The following sessions were presented at previous Winter Symposium and are for educational uses only. All are in Adobe PDF unless otherwise noted. A series of Club Director-related presentations can also be found here. Additional sessions will continue to be added to mnyouthsoccer.org as a resource for members.
2011 Presentations
Administrative Sessions:
Coaching Sessions:
- What Can I Do with the Goalkeepers Today?
Presenter: Tony Englund, St. Croix Assistant DOC
- TOPSoccer – Sharing the Beautiful Game
Presenter: Peter McGahey, MSU Mankato Women’s Coach, Minnesota and Region II ODP staff
- Systems of Play and the Final Third
Presenter: Carl Craig, White Bear Club Competitive Director, Minnesota and Region II ODP staff
and Neil Cassidy, Rochester DOC
- Developing Complete Players (U12s)
Presenter: Colette Montgomery, Edina Girls' DOC
- Speed of Play in Attack
Presenter: Mike Singleton, Massachusetts Youth Soccer, U.S. Soccer and US Youth Soccer National Staff
- Injury Prevention
Presenter: Fairview Sports and Orthopedic Care
- Sparking the Initial Attraction (U6s)
Presenter: Sean McKuras, UW River Falls Women’s Coach, Bloomington Youth Soccer Club DOC
- Modern Defending – Empowering Decision Makers
Presenter: Peter McGahey, MSU Mankato Women’s Coach, Minnesota and Region II ODP staff
- Soccer Education through Games (U8s)
Presenter: Phil Johnson, Stillwater H.S. Boys’ Coach, MYSA Coach Education staff
- Playing Out of the Air – Creating Time Through Possession
Presenter: Carl Craig, White Bear Club Competitive Director, Minnesota and Region II ODP staff
- Encouraging Technical Mastery (U10s)
Presenter: Mike Singleton, Massachusetts Youth Soccer, U.S. Soccer and US Youth Soccer National Staff
2010 Presentations
Administrative Sessions:
Coaching Sessions:
- No Lines, Laps, or Lectures – Foundations of Coaching Children
Presenter: Phil Johnson, Stillwater H.S. Boys’ Coach, MYSA Coach Education staff
- First Step: Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement Training
Presenter: Institute for Athletic Medicine and Fairview Sports and Orthopedic Care
- Keeping a Clean Sheet – Goalkeeper Training Principles
Presenter: Julie Eibensteiner, MN and Region II ODP goalkeeper staff
- Becoming Friends with the Ball
Presenter: Sean McKuras, UW River Falls Women’s Coach, Bloomington Youth Soccer Club DOC
- The Art of Goal Scoring
Presenter: John Tudor, Chan/Chaska Director of Senior Player and Coach Development, MN ODP staff
- Learning Through Play and Games
Co-presenters: Phil Johnson, Stillwater HS Boys’ Coach, MYSA Coach Education staff
and Aaron Nelson, MYSA Development Director
- Mine! Ours! and You Can’t Have It!
Presenter: Peter McGahey – MSU Mankato Women’s Coach, MN and Region II ODP staff
- Developing Better Skills Through Better Games
Presenter: Peter Rivard, Woodbury Soccer Club DOC, MN and Region II ODP staff
- Defending - The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack
Presenter: Mikki Denney-Wright, University of Minnesota Women’s Coach
- Encouraging Creativity and Courage With the Ball
Presenter: Carl Craig, Richfield H.S. Girls’ Coach, Region II ODP staff
- Combination Play – Unlocking the Defense
Presenter: Jeremy Driver, St. Olaf College Women’s Coach
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