Fall 2019Rec Coaches’ Manual

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Table of ContentsAge Group Breakdown 3

Inclement Weather 3

Contact Info and Important Numbers 4

Important Dates 4

Age Group Specific Information 4Soccer Bugs – 3U Coed 44/5U Coed 56/7U Coed 5-68/9U Coed 610/11U Coed 6-7Senior Boys and Girls – 12U+ 7

FCV Ashburn Training Opportunities 8FCV Futures Academy 8Pick-up Soccer (Street Soccer) - U5+ 8Goalkeeper Training - U8+ 8

Field Diagrams 9Dual 4v4 or 5v5 Field – 4/5U and 6/7U 108/9U Development Rule "The Build-Out Line" 11

Rec Coaches Listing 12

Resource Section 13Help! I Volunteered 13Interacting with Parents 13Communication 14Game Day Management 14Practice Plan Resources: 14Suggested Positions: 15

4v4 and 5v5: 157v7: 169v9: 17

Concussion Info: 18

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Age Group BreakdownAll games played at Bles Park on Saturdays. Times and dates TBD.

Age Group Birth Year Ball Size Practice Location and Day

Ashburn Brambleton

Soccer Bugs 2016, 2017 3 Games Only

4U 2015 3 Bles Park, Monday Brambleton Middle, Wednesday

5U 2014 3 Bles Park, Monday Brambleton Middle, Wednesday

6U 2013 4 Bles Park, Tuesday Brambleton Middle, Thursday

7U 2012 4 Bles Park, Tuesday Brambleton Middle, Thursday

8U 2011 4 Bles Park, Tuesday Brambleton Middle, Thursday

9U 2010 4 Bles Park, Tuesday Brambleton Middle, Thursday

10U 2009 4 Bles Park, Monday Brambleton Middle, Wednesday

11U 2008 4 Bles Park, Monday Brambleton Middle, Wednesday

12U 2007 4 Bles Park, Monday Brambleton Middle, Wednesday

Inclement Weather

It is the responsibility of each coach to check the weather line or website (https://www.loudoun.gov/1306/Field-Facility-Status) and follow the appropriate action. At no time should an FCV Ashburn team be on a field that has been closed. Please encourage team parents to sign up on rainedout.com to receive field alerts via text.Weather Line Numbers:Bles: 703-454-0011 Ext: 28Brambleton Middle: 703-454-0011 Ext: 437

Loudoun County updates the field status at 3PM on weekdays and 7AM on weekends at the EARLIEST. Please do not call your coach or league contacts before then, as we get this information at the same time you can.

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Contact Info and Important Numbers

FCV Ashburn Contacts

Executive Director Richard Eaton reatonfc@gmail.com 678-595-7414

Admin/Uniforms Rebecca Adractas rebeccahall0917@gmail.com 703-774-6210

Coaching Coordinator Michele Wilson gigalette@gmail.com 202-215-3282

Social Media Coordinator Rosa Seda estrellaclr@yahoo.com

Loudoun County non-emergency: 703-777-0637For emergencies, dial 911.

Important DatesAugust 17 - In person registrationAugust 19 – In person registrationMonday 26 - Coaches’ meetingMonday 29 – Coaches’ meetingSeptember 2 - Practice beginsSeptember 7 - First gameOctober 27 – Indoor GamesNovember 2 - Last game

Age Group Specific Information

Soccer Bugs – 3U CoedThe Soccer Bugs program consists of fun, familiar children’s games adapted to incorporate a soccer ball. Through the medium of soccer related FUN activities and games we have a progressive curricula which introduces the sport and develop age appropriate skills.

