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Volume 1; Issue 7

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE P.D.I.’s?

What is a PDI & why did it mess up my league? by Jeremy Tosaya; Technical Director for SDSSA

IN THIS ISSUE

CORNER KICK With REX SDSSA President, Rex Rolfing, discusses some of the upcoming changes that will be presented at the 2016 AGM.

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PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2016 AGM Join us in Watertown, Nov 12&13 for the 2016 SDSSA Annual General Meeting; find a list of topics covered.

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DUTCH PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Director of Player Development, Steve Kehm, discusses the advantages of training in 4v4 small sided games.

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4v4 DIVISION & UPDATES Updates about the format and rules for 4v4 division (6U and 8U ages) are covered.

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7v7 AND 9v9 DIVISION & UPDATES The rules and updates for 7v7 (9U and 10U ages) and 9v9 (11U and 12U ages). All the updates from US Soc-cer are covered for both divisions.

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The fall season is in full swing, and several local leagues have noticed there have been some major changes to how the local leagues are being run. I wanted to do a quick run down of the changes you might be seeing this fall and why these changes were made.

The first issue you’ve already probably dis-cussed at the local level; the age group changes. These were discussed fairly in depth in our first issue of Center Circle (Volume 1 Issue 1). You’re all aware that we have been required by the US Soccer Federation to organize teams by birth year now instead of grade levels like we have in the past. This change brings us into align-ment with the rest of the world and will help us identify kids more easily in regards to younger or older within the birth year.

Another change that was made by US Soc-cer, but wasn’t a piece of these PDI’s, was the heading and concussion policy. Just to clarify; all players playing in age divisions U11 and younger ARE NOT allowed to in-tentionally head the ball during a game, or train headers in practice. Any intentional heading of the ball will result in an indirect free kick from the spot of the infraction, or

the top of the penalty area if it occurred inside. The latest versions of the PDI’s also included the option to make U12 age divi-sions not allowed to head, however this is being left to the discretion of each league to determine if it is safe for their players.

The second part of that heading and con-cussion initiative was the rules related to players who are experiencing concussion like symptoms during a game. These rules apply to any age division U20 and younger. Any players experiencing concussion like symptoms are required to be taken off the field immediately and will not be allowed to return unless they are cleared by a certi-fied health practitioner. This applies to all tournaments and league competitions.

These heading & concussion initiatives were also discussed in an earlier Center Circle edition (Volume 1 Issue 2).

I wanted to highlight the major changes that have been made in the 4v4, 7v7, and 9v9 divisions of play. We will break it down by each division and discuss the ma-jor rule changes for each.

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SDSSA Center Circle | Issue 7

Change is hard. SDSSA has been go-

ing through huge changes in 2016.

New president, Executive Director,

State Administrator/Registrar, and

more. We have even faced some

resignations for a variety of reasons.

But you know, in spite of these obsta-

cles, we are moving forward.

Out of 17 goals identified at our Plan-

ning Session in February, 11 have

been completed and the rest are on

the way to being completed by year

end. That is a success! Financially we

should be in pretty good shape when

the fall registrations are completed.

The Champions League was a success

in the spring and looks good in the

fall. The Northern States Soccer League looks

to be strong in its first season this spring.

And we are affiliated with Futsal for the win-

ter months including hosting a regional tour-

nament in 2017 in Sioux Falls.

Now, be prepared for more changes during

our AGM. There will be policies and by law

changes coming before YOUR board. Policies

on staff pay, tournament policies, a new or-

ganizational chart and more. Please be pre-

pared for a very lively AGM. We need to

move forward and we took the first step by

hiring Jeremy Tosaya as ED. Now we need to

re-evaluate how we do business. Do we still

need a 23 member BOD? Should we have an

Executive Board to help the ED with deci-

sions? Do we need 7+ vice presidents? How

can we reorganize to get things done and

still allow the membership to have the

final authority.

