1. U9/U10 Meeting

2. To help the journey Club Staff
Katie Clark – Katie Clark Assistant Director of coaching
Assist DOC in running of club
Be a point of call for teams needing coach coverage
Run all indoor league programs
Run the club tournament
Master Coaches in your age group
Jonathan – U9
Michael O'Reilly – U10
Master Coaches will
Be the 1st point of contact if you cant make a session
Take your team 4 times for practice
Observe your team twice at games
Help you with any session planning needs
Evaluate you in 2 practice sessions
Take age group training ( U9-U11)
Other Club Staff
Paul O'Connor- Goalkeeper development
Admin staff
Tracy Johnson – day to day admin of club
Holly Nelson- Payroll
Melanie Mertes – Team management support – winter scheduler
Daneen Concalves- Referee assignor

3. Welcome
Meet your team- What does the number in my team mean?
Open Door Policy
Player movement needs stressing more this year
Now I Need your help as the importance of us all being on the same page is key

4. Club Calendar November- Team meetings
November- March- Goalkeeper training once per
November-March Age group training 1x every 2nd Champions
November-March Indoor Futsal for Victoria- Additional cost
January – All teams training 1xper week in Schools
March – the CCC x2 per week
March 1x per week Pre season games
May – Season Starts
June- Cub Tournament – Mandatory for each team June 17-18
July U9-11 team training
Mid July season ends

5. U9-U10 Age Group Training U9-U10 Boys Group Time Field Dates
CC United Winter Training
U9-U10 Age Group Training
All sessions take place at Champions Hall in Eden Prairie
U9-U10 Boys Group Time Field Dates
U9's
12:00-1:20pm Fields 1 & 2 Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Dec. 17
3:00-4:00pm Fields 1 & 2 Jan. 14, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, Feb. 25, Mar. 11, April 8
U10's
2:40-4:00pm Fields 1 & 2 Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Dec. 17 2:00-3:00pm
Fields 1 & 2 Jan. 14, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, Feb. 25, Mar. 11, April 8
U9-U10 Girls
Group Time Field Dates
12:00-1:20pm Fields 1 & 2 Nov. 19, Dec. 10
3:00-4:00pm Fields 1 & 2 Jan. 7, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 18, Mar. 4, Mar. 18
2:40-4:00pm Fields 1 & 2 Nov. 19, Dec. 10
2:00-3:00pm Fields 1 & 2 Jan. 7, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 18, Mar. 4, Mar. 18

6. Goalkeepers November-December: Dates:
Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 17
Level I:
​1:20-2:40pm 
Level II:
12:00-1:20pm
January-April:
Jan. 7,14,21,28, Feb. 4,11,18,25, Mar. 4,11,18, April 8
12:00-1:00pm
1:00-2:00pm

7. What is the end Goal of the club –
Why do we play?
Think 9-10 years from here – where is your child?
If you ask a high school parent about their child's soccer experience what always comes up?
Can we break that trend?
Can we see enjoyment without levels and success without trophies
The way we play will give more of the kids an opportunity to be successful- but to do that you must understand what they are doing and why

8. Why do we play?
Physical activity
Social Skills
Self Esteem
To feel a part of something bigger
To feel that they can be successful and overcome
To develop a connection with the game

9. The 8 year Path of a CC United soccer player
Age Task
Introduce the game in its simplest of forms
Introduce a shape- support
Introduce the formation
9/ Introduce playing habits
Develop the formation
Introduce the real game
Develop the positions within the real game

10. The Next 8-9 years U17 + U12 To keep playing and enjoying U14 U11 U13
Comfort in changing fields through different zones
Introduction of 3rd player movement
Introduction to speed of play in games
Opposition recognition individual
Club goals in levels of play achieved
Setting an offside trap
U12
U17 +
To keep playing and enjoying
Introduction to League structure
Introduction to new rules of the game
Breaking offside
New field size leading to an increased use of long passes
New formation more realistic to the real game
How we play is introduced
Reaffirmation of risk taking and playing out of the back
Learn to defend as a zone
Trying to establish as many ways to attack as possible
Positional awareness increases– players playing in a side or zone
Introduction to the uses of overlapping in zones
U11
The Real Game
Speed of play technical
Opponents recognition – channeling
Opponent recognition – overloading
Addition of other formations and systems
U14
The Real Game
improving the teams awareness of playing with 2 forwards
Increased importance of winning
Being comfortable playing with 2 central players in mid and at the back
Zonal Defending 11v11
U13
Introduction to Combination play
Playing out of pressure
Formation mastery with players playing all positions
Improve technical speed of play
Continuous risk taking to develop technique and basic tactics
U10
Team Shape introduction with players playing all positions
More intense structured practices
Single technical development focus
Develop comfort in passing in all directions
An introduction to risk taking U9

11. Because of our want to push opportunity it is important that
We are committed and put in enough time to develop
We understand how we play as how we play makes our kids train technically for a purpose
Give our kids problems to solve and allow THEM the opportunity to self evaluate and recognize success or turn defeat/setback into an opportunity for growth
We take risks with the ball –why at this specific age is it important
How we win is more important that winning

12. Are we Just a community Club- what can we achieve?

13. The Club GOAL: To Earn Opportunities at all levels
C1 C2 C3
U15
U14
U13
U12 P P P P
BOYS P P P
C1 C2 C3
U15
U14
U13
U12 P P
GIRLS P P P P P P

14. We have our 1st Premier team and we did it and will try to keep it the way we should

15. We had the largest group of our players make the regional pool through the Olympic development program

16. The Current state of youth soccer
Development island
The Current state of youth soccer
Competitive market
Players are not tied to their community
This encourages club promotion
Parents are swayed by words
Coaching takes a back seat to team calendar and the level