● Coach - Parent volunteer● Uniform - Sneakers or soccer cleats, shin-guards. Each participant receives a Soccer

Bugs t-shirt. ● Practice - N/A ● Game Day - Saturday mornings for 8 weeks - 1 hour duration ● Ball Size - 3 ● Goal Size - PUG Goal ● Trophies - all players receive participation medals

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4/5U Coed● Coach - Parent volunteer● Uniform - soccer cleats, shin-guards, World Cup team uniform● Practice - once a week from 5:15 - 6:15. Ashburn teams practice Monday at Bles Park

and Brambleton teams practice Tuesday at Brambleton Middle School.● Game Day - Saturdays for up to 8 weeks● Game Time - 4 equal 8 minute quarters; 2 min between quarters, 5 min half time● Roster Max - 10● Min # of Players on field - 3● Max # of Players on field - 4● Ball Size - 3● Suggested Field Size - dual 25x20● Goal Size - PUG Goal● Goalie - N/A● Playing time - each player shall play a minimum of two full quarters● Score differential greater than 5 - adjust player positions; remove players for every score

over 5● Restarts - official rolling ball into play● Substitutions - between each quarter except for injury substitutions● Off-sides - N/A● Throw-ins, goal kicks, corner kicks or penalty kicks - treated as a roll in by coach● Fouls & misconduct calls - indirect free kick with opponents 3 yards away● Referees - coach or parent● Standings - N/A● Trophies - all players receive participation award

6/7U Coed● Coach - parent volunteer● Uniform - soccer cleats, shin-guards, standard World Cup team uniform● Practice - once a week from 5:15 - 6:15. Ashburn teams practice Monday at Bles Park

and Brambleton teams practice Thursday at Brambleton Middle School.● Goalie Training - optional goalkeeper training - see website for details● Game Day - Saturdays for up to 8 weeks● Game Time - 4 equal 10 minute quarters; 2 min between quarters, 5 min half time● Roster Max - 14● Min # of Players on field - 3 + goalie● Max # of Players on field - 4 + goalie● Ball Size - 3/4● Suggested Field Size - dual 40x25● Goal Size - Bownet Goal● Goalie - no player may be a goalie for more than one half of a game● Playing time - each player shall play a minimum of two full quarters● Score differential greater than 5 - adjust player positions; remove players for every score

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● Restarts - kick-off or kick-in according to who had the last possession. Switch from kick-ins to throw-ins at mid-season

● Substitutions - between each quarter except for injury substitutions● Off-sides - N/A● Throw-ins, goal kicks, corner kicks and penalty kicks - All are used except no penalty

kicks allowed.● Fouls & misconduct calls - indirect free kick with opponents 6 yards away● Referees - coach or parent● Standings - N/A● Trophies - all players receive participation award● All-Stars - U8 Age group is eligible for participation in end of season all-star tournaments

8/9U Coed● Coach - parent volunteer● Uniform - soccer cleats, shin-guards, standard World Cup uniform● Practice - once a week. Ashburn teams practice Mondays from 6:15 - 7:15 at Bles Park

and Brambleton teams practice Wednesdays from 5:15 - 6:15 at Brambleton Middle.● Goalie Training - optional goalkeeper training - see website for details● Game Day - Saturdays for up to 8 weeks● Game Time - 2 equal 20 min halves, 5 min half time● Roster Max - 14● Min # of Players on field - 5 + goalie● Max # of Players on field - 6 + goalie● Ball Size - 4● Suggested Field Size - 60x40● Goal Size - 6x12 or 7x21● Goalie - no player may be a goalie for more than one half of a game● Playing time - each player shall play the equivalent of one full half● Score differential greater than 5 - adjust player positions; remove players for every score

over 5● Substitutions - with referee consent as-needed at any game stoppage● Off-sides - allowed past build-out line. Will introduce mid-season.● Throw-ins, goal kicks, corner kicks or penalty kicks - penalty kicks 10 yards from goal

line; corner kicks - opponents must be 10 yards away from the ball● Fouls & misconduct calls - indirect free kick or direct free kick as dictated by FIFA rules● Referees - FCV youth volunteers● Standings - yes● Trophies - award 1st place team only. All players receive participation award.● All-Stars - Age group is eligible for participation in end of season all-star tournaments

10/11U Coed● Coach - parent volunteer● Uniform - soccer cleats, shin-guards, standard World Cup uniform● Practice - once a week. Ashburn teams practice Mondays from 6:15 - 7:15 at Bles Park

and Brambleton teams practice Wednesdays from 5:15 - 6:15 at Brambleton Middle.

