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:

• Roles/Responsibilities of Club Administrators
  Presenter: Candace Daley, MYSA Executive Director
• Club Registrar Training
  Presenter: Ranae Orr, MYSA Director of League Operations
• Recreational Soccer
  Presenters: MYSA Recreation Committee Members
• Fundraising Made Easy
  Presenters: Shelly Orr, MYSA Director of Member Services and Club’s Choice Fundraising
• Independent Contractor vs. Employee
  Presenter: Dave Ericson, MYSA Vice President
• Field Development
  Presenter: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Member/Partner
• Referee Development
  Presenters: Urule Igbavboa, MYSA State Youth Referee Administrator and Peter Jarnstrom, MYSA Liaison to the Minnesota State Referee Committee

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:

• Ensuring Healthy Growth - Roles and Responsibilities of Club Boards
  Presenters: Candace Daley, MYSA Executive Director & Shelly Orr, MYSA Director Member Services
• Recreational Soccer – A Case Study of Current Programs | Blaine Soccer Club
  Facilitator: Kelli Donohoo, MYSA Manager of Programs
  Presenter: Scott Macleod, Blaine Director of Coaching
• Insurance Seminar
  Presenter: Pat Pullen, President of Pullen Insurance (Pullen Insurance is MYSA’s insurance agent)
• Grant Writing Seminar
  Presenter:  Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Referee Seminar
  Presenters: Urule Igbavboa, MYSA State Youth Referee Administrator and Peter Jarnstrom, MYSA Liaison to the Minnesota State Referee Committee and Southwest District Member Representative
• Fundraising Mechanics
  Presenter:  Shelly Orr, MYSA Director of Member Services

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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