circuit model

1. Circuit Model A model for the organization of a practice session – players play in groups Provides more variation Players have more ball contacts Each segment only lasts 10-20 minutes Young players are better in small groups Repetition of same drills provides for learning

3. Advantages of the Circuit Model The session is geared to the world of the young players Players have lots of ball contacts The duration of each activity is short Young players work better together in small groups rather than one large group The coach can focus better on the group Repetition provides for better learning

4. The Vision of the Coach Develop a Coaching Philosophy a personal approach to your way of coaching --- what is important to you ? Beliefs -- Motivation -- Methods - Results Determining a Style of Play how your team will play – play for results only ? play attractive soccer (skillful with team play) ? Short – term or long – term approach

5. Coaching The main task of a coach is to influence players to want to play soccer, and learn to play it better, for years to come. Coaches must focus on and develop in their players: technique, insight, and an understanding of how it all comes together

6. Coaching -- 2 -- Questions a coach should ask of himself – First --- is the drill running smoothly Second --- are the objectives being met Third ----- are the players learning / having fun Are the drills age-appropriate What changes would improve the drill Is the organizational setup working Are the players taking ownership of the drill

7. Credibility of the Coach Be as positive and patient as possible Praise the good play Don’t just focus on mistakes, look for answers Be clear and consistent Be sincere in the way you treat the players The more you care about the players, the better they will respond to you Help them in their learning process of becoming a soccer player --- it takes a long time to achieve Make them want to come back for more

8. The Right Moment Coaching demands that you teach your players to be able to read the game, to solve the soccer problems as they arise and to have the technical ability to successfully execute under the pressures of the game. You can learn a brilliant book of coaching drills by heart, but the ability to act at the right moment, to make an accurate analysis and to show how things should be done, is much more important. That is the heart of the matter.

11. A Team of Orphans A team of orphans has: no parents to second-guess your decisions, or to tell you why their child should play more than everyone else, or to scream from the sidelines at officials and players. But most importantly, there would not be any parents around to criticize the children for losing.