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Girls’ Development Academy

Girls’ Development Academy. What is it? What does it mean for Salvo SC?. Mission and Purpose. The US Soccer Development Academy program provides Education, Resources, and Support to impact everyday club environments to Develop World Class Players. Why the Girls’ Development Academy?.

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Girls’ Development Academy

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  1. Girls’ Development Academy What is it? What does it mean for Salvo SC? Ownership • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  2. Mission and Purpose The US Soccer Development Academy program provides Education, Resources, and Support to impact everyday club environments to Develop World Class Players Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  3. Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  4. Why the Girls’ Development Academy? Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  5. Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  6. Why US Soccer selected Salvo? • Leadership of the club and quality of the coaching staff • Desire to embrace and promote the core values of the program • U.S. Soccer license levels of coaching staff • Infrastructure of the club and the resources currently being invested in development (facilities, scholarships, staff to player ratio, etc.) • History of player production for youth National Teams, the Women's National Team, and professional leagues • Market with player depth, geographic location, proximity to other elite clubs and travel implications Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

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  8. Standards – Players • Individual Soccer Plans – monthly • Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) – Daily • Commitment • International rules and standards • Youth National Team Scouts at all events and most games • Games and showcases • Over 150+ D1 collegiate coaches at DA Showcases • 333 D1 programs across the country • Video for development Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

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  10. Standards – Coaching • Must have at least a US Soccer C License • Every coach involved must have a US Soccer License • By 2020-2021 must have a US Soccer Federation B License • 6 month process – 3 meetings with 2 development periods • Required conduct • Behavior and conduct • Will address, will suspend, will expel • Future initiative of US Soccer is for players to play at least 50% of every game – we will try to achieve this • Required number of starts for each player Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  11. Standards – Coaching • Video for review and player development • Video for planning purposes • Required to have training session plans for every session • Logged and submitted upon request • Required to attend bi-annual (2x) coach education workshop with US Soccer Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  12. Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  13. Standards – Club • Director must have an A License • Player Centered • Scheduled periods of time off • Annual game schedule for planning purposes • Training to game ratio standards • Focus on individual player development within a team concept • Each team is on a Macrocycle, Mesocycle, and Microcycle Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

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  17. Age Groups Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  18. Annual Calendar July September California Colorado Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  19. What will this look like for us? WPSL GDA Boys High Performance Central South East Community Soccer Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  20. What are we working on? • Job descriptions and staff selection • Building relationships in the metro • Try-out Dates • Travel work group • Timeline • Fees Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  21. Questions What are the fees? How will they compare to Navy/Orange? • Fees have not been determined Will I have to buy a new uniform? • Not if you are currently on a Salvo SC team When are the tryouts? • Have not been determined yet but will be in the coming weeks Are they open to players that are not currently with Salvo?  • Yes they are When will registration open for those tryouts? • As soon as try-out dates are confirmed Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  22. Questions Are there other ways for my daughter to be seen ahead of tryouts? • We will be scouting games and events in the coming months • We will have a network of scouts helping us identify possible players What if I don’t make the DA team, am I automatically considered for a Navy/Orange team?  • If you are a Salvo player absolutely • If you are from another club’s top team and they have a similar schedule to ours we are going to inform your club we are not taking you on the GDA team so you can have a conversation about your future pathway Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  23. Questions Do I have to attend those tryouts? • Yes, more information coming about Salvo SC Player ID process in very early June Does the GDA team replace the Navy team? • No, there will be a Navy team with the same aggressive schedule we had this year Will there still be an Orange team? • Yes If I make the GDA team – can I finish out the rest of the Summer 2019 season with my current club? • Absolutely!!! Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  24. Questions Can I play HS soccer?  • You can not play High School soccer Can I play other HS sports-hockey/basketball/track? • You may but that will depend on the other sport • The GDA must be your first choice so you and your HS Coach have to be comfortable with this • You can not do Outdoor Track (Cross Country & Spring Track) Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  25. Questions Have you offered spots on the DA teams already?  • We have NOT offered any coaching jobs • We have NOT offered any scouting jobs  • We have NOT offered any players a spot What if my daughter is injured during tryouts can she still get a roster spot? • With recommendation from the coach • With recommendation from director • Dependent on player pool Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

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  27. Questions asked at Meeting What level of referees will the DA games have? • They are referees that are on the fast track to do games at the regional level • They are frequently Minnesota’s best It was clear about not participating in other sports, what about other non-athletic extracurricular? • It is important for our players to develop in a holistic manner but you are making a commitment and will have to pick what other activities are selected • If you have overscheduled your child we still expect soccer to come first • High performers are experts at time management and this is a critical skill to develop Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  28. Questions asked at Meeting Can my daughter still be a referee while playing on the DA team? • Should be able to but we would ask that you avoid our game weekends to do so What does the coaching staff look like structurally?  • Head Coach • Assistant Coach • GK Coach How will the coach/club help the girls balance academics with soccer?  • When we are on the road we will have time committed to study hall Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  29. Questions asked at Meeting How much school will they miss? • Players will miss some school • Once we have our game schedule we will know more Will the player be penalized if they miss practice due to academics? • Players are expected to manage their time so they do not miss soccer for academics • High performers are experts at time management and this is a critical skill in a student athletes development Will there be a designated facility that the teams train out of?  • No Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  30. Questions asked at Meeting What are the days that the team will train? • This will be set once we have the game schedule  When are the games? • Weekends What if my daughter wants to do individualized training in addition to her team practices – will that be allowed? • They are allowed but need to fit what we are doing as a team • There will only be small windows for this type of training Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  31. Questions asked at Meeting When is the roster set?  • Rosters will be set after player Try-outs What if a player is injured and out for the season, can their spot be given up for another player to move onto the roster?  • There is a mechanism to add players Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

  32. Questions asked at Meeting How many substitutions can you make? • 14-17 we can make 7 substitutions • 18/19 we can make 5 substitutions • We have 3 moments and half time to make our substitutions Why the differences for when you can sub and the limitations on how many? • The focus is on providing players meaningful playing minutes • It is also in-line with international rules • The focus of the GDA is to Develop World Class Players Assertiveness • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

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