The Player Development Program is a training program for boys and girls ages 6-19 to learn and improve in a fun and encouraging environment, designed to uphold MYSA’s mission to “promote the importance of education,
self-esteem, diversity and teamwork in a safe, fun environment, allowing players to develop to their fullest potential in soccer and in life.” These 4-day soccer camps not only provides age and developmentally appropriate soccer training
but also moral development activities tailored to each age group.
Players will experience:
- On-the-field technical and tactical instruction using the “Teaching Games for Understanding” approach. This game/activity approach allows the participant to fully experience the ever changing environment the game of soccer offers.
- A “player centered” approach concentrating on those “individual skills” used most by players and needed to excel in soccer.
- Technical and Tactical emphasis include: Dribbling and Ball Control, Passing and Receiving, Shooting/Finishing, Individual initiative, Support around the ball, Defending Individually and in Small Groups, Transition, Game Awareness and Soccer Fitness.
- Approximately 75% of each session will utilize competitive games such as 1v1 and 4v4.
- Opportunity to train and play with and against other player’s outside of your team and club.
Coaches Checklist:
- Did the players have fun?
- Are the sessions organized and objectives clear?
- Was there maximum participation by the players in the session?
- Is creativity and decision making by the players being used
- Was the feedback positive, personalized and frequent?
- Did the activities objectives relate to the demands the players will face in a game?
Daily Schedule (half day) |
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Daily Schedule (full day) |
(Ages 6 – 10) |
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(Ages 11 – 19) |
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9:00–10:00 am |
Age Appropriate Games |
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9:00–10:00 am |
Training Topic 1 |
10:00–11:30 am |
Small-Sided Games |
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10:00–11:30 am |
Training Topic II |
11:30 am |
Departure |
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11:30–12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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12:00–1:30pm |
Training Topic III |
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1:30–2:30 pm |
Small-Sided Tournament |
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2:30 pm |
Departure |
2011 Dates/Sites: TBA
Includes: T-shirt, MYSA water bottle
Director: John Curtis, State Director of Coaching and Player Development
- USSF “A” License
- USSF “Y” License
- NSCAA Premier Diploma
- US Youth Soccer Region 2 ODP Staff Coach
- US Youth Soccer National Staff Coach
- Macalester College Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach
Staff: Collegiate and ODP coaches as well as current and former college players
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