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● Goalie Training - optional goalkeeper training - see website for details● Game Day - Saturdays for up to 8 weeks● Game Time - 2 equal 20 min halves, 5 min half time● Roster Max - 14● Min # of Players on field - 5 + goalie● Max # of Players on field - 6 + goalie● Ball Size - 4● Suggested Field Size - 60x40● Goal Size - 6x12 or 7x21

Seniors – 12 + Up● Coach - parent volunteer● Uniform - soccer cleats, shin-guards, standard World Cup uniform● Practice - once a week. Ashburn teams practice Mondays from 6:15 - 7:15 at Bles Park

and Brambleton teams practice Wednesdays from 6:15 - 7:15 at Brambleton Middle.● Goalie Training - optional goalkeeper training - see website for details● Game Day - Saturdays for up to 8 weeks● Game Time - 2 equal 20 min halves, 5 min half time● Roster Max - 14● Min # of Players on field - 5 + goalie● Max # of Players on field - 8 + goalie● Ball Size - 4● Suggested Field Size - 80x45● Goal Size - 6x18 or 7x21● Goalie - no player may be a goalie for more than one half of a game● Playing time - each player shall play the equivalent of one full half● Score differential greater than 5 - adjust player positions; remove players for every score

over 5● Substitutions - with referee consent prior to own team throw-in, goal kick, after a goal, at

halftime or for an injured player● Off-sides - allowed● Throw-ins, goal kicks, corner kicks or penalty kicks - penalty kicks 10 yards from goal

line; corner kicks - opponents must be 10 yards away from the ball● Fouls & misconduct calls - indirect free kick or direct free kick as dictated by FIFA rules● Referees - FCV youth volunteers● Standings - yes● Trophies - award 1st place team only. All players receive participation award.● All-Stars - Age group is eligible for participation in end of season all-star tournaments

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FCV Ashburn Training Opportunities

FCV Futures Academy (U7/U8)FCV Futures is a year round program. We will offer our initial free sessions in July to get to know the program and then go into Fall, Winter and Spring training before moving on to Travel soccer teams next Summer (for U8 and best U7s).

● Summer: Free sessions to get to know the program● Fall: 8-10 weeks of training twice a week (September and October)● The program is $95 per season or $250 when you purchase all 4 seasons (summer is

free)● All players will compete in a Fall & Spring All-star Tournament● Winter: Futsal and other indoor training over the winter, Futsal league play● Spring: 8-10 weeks of training twice a week leading into tryouts for Travel teams

For questions about the FCV Futures, contact Richard Eaton – reaton@gmail.com

Pick-up Soccer (Street Soccer) - U5+During the spring season, FCV is providing space for pick-up soccer at Bles Park Field 2. Friday evenings from 5PM - 7PM. Pick up soccer gives players freedom to practice and try new things without the risk or pressure of an organized environment. All ages are welcome and games will be organized by older kids present. Bring a ball and come play!

Goalkeeper Training - U8+TBD.

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Field Diagrams

Dual 4v4 or 5v5 Field – 4/5U and 6/7U

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7v7 Field – 8/9U

9v9 Field – 10/11U and SENIORS

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8/9U Development Rule "The Build-Out Line"

The build out line is used to promote playing the ball out of the back in an unpressured setting. When the goalkeeper has the ball, in hand during play from the opponent, the opposing team must move behind the build out line until the ball is put into play. Once the opposing team is behind the build out line, the goalkeeper can pass, throw or roll the ball to a teammate (punting and drop kicks are not allowed). After the ball is put into play by the goalkeeper, the opposing team can cross the build out line and play resumes as normal. The opposing team must also move behind the build out line during a goal kick until the ball is put into play If a goalkeeper punts or drop kicks the ball, an indirect free kick should be awarded to the opposing team from the spot of the offense If the punt or drop kick occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick should be taken on the goal are line parallel to the goal line at the nearest point to where the infringement occurred The build out line will also be used to denote where offside offenses can be called PLAYERS CANNOT BE PENALIZED FOR AN OFFSIDE OFFENSE BETWEEN THE HALFWAY LINE AND THE BUILD OUTLINE, PLAYERS CAN BE PENALIZED FOR AN OFFSIDE OFFENSE BETWEEN THE BUILD OUT LINE AND THE GOAL LINE Build Out Line Applications Ideally, the goalkeeper will wait to put the ball into play once all opponents are past the build out line However, the goalkeeper can put the ball into play sooner but he or she does so accepting the positioning of the opponents and the consequences of how play resumes Referee can manage the situation with misconduct if deemed appropriate Referees should be flexible when enforcing the 6 second rule and counting time of possession should only begin when all opponents have moved behind the build out line.

