Kirkwood Soccer Club

COACHESMANAGING & PLANNING

• Plan season

• Manage season

• Manage parents

Kirkwood Soccer Club

Fall- Mental Goals

Establish Early!

• Mentality• Commitment• Team v. Individual• Create a Challenging Environment• Create Excitement

Planning Season

Fall- Teaching Goals

Planning Season

• Teach Back 4- att/def– Defend upfield

• Teach Mfd 3- att/ def– Defend wide areas

• Teach Att 3- att/ def– High Pressure v. Inviting– Attack wide areas

Look forward first with accuracy and purpose

Possession is the key to scoring

Planning Season

Incorporate KSC Principles into Your Sessions & Game Management

Defend up field.

Use possession to probe the opposition for penetrating opportunities

Planning Season

Incorporate KSC Principles into Your Sessions & Game Management

Utilize ball-oriented defense within a zonal system

Quick transitions: defense to offense, offense to defense.

Planning Season

Incorporate KSC Principles into Your Sessions & Game Management

• CURRICULUM V. GAME

• # OF SESSIONS PER WEEK

• ECONOMICAL TRAINING

Planning Season

THREE P’s

• SESSION I- PATCH

• SESSION II- PROMOTE

• SESSION III- PREPARE

All cater to curriculum!!!

Planning Season

Weekly Planner  1 2 3 4

         

Technical Speed X X X X

Finishing        

Serving long balls        X

Passing sequences  X X X X

Back 4 training  X     X 

Zonal defending  X      X

Train Cent Mid  X      

Train fwds    X    

Speed of play  X X X X

Switching fields      X X

Counter attacks      X X

Managing Season

  MONTH      

  1 2 3 4

technical speed  X  X X X 

finishing    X    X

serving long balls  X   X   

passing sequences  X X   X  X

back 4 training  X X   X  X

zonal defending  X  X  X  X

train cmfd  X  X  X  X

train fwds  X  X  X  X

speed of play  X  X  X  X

switching fields  X  X  X  X

counter attacks  X  X  X  X

Managing SeasonMonthly Planner

• Speed of play• Decisions > Executions• Shape• Off Field>Manage expectations of players>Create “WE” not “I”

Key words: circulate ball, protect ball, “WE”, organize, “talk”

Managing SeasonNotes

??DISNEY QUALIFIER, SEMI-FINALSPREPARATION> CURRICULUM4X 3OMIN GAMES> 3 OLDER (1 CROSS GENDER)

??0-3 IN NCYSA PREMIERCURRICULUMWHY? > “RAINBOW”

??SEASON PUSH CURRICULUM6V6, 7V7 GAMES MEET CURRICULUM DEMANDSYoutube VIDEOS

Managing SeasonImportant Seasonal Points

MENTALITY> DEVELOP MENTAL STRENGTHHOW? COMPETITON GAMES

>CREATE EXCITEMENTHOW? CHALLENGESYoutube VIDEOS, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, TEAM DINNERS

>ESTABLISH DEMANDS AND STANDARDSHOW? SKILL HOMEWORK, PEER PRESSURE

INTAGIBLES>REMIND THEM WHAT THEY ARE GOOD AT…

Managing SeasonThe Mental Side

TIMELINE OF PARENT MEETINGS

1. PRE-SEASON2. MID SEASON: EMAIL WRAP-UPS, 1X MONTH or MEET 1X

MONTH3. POST SEASON WRAP-UPS

Managing Parents

ABCs• ATTITUDE- What are you Telling/Teaching your kids?

Supportive of the player & team?

• BELIEF- Development is a marathon

• CONTROL- You set the standard for behavior!

Managing Parents

PRE-SEASON1. ESTABLISH RULES, PLAYERS AND

PARENTSPARENTS PARENTPLAYERS PLAYCOACHES COACH

Managing Parents

SET GUIDELINES- TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES, PARENT RULES FOR GAMES (COACHING)

Managing Parents

ALL MEETINGS ARE PARENT AND PLAYER- PLAYERS NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE

Managing Parents

MID-SEASON1. Every month needs at least 1

meeting2. Wrap-up emails, long weekends/

tournamentsAlways remind roles/ responsibilities/

goals

Managing Parents

POST-SEASON1. EVALS2. Wrap-up emails, meetingsAlways remind roles/ responsibilities/

goals

Managing Parents

Ratings: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4-fair

Team:      

Player Name:      

Category Excellent Very good Good Fair

Dribbling 1 2 3 4

Passing 1 2 3 4

Receiving 1 2 3 4

Shooting 1 2 3 4

Heading 1 2 3 4

1 v 1 Defending 1 2 3 4

1 v 1 Attacking 1 2 3 4

Game Sense 1 2 3 4

Agility 1 2 3 4

Endurance 1 2 3 4

Strength 1 2 3 4

Attitude 1 2 3 4

Tenacity 1 2 3 4

Concentration 1 2 3 4

Motivation 1 2 3 4

Managing ParentsSAMPLE PLAYER EVALUATION

Comments:

GREAT FIRST SEASON

THE NEXT STEP IS WHERE DO WE TAKE YOUR GAME?

CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR COMFORTABLENESS ON THE BALL?

CAN YOU FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE BALL AT YOUR FEET AT ALL TIMES?

A SLIGHT TOUCH INTO SPACE WILL THAT CREATE SPACE FOR DRIBBLE OR A PASS?

HOW SUCCESSFUL IS THAT CHOICE WHEN PLAYING IN THE BACK?

DO NOT RELY ON YOUR STRENGTH TO WIN THE BALLS- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE

YOU READ THE GAME AND ANTICIPATE THE PASS FROM THE OPPONENT- READ

AND WIN THE BALL FIRST DO NOT LET THEM WIN IT

 

TASK: 1. 200 TOUCHES EXERCISES

A, R/L DIFFER SURFACES

B, R,R OR L,L DIFFER SURFACES

C, STRUGGLE JUGGLES

D, SERVING LONG BALLS AFTER A DRIBBLE (20+ YARDS)

E, RECEIVING AIR BALLS, CHEST AND HEAD

 

 

Managing ParentsSAMPLE PLAYER EVALUATION