JEFFERSON SOCCERPROGRAMParent/Player MeetingTuesday, August 5th and 8th 6pm 2014 **This presentation will be posted on www.jeffersongirlssoccer.org**

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING

Meet the COACHES, CAPTAINS, AND CAPTAINS’ PARENTS

Share the VISION/MISSION/VALUES

Review PROGRAM POLICIES

REGISTRATION Follow-up

Answer QUESTIONS

Distribute Try-Out PINNEYS

To Be Covered in PAC Meeting (Monday, August 18th)

School Policies

Transportation

Injuries and return to play guidelines

Sportsmanship

Social Media

Chemical Use

Other

Team-Specific Communication

Booster Club Liaisons

MEET THE COACHES

STEVE VUOLO - Varsity Head Coach

6 years at BSM

18 years at EPSC (30 seasons…12 years with 2 teams)

Played at Bucknell University and captained Wharton Business School team

RACHEL LOFTUS- JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach

3rd year at JHS

Director of Player Development at BYSC

Captained St. Benedict’s team and earned many player and academic honors

KELLY BERGESON- Varsity Assistant Coach

3rd year at JHS as Varsity Assistant

Coached in BYSC

Played at JHS

MEET THE COACHES (cont’d)

ANNA GUTKNECHT- B Squad Head Coach

1st year at JHS

4 years at BYSC

Captained River Falls team and 4 year starter

NATALIE JIN- 9th Grade Head Coach

1st year at JHS

8 years in MYSA, currently coaches top U15 team at EPSC

Played at Lawrence University

MEET THE CAPTAINS and their PARENTS

Maggie Daggett

Parents are Kathy and Dan

Katherine Hird

Parents are Mark and Mary Kay

PROGRAM VISION

To be the girls soccer program of choice in Minnesota

PROGRAM MISSION

To facilitate sensational individual and team experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime and to continue the development of soccer and personal

skills that will ultimately enrich participants’ lives.

SOUNDS GOOD….BUT HOW DO WE GET THERE?

VALUES

Honest, Direct and Respectful Communication

“Honoring the Absent”

Going to Source of Conflict

Seek to Understand before being Understood

Hierarchy of Interests

Each team will develop team-specific goals

Players need to subordinate personal interests to meet team goals. Teams may need to sacrifice to meet program goals.

Not just about results…the journey is what’s most important

Fun, Discipline, Rigor, Learning Mentality

Results will follow

Excellence in everything we do and how we conduct ourselves

Players/Parents/Coaches alike

JHSTeam

Individual

TEAM SELECTION PHILOSOPHIES

One eye on short term and the other on long term

Having virtually the entire varsity team be seniors is not in the long term best interests of the program.

Still, every year, we want to field the most competitive varsity team possible.

With exception of 9th grade team, teams will be formed by player contribution to the team and not by grade

VARSITY

Best team possible

Most skilled individuals and contributors to team environment

9th-12th grade

Highest focus on result….playing time may be limited

JUNIOR VARSITY

Training ground for Varsity

Most skilled individuals and contributors to team environment not on Varsity

9th-12th grade

Must be ready to play on Varsity in case of injury or tactical need

Balanced focus on Result/Development….playing time less limited but not necessarily equal

TEAM SELECTION PHILOSOPHIES (cont’d)

B SQUAD

Note: NOT SOPHMORE TEAM

9th-11th grade

Even more focus on development…playing time will be more equal than JV

9th GRADE (C SQUAD)

9th graders primarily

8th graders from programs which have a Jr. High team are not allowed to play high school soccer, unless they make Varsity.

Focus on Development with equal playing time

OTHER TOPICS

Cuts: Obviously we want to avoid but is 100% dependent on #s. A nice long term goal is the development of 9B team!

Seniors on JV and Juniors on B Squad will be done if there is mutual advantage…will be handled on case by case basis.

Varsity Players who may not get much playing time….discussions will happen as part of the team formation.

Program ProtocolsOVERARCHING GOAL: To empower high school athletes to address issues on their own.1. Playing Time/Position Concerns

Should be addressed only between player and coach across all teams

2. Team Designation Concerns Should be addressed by player with assigned coach after initial team

meeting

Opportunity to address concerns with player, assigned coach and coach Steve after initial meeting

No parent communication until Monday, August 18th (meeting to be arranged with parents and coach(es)). Players to be present.

3. General Coach Concerns Should be addressed first with the coach involved with player

Schedule a meeting…never right after a match

If not satisfied, parent or player can have a meeting with Coach Steve and coach involved

4. Sensitive Coach Issues (inappropriate behavior by coach) Contact Coach Steve or Chad Nyberg immediately

PLAYER OBLIGATIONS

Note: This is to honor/respect your team…not due to a coach’s rule

To attend every practice session and match Schedule all work commitments around soccer schedule (schedules are posted on

website)

Manage your schoolwork to incorporate your soccer commitment

Team coach will post specific schedule on your page of website.

Communication protocol for excused misses will be at discretion of team coach

Injured players should accompany team at practices and matches (with exception of bad weather)

To come to each practice session and match physically, mentally and emotionally prepared

Getting proper sleep, eating healthy foods, having positive outlook, etc.

PARENT OBLIGATIONS

Note: This is to honor/respect your team…not due to a coach’s rule

To behave appropriately in the stands Cheer, do not shout out instruction

Never communicate to opposing player or referee

Be positive….it is about the experience

To support player in meeting commitments to school and team

To follow program values and communication protocols if issues surface

COACH OBLIGATIONS

Note: This is to honor/respect your team…not due to a coach’s rule

To model behavior consistent with value statement

To communicate directly and clearly so that players and parents have understanding of expectations and logistics

Be responsive to player/parent initiated communication within the protocol

To support program vision/mission/values and guidelines provided by JHS

To keep this in perspective, prioritizing the experience of these athletes

LOGISTICS- REGISTRATION

Sign up on line Must have physical in last 3 years

Can not try out if you are not registered

If you are not placed on a team in the tryout, your fee will be refunded

Assistance with on-line registration on Tuesday 7pm in computer lab

LOGISTICS- Tryouts

Tryouts- Bring lots of water and hydrate prior to Monday am Monday- Wednesday WEAR YOUR PINNEY AT ALL TIMES (if lost, $12 fee)…keep

it with you when you go home.

7:45-10 on grass fields

1:45-4 on turf

Thursday

7:45 on grass fields in 4x4 “uniforms” (no pinney)

1:00 pm on grass fields in white tee shirts and pinney (for program pictures)

1:45 on turf

2-4 Blue and White games

4pm Teams posted

4:30 Team Meetings (each team meets separately)

Friday

Varsity/JV/B squad practice at 8-9:30 am

Frosh team practice at 9:30-11 am

Varsity leave for Duluth at 1pm

LOGISTICS- Week after tryouts

Monday Varsity- 1:30 Practice

JV and B- 11 am Scrimmage vs. Duluth East (wear pinneys, not uniforms)

JV in JHS grass

B Squad at Brookside

9th Grade- 1 pm Scrimmage vs. Duluth East in JHS grass

ALL- PAC MEETING at 7pm at JHS Auditorium

Tuesday- rest of the week See balance of the schedule on website

Transportation

Riding in another parent’s car

Need permission from own parent and driver

Download form on JHS website

Riding with own parent

Hand written note at the game is fine

TICKETS

Tickets will be required to watch varsity matches

Buy booster books that can be used for multiple sports

Help support MEGA BOOSTER Club

We need lights on the turf!!!

Will have a BYSC and BAA night

Details TBD

QUESTIONS???