tecumseh soccer clubfamily education & communication

September 30, 2014

- ECA report on Youth Academies in Europe

“Nurturing talent and future players should be

the main role of a club. If each club has its own

traditions and if there is no single recipe for

success. The case studies clearly show that the

most effective Youth Academics are those

which pursue their vision and their objective with

perseverance. It is not only a question of size; it

is a question of spirit and belief.”

agenda1. mission, vision & values

2. club structure & technical staff

3. player development pathways

4. TSC 06G coaching staff & team structure

5. TSC & individual coaching philosophies

6. fall/winter/spring scheduling

7. coaching curriculum

8. goalkeeper training (LLGKA) fall session

9. coach expectations

10. player expectations

11. parent expectations

12. meeting closing

our mission

“The TSC is committed to lead the development,

promotion and administration of the game of

soccer while providing quality service,

communication and education to our members.”

our vision

“To be a highly recognized and respected

soccer club in our town, district and province

which develops our members to the best of their

ability while exhibiting sporting values and

integrity and maintaining community identity.”

values

• The needs of the Player will be put first in all decisions.

Developmental Needs of the player will guide decisions, especially

in Talent Identification and Selection and ongoing scouting.

• Strong foundation in Participation starting from bottom up. Lowering

Barriers to participation, especially in the early development stages.

• Importance of Balance - Retention and Pathways for all (Player,

Coach, Referee and Administration). Consistency and Alignment

throughout the club, cognizant of economic, geographic and general

time constraints on members.

• Ongoing Communication and Education is critical at all times.

values

• The needs of the Player will be put first in all decisions.

Developmental Needs of the player will guide decisions, especially

in Talent Identification and Selection and ongoing scouting.

• Strong foundation in Participation starting from bottom up. Lowering

Barriers to participation, especially in the early development stages.

• Importance of Balance - Retention and Pathways for all (Player,

Coach, Referee and Administration). Consistency and Alignment

throughout the club, cognizant of economic, geographic and general

time constraints on members.

• Ongoing Communication and Education is critical at all times.

organizational structuretecumseh soccer club

technical stafftecumseh soccer club

COACH PLAYER TD DOC GK

TSC.DOC Y. Berer P. Langens S. Grigorakis D. Mendonca

GRASSROOTS PLAYER DEV ASSOCIATE TD BOYS DOC GIRLS DOC

JJ Dowhan R. Mendonca D. Mendonca TSC.DOC K. Mulvey

U6 (JJ Dowhan) U9 (M. D’Amore) U12 (R. Mendonca) U15 Boys U15 Girls

U7 (JJ Dowhan) U10 (M. D’Amore) U13 (D. Mendonca) U16 Boys U16 Girls

U8 (JJ Dowhan) U11 (R. Mendonca) U14 (D. Mendonca) U17 Boys U17 Girls

U9 (M. D’Amore) U12 (R. Mendonca) U15 (D. Mendonca) U18 Boys U18 Girls

coaching staff education

& certification tecumseh soccer club

NATIONAL CSA/ USSF A/

B (Two + 2 Consultants)

PROVINCIAL OSA B/

USSF C (Seven)

OSA PRE B/ USSF D

(Eleven)

SOCCER FOR LIFE/

USSF E (Twenty +)

Y. Bere (USSF A) K. Mulvey P. Danelon (2013) C. Mulvey

P. Langens (USSF A) S. Compton D. Olagbegi (2013) J. Sovran

* R. Van Baren (UEFA A) JJ Dowhan (2013) R. Browne (2012) S. Hales

** J. Hodgson (USSF B) D. Mendonca (2013) T. Giorlando (2012) A. Mendonca

M. D’Amore (2013) D. Habuda (2012) C. Lott

R. Mendonca (2013) J. Grigorakis (2012) A. Jewell

M. Helal (2014) S. Grigorakis (2012) A. Blencowe

G. Stevenson (2012) N. Paltridge

R. Mendonca completed OSA Grassroots Course S. Jewell (2012) N. Milosevski

S. Grigorakis J. Nicodemo

S. Jewell one of 6 in OSA Female Mentorship Program (2014) K. Geier M. Wright

S. Sivitter

R. Mendonca completed his USSF C License in Fredericksburg, VA, awaiting results from US Soccer. E. Jewell

H. Tocco

D. Mendonca, Steve Grigorakis, Stefan Grigorakis & JJ Dowhan all OSA Goalkeeper Certified. S. Tocco

T. McCauley (2014)

D. Mendonca, R. Mendonca, M. D’Amore & JJ Dowhan eligible and enrolling for CSA B course 2015. C. Sivitter (2014)

S. Basile (2014)

All TSC coaches completed Rene Meulensteen Academy 100 Level Course “Moves & Skills” in

February 2014. Continued education & youth application 200 Level Course in Spring 2015.

