Pirates Spring 2007 players and families meeting

Players and Families Meeting
Cambridge Pirates
Spring 2007
Richard Kasperowski

• About the coaches

  • Volunteers

    • Donate >200h/y/coach of personal time

    • Unpaid or worse: we paid the same CYS fees you did to have our kids on the team

  • Richard Kasperowski

    • Mind: Regular guy, degree in CS, work as tech manager for a high tech company

    • Body: Youth soccer, cycling, running, TKD

    • Spirit: Married, Jake's dad, two pets

    • Soccer: Soccer, coaching Jake's teams since micro soccer, US Soccer F license

    • I coach soccer because I love soccer, I love coaching, and I love family time.

  • Ed Rogers

    • Mind: Works in finance in Kendall Square

    • Body: Soccer

    • Sprit: Scott's Big Brother

    • Soccer: Youth soccer, high school soccer, pick up games, BAYS coach, summer and winter youth soccer organizer, US Soccer G license

• About CYS

  • CYS goals

    • Enjoy soccer now, enjoy soccer later

    • Be athletically fit now, be fit later

    • Have fun

  • US Soccer coaching guidelines

    • Modeled after Dutch system

    • Formalized by US Soccer development system

    • Followed by Massachusetts Youth Soccer, Cambridge Youth Soccer

    • Training sessions mimic game situations

      • Individual skills

      • Small-sided games (1v1, 2v1, 2v2, 2v4, 3v3, etc.)

    • Positive feedback

  • This team

    • BAYS Division 3: "recreational"

    • Middle of the 3 Cambridge BAYS U14B teams: we play soccer because we like it and we're pretty good at it, but we're not fanatics

    • Performed very well last season, promoted to a more competitive group.

• Coach responsibilities (what players and families can expect)

  • >=1 of us will be at every practice and game

  • Punctual

  • Prepared

    • Training plan (published on kasperowski.com)

    • Game plan

  • Communicative

    • Email list

    • Blog

    • Calendar

    • Face to face

  • Responsible for player safety during practices and games

    • Field conditions

    • Medical releases

  • ... but not necessarily responsible before and after practices and games

    • We are not your extra baby sitters

    • We have lives outside of soccer, and usually leave the field immediately

  • Coaching style

    • Training sessions: Teach skills, following the US Soccer coaching recommendations

    • Matches: Let the kids play, make sure there are 11 guys on the field, watch for injuries, head cheerleaders, enjoy the match

  • Always trying to improve

  • Help players and families meet their goals responsibilities

  • Good role models

  • Have fun

• Player responsibilities (what coaches and families can expect)

  • Schoolwork

  • Attendance

    • 80% of practices and 80% of games

    • Your attendance at practice indicates that you want to play on game day, and you'll be rewarded for that with extra playing time on game day.

  • Punctual

    • On time for practice

    • 30 minutes prior to game

  • Prepared

    • Wearing all required equipment for practices and games

    • Water or sports drink

    • Healthful snack (recommendation: peanut butter on whole wheat bread)

    • No jewelry

    • Well rested, well fed

  • Play every position

  • Must bring a ball to practice

  • Respectful, well behaved

    • To coaches, teammates, and parents

    • Opposing players

    • Referee: zero tolerance

  • Good teammate

  • Always trying to improve

  • Watch higher level soccer

  • Have fun

• Family responsibilities (what coaches and players can expect)

  • Match behavior

    • Be a vocal supporter

    • Be positive

    • Let them play their own game--don't micromanage

    • Don't talk to or about the referee: zero tolerance

  • Help players meet their responsibilities

  • Communicate with coaches privately, outside of practice time and game time

  • Good role models

  • Watch higher level soccer

  • Have fun