Webster Soccer AssociationMicro Soccer Intro

• The largest club in Monroe County• Member of New West Youth Soccer Assoc. (NYSWYSA)• Member of United States Youth Soccer Assoc. (USYSA) • Only club to own:

Indoor Turf ComplexTwo outdoor grass complexesLighted stadium with bleachers

• Full time office staff and Executive Director.• Over 2,000 players participate in programs from U3 thru adult.• Hosts the “Lakefront Classic/Empire Cup Tournament”: The largest youth soccer tournament in western New York.

2014 over 350+ attended from NY, IL, PA & Canada.

The youth soccer player is defined as any child from pre-school through adolescence. This course takes the approach that the “game within each child” is at the center of all beliefs, decisions, and

actions taken by the child, coach and organization. It is the ultimate goal of youth soccer development within the United States, to unlock the “game within each child”, to help each player

reach their full soccer potential.

““THE GAME WITHIN EACH THE GAME WITHIN EACH CHILD”CHILD”

“I HEAR IT - I FORGET IT”

“I SEE IT - I REMEMBER IT”

“I DO IT - I UNDERSTAND IT”

1. PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT

The development of the sense of self in relation to others. It covers a range from individual awareness, to pairs (playmates), to small and large groups.

Mental development. This includes not only memorization, but also creativity and problem solving.

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENTSTAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

The process of acquiring physical skills as related to mental ability to recognize cues and respond with the appropriate action.

2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

3. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

The content of this course has been designed to be easy to understand. However, there are a few terms that may seem more complicated that they really are. The first three terms are the categories of characteristics that are used throughout the course.

They are:

SENSORY- MOTOR STAGE The “Me” stage. Ranges from infancy to becoming a young child. At this stage, sensory input is the primary method of learning. The early acquisition of language and the ability to walk occur at this stage.

PRE-OPERATIONAL STAGE *** WSA MICRO SOCCER ***• At this stage the difference between reality and fantasy is fuzzy. Children at this stage are

naturally curious and individually oriented. U5 / U6

CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE *** WSA PDP and CLUB SOCCER ***• Rules play a significant role in their lives. Rules provide the basis for co-operative play with their

playmates. U8 / U10

FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE *** WSA TRAVEL ***• This is the stage of adult logic. The motivation for a given action is as important as the outcome of

the action. U10 / U12

PIAGET’S STAGES OF PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

U5 / U6 INDIVIDUAL - THE PLAYER AND THEIR BALL

PRACTICE GROUPSPRACTICE GROUPSTO CONSIDERTO CONSIDER

U7 / U8 WILL BEGIN TO WORK IN PAIRS OR THREE’S

U9 / U10 SMALL GROUP GAMES

U11 / U12 LARGE GROUP GAMES

THE SMALL SIDED GAMES PROVIDE:More time with the coach.

• More space to be successful.

• Increased number of touches on the ball.

• More playing time!

• Energetic workouts.

• More opportunities to make decisions.

• Repetitive situations.

• Ability to learn to attack and defend. Roles of which will be readily understood along with the importance of teammates.

THE SMALL FIELD ENABLES:• More efficient use of space.

• More efficient players.

• More opportunities to score!

• Players are actively involved for longer periods.

THE ADVANTAGES OF PLAYINGTHE ADVANTAGES OF PLAYINGSMALL-SIDED GAMESSMALL-SIDED GAMES

PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT (SENSORY- MOTOR STAGE)Movement education approach• Differences between Boys and Girls are minimal

• Motor development begins with the head and moves downward to the feet, and from the center of the body outward.

• Easy fatigue, rapid recovery.

• Increased use of all body parts.

• Need to explore qualities of rolling and bouncing the ball.

• Emphasis of fundamental movement skills:

Locomotor Development Walking, running, leaping, jumping, hopping

Non-Locomotor Development Bending, stretching, reaching, twisting, pulling, pushing

Basic Manipulative Development Throwing, catching, striking

CHARACTERISTICS OFCHARACTERISTICS OFU6 CHILDRENU6 CHILDREN

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (PRE-OPERATIONAL STAGE)• Begins at the onset of early childhood.

• Difference between reality and fantasy is fuzzy.

PSYCHSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRE OPERATIONAL STAGE)• Beginning to develop self concept, body awareness, and self image through movement. • Egocentric … they see the world only from their perspective, demonstrated through parallel

play.

• Children are naturally curious and individually orientated.

• Play consists of a high degree of imagination and pretend activities.

• Tend to only one task at a time.

• Simple rules only.

• Limited understanding of time, space and boundaries.

• They ALL want the ball.

• Lots of praise, and the opportunity to play with no pressure is essential.

• May verbalize team but do not understand group or collective play.

CHARACTERISTICS OFCHARACTERISTICS OFU6 CHILDRENU6 CHILDREN

PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENTSkeletal system is still growing. Growth plates are near joints, thus injuries to those areas merit special consideration.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT• Concrete operational stage. The age of rules for cooperative play.

• Cardiovascular system is less efficient than an adults. A child's heart rate peaks sooner and takes longer to recover to full resting rate.

• Children elevate their core temperature more quickly with activity and take longer to cool down than adults.

