MYSA Coaches Corner Newsletter

	Coaches Corner
	February 2012

WELCOME to the monthly newsletter from the desks of the Director of Coaching John Curtis and Director of Technical Education Andy Coutts. 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 will post a question and invite you to respond. In the following month’s Coaches Corner, we will link to a selection of responses for all to read.

This month’s question: Fill in the blank: I’m involved in coaching soccer because: _______________________. CLICK HERE to respond.

CLICK HERE to read responses to last month’s question: With the New Year, what is one personal resolution that would enable you to be a better coach?

COACHING EDUCATION

MYSA Coaching Schools: Newly Added “D” and “E” License Courses
Several new and some pre-existing “D” and “E” License courses are on the calendar in March and April at locations throughout the state. Information and registration are at:
www.mnyouthsoccer.org/coaches/courses.cfm.

National Youth License in Minnesota, June 2012
MYSA will host the National Youth License Course in St. Paul on June 8-10 and 15-16, 2012. Course details and registration are available at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/coaches/courses.cfml.

Coaching News: Ian Barker Named NSCAA Director of Coaching Education
Ian Barker, former MYSA Director of Coaching and Macalester College Men’s Coach, has accepted the position of Director of Coaching Education for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Congratulations, many thanks, and best wishes to Ian from the Minnesota soccer community.
www.nscaa.com/news/education/2012/01/barker-named-director-of-coaching-education.

Coaching Interview: Juergen Klinsmann in a One-on-One interview at NSCAA Convention
US Men’s National Team Coach Juergen Klinsmann sat down for this hour-long Q&A covering a variety of topics, taped exclusively for the recent NSCAA Convention. The full interview is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ytXdCi5dmA.

Recommended Reading List added to MYSA’s Soccer 201
A Recommended Reading list has just been added to MYSA’s Soccer 201 web page, an ongoing interactive resource for parents and coaches: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/membership/soccer201.cfm.

Training Session/Web Resource: "Developing from the Back" from football-coach.net
This session shows a good progression to teach players to build play out of the back. In addition to training activities, this website offers a variety of good resources for coaches.
www.football-coach.net/developing-from-the-back.html.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Olympic Development Program News

Minnesota ODP Alum Mukwelle Akale joins U.S. U-17 residency program at Bradenton
Read about this Minnesotan who was recently invited into the U.S. residency program in Florida:
www.socceramerica.com/article/45490/mukwelle-akale-the-bradenton-snowbird.html

Minnesota and Region II ODP Boys Excel at Bradenton Interregional
Region II, boasting four Minnesota players on its roster, went 2-0-1 at the Winter Interregional for 1996 Boys. Minnesota players scored two of the six goals tallied by the Region II side. Full details at:
http://tournaments.usyouthsoccer.org/events/2012-ODP-Boys-Winter-Interregional.

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