1. Mandeville Soccer Club Academy

2. Introduction: What is the Academy?
Recreational
Academy
Competitive
The Academy provides a bridge between Recreational and Competitive Soccer with specialized and structured training and limited travel within the area.

3. About Academy
This program is specially designed for players that would like to enhance their skills, learn new techniques, and improve current abilities within a professional training/fun age- appropriate environment

4. New Academy Structure Glenn Benjamin Academy Director
Academy Supervisor
2007 Academy Coaches:
Professional Coaching Sessions
Professional Coaching (games)
2008 Academy Coaches:
Professional Coaching sessions
Parent Coaches (games)
Team Managers
Team Managers
Parents

5. Program Goals
To improve players technical skills (Dribbling, Passing-receiving, 1v1, Shooting/Finishing)
The players should be playing a minimum of 50% in all games but highly encourage more.
Players will learn to play multiple positions
Create a healthy, learning environment

6. Program Goals Continued
To create smarter soccer players (THINKERS) - decision-making depending on game situations (on/off the ball)
Foster of love for the sport

7. Curriculum Academy Training 2007/U10 2008 /U9
Boys: Monday-Wednesday 5:30-7pm
Girls: Tuesday- Thursday 5:30-7pm
2 Sessions Per Week
Yellow #3
2008 /U9
Boys: Monday-Wednesday 5:30-7pm
Girls: Tuesday- Thursday 5:30-7pm
2 Sessions Per Week
Yellow #2
Training Organization:
Skill-Based Training
Footwork, moves, etc.
Full-team sessions
Skill Stations
Goalkeeper training
Set-piece training
Skills testing
Training Organization:
Skill-Based Training
Footwork, moves, etc.
Skills Stations
Limited full-team sessions
Skills testing
Some Set-piece training

8. MSC Staff
MSC’s professional staff will apply age/level appropriate training curriculum twice a week. They will focus primarily on foot skills, with the use of fun skill developing activities and small sided games. Your child will learn proper technique and how to execute basic and advanced soccer skills as well as knowing how to use those techniques with a purpose in game situations

9. Parents Expectations /Role
YOU have a big part in this PROCESS- YOU can make this experience wonderful or toxic
Limit urge to control everything- let the players learn and grow on their own- it’s their “Soccer Life” 
Support the club and coaches
Cheer for ALL players-
Keep things in perspective
Don’t coach from the sidelines.
Refrain from criticizing the referees and their decisions.
Do NOT embarrass the club- Zero tolerance policy when it comes to refs

10. Parents Expectations /Role continued
We are guests at the children’s game. Give the game back to them!
We should focus on the process of playing and development NOT the outcome.
Focus on POSITIVE GROWTH, allowing kids to learn from experience.
The soccer journey- Big Picture

11. Team Make up 2007/U10 Teams stay together for the entire fall
Teams will mix for all intra-club games/ street soccer, but remain on assigned team for all other games
2008/U9
Teams stay together for the most of the fall, and possibly mix-up for some playdates
Teams will mix for all intra-club games/ street soccer.

12. ACADEMY TEAM CAMP
All players will be invited to register for Academy Camp: August 11 & 12th.
Camp Purpose: Introduce players and parent to coaching staff.
Form balance teams
FORMATION OF TEAMS:
The numbers of players registered will determine how many teams.
The MSC coaching staff will use Academy Camp to do the balancing of teams.
Players will know the coach assignments and formation of teams by the end of team camp or by first week of practice.

13. Academy COST
Club Dues TBA

14. Uniform Cost
U10 Academy Nike kit uniform approx. $150:00 (2 year uniform)
Nike Recreational kit- $55 – U9Academy

15. Team Fees Coaches Travel Expense
Team Dues to cover tournament fees, referee fees, and coaches travel expenses will be approximately $ per season (spring & fall) depending on distance of travel and team fundraising
Manager will Collect

16. Communication
Managers/Coach/Academy Director
MSC
Team snap
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17. sCHEDULE Schedule is being worked on at the moment.
Schedule will be released during team camp.
Teams will play in MSC Halloween Tournament: October nd

18. FALL 2017 SOCCER DATES TO REMEMBER
Registration:  July 15th - August 5th
New Player Evaluations:  August 7th
Draft: August 14, 15, 16th
Academy Camp: August 11 & 12th
Practice begins: August 21st
Games begin: September
Halloween Tournament: October nd
Games end: November 4th

19. We do not mimic other programs,
we’ve created our own, one that set standards