• Improvement of pace and coordination is evident from U6 to U8, however the immaturity of a U8’s physical ability is obvious.

• Limited ability to tend to more than one task at a time.

• Beginning to develop space awareness.

• Limited ability with personal evaluation.

CHARACTERISTICS OFCHARACTERISTICS OFU8 CHILDRENU8 CHILDREN

PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSelf concept and body image are beginning to develop. Very fragile.

• Great need for approval from adults such as parents, teachers, coaches.

• Love to show off.

• Easily bruised, negative comments carry great weight.

• Like to play Soccer because it is “fun”.

• The universe is expanding from the home to the neighborhood.

• True playmates emerge with inclination toward partner activities.

• Team identity is limited “I play on coach Bob’s team”. League concepts are non-existent.

CHARACTERISTICS OFCHARACTERISTICS OFU8 CHILDRENU8 CHILDREN

Program Time FieldsEarly U5 9:20 – 10:20 Area BLate U5 10:40 – 11:40 Area BEarly U6 9:00 – 10:00 Area ALate U6 10:20 – 11:20 Area A

Fall 2014 sessions: 9/13/14; 9/20; 9/27, 10/4 & 10/11 

PLEASE ARRIVE 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR SESSION STARTING AND GATHER AT YOUR AREA TO BE ASSIGNED TO A FIELD

Duration / Area size

Activity Coaching Points

Warm-up 5 Minutes Unlimited space

Retrieval Game (basically a “Go Fetch” game). Have players bring you their ball to you then throw it away and have them bring it back. Once they have the concept challenge them to bring it back to you using diff erent parts of their body. For Example “Who can roll it back to me”, “Skip while you bring it back to me”, “Throw it in the air and clap”, “Use only your right f oot”, “Use both feet”, “Your head must touch the ball”. Be creative and imaginative.

Attention grabber. Activities to help with balance, coordination and body mechanics.

Activity 1 10 Minutes 15x20 yd Square

Story Book See attached storybook adding new activities each week.

Dribbling, heads up and no collisions. Foot skills, balance, and coordination.

Activity 2 10 minutes 20x5 yd rectangle

Steal the Bacon

OOO OOOO

Divide players into three or four groups. Using discs define home squares. Have players start in their home square. Start with all the balls in the middle. On the command “Go” players have to go and collect the balls f rom the middle or steal the balls f rom the other teams square and bring them back to their own square. No STEALI NG to start. At fi rst players can transport the balls anyway they want but eventually only allow them to use their f eet. Second time you play, once there are no balls lef t in the middle players can go steal f rom other player’s squares. Players cannot sit or lay on balls to prevent other players f rom stealing them. On the command “Stop. Players must return to their home square. Count up the balls in the square. Balls outside of the squares do not count. The team with most balls is the winner.

Decision making. Running with a ball, dribbling.

Webster Micro Soccer – Kindergarten & 1st Grade Program Session #7

Activity 3 10 Minutes 15v20 yd Rectangle

Frogs and Flies

Flies

Frog All the players (fl ies) line up at one end of a defined area. When the f rog shouts, “GO” they run to the other end of the area avoiding being captured by the f rog, who captures them by hitting them on the leg with a ball as they run to the other end of the area. Facilitator’s starts as the f rog. Gently kick the balls at players as they try to run f rom one line to another. Players hit become frogs. Last player hits start as the f rog in the next game.

Very popular kid’s game. Balance, coordination, decision making. Have the kids make the noise of fl ies and f rogs.

Activity 4 20 minutes 15x20 yd rectangle

Boss of the Balls - 3v3 Stand at halfway line and have plenty of balls next to you. I f a ball goes out of bounds roll another one in to a f ree player. When all the balls are gone, have players retrieve them and make substitutions.

Remind the players which way they are playing. No goalies – no scores. I f you finish up with nine players go to 4v4 (30x20 yds)

Cool down 5 minutes 5 yd diameter circle

Snakes in the Grass Setup a five-yard circle using discs; one player lays face down in the middle - the “Snake”. All the other players kneel down and put one hand on the snake. On the words, “Snake in the Grass” the players let go and the snake wriggles around on their stomach trying to tag the other players. The players cannot go outside the circle, once tagged they become a snake and help capture the remaining players. Last person tagged is the snake at the start of the next game. Players cannot tease or jump over the snake.

Stretching, balance, coordinator and decision-making. Try a few “Snakes getting hungry” to see how jumpy they are.

Webster Micro Soccer – Kindergarten & 1st Grade Program Session #7

MICRO SOCCER(5 week program, 1 day a week fall, 2 x winter, spring)

FUTURE SUPER STARS

CLUB SOCCER / WORLD CUP(7 Week Rec Program offered fall, winter & summer)

TRAVEL PDP(Nine month program, 2 days a week with league & tournament play)

TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE(10 week spring program, 1 day a week, with tournament play)

TRAVEL (Nine month program, 1 or 2 days a week with league & tournament play)

ELITE (Nine month program, 3 days a week with league & tournament play)

3 - 4 year olds

U5 – U6

U7 – U10

U7 – U10

U7 – U10

U11 – U19

U11 – U17