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Recreational Coaching Information

Weekly Training Sessions
U6 Training Sessions
U8 Training Sessions
U10 Training Sessions


 Free Spring Clinic for Coaches
When:
  February 25,2012
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Where: Cayonview
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Coaches,

We hope that you will continue coaching your teams for the spring season that starts March 24.  Please remember that you have to register each year online to coach.  If you haven't already, please send an email to your team reminding them that registration ends on February 19th.  If they register before that date, they will be on the same team.

We have our Rec coaching meeting on February 28th.  U4-7 will meet from 5:30-6:30 and the u8-14 coaches will meet from 6:45-7:45 pm here at the soccer office.  Please remember that each team must have a referee this spring.  Referee's can register online as well and the free volunteer classes are posted online under the referee tab.

Here is our spring coaching seminars.  We recommend that each coach attend these session to help you with coaching and managing your teams.  Included this season, we will have a U9-U10 goalkeepers session to help you with your keepers.Field Sessions for Recreation Coaches:When: Saturday, March 3U4-U6 – 9am-10amU7-U8 – 10:15-11:30U9-U14 – 12-1:15CostFree  Instructor – the course will be run by Shaun Howe (Grand Junction Soccer Club Director of Coaching/CYS Instructor) and Peter Hemmendinger.  Date – Saturday, March 3rd. Register – Call or email Shaun at 242-4550 or Shaun@gjsoccer.org  (I will need your name, email, and the age you coach) Location – Canyon View next to the Gunnison Pavilion. How the course works – Come on out and we will go through age appropriate sessions with you. Please bring a ball and soccer attire. Our coaches who are willing and able will participate in the sessions.Goalkeeper Session for U9 & U10 CoachesWhen:  March 7th5:15-6:15 PMCost – FreeInstructors, Larry Johnson, Lauren Truitt, GJSC Goalkeeper Coaches Register – Call or email Larry at 242-4550 or larry@gjsoccer.org  I will need your name, email, and phone number. Location – Canyon View next to the Gunnison Pavilion.

What will be covered in this session? – We will cover the Foundation of Goalkeeping.  This session will include basic handling, hand distribution, basic positioning, shooting games, goalkeeper methodology and a pregame warm-up.



John Wooden Video - for coaches of ALL ages


NSCAA Soccer - Coaching Education
useful youth soccer articles

Website Resource for Training Ideas
http://www.kclegends.com/academy/fakes.html

Ideas for trainings, learn more about certain topics of the game


Articles - Youth Soccer Insider and Others
How club structure impacts development
FC Barcelona youth academy

Ajax academy article
Coaches should sit down
Coaching good soccer takes patience
Let them dribble!
Sleep well, play well
Fueling the young athlete
Best food for the young athlete
Lecture them not

The Value of Informal and Formal Sports to Youth Development
Two to Consider - State of Soccer and Soccer Coaching in the US
Soccer Shorts - 3 short articles on soccer

New Coaching Curriculum

Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the US
Recreational U4-U10 Coaching Manual


Recreational Exit Goals

 
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