Example Team Goals:

  • Create a respectful, positive, healthy and soccer learning environment;
  • Foster the development of a positive mental attitude and good sportsmanship;
  • Improve each individual player’s technical skills and conditioning;
  • Improve each players understanding and appreciation of team play and field spatial designation.

Example Coaching Philosophy:

Create a Positive Experience

  • The experience of each player has an influence on her future level of enthusiasm for soccer and for team sports in general.

Develop Skills, Pride and Confidence

  • Girls at this age want to learn by doing. Laps, lines and lectures will be kept to a minimum.
  • Practices will be designed to incorporate the maximum combination of stimulation, skill development and team play.
  • Positive encouragement and mistakes will be skillfully and tactfully corrected so as not to jeopardize anyone’s enthusiasm.
  • Foster individual and team goal setting and achievement.
Success is not Defined by Winning or Losing
  • Success is showing improvement, giving our best effort, implementing during games what we practice and demonstrating good sportsmanship at all times
Playing Time and Positions
  • All girls will play in games. While everyone plays a meaningful amount, playing time will be determined based on skill, effort and attendance.
  • Experimentation with all positions (including goalie) at some point during the season as necessary.

Example Expectations:

Coaches

  • Create a respectful, positive and healthy soccer environment;
  • Be prepared and organized for each practice and game;
  • Teach competitive soccer, teamwork and good sportsmanship by developing each players’ skills and understanding of the game;
  • Be a good listener to players and parents.

Players

  • Bring your best attitude and effort to all practices and games;
  • Show respect for your coaches and teammates;
  • Take seriously the opportunity to learn about competitive soccer by listening and paying attention to the coaches;

Parents

  • If you cannot attend a practice or game, let a coach know at least a day in advance;
  • If you need to leave a practice early, let a coach know;
  • Reinforce at home the concepts of “hard work” and “team work” during the season;
  • Refrain from coaching kids during games and never talk to referee’s during games;
  • Communicate concerns with the coaches directly.