Faith Community Church

1. Faith Community Church COACH CLINIC, PART 1

2. Mission Statement To Introduce Children to Jesus Christ by creating Opportunities to serve through Sports.

3. Our Core Values #1 The Expectation of God Moments (Ephesians 2:10) We believe that God is at work all around us.

4. Our Core Values #2 The Life of Integrity (Galatians 2:20) How we live is more important than what we say.

5. Our Core Values #3 The Opportunity to Serve (Mark 10:45) We believe it is a privilege to serve others.

6. Our Core Values #4 The Discipline of Excellence (Corinthians 3:17) We believe in exceeding expectations.

7. Our Core Values #5 The Priority of Children (Matthew 18:14) We believe that every child matters.

8. Faith Community Church FCC is affiliated with The Christian & Missionary Alliance (CMA) and has a heavy emphasis on missions. Our pastor is Allen Springer. In 2008, the elders felt that our church would be uniquely qualified to begin an Upward soccer program, serving the kids and families of our community. Spring 2014 will be our 12th season hosting Upward Soccer. We are a satellite church of Cary Alliance Church.

10. Actions and reactions on the field will have a lasting effect that either opens or closes the door to ministry. The Circle of Criticism and the Circle of Affirmation are simple diagrams that illustrate the results of a coach giving a referee either negative or positive feedback. Circle of Criticism Circle of Affirmation

11. PARENTS ON THE SIDELINES • 99% of the parents in our league behave in an acceptable manner. But you should still take action to ensure your sideline is problem-free on Saturdays. • Tell parents in the first practice the type of behavior that is expected on the sidelines. No parent should have a problem with this, and you will likely gain their respect for laying out a sportsmanship plan ahead of time. Remember, YOU volunteered to be the head coach and parents should respect that. And, at the very least, they should be respectful of the kids, which is why ALL OF US are here. • During a game is not an ideal time to zip up a disruptive parent, but if necessary, pull them to the side and handle it quietly.

12. PARENTS ON THE SIDELINES • True or False? • Parents cheering loudly for the players and supporting them through both good and bad times usually has a positive effect on the kids. • TRUE. Kids love hearing their parents (and other parents) cheering for them. It can be a confidence booster and even make them feel like a “sports star.” • Parents telling the players where to stand, when to kick, how to defend, etc….really helps the coach out in making sure the team is playing correctly. • FALSE! When players hear different voices on the sidelines, it confuses them. By the time they realize the shouting was meant for them, the game has moved on anyway. If the players have to hear one voice for direction, it should be THE COACH’S VOICE. • Or better yet, EVERYONE be quiet and let the kids think for themselves!

13. COACHES ON THE SIDELINES • True or False? • If the referee makes a “bad” call, an effective way to persuade the official otherwise is for everyone on the sidelines to start acting like NFL players and coaches, where everyone jumps up and down hysterically and yells at the referee. • FALSE. Here’s a simple guideline. Parents talk to coaches. Coaches talk to referees. There are zero exceptions to this. • A great way for the coach to show that he or she “cares” is to become irate over questionable calls or cheer loudly if an opposing player whiffs on a shot in front of a wide-open goal. • FALSE. This isn’t the NFL, where the dedication of coaches is often equated to the amount of spit spewing from their lips on Sundays. There are plenty of ways to show that you care about your team without resorting to such behavior. In our Upward league, the kids care more about having fun, playing time, and being with friends than a missed handball call at midfield. It’s also a bad reflection on you, the coach.

14. Score getting out of hand?... • Winning and losing can be great teaching tools, and it’s human nature to be competitive - especially in sport. It’s natural to want to “win,” which equates to scoring more goals than the opponent. • As coaches, we are not here to post wide margins of victory over the opponent; there is nothing to be gained from it that promotes the positive development of any child involved. • It would be considered a Christ-like virtue to make every effort to keep the goal margin to a minimum.

15. Score getting out of hand?... To prevent a score from getting out of hand, a coach can… • Recognize Early. Don’t wait until you’re up by four goals before you do anything. • Shift positions. Move strong offensive players to defensive positions. • Reduce offensive numbers by increasing defensive numbers. Instead of three forwards and two defenders, consider two forwards and three defenders. • Switch Goalkeepers. Put your best Keeper out in the field. • Enforce a “three-pass” system, where three passes must be completed before a shot on goal is taken. • Tell players that all shots must be taken with left foot. • Tell players that all shots must be taken from outside the penalty box. • Encourage players to pass to a teammatewho has not scored or had many chances to score during the season.

16. Score getting out of hand?... • Upward Soccer has a policy that allows any team trailing by four goals to add a player to the field of play. • When the margin reaches four goals, the referee will ask the coach if he or she would like to add an extra player. • For example, if the Tigers are leading the Bears 5-1, the Bears would be allowed seven players while the Tigers continued with six players. • This extra player can remain in the game until the margin becomes TWO goals. • A coach may decline the option to add an extra player. No explanation is required for any coach’s decision regarding this policy.