent.

U15+: WZ Office(soccer@ewzsa.com)

CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS

• A place where Basic Soccer skills are developed.

• A place where fair play and honor are instilled.

• A place to have fun and form new friendships.

• A place to develop good sportsmanship.

• A place to develop teamwork.

• A place where all children are accepted regardless of ability, gender, or cultural background.

• A place where they will enjoy soccer in a PRESSURE FREE environment.

MINI SOCCER – What it is:

• A place to form rep-like teams.

• A place where scoring is kept. NO STATS RECORDED

• A place where discouragement takes place due to a player not participating in the games or practices because they are not good enough.

• A place where coaches are paid or gain financially from coaching.

• A place where winning is the only goal.

MINI SOCCER – What it is not:

• Tears

• Self-Centered Play

• Distractibility

• Low Independence

• Total and Utter Commitment to whatever it is they are doing at the moment

• Physical limitations

WHAT TO EXPECT

REGISTERED PLAYERSPlayers must be registered with a EMSA team to participate in games [or] practices. If they are not listed on your roster they cannot play.

Can only be registered with 1 team per season.

EQUIPMENT, CASTS, SPLINTS & JEWELRY Player equipment shall consist of: Shirt, shorts, socks, SHIN-GUARDS MANDATORY Footwear- NO CLEATS. Flat-soled running shoe.

NO hard casts/ splints. Soft braces (knee, ankle, wrist etc.) are allowed provided that

the brace does not have the potential to injure others. NO piercings. NO jewelry.

CORRESPONDENCE LIAISONCOACHES, ASSISTANT COACHES, MANAGERS ARE THE ACTING CORRESPONDENCE LIAISON FOR THEIR TEAM.

ANY & ALL communication between EMSA West / EMSA Main and individual teams will be done through the teams’ correspondence liaison ONLY.

• Concerns & Complaints must be submitted IN WRITING by the correspondence liaison

• Please select (1) team official to represent your team • All communication from the EMSA West office to the correspondence

liaison will be sent via email. • Please ensure that the EMSA West office is given an alternate email

address, should you be unavailable for a period of time.

HARASSMENTEMSA has zero tolerance for any form of:• harassment, • bullying, • discrimination [or]• intimidation

Any EMSA player, team official, game official, parent or other participant who engages in such behaviour towards another EMSA player, team official, game official, parent or other participant will be subject to

discipline by the EMSA Discipline Committee.

Soccer Facilities' staff will remove patrons for poor behaviour.

Coaches are responsible for the behaviour of their spectators.

PARENT CONTACT Get parents on your side. Be positive, but understand that you are the coach.

Make sure parents understand what you are trying to accomplish and how you will be going about it. Explain the objectives to the parents at the beginning of the season. Make sure parents understand the Zone’s philosophy and your

intentions.

Communicate safety rules (ex. shin guards required, no jewelry)

Stress how important it is for their child to have water and go to the bathroom before soccer.

Ask parents to have players there 15 minutes early.

PARENT CONTACT Ask parents to have players there 15 minutes early.

No backpacks, jackets, snow boots, etc. in the gym. Use the change rooms provided.

WATER ONLY, no food• Any fine incurred from improper facility maintenance

will be the teams responsibility.

FACILTIIES Coaches should arrive 30 minutes prior to game

time.

No backpacks, jackets, snow boots, etc. in the gym. Use the change rooms provided.

WATER ONLY, no food EWZSA is not responsible for any fines

incurred by teams or team officials.

INDOOR SHOES REQUIRED

FX SPORTS CENTER

9240 163 Street

SHARED SPACEPlease ask parents to have players dressed and ready prior to arriving at the soccer center.

Due to limited gym time, there are some weekends that your gym will have 2 games scheduled.

Your schedule will indicate which side of the gym you will be on. (A or B)

We ask that parents view from the bleachers. Parents/ Guardians are not allowed on the soccer field/ bench (unless bench parent or invited by Team Official)

MINI GAME

U7

U4/U5 ( 3 v. 3) – NO GoalieS K I L L S & D R I L L S

2 0 m i n u t e s

G A M EHalves 2 x 15 Minutes

T O T A L F I E L D T I M E

55 Minutes

GYM TIMEBe prepared to be on the field at your assigned time, each team is allotted 55 minutes on the field.

EXAMPLE: 8:00 start time 8:00 – 8:20 Skills and Drills 8:20 -8:25 – water break and set up lines to start game 8:25 -8:55 – 2 x 15 minute halves of the game

The game must end at 8:55

U4/U5 Game3 v. 3• Substitutions: We suggest 2-3 minutes rotating shifts or

during any stoppage of play.

• Equal playtime for all.

• Rotate players through all positions.

COACHES / BENCH ATTENDANTThere will be one coach from each team on the field. Each

coach will take one side. Coaches are to encourage and “referee” their team. (There are no referees at this age). Do not block the goal area.

One coach or parent from each team will be on the bench to direct the players on to the field.

1 Team Official/ bench parent must be the SAME GENDER as the players.

SKILLS & DRILLS

STRUCTURING YOUR SESSION Organization Lesson plan Ask parents to help

**Indoor Shoes required

Routine Children will pick up on this quickly. It is easier to add levels of complexity to

an existing activity, than start from scratch.

STRUCTURING YOUR SESSION Cultivate desirable behaviour Reward positive behaviour with positive

attention. Be fair.

Instructions Keep them short & clear. As few steps as possible. Slow progression

Activities GAG: Game Activity Game

emsawest.comSEASON INFO The West Zone website

has lots of information for your reference. • Drill Diagrams• Lesson Plans• Copy of this PowerPoint

LESSON PLAN

What do you need? Cones Balls Pop-Up Net Set-Up

Square Rectangle

Quick reference guide: key points actions objectives guiding words

Helpful for other team officials to follow and participate/ help with set-up.

TEAM PHOTOSAn email will be sent out in early October to sign-up for team photos. You sign up for a slot that works with your team.

Photo weekends:

• October 26 – 28 (West Soccer Center)

• November 2 – 4 (West Soccer Center)

• November 16 – 18 (Willowby Community Hall)

HAVE A GREAT SEASON!

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