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Rec Coaches Listing

Package Status Rostered Team Coach First Coach Last Coaches Email

N/A Confirmed BUGS & HAPPY FEET Fall Season 2019 Michele Wilson gigalette@gmail.comN/A Confirmed BUGS & HAPPY FEET Fall Season 2019 Jonathon Burstein jburstei@vt.eduN/A Confirmed BUGS & HAPPY FEET Fall Season 2019 Mike Boyle mikeboyle99@gmail.com

Yes Confirmed ARGENTINA 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Wayne Pham wpham01@hotmail.comVolunteered ARGENTINA 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Samirah Rashid samirahr@gmail.comConfirmed BRAZIL 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Raj Joshi rajaram.joshi@gmail.comConfirmed ENGLAND 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Chrystian Melgarejo chrystianalan@hotmail.comConfirmed ENGLAND 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Michelle Harper momwith4girls@verizon.netConfirmed GERMANY 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Rachel Hubbard M rachel.m.hubbard@gmail.com

Yes Confirmed PORTUGAL 4/5U Fall Season 2019 John DuMont j.dumont@icloud.comYes Confirmed SPAIN 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Lida Vail lida.vail@gmail.comN/A Confirmed SPAIN 4/5U Fall Season 2019 Eric Prince ericp48@gmail.com

Yes Confirmed ARGENTINA 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Rosa Seda estrellaclr@yahoo.comYes Confirmed ARGENTINA 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Justin Scarr justin.mandy.scarr@gmail.com

Confirmed BRAZIL 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Jonathan Watkins M jlwregister@outlook.comYes Confirmed BRAZIL 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Raj Joshi rajaram.joshi@gmail.comYes Confirmed ENGLAND 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Roland Coniku ola.coniku@gmail.com

Confirmed ENGLAND 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Mulumba Tshishimbi mtshishimbi@yahoo.comConfirmed ENGLAND 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Thomas Busillo thomas.j.busillo@gmail.comConfirmed IRELAND 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Sumanth Vuyuru svuyuru@gmail.comVolunteered ITALY 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Daniela Rodrigues ddmatosrodrigues@gmail.comVolunteered ITALY 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Omar Ramsey omarramsey@gmail.comConfirmed PORTUGAL 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Mark Ellison md5@sbcglobal.net

Yes Confirmed SPAIN 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Marc Ellenwood mrcellenwood@gmail.comYes Confirmed USA 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Sebastien Mortreux sebafrance@yahoo.comN/A Confirmed USA 6/7U Fall Season 2019 Marco Garma mg_plumbing@hotmail.com

Confirmed ARGENTINA 8/9U Fall Season 2019 Rosa Seda estrellaclr@yahoo.comConfirmed ARGENTINA 8/9U Fall Season 2019 RABIA HAZIQUE rabia.hazique@gmail.comConfirmed BRAZIL 8/9U Fall Season 2019 Matthew Brooks mbrooks@virtanet.comConfirmed IRELAND 8/9U Fall Season 2019 Carlos Garcia rcg7711@gmail.comConfirmed PORTUGAL 8/9U Fall Season 2019 Guok Fung gfelaine2@gmail.comConfirmed SPAIN 8/9U Fall Season 2019 Jonathan Watkins jlwregister@outlook.comNeeded USA 8/9U Fall Season 2019