C. Cirovski (2014)

J. Barchale (2014)

development &

enrolment

pathways tecumseh soccer club

development components2014

High Performance (Elite)

Talented Player (Advanced)

Competitive Player (Soccer for Life)

Futsal Experience (indoor league)

Tecumseh Recreational Soccer League

Dutch Touch Soccer Camps

player development

pathwaystecumseh soccer club

Tecumseh Soccer Club Grassroots (U9 - U12): Player Development Pathways - Weekly Soccer Events

2014 Training Month: January February March April May June July August

High Performance

Player Pathway

(Supplemental

Development

Opportunities)

Team Tactical Sessions currently available bi-weekly beginning June -

August 2014 to U11 & U12 teams only (under age players need DOC/TD

approval to participate).

1 Biweekly

U11/U12

Tactical

Session

1 Biweekly

U11/U12

Tactical

Session

1 Biweekly

U11/U12

Tactical

Session

Physical Literacy to include but not limited to: Running

Mechanics, SAQ (Speed, Agility, Quickness), Strength &

Conditioning, Vertical Jump Training and Plyometrics.

1 Biweekly

U9 - U12

Physical

Literacy

1 Biweekly

U9 - U12

Physical

Literacy

1 Biweekly

U9 - U12

Physical

Literacy

1 Biweekly

U9 - U12

Physical

Literacy

Talented Player

Pathway (Supplemental

Development

Opportunities)

MYSL League registration open to all U9 -

U12 players. Team age grouping & gender

composition may vary as needed/directed by

Tecumseh Soccer Club DOC/TD.

1 MYSL

Spring

League

Game

1 MYSL

Spring

League

Game 1 Advanced

Skills

Session

1 Advanced

Skills

Session

1 Advanced

Skills

Session1 Advanced

Skills

Session

1 Advanced

Skills

Session

1 Advanced

Skills

Session

1 Advanced

Skills

Session

1 Advanced

Skills

Session

Competitive Player

Pathway (Club

Development Initiatives)

1 Futsal

Festival

1 Futsal

Festival

1 Futsal

Festival

2 Team

Training

Sessions

2 Team

Training

Sessions

1 WADSL

League

Game

1 WADSL

League

Game

1 WADSL

League

Game

2 Team

Training

Sessions

2 Team

Training

Sessions

2 Team

Training

Sessions

2 Team

Training

Sessions

2 Team

Training

Sessions 2 Team

Training

Sessions1 Week

Dutch

Soccer

Camp

TSC 06G

• Manager: Ryan Mendonca

• Leader: Shandel Jewell

• Guide: Alicia Jewell

• Guide: Cara Cirovski

TSC 06GWe are not a “team”. We are a consistently growing academy style player pool.

• Fun is pivotal – if it’s not “fun”, young people won’t play a sport.

• Skill development is a crucial aspect of fun - it is more important than winning even among the best

athletes.

• The most rewarding challenges of the sports are those that lead to self-knowledge.

• Intrinsic rewards (self-knowledge that grows out of self-competition) are more important in creating

lifetime athletes than extrinsic rewards (victory or attention from others).

• During childhood allow the children to have a good time playing the game while instilling the passion

to love playing soccer on their own. Only a passion for the game can lead to success. “Success is

something players take ownership of and in time it becomes personally meaningful. Success is a

process, not a product. The process of doing one’s best is the key to success. The determining

criterion of success is whether a player gave his or her best that day. Doing one’s best is the most

important statement a player can make about the importance of an activity and the meaning it has.

With years of experience comes self-knowledge and self-awareness. So players learn over time

what it means to do your best, to give 100%.”

• “Winning isn’t everything, but trying is!” -Rainer Martens, sports psychologist

TSC 06GA Growth Mindset

U9 development stages• U6 Me and My Ball: The Fundamental Stage

• Egocentric - a me, my, mine mentality.

• Young children do not play together; they play next to one another.

• U8 Me and My Partner: Igniting the Passion Stage

• “Igniting a passion for the game must be the number one objective for coaches of this age group. The aim of the coach is to keep their

soccer experience fun, enjoyable and to foster a desire to play. This love of the game keeps people in the game for a lifetime.”

• U10 The Start of Us: The Learning to Train Stage

• “In this stage children gradually begin to change from being self-centered to self-critical and develop the need for group games. This is

a flux phase in a youngster’s soccer career. The motivation to learn basic skills is very high at the age.”

• U12+ Us: For the Love of the Game

• “Many players at this age are deciding if they want to commit deeply to soccer, stay in the game with a part-time commitment or drop

the sport all together.”