These are the things I am dealing with and

you will be informed of in the next couple

of months. Please read and digest what

we are sending out to you. If there are

questions, please contact me or Jeremy for

explanations or by attending one of the

town hall meetings that will be hosted in

your district. Try to get the entire story

before making judgements and be ready to

offer alternatives. I always feel It is better

to be part of the solution.

I look forward to moving SDSSA forward into a new era.

FOR THE KIDS!

Rex Rolfing, President SDSSA

CORNER KICK by Rex Rolfing; SDSSA President

JOIN US FOR THE 2016

STATE ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING!!

This November 12&13 the State An-

nual General Meeting will be held in

Watertown. We’d love to have rep-

resentatives from all of our associa-

tions join us and learn where SDSSA is

headed and to be a part of the jour-

ney!!

Here is what you can expect at this

year’s AGM…

We will be holding elections on

Sunday for eight Board of Director

positions to be filled.

Awards ceremony on Saturday

night to celebrate the achieve-

ments of our state and the people

who have made it happen!

On Saturday we will host a

roundtable discussion to hear

how the adoption of Player Devel-

opment Initiatives went this fall

and how to plan for spring.

The Technical Staff will be

meeting with associations accord-

ing to player registration size to

discuss the needs and challenges

of growing soccer in our State.

We’d love to have someone from

every association represented in

these three meetings!

If you need more information about

the AGM please contact the state

office! To reserve your room for the

weekend please contact…

Best Western Ramkota Watertown

(605) 886-8011

Ask for the SDSSA block and receive

our $89.99 rate for a double or

standard room.


Youth Player Develop-ment the Dutch Way Steve Kehm, Director of Player Development

The basis of work with young players

throughout Holland is done in groups of

eight players, which they use in 4v4 games,

5v3 and 6v2 practices. Why 4v4 and not 3v3

or 5v5? A game of 4v4 is the minimum num-

ber of players per side that will give both

width and length to the game.

I have personally been very lucky and had

the opportunity to travel to Holland on five

different occasions. I have even been fortu-

nate to attend youth development sessions

with some of the top clubs in Holland includ-

ing Ajax, Nac Brada, FC Sittard, AZ Alkmaar,

Roda JC and Go Ahead Eagles.

The principles of development are the same

throughout each club and the country. The

youth are taught to play via the 4v4 method

at every level and it was stressed a key tool

for the development of all the youth players

throughout the Netherlands.

On one of the aforementioned trips I also

had the opportunity to attend the KNVB

(Dutch

National

Training

Center)

in Zeist,

Nether-

lands. At

the

KNVB

they

again talked about 4v4 and the importance

of the idea within the growth of their youth.

I am firm believer in the “KNVB Way” and

use the following elements of their 4v4 phi-

losophy when training teams.

Option One:

The field is 20 yards long and 30 yards wide

with big goals. This is obviously the shooting

game (but emphasis can be placed on good

defending).

Option Two:

Field is 30 yards long and 35 yards wide.

With two small goals on each end line (set

cones 3 yards apart). The four goals encour-

age switching play, crosses and the value of

playing with your “head up”.

Option Three:

Field is 20 yards long and 25 yards wide. The

goals are the entire end line. Dribbling and

wall passing. Points are scored by crossing

the end line with control of the ball.

All of these fields are easy to create and can

be set up with relative ease and will provide

your teams with multiple opportunities to

improve through playing in an environment

that replicates the real game and allows for

a greater number of touches.

If you have any questions about the details

of these schematics of the idea feel free to

email me at [email protected]

The new divisions (4v4, 7v7, and 9v9) lend

themselves very well training and applying

these principles in small sided games train-

ing.

4v4 Division Updates Continued from Page 1

The new mandates from US Soccer regard-

ing the 6U and 8U age divisions playing 4v4

are all covered in the Power Point provided

on the SDSSA website. As a reminder no

intentional heading is allowed at these ages.

