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and other skill building techniques, credited to the BBC. Click here for
more Skills clips
Apply
for Risk Management…Click here…
This
Season’s list of coaches and RM numbers…Click here..
Anyone that takes part with
practices or steps in as a coach must be Risk Management approved, NO
EXCEPTION. Any questions regarding these forms should be directed to
Steve McGuirk 248 982-4045. Use the link above to read related materials on
safety and apply for your approval number.
Paul Thomas’ Click for Recreational Directors
Handouts
Practice time assignments by: Age or Field
Code of
Conduct for Coaches
In order to create the best possible soccer experience
for our children, please read the following Codes of Conduct. All coaches
are asked to read and sign the 'Coach_Code_of_Conduct' and return to your
coaches.
Game
Rescheduling Guidelines
Click here for rescheduling guideline details. All game
must be schedule at least 72 hour in advance.
Conflicts
for WSSL coaches
Each
season please have your list of conflicts sent in to our field scheduler.
They
are need six weeks prior to the start of the season.
Coach’s Meetings
Are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month, 7:30PM
DVD and 8:00PM for the clinics. Meetings end at 9:00 PM sharp. Location may
vary, check Coach’s column on home page of NSA’s site. Location
generally is : Hillside Middle School in the Forum Room.
Please note check coach’s column on home page for exact
location, start of season often times are held at Total Soccer in Novi.
Calendar of Events
Rules
or Laws of the Game
US Soccer’s Best Practices
PDF
70-page Book Serves as Player
Development Guidelines for Soccer Coaches;
U.S.
Soccer’s Coaching Education Department has released a new publication designed
to give youth and junior level soccer coaches in the United States a set of fundamental tools to help open up the game of soccer to young
players in ways that celebrate the sport’s spontaneous qualities. The
70-page “Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States” coaching book serves as the sport’s definitive new player development
guidelines and is available now as a free download at ussoccer.com.
Success
in Soccer Magazine
Articles on coaching, excellent source…Click
here...
WSSL
-or- Western Suburban Soccer League
WSSL is comprised of 7 founding communities, Northville being
the largest with and additional 26 other community Clubs. WSSL is the
largest league in the state of Michigan. This allows for many divisions and
thus a better placement of a team into a division that would best suit the
team.
Schedules…click here
Entering Scores (for coaches and managers)…click
here
Safety Preparedness for
Practices and Games
- Ask parents about allergies (especially bee
stings), asthma conditions, and previous injuries.
- First aid kits should be available at all
practices and games. This should include:
- chemical cold compresses
- bandages
- Have cell phone available for practices.
- Any sign of lightning or if you hear thunder,
stop practice or the game and get to a safe shelter. There must be a
minimum wait time of 30 minutes from the last sighting or sound.
Other
Coaching Manuals and Ideas
Youth Foundation Guidelines
Better Soccer More Fun – Key to Street Soccer
U6 Practice Games
U8 Practice Games
U12 Foundation Phase
Player’s Instruction Book when communicating to their
Coach
Coaching
Manual
Steve
McGuirk has made available an electronic version of a coach’s manual.
The document is called "Soccer Coach - Basic Coaching
Manual". It discusses topics such as practice activities, game
strategies, first aid, safety, and licensing. The manual is available
in Adobe Acrobat format and can be found here (670 kB)
or click here for the web version of the coaching manual.
Click
here for: Northville Library’s list of DVDs and Book donated by
Northville Soccer
Psychology of Youth Soccer
My
favorite expert in this field of study: Dr. Dan Freigang. Link
to his site click here..
At
the April, 2002 NSA General Meeting, one of the guest speaks from Jeffery
J. Martin, Ph.D. from Wayne State University. Dr. Martin had an
excellent talk about the 'Psychology of Youth Soccer'. He was also
kind enough to make his slide presentation available to us on web the site
(Power Point format). Psychology_of_Youth_Soccer, Jeffery J. Martin,
Ph.D. April 9, 2002 Power
Point
Click here for a
short but clear understanding of sports Psychology for the Youth Soccer
Player.
Coaching Clinics - Operated
by the NSA
The
NSA (Northville Soccer Association) operates multiple coaching clinics that
are run by our Director of Coaching, Mark Zathey.
Youth Coaching Clinics - U10 and younger
We
offer two hour youth coaching clinics for the U4 thru U6, the U8, and the
U10. These courses prepare the coach to deal with the specific issues
facing that age group not just within the game but within the development
of the child. These courses are usually held about 2 weeks prior to
the beginning of each soccer season.
Course schedules will be posted on home page
when available.
Coaching Clinics / Licenses
- MSYSA
The
Michigan State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) sponsors regularly
scheduled coaching soccer clinics. These clinics are offered on a
frequent basis with their schedules are listed on the MSYSA
web site (click on the Coaching Clinics' link in the left column) or click here to directly to the Coaching Clinic
page
Successful
completion of these clinics results in not only the knowledge gained, but
in a MSYSA license. The clinic requirements and licenses are as
follows:
'E License'
- Clinic duration: 16 hours, usually
on consecutive Sat/Sun
- Topics
- Components of the Game: Technique,
Tactics, Fitness, and Psychology
- Technique fundamentals: dribbling,
passing, receiving, shooting, goal keeping, heading, and tackling.
- Principles of play: attacking and
defending
- Structure of a Practice: warm-up,
stretching, fundamentals, match-related, match-condition, and cool
down.
- Warm-up techniques
- Stretching techniques
- Drills
- Small-sided, skill-oriented games
- Laws of the Game
- Roles of the coach
- First Aid
'D License'
- Clinic duration: 32 hours, usually
Sat/Sun on two consecutive weekends
WSSL Coaches Information
For
Western Suburban Soccer League (WSSL) play, guidelines regarding team size,
substitutions, game cancellation, etc. have been defined and can be found
at this hyperlink WSSL Coaches Information
NSA Player Clinics
There
are player clinics offered most Friday evenings during the soccer
season. These clinics are run by the NSA Recreational Director
Coaching Paul Thomas. Once available, a schedule and location of these
clinics will be posted here.
Northville Record Articles
All
coaches are reminded to submit a summary of their games to for submission
to the Northville Record. The game summaries should be emailed to
your Commissioner on or before Monday, 9am. The game summaries
typically are posted in the Sports section of the Thursday Northville
Record.
Soccer Training
There
are a number of Internet-based soccer training resources available on the
Web. They can be found on the 'Soccer Links'
page of this site, located in the 'Instruction' section.
Game Protests (WSSL)
Click
on the Game Protests link for
more information.
Coaching Tips Equipment,
Books, Videos On-line
Northville
Soccer donates books and DVDs to our local library. They have over $3000 of
current and helpful information on coaching and soccer.
SoccerCoaching.net
Got Soccer.com
Challenge
Rules
or Laws of the Game
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