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The
Coaches Corner
The
weekly newsletter for rec and travel soccer coaches.
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26, 2006 |
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ASA
Coach,
The Arlington Soccer Association uses The Coaches
Corner to send you Schedule Updates, tips, and other
news and information. Send us ideas on what you think is
useful.
Contact us at coachescorner@arlingtonsoccer.com.
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Schedule Update |
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Mary Bevis' weekly update
Mary notes, "Remind coaches to Join ASA
Coaches Email List on the ASA
Coaches web page so they receive the latest
ASA news."
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Columbus Day Tournament
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Restart the tradition for
youth soccer!
The first ASA Columbus Day Soccer Tournament
for rec teams in over 15 years will be Saturday
and Sunday, October 7 & 8.
 Co-sponsored by
the DC United, with 13 Arlington community Tournament
Sponsors.
- FREE T-Shirt, FREE DC United Ticket !
- DC United player appearances.
Each
team will play each other team in its bracket in a
round-robin format.
Each team will play four games – two on
Saturday, and two on Sunday .
Two age brackets of five teams each for both
boys and girls in five age groups: U9, U10, U11,
U12, & U13/14.
Rules: Teams will play by the rules in
effect for their age group in regular season play
with the exception that U9’s and U – 10’s will
play 5 v 5 on only ONE field.
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Coach Tip of the Week
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By Grant Smith, ATSC Director
of Coaching
Coach Actions in Games for
U7 and Younger
Players
- Try not to give too many things for the
players to think about during the game. Young
players can only make 1 or 2 decisions at a
time, adding a third just confuses them.
The game is a great teacher, so let them
learn from it during the games. Instruction
should be done at practice and before the game
and at halftime.
- The best feedback for them from the
sidelines is encouragement of their effort. That
is the only thing in their control, so letting
them know that a strong effort to win a ball,
make a pass or take a shot is appreciated.
Make sure your parents know this too.
- Try to come up with creative ways to reward
the players for their strong play. Give them
nicknames like Ronaldo or Pele when they make a
great play. Or, reward the player that had the
best game with a team practice jersey they can
wear at training. They will go home excited and
tell their parents how proud their coach was of
them today.
Make sure to give this out to different
players every week.
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Free DVD for Coaches
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The Novice Coach: An
Introduction to Coaching Youth Soccer
The DVD features over 45 minutes of actual
training sessions and activities with specific
steps for Under-6, Under-8 and Under-10 boys and
girls.
The DVD is available free to active ASA coaches
while our supplies last.
Request
free DVD from ASA
US Youth Soccer has a variety of materials for
coaches at a reasonable price on their web site.
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Travel Game of the Week
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The match this coming Sunday, October 1, will
feature the U13 Girls Intensity Red playing the
Bethesda Quest at 1:30 on the Chesterfield
Field. The Intensity Red is coached by Gayle
Smith Wilson and Chris Smith.
The ATSC Match of the Week highlights a travel
home game. Grant Smith, ATSC Director of Coaching,
says, "Recreational coaches are invited to watch
the games and then stay for a chat with the ATSC
coach."
Call Grant Smith at 703-868-8867 if you have
questions. ATSC also has open soccer practices if new
coaches want to watch a travel team practice. The
ATSC
Practice Schedule is on the ATSC web site.
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Uniroyal Sweepstakes
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The free soccer ball program is finished for
this year.
The two Uniroyal stories in Arlington,
Merchant’s Tire & Auto Centers and National
Tire & Battery, have given away all of their
soccer balls.
You can still enter the "Win a Free Soccer
Season Sweepstakes” through November 30th.
Learn More
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DC United Games |
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There are still on-the-field opportunities
for your teams at DC UNITED games.
- 10/07 – Saturday New England Revolution
7:30.
- 10/15 – Sunday Chicago Fire 5:00
Our Price: $ 18
a ticket
Learn More . . .
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The Arlington Soccer Association has soccer programs for
kids ages 5 – 18 in Arlington and Falls Church.
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Neighborhood recreational soccer teams for all boys
& girls.
• Teen soccer teams for all high
school-age players.
• Travel soccer teams for more
competitive players selected in tryouts.
• TOPSoccer
brings the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any
boy or girl, 4 - 19, who has a mental or physical disability.
ASA youth soccer programs are sponsored in cooperation
with the Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and
Cultural Resources and the Falls Church City Recreation &
Parks Department.
Steve Spangler, President
Arlington Soccer Association
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