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Coaches Corner |
August 2010 |
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WELCOME to the monthly newsletter from the desks of the Director of Coaching John Curtis
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This electronic newsletter is designed to link you to information
to keep you up to date on soccer clinics, state coaching schools, training sessions, informational articles and upcoming events. This
is a great resource for the first time coach as well as coaches with more experience. If you know someone else that should be receiving
this, please forward this email along and they can add themselves to our subscribers list.| MYSA THROW-INS (Interactive Q+A) |
To provide coaches a forum to share ideas, each month we’ll post a question and invite you to respond. In the following month’s Coaches Corner we’ll link to a selection of responses for all to read. This month’s question: How do you train your team to better use the width of the field and/or to switch the ball from side-to-side? CLICK HERE to respond. CLICK HERE to read responses to last month’s question: Describe something you’ve learned from watching and listening to the World Cup that will help you in your own coaching efforts?
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| COACHING EDUCATION: Minn. State High School Soccer Coaches Assn Clinic, Fri, Aug. 13 |
The 20th annual MSHSSCA clinic will take place at Hopkins High School on Friday, Aug. 13. Details and registration flyer here: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/whatsnew/hs_clinic.pdf.
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| COACHING EDUCATION: Hosting Coaching Courses |
Clubs and communities interested in hosting coaching courses – Youth “Y” Module, “E” Certificate or “D” License Course – this fall or winter should contact Andy Coutts at andycoutts@mnyouthsoccer.org. For more information on courses, go to: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/coaches/license.cfm.
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| PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Fall District Select Registration Open; Aug. 27 Early Discount |
The Fall District Select program is open to all players born in 1997, 1998 and 1999 and includes four training sessions and one statewide festival. Details and registration at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/preregistrationds.cfm.
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| TRAINING SESSION: 4v4 Attacking Transition |
This session provides good ideas about how to play small-sided games while keeping a training group of 12 involved in the play using targets or transition.
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| COACHING ARTICLE: The Craft of Coaching |
This NSCAA article provides a great summary of the objectives and attributes of artful coaches.
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MUST-SEE VIDEO: I Scored a Goal in the FIFA World Cup Final |
A really cool series of grainy highlight clips and interviews with goal scorers from World Cup Finals through history.
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