Below are a few highlights of what you

might see in your local leagues and at local

tournaments.

Coaches should have obtained a Nation-

al F License or Youth Module 1.

No formal games or league is needed

for these ages. Instead games are

played at the end of trainings and local

“Match Days” are used in place of nor-

mal league competition.

Training 1 or 2 times per week with

games at the end of each training ses-

sion.

No results or standings should be

tracked or recorded; the primary em-

phasis should be on playing the game

the correct way and not on results of

the competitions.

Formal teams and rosters are not need-

ed so we can have a flexible and fluid

approach to training and play.

- Everyone should play minimum

50% of every game

- Travel should be limited as

much as possible

- Should not be participating in

any tournament events with

championships or finals.

Registered and certified referee are not

needed at this level, but instead coach-

es can help to teach the rules of the

game while on the field during matches

acting as both coaches and referees.

PRIORITY IS TO HAVE FUN IN A SAFE

ENVIRONMENT!

Continued on Page 4

mailto:[email protected]


7v7 Division Updates

The new mandates from US Soccer regard-

ing the 9U and 10U age divisions playing 7v7

still include no intentional heading in games

or trainings. Below are a few highlights of

what you might see in your local leagues

and at local tournaments.

Coaches should have obtained a Nation-

al F License or Youth Module 2.

Players

should not

participate

in more

than 20

games per

calendar

year, and

recom-

mended

that they do

not play

more than one game per day.

Training to game ratio should be 1-2

trainings per game.





the competitions.


50% of every game

- Tournament events should have a

predetermined number of games

with no advancement or champion-

ships.

Build out lines promote playing the ball

out of the back

- Opposition must stay behind the

line until the Goal Keeper passes

the ball to a teammate


ENVIRONMENT!

9v9 Division Updates

The new mandates from the US Soccer Fed-

eration regarding the 11U and 12U age divi-

sions playing 9v9 still include no intentional

heading in games or trainings for the 11U

age division, and limited heading for the

12U division. Below are a few highlights of

what you might see in your local leagues

and at local tournaments.

Coaches

should have

obtained a USSF

National F Li-

cense, E License

or Youth Mod-

ule 2.

Training to

game ratio

should be 2-3

trainings per

game played.





the competitions.


50% of every game

- Tournament events should have a

predetermined number of games

with no advancement or champion-

ships.

Other than the numbers on the field the

laws of the game remain the same un-

less the division includes the heading

mandates.


ENVIRONMENT!

Contact SDSSA Technical Director, Jeremy

Tosaya, if you have specific questions about

how these changes apply to your league and

teams; [email protected]

SDSSA Fall Champions League The schedule has been released for the Aberdeen weekend coming up, and the Sioux Falls weekend will be released shortly. We have over 50 teams par-ticipating in the Fall Season of Champions League!

Sept 10-11 in Aberdeen, SD Sept 24-25 in Sioux Falls, SD

More details at www.southdakotasoccer.com

SDSSA FUTSAL STATE CUP MAKE SURE YOU SAVE THE DATE TO ATTEND SDSSA’S 1ST ANNUAL FUTSAL STATE CUP!

When: JANUARY 20-22, 2017 Where: MITCHELL, SD Online registration will open November 1st for teams to register ; so start putting your teams together for your chance to be South Dakota’s first representatives at the North Central Re-gional Finals!

State Hosted Town Hall Meet-ings in the Six Districts SDSSA President , Rex Rolfing, and Executive Direc-tor, Jeremy Tosaya, will be holding six town hall meetings across the state in the later half of Septem-ber. Check the dates below and on the SouthDako-taSoccer.com and prepare to attend a meeting that is close to your association! Below are the confirmed dates…

Sturgis: September 21st

Sioux Falls: September 24th

Watertown: September 26th The other three dates are being scheduled with local associations right now and will be released soon!!

Aberdeen

Yankton

Pierre

UPCOMING STATE EVENTS

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