Welcome to the 2013 Club & Team Mee5ng
Outline • Welcome & Introduc1ons
• Denny Wollan – Club President
• Club Administra1on • Bobbi Hoebelheinrich – Execu1ve Director
• 2013 Coaching Staff & Development Focus
• Jonathan Schaefer – Director of Coaching & Player Development
• Parent/Coach/Players Together • Jonathan Schaefer
• Ques1ons to Benefit Group • Breakout into Team Mee1ngs
Programs & Opportuni1es
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Recrea1onal Soccer (Fall & Spring) = Ages 4-‐17 U8 Academy = 2nd graders (Fall Season only) Traveling/Compe11ve Soccer = U9-‐U19 FutsalWest Indoor Soccer League Camps & Clinics (provided by FootHolde) Referee Opportuni1es
Board Members • • • • • • • • •
President – Denny Wollan Vice President – Dave Keenan Treasurer – open Secretary – Allison Erickson Boys Director – Brian Carlson Girls Director – Mike Histon Rec Director – Ma` Lindberg Fields Director – Dave Bohac At Large – Jeff Junkermeier
Who to Contact For: Team Related Ques5ons start with Team Coach or Manager
For: Administra5on & Travel, Finances, Logis5cs, Team Mgrs. • Bobbi Hoebelheinrich, Execu've Director,
[email protected], • Office = 952.475.9178
For: Recrea5on, General Ques5ons, & Tonka Splash • Joann Magnuson, Administrator,
[email protected] • Office = 952-‐475-‐9178
For: Soccer Related Ques5ons…beyond Team Coach or Manager… • • • •
U8-‐U10 teams = Kelly Taylor, Youth Director,
[email protected] U11-‐U12 teams = Keith Pavelka, Technical Director,
[email protected] U13-‐U17 teams = Jonathan Schaefer, DOC,
[email protected] Recrea1on Director = Sharon Cherney (Haggerty)
[email protected] Other Staff Coaches
U13-‐U15 C2 and C3 teams – Staff Coach and Club Trainer • Tommy Courchene,
[email protected] Club Goalkeeper Coaches & Trainers • Jessica Meuwissen • Kevin Vongsaphay
Staff Coach/Club Trainers • Chris Engelbret • Sco` Helling-‐Christy
Important Dates
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Week of March 11th – End of Regular Winter Training Early March TBD – Uniform Distribu1on via Team Managers April 8th – Outdoor Prac1ces Begin April 13th – MYSA Coaches/Mgrs. Mee1ng-‐ Game Schedules Released April 22-‐24th – Team Pictures April 29th-‐ July 17th-‐ League Games June 7th -‐9th – Tonka Splash June/July TBD – Footholde Camp Op1ons June 24th – Fall & Tryout Registra1on (All Travel Players to Register) July 13th-‐18th – League Play-‐offs (U11+) July 18th-‐19th – U9-‐U11 Tryouts & Team Forma1on July 20th-‐26th – State Tournament (U11+) July 27th-‐Aug. 1st – Tryouts (U12+)
Tournaments
June 7th-‐9th– Tonka Splash • Tonka United Teams U8-‐U15 Strongly Encouraged to A`end. Teams must register on their own and are NOT automa1cally registered. Registra1on is open. • Teams must provide volunteers whether playing or not. • Fees: $350 U8-‐U10, $375 U11/U12, $425 U13-‐U15
Minnesota Tournaments hUp://mnyouthsoccer.org/tourneys/sanc5oned.cfm#find
PREPARATION FOR LIFE! Successes (and failures) TEAM COHESION COOPERATION and PROBLEM SOLVING
LEARN and UNDERSTAND the PRINCIPLES OF THE GAME SELF-IMPROVEMENT and SKILL MASTERY
BUILD PASSION for SOCCER thru ENJOYMENT
10 Most Frequently Listed Reasons for P ar1cipa1ng i n S occer Boys • To have fun • For the excitement of compe11on • To improve my skills • To get exercise • For the challenge of compe11on • To stay in shape • To do something I’m good at • To play as a part of a team • To win • To learn new skills
Girls
• To stay in shape • To have fun • For the excitement of compe11on • To get exercise • To do something I’m good at • To go to a higher level of compe11on • To play as a part of a team • To improve my skills • For the team spirit • To meet new friends
A Posi1ve Soccer Club Culture How and Why we do what we do at Tonka United
What United States Youth Soccer (USYS) tells us…
• Learn thru Play • The game is the best teacher (Street Soccer)
• Create a “worry free” soccer environment • A place where players are not afraid to make mistakes
• Player Centered vs. Coach/Parent Centered (Guided Discovery) • A great cartoon (an 10 yr old at breakfast)
• Posi1ve Coaching (and Paren1ng!) • “You’re the kind of player who….”
• Process Oriented vs. Results Driven • “There’s more than 1 way to win a game!”
What Tonka United aims to do…
• Develop a posi1ve soccer experience thru… • • • • • •
Enjoyment Movement and Exercise Team Cohesion and New Friendships Compe11on and Challenge Learning, Growth, Skill Mastery Passion for the Game
• Create opportuni1es for players to learn, grow, explore
• Team and club training • Leagues and camps • Tournaments and Events
• Develop character in our players… • Create problem solvers and people that work well in groups • Form exercise habits for young people • Resiliency -‐ Learn to cope with people and situa1ons that may not be ideal
Tonka United “Style of Play” The Pillars of How We Play
• Work ethic • Technique and Skill • We want our players to make their own decisions • Speed – What other kinds of speed besides pure physical speed are there? • An1cipa1on, Reac1on, Perceptual, Decision Making)
• Soccer savvy, decep1on (trickery)
How Can Parents (and coaches) Help?
What can we do (or not do) on the sidelines to make the soccer experience be`er for our kids? • How would you want your parents to behave on the sidelines during the game? • What don’t you want to hear from the parents (or coaches) side of the field? • What about ater the game? What should parents say/do…?
Team Mee5ngs