LakevilleSoccerClubCoachingNewsletter

June2016

AnIntroductiontoSmall-SidedGames“Initsbasicformasmall-sidedgamesisexactlywhatitsoundslike,agamebetweentwoteamsoffewerthannormalplayers–normally4-or5-a-side.

Small-sidedgamesarepopularformanyreasons,somespecificallyrelatingtoplayerdevelopment,othersdowntopracticality.Howmanyofusareabletorunafull11v11gameintrainingwithlimitationsonspaceandplayeravailability?

Usingsmall-sidedgamesintraininggivesanumberofcoachingbenefits:

1.Moreplayerparticipation

2.Moretouchesoftheball

3.Morepassesattempted

4.More1v1sattempted

5.Moregoalsscored

6.Moregoalkeeperparticipation

7.Differentgamesmeandifferentproblemstosolveandskillstouse”

--SoccerCoachWeekly–AnIntroductionToSmall-SidedGames

Contacts:

ChadMooreDirectorofCoaching

SeamusTritchler

PlayerDevelopmentDirector

LakevilleSCFantasyPremierLeague

2015-16Champion:

Toppers–RandStenhjem

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July-AugustMatchSchedule

June116:00pmFS1MNTvParaguay

July912:00pmFS1WNTvSouthAfrica

August35:00pm

WNTvNewZealand

August63:00pmWNTvFrance

August95:00pmWNTvColombia

CoachingEducation

“Alargeproportionofcoachingknowledgeandpracticecomesfrompersonalinterpretationsofpreviousexperiences(Cushion,Armour,&Jones,2003;Gilbert&Trudel,2001).Aprocessfoundattheheartofallexperience-basedlearningtheoriesisreflectivepractice(Kolb,1984).Researchhasshownthatcoacheslearnthroughreflectivepractice(Trudel&Gilbert,2006).Further,reflectioncouldprovideabridgelinkingknowledgegainedfromprofessionalpractice,observations,coachingtheory,andeducation.”

“Oneofthebiggestchallengesthatindividualsfacewhenstartingtoreflectisknowingwhattothinkbackonandasaresultmanycanbecaughtsimply‘mullingthingsover’(Knowlesetal.,2001).Inanefforttoreducethelikelihoodofcoachesdoingso,thisarticlewillpresenttwosimpleframework’sthatcanbeusedtostructurereflectionmakingiteasiertolinkcriticalthoughttofuturepractice.Indeed,whencompletedthoroughly,reflectioncanleadtoidentificationofareastobedevelopedandservetoguidethecoachtowardsadaptingtheirpracticeaccordingly.”

TheFABootroom–Issue15April2016

AFrameworkforReflectionbyCeriBowley

TherewillbematchanalysissessionsduringthetwoLakevilleSCtournaments.Thefocusofthediscussionswillbeguidedbythecoachesinattendance,butmayincludematch-daymanagement,determiningage-appropriateexpectations,playerfunction,etc.Oncethematchschedulesarereleased,moredetailswillbeshared.

Saturday,May21–MichaudPark

Saturday,June18–Locationtbd

COACHINGDEVELOPMENT