Ontario Soccer Association Annual Coaches Conference 2013 Sam Snow Technical Director US Youth Soccer Teaching the Game Teaching the Game Canada Most of the challenges to growing the game are the same for both nations not the number 1 sport immense geography underfunded infrastruct ID: 596470
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Teaching the Game
Ontario Soccer AssociationAnnual Coaches Conference 2013
Sam Snow – Technical Director
US Youth SoccerSlide2
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CanadaMost of the challenges to growing the game are the same for both nations – not the number 1 sport, immense geography, underfunded infrastructure, etc. These reasons as well as our cultural mindsets means we must TEACH the game.U.S.A.Slide4
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A 20 Year Game Plana.k.a – Long-Term Player DevelopmentSlide5
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The goals of youth soccer should be to promote physical activity, fun, life skills (such as self-reliance, conflict management, purposeful interaction with others), fair play and good health.
Many soccer programs start out like this, but change over time because adults and children misunderstand the difference between competition and cooperation.Slide6
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A Lifetime of Participation
Biological stages of growth which correlate to the 7 stages of LTPD.
Stages 1, 2 & 3
Stages 3 & 4
Stages 4, 5 & 6
Stages 6 & 7
LTPDSlide7
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U.S. Soccer Player Development Pyramid
You are among the most important coaches in youth soccer!
Everything that happens in older age groups and higher levels of play rests upon the foundations you lay.
Your words and deeds impact the children as players and as people.Slide8
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Zone 3
U18+
Zone 2
U13-U17
Zone 1
U6-U12
Zone 1
U6-U12
Zone 2
U13-U17
Zone 3
U18+Slide9
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These stages compliment
L
ong
T
erm
P
layer
D
evelopment
All team sports are long-term development experiences.Slide10
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Why coach (teach) instead of just manage.Slide11
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Too many youth coaches follow the Power and Performance model exclusively.Exclusion of long-term development playersEx. – recruits heavily, micromanages players/staffWill not share powerRelies heavily on athleticism and direct playThe talented coach balances both player-centered and coach-centered needs.Inclusion of both short-term and long-term playersQuestions and listens, as well as commandsSets challenges that put players in the “Flow”Slide12
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The overly managed team plays with trepidation.Confident teams play with verve."Easier to say no than go - harder to teach go than no.” – Logan FleckSlide13
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Can you spot the best player in the world?
What are the expectations…
Of the average Youth Coach when a player of this size shows up at a tryout? Slide14
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A physical Specimen
My guess is your eye goes directly to this youngster:Slide15
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“I do everything through instinct, Iplay like a child ... I think aboutmyself on a small field, or in thestreet, I see myself with the ball inthe same way as I am now. I havenot changed at all. You mustremember soccer is a game to havefun and you play for that. I don'tplan or anticipate my play.“Lionel “the Flea” Messi
Would they expect this?Slide16
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In youth soccer parents are part of the team. When coaches properly engaged with the parents they can become your biggest allies.Slide17
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What to CoachSlide18
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Have a Curriculum as the overarching planWellness to World CupCurriculum and rubric for Physical Literacy stages, U6-U12Canada Soccer Association LTPD Volume 2, Technical MatrixSlide19
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- cont.A Curriculum is the overarching planUS Youth Soccer Player Development ModelU.S. Soccer CurriculumThe Future GameAccentuate the Curriculum with match analysisSlide20
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GAME = performance
ANALYSIS = evaluation
TRAINING = education
GAME = performance
The Match is the Indicator
CYCLE = Game – Training – GameSlide21
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Soccer has traditionally been taught using the skill and drill or progressive part method (part-part-whole). The game was broken down into its components and these are then taught. This technical approach, developed after World War II, taught the skills isolated from the game and then the skills and the game are put back together. Slide22
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Rote (static) repetition (muscle memory) was the main methodology, but without the requisite decision making that soccer demands of the players.
Inefficient use of training time.
Infrequent turns.
Over-coaching that leads to frustration and failure.
Excessive turn taking leads to boredom and inattention, leading to misbehavior – all because the coach was a killjoy. Slide23
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Random (dynamic) repetition combines technique training along with tactical awareness and emotional engagement. To the untrained eye it looks messy, but the learning experience is richer. Organized chaos with the right guidance, teaches!Slide24
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How to Coach
Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
Plan Practice – In Writing!Slide27
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Coaching Styles & MethodsSTYLE – a distinctive manner … a characteristic mode of presentation …external fashion
METHOD – a way
by which we proceed to the attainment of some aim …logical or scientific arrangement or mode of acting
The New Webster Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English LanguageSlide28
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Coaching MethodsSlide29
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The traditional way sports have been taught is with the coach at the center of attention. The coach told the players what to do (command style) and expected them to produce. With the command style, the coach explains a skill, demonstrates the skill and allows the players to practice the skill.Slide30
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A player-centered training and match environment must become our soccer culture!The proper mix of coaching methods will allow us to develop world class players as well as the full scale of life-long players.“Coaches – adapt our die.” – Andy RoxburghSlide31
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In contrast to "reproduction" of knowledge in the coach-centered approach, the guided discovery approach emphasizes the "production" of new talents. The approach invites the player to think!Slide32
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It is often argued that effective coaching is as much an art as it is a science. Guided discovery in coaching soccer is a balance of the two. In a broad sense our coaching style of the North American soccer player must move away from the “sage on the stage” to the “guide on the side.”Slide33
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COACHING ACTIVITIES CHECKLISTAre the activities fun?Are the activities organized?Are the players involved in the activities?Is creativity and decision making being used?Are the spaces used appropriate?Is the coach’s feedback appropriate?Are there implications for the game?Slide34
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Free PlayPart of good coaching is knowing when to step back and let the players sort it out themselves. We must allow and encourage more pick-up games in youth soccer.
Most aspects of the game are eternal.
How has it come to pass that kids can't throw down something to mark goals, pick teams and play?Slide35
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Street SoccerThe importance of giving the game back to the players cannot be overemphasized. Whether you call it street soccer, a sandlot game, a kick-about or a pickup game -- this is the way that millions upon millions over many decades have learned to play soccer.Slide36
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Free Play must be a core value in the player development curriculum!The kids are free to learn how to organize themselves, solve disputes, become leaders, rule their own game, experiment with new skills, make new friends and play without the burden of results.Slide37
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Teaching Games for Understanding
Game Sense Approach
Well-Selected Games
Games-Based Learning
Game-Like ActivitiesSlide38
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