• U16+ Us vs. Opponent

The major challenge is finding the right balance between technical and tactical development of the players. Within the different

age groups with the increasing speed of the game, it is even more important to focus on technical development in all age

groups (in the youngest age group, all the individual creativity unwinds through fun and play without coaching interferences,

the middle age group sees introduction of more specific technical development for defense, midfield and forward positions and,

in older age groups there is more focus on tactical playing systems).

technique vs. skill

• Technical Training vs. Skill Training

• Progression of Practices (GAG vs. 4 Stage)

• Game Realistic & Related Scenarios

• Competitive Cauldron

fall & winter training

scheduleTSC 06G

fall & winter trainingSeptember & October (2:1)

• Tuesday & Thursday (Green Acres Park)

• Weekend MYSL Game

November & December (2:1)

• Tuesday & Thursday (The Soccer Place - Mic Mac Park)

• Weekend Futsal or Indoor League

January, February & March (2:1 or 3:1)

• Tuesday & Thursday (The Soccer Place - Mic Mac Park)

• Weekend Futsal or Indoor League

• Optional Advanced Skill Sessions

planning & curriculum

“An integrated club-wide curriculum is the key for optimum player development. There

must be a line that connects U-6 to U-19, a line that everyone in the club understands

and follows. Without a curriculum, the player development process becomes disjointed,

difficult to monitor and evaluate, causing players to graduate with skill gaps. A deficit in

one stage of the development process will tend to inhibit acquisition of more complex

skills at a later stage.”

“Let us say that you and I coached two teams with kids that are 10, 11, and 12 years-old

and all are about equally good. You try to teach them to play good football, a passing

game with tactical basics while I tell mine to only play long balls and try to shoot. I can

assure you that at first I will always win against you, by using your mistakes. Intercept a

bad pass and goal. If we however continue with the same training methods during a three

year period, you will most likely win every game against us. Your players will have

learned how to play while mine haven’t. That’s how easy it is.”

Laureano Ruiz (Former Head Coach and Youth Academy Coordinator F.C. Barcelona)

Planning & Curriculumtecumseh soccer club

fall & winter training

Additional Expenses (Per Player)

• Training Kit (x2)

• $75.00 (shirt, short, sock)

• Indoor Turf (extra time)

• subsidized via sponsorship

• $75.00 (37.5 added hours)

goalkeeper trainingtecumseh soccer club

goalkeeper trainingtecumseh soccer club

coach expectations

• Peter Rudbaek, the Danish FA’s technical director, had a “grassroots moment” many

years ago when he was the head coach of Aalborg BK. Peter had just won the coach

of the year award when he met his five-year-old neighbor in the street. In a loud,

enthusiastic voice, the youngster said: “Congratulations Mr. Rudbaek. This makes you

the third best coach in Denmark.” Peter thanked the boy and then asked: “Out of

interest, who are first and second?” Without hesitation, the diminutive neighbor

declare: “Mr. Sepp Piontek (Demarks national coach at the time) and Poul, my coach.”

In the child’s small world, his football teacher was more important than the best club

coach in the country. However, it was the inanimate object under the boy’s left arm

that was more significant to him than any coach, no matter how famous or how

personal. It was his ball that fascinated him – it was the ball that was at the center of

his universe. - Andy Roxburgh, UEFA Technical Director

• You are a role model to your players. The words you choose, your appearance, it all

matters. Young players are influenced by their coaches and often continue those

same traits if they become coaches. There is no better feeling in life than to have

former players come back and thank you for making a positive difference in their life.

player expectations

1. Open to Having Fun

2. Desire to Get Better Advance & Improve

3. Willingness & Understanding the work necessary to

achieve both 1 & 2.

parent expectations1. Drive me to the game & Cheer for me

2. Clap and yell when I do good things

3. Gasp when I almost get injured

4. Love me unconditionally (win, lose or draw)

5. Cheer me on when I work hard or try hard

6. Support my team and teammates

7. Encourage me to be respectful to authority figures and a good

citizen in sportsmanship (life skill)

parent expectations

• Any time we (coach, parent, ref, authority figure, teacher, ect.) draw a

relationship between the child and ANY ASPECT of the game of soccer (could

be as simple as "kick the ball harder" or "why didn't you start", ect) we are

impacting the psycho-social development of the player (not just the child).

• This is where we must share information on how, when and why to

communicate - when we are actually impacting player development, even so

slightly as a conversation involving the game, or actions/comments during the

match.

• We all sometimes under-estimate the true impact of our words and actions

upon young players and their motivation in the game.

• One hour of a parent talking in a car, can negate a week of practice

preparation. A 30 min discussion on the ride home, can completely erase the

effect of a half time and/or post game talk/debrief.

• Questions?

• next meeting in November

end

PSGCANTWENTY FIFTEEN

PRO AM & Academy Senior

(U18 & U23)Club Senior (U18, U21 & Senior)

Academy (Under 12 - Under 18)

Juniors, Youth & Showcase

Club (Under 12 - Under 18)

Juniors, Youth & Secondary

Academy 11 MYSL & Training (Under 11) Club Team Play

continues during

Summer Months

(Under 9/10/11) Academy 9/10 MYSL & Training (Under 9/10)

Grassroots Academy

(U5 & U6, U7 & U8)

Pre-Academy Programs

(U3 & U4)

Dutch Touch Soccer Camps Local Recreational/House Leagues