Volunteered BRAZIL 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Fiseha Negasi fiseha40@gmail.comConfirmed BRAZIL 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Adel Tahir adeltahir@gmail.comConfirmed GERMANY 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Michele Wilson gigalette@gmail.comConfirmed GERMANY 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Asad Iqbal u980029@hotmail.comConfirmed GERMANY 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Percy Salomon Percychon@hotmail.comConfirmed PORTUGAL 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Guok Chiang-Fung M gfelaine2@gmail.comVolunteered PORTUGAL 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Brian Bradley bbradl@yahoo.comConfirmed USA 10/11U Fall Season 2019 Karl Rabe xeyed4good@gmail.com

Yes Confirmed ARGENTINA SENIOR Fall Season 2019 Shamim Prodhan runia25@gmail.comConfirmed ARGENTINA SENIOR Fall Season 2019 Ceola Grant ckg133@gmail.comConfirmed BRAZIL SENIOR Fall Season 2019 Adel Tahir adeltahir@gmail.comConfirmed ENGLAND SENIOR Fall Season 2019 Shamim Prodhan runia25@gmail.com

SENIORS (2007 & OLDER)

SOCCER BUGS (2016 & 2017)

4/5U (2014 & 2015)

6/7U (2012 & 2013)

8/9U (2010 & 2011)

10/11U (2008 & 2009)

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Resource Section

Help! I Volunteered

Many first-time coaches volunteer or are volunteered to do the job. With these coaching basics and this volunteer coach guide full of many resources from US Youth Soccer Director of Coaching, Sam Snow, you can create a fun, learning soccer environment for your players in training and in games.

Interacting with Parents

Quick Tips:● Involve the parents and enlist their support.● Communicate your philosophy and team goals.● Having the parents support and reinforce your discipline policies are crucial. Your

expectations for player behavior should be clearly stated at the beginning of the season.● Engage parents in the process of understanding best soccer practices

Communication

A guide to listening and communicating with players:1. A skilled coach needs to develop communication skills as both giver and receiver to truly

excel and build strong relationships with the players.

2. Active listening is a communication skill that guarantees clear, mutually understood communication, makes players more willing to talk to the coach as well as promotes a more meaningful relationship between the coach and player. In active listening, the receiver tries to understand the sender's message, puts their understanding into their own words and feeds it back for the sender's verification.

3. Good listeners pay full attention to the player's words and signal their attention to the player with small responses via their head and facial movements, low-key 'verbals' and body posture.

4. Be aware of the four common pitfalls that lead to communication break downs:○ Bias, such as in the form of personal prejudice or anger, can affect how well

coaches listen and how they perceive what the player is saying.○ Environmental factors, such as noise, temperature and limited time after or

during a game or practice, can cause coaches to focus their attention on other factors besides what the player is saying.

○ Rehearsing a response takes place when coaches catch the drift of what the player is saying or anticipate it's their turn to speak, so they begin to rehearse a response, thereby missing parts of the message.

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○ Hot words, or certain words that people react to (i.e. "play favorites," "don't know what you're doing," or "stupid," causes the listener to concentrate more on the emotion of the word or its implications. This leads to the listener losing sight of what is being said.

5. Coaches can communicate with purpose by being aware of posture, eye contact, facial expressions, distance between the coach and the player, distracting behaviors and voice quality.

6. Players appreciate and expect open communication. For coaches, building these skills and insuring they understand players is crucial in addressing their questions and quandaries.

Read more on communication skills and coaching by Michael Singleton. Additional Resources:Communication Between Parents & CoachesCommunication & Motivation

Game Day Management

Quick Tips:Making the game more enjoyable for players

● Teach fair tactics.● During matches, leave the tactical decisions to the players.● Concentrate on coaching.● Stay calm.● Always be positive and be a role model of fair play.● Set high standards for themselves, the players, the officials and the parents.● Provide good behavior guidelines to parents.● Be firm with parents.● Communicate.● Enjoy the work. Enjoy the game. Strive to win.

Practice Plan Resources

These are just resources - the most important thing to remember is to keep things fun!

● https://www.usyouthsoccer.org/lesson-plans/ ● https://www.soccerxpert.com/fun-soccer-drills.aspx ● http://www.freeyouthsoccerdrills.com/

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Suggested Positions

4v4 and 5v5:

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7v7:

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9v9:

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Concussion Info:

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