17. I the coach expect the following from the team
Coaches Expectations
I the coach expect the following from the team
All players work hard in practice
That the players know the relationship between attendance, effort and playing time
All players notify me of any absence
All players are responsible for their own soccer equipment
That each player arrives up at least 30 minutes prior to games
That the players arrive at least 5 minutes early for practice
That all players and parents never question a referee’s decision
That if there is a problem on playing time, team issues or anything else that I am approached

18. Goals and Objectives
To improve the players individual ability in possession of the ball
To improve the players movement without the ball
To improve the players understanding and awareness of selected positions and areas around the field of play.
To improve the players understanding of the clubs formation
To Improve the ability to play through the team shape
To improve the teams comfort playing around the back and back to the goalkeeper
To improve or maintain positive attributes in each player in terms of responsibility, respect, team work and commitment by the rules you set and maintain
To empower the players on the team to make decisions and learn from their success and from their failures
To help the parents and players see development through performance over results

19. U9/10 Game Objectives
12 things to achieve

20. Formation Wide GK CD W W CM S
Why this formation?

21. To get the back players comfortable in playing back to the goalkeeper
Game Objective 1
To get the back players comfortable in playing back to the goalkeeper
Note: As the ball is going back to the keeper the fullbacks are getting wide to make a diamond. The keepers next decision will be based on how the opponents react

22. Game Objective 2 Establishing DepthGK F
Establishing Depth
The forward should be the highest player never coming back to defend. The forward’s positioning is either level with the last defender on the opposing team or on the half way line pending on which one is closest to the opponents goal

23. Get the Goalkeeper to come out of the penalty area
Game Objective 3 GK F
Get the Goalkeeper to come out of the penalty area
The Goalkeeper should move up with the team (coming out of the penalty box) maintaining a distance behind the last defender appropriate for cover. The goalkeeper should look to come out and kick away when the ball is played behind the defender or wide player

24. Game Objective 4 Establishing Width
Our wide players are key as through their positioning they give us either a passing option or create room to attack centrally. When the team is in possession of the ball the wide players must be the closest players to the sideline

25. Game Objective 5 Diamond Shape
To maintain our TOTAL team attacking shape Our shape should expand in possession
Our Shape (including GK) should move forward and backwards in relation to the ball
The Wide players should move up and back making diamonds with the central players

26. Game Objective 6
Whilst the game is in motion to get players comfortable in changing or breaking out of positions and continuing to maintain our team shape

27. Game Objective 7
To improve our defensive team shape When we lose possession of the ball our shape must get smaller and compact. Giving the opponent no room to pass

28. Game Objective 8
To pass the ball from one side to the other (switch) using any of our central players
To do this we need players to stay wide so that when the final pass is made the receiving player is either 1v1 or has space to dribble into

29. To get the team comfortable in playing from a goal kick
Game Objective 9
To get the team comfortable in playing from a goal kick
To do this the goalkeeper places the ball in the center of the Goal area (small box)
The wide players must go wide and the two central players split between central right and central left
Note: if the opponents mark up all of our player the GK is encouraged to kick to space or the field players look to change places

30. To create an open player from a throw in
Game Objective 10a
Ball
Player
Ball
Player
To create an open player from a throw in
1. The receiving player is marked so he checks (moves quickly) to the ball

31. To create an open player from a throw in
Game Objective 10b
Ball
Player
To create an open player from a throw in
The receiving player is marked so he spins and runs into the space behind

32. Game Objective 10c To create an open player from a throw in
Ball
Player
To create an open player from a throw in
The receiving player is marked so he spins and runs into the space behind
The Defender follows. The midfielder checks into the space

33. Game Objective 11a (U10 Only)
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3 D 1 W
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6 M F
The defending team has 2 options to cover the Defender stepping out to cover player 1
1. (Above) the wide player (W) shifts into Zone 2
2. Midfielder steps in to cover D and Forward steps in to cover M
To get the Team to understand how zonal defend when the ball is out wide.
To do this the players must
Recognize the zone they are in
Shift across to cover when the player in the next zone pressures the ball
Leave the farthest zone open as this is the one that is the most difficult passing option

34. Game Objective 11b (U10 Only)
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3 D W W
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6 M
Player D is stepping up to cover Zone 5 as the midfielder may get beat
whichever one of the wide players is closest to the defender they step in to cover Zone 2
To get the Team to understand how zonal defend when the ball is central
To do this the players must
Recognize the zone they are in
Shift across to cover when the player in the next zone pressures the ball
Leave the farthest zone open as this is the one that is the most difficult passing option

35. Game Objective 12 Corners3
To create a goal scoring opportunity from Corners
1. Short pass
2. The cross to the middle
3. The corner of the box
All are ready to cover their zone. The players must choose an option based on pressure

36. By the opportunities we encourage
We are all CC
What are we trying to do?
Develop positive attributes in youth, develop soccer players in a child centered environment
By how we coach
By how we try to play
By how we warm up
By how we watch games
By how we win
By how we lose
By the opportunities we encourage
Who are we?
But Together we must be
We are CC United
How do we do that?
We are a community Soccer Club
What are we?

37. Thank you

38. P150 – Boys U9 Gold 1
P151 – Boys U9 Gold 2
P153 – Boys U9 Maroon
P155 – Boys U10 Gold 1
P156 – Boys U10 Gold 2
P157 – Boys U10 Gold 3
P158 – Boys 10 Maroon
P211 – Girls U9 Gold 1
P250 – Girls U9 Gold 2
P252 – Girls U9 Maroon
P253 – Girls U10 Gold 1
P210 – Girls U10 Gold 2
Blue Forum – Girls U10 Maroon