2009 Section Conference Coaching Track Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

1. 2009 Section Conference Coaching Track Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors © AYSO 2006

2. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors OVERVIEW: Who are competitors How to develop competitors… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

3. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Dictionary definition of FUNDAMENTAL Fundamental: Having to do with the foundation; elemental; basic Something that is an elemental part of a system, as a principle or law; an essential… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

4. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Now for the soccer definition: Soccer Fundamental: Having to do with the foundation; elemental; basic skills and tactics. Something that is an elemental part of a system, as a “Principle of Play”. So, do we all now understand what Soccer Fundamentals are? Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

5. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors What is a Competitor? Competitor: A person who competes, as in sports, or business; rival. What does that mean to you, coach? Who is a competitor?… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

6. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Every one of Your Players is a competitor!... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

7. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Would you call the women on the United States Women’s National team competitors? What kind of training session would you conduct two days before their first qualifier for the world cup?... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

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9. How simple is this training activity? Will it develop competitors? How? Why do it? To do what?... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

10. How simple is this training activity? Will it develop competitors? How and to do what?... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

11. So how simple is this training activity? Will it develop competitors? How and to do what? Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

12. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Would you call the women on the United States Women’s National team competitors? What kind of training session would you conduct two days before their first qualifier for the world cup? You just saw them!... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

13. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors How did the women on the United States Women’s National team become competitors? They became players and competitors because they had coaches who used fundamental activities that introduced the Principles of Play that developed competitors… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

14. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Can AYSO coaches develop players and Competitors? How? Coaches should use the AYSO National Coaching Program starting at U6. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

15. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Fundamental Development U6 players learn three skills (techniques). Throw-ins Instep kicks Dribbling While working on the “Principles of Play” of: Penetration Delay To accomplish the U6 game objectives of: Score Prevent scoring… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

16. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors A U19 AYSO player should have it all and will if a coach is willing to use fundamentally sound activities (the AYSO National Coaching Program) that will develop competitors that understand what constitutes: Functional Attacking Functional Defending Tactical Development Technical Soundness… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

17. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors How?... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

18. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Let’s start with a warm-up. Can a warm-up develop players, technically, tactically and can it develop competitors? Yes! A good warm-up can do and should do all three… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

19. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Juggling Warm-up (How?) Individual juggling Team juggling Pairs juggling How can this warm-up develop players, technically, tactically and still develop competitors?... Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

20. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Make the Juggling Warm-up a contest! Individual juggling (Individual total) Team juggling (Team total) Pairs juggling (Pairs total, Player 1 in individual is partnered with player number 15 in individual total)… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

21. Typical passing Warm-up Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

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23. Will this develop players, technically, tactically and develop competitors? How do we get to this? Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

24. Will this develop players, technically, tactically and develop competitors? How do we get to this? Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

25. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors The players you coach will become better players and competitors because they have a coach who uses: Fundamental activities that introduce the “Principles of Play” that develops competitors… Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors

26. Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors Summary: Who are competitors How to develop competitors… Any questions? Fundamental Activities to Develop Competitors