The coach is at the heart of our player’s success in life and soccer. We share the important responsibility to develop our players to be outstanding soccer players and individuals. We submit the following game plan, which will achieve this goal through a common philosophy and style of play.
- Respect the sport and share your love and excitement with players and families. Promote the lifelong enjoyment of the sport by modeling positive behavior and being a positive role model for our players.
- Put players first and develop their character; keep in mind that your players need to be the center of attention and be committed to what is best.
- Promote a positive environment while boosting the confidence of each player; win, lose, or draw. All coaches and staff are to provide a positive psychological motto for our players while constructive criticism is encouraged only at the right time and place.
- Provide functional and fun exercises within organized training and practice sessions so that players learn and are excited to return to the field.
- Help players shorten and ease the learning trial-and-error process by focusing on effort first and embracing their mistakes. Help players embrace a growth mindset where their mistakes allow them to see growth opportunities.
- Ensure our players receive a well-rounded soccer experience by playing all positions and receiving at least 50% playtime.
- Uphold the highest level of moral and ethical conduct and sportsmanship toward parents, players, officials, and clubs at all times.
- Build a partnership with all players and be willing to listen to all of them, hear criticism, and respond by acting rather than reacting.
- Teach all aspects of the sport in both practice and game; technical, tactical, physical, and mental toughness. Take time for teachable moments and approach them through a growth mindset.
- Develop players by focusing on technical and tactical skills. We will utilize coherent lesson plans to introduce them and exercises to practice and perfect them. Practices need to be organized around the required repetition for each and every player. Player development and engagement is the primary objective and winning is the intended by-product but should not be the main focus.
- Select and train only the highest quality coaches that promote our club’s philosophy and curriculum. Our hiring process is technical and tactically challenging and cultural fit is of paramount importance. We believe that our coaches will provide top quality coaching experience for every player and team.
PLAYING PHILOSOPHY
We will utilize a possession style of play that focuses on 360° short passes to build, possess, penetrate, and score. Just as important is teaching our players how to think strategically about defense exploitation. We will not be rigid in our approach and embrace an attacking mentality using through balls and quick counterattacks when appropriate. This approach requires mental toughness, concentration, and physicality on and off the ball. We will primarily use zones to defend and utilize our goalkeepers as a “relief valve” when a defender is under pressure. The style should be flexible and allows for individual freedom.
The coach is at the heart of our player’s success in life and soccer. We share the important responsibility to develop our players to be outstanding soccer players and individuals. We submit the following game plan, which will achieve this goal through a common philosophy and style of play.
- Respect the sport and share your love and excitement with players and families. Promote the lifelong enjoyment of the sport by modeling positive behavior and being a positive role model for our players.
- Put players first and develop their character; keep in mind that your players need to be the center of attention and be committed to what is best.
- Promote a positive environment while boosting the confidence of each player; win, lose, or draw. All coaches and staff are to provide a positive psychological motto for our players while constructive criticism is encouraged only at the right time and place.
- Provide functional and fun exercises within organized training and practice sessions so that players learn and are excited to return to the field.
- Help players shorten and ease the learning trial-and-error process by focusing on effort first and embracing their mistakes. Help players embrace a growth mindset where their mistakes allow them to see growth opportunities.
- Ensure our players receive a well-rounded soccer experience by playing all positions and receiving at least 50% playtime.
- Uphold the highest level of moral and ethical conduct and sportsmanship toward parents, players, officials, and clubs at all times.
- Build a partnership with all players and be willing to listen to all of them, hear criticism, and respond by acting rather than reacting.
- Teach all aspects of the sport in both practice and game; technical, tactical, physical, and mental toughness. Take time for teachable moments and approach them through a growth mindset.
- Develop players by focusing on technical and tactical skills. We will utilize coherent lesson plans to introduce them and exercises to practice and perfect them. Practices need to be organized around the required repetition for each and every player. Player development and engagement is the primary objective and winning is the intended by-product but should not be the main focus.
- Select and train only the highest quality coaches that promote our club’s philosophy and curriculum. Our hiring process is technical and tactically challenging and cultural fit is of paramount importance. We believe that our coaches will provide top quality coaching experience for every player and team.
PLAYING PHILOSOPHY
We will utilize a possession style of play that focuses on 360° short passes to build, possess, penetrate, and score. Just as important is teaching our players how to think strategically about defense exploitation. We will not be rigid in our approach and embrace an attacking mentality using through balls and quick counterattacks when appropriate. This approach requires mental toughness, concentration, and physicality on and off the ball. We will primarily use zones to defend and utilize our goalkeepers as a “relief valve” when a defender is under pressure. The style should be flexible and allows for individual freedom.