St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Staff Meeting Sunday, August

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Soccer Structure Operational Structure Financial Update Fall Season Planning

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Timeline Registration Day GSLS Begins – August 20 SLSG Friendlies – September 4,5 Club/Age Group Training – September 7 Competition Calendars Fall Season Planning

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Facility Update Matt Mueller – Point of Contact Pat Kalish – General Maintenance Sharing with Girls Division Please take Pride in Facility Coaches Gear Uniforms Fall Season Planning

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches U8 & U9 – 2x per session U10 & U11 – Every 3 rd game Send to Age Group Coordinator Send to Soccer Director Ensure Quality Control Game Reports

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches Prior to Tournaments or Events Schedules Travel Issues Playing Time Expectations Definition of Success Pre-Event Communication

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it U12-U18 Coaches After Tournaments or Events Sent to AGC’s, Soccer Directors & Parents Coach’s Thoughts from Competition Tournament Reports

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it U8-U18 Coaches After Fall & Spring Seasons Sent to AGC’s, Soccer Directors & Parents Coach’s Thoughts on Season Season Reports

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it U8-U18 Coaches After Fall & Spring Seasons (December 1 & May 1) U8-U12 Evaluations – Parents & Players U13-U18 Evaluations - Players Evaluations

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Change Model Technique Based Training 66 Players (6 teams) 3 Staff Coaches 1.5 Hour Sessions Theme Focused Training – Each Week Age Group/Club Training

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it 5 Minutes – Bring Players Together–Set Expectations 10 Minutes – Warm Up in Station 20 Minutes – 1 st Station (Water – 2 Min) 20 Minutes – 2 nd Station (Water – 2 Min) 20 Minutes – 3 rd Station (Water – 2 Min) 5 Minutes – Group Cool Down 4 Minutes – Recap of Training/Encourage Individual Training/Preach Core Values Age Group/Club Training

SHED St. Louis Scott Gallagher Facility-Creve Coeur Creve Coeur Mill Road 2350 Creve Coeur Mill Road Maryland Heights, MO Grass AC BD D C B A GKGK

TECHNIQUE/REPETITION 20 X X X 45 TECHNIQUE/REPETITION 4 vs. 4

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Age Group/Club Training

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Striking the Ball Passing Dribbling Technique Individual Defending Possession 4vs4 games Age Group/Club Training

1. GOALKEEPERS GAME:4V4 WITH 2 GOALKEEPERS 35 X 25 4v4

2. TWO SMALL GOAL GAME:4V4 NO GOALKEEPERS 30 X 25 4v4

3. FOUR GOAL GAME:4V4 WITH 4 SMALL GOALS IN THE CORNER 35 X 25 4v4

4. LINE BALL GAME:4V4 DOTTED LINE AS SCORING LINE 25 X 20 4v4

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Age Group/Club Training Curriculum U8-U10 U10-U12 U12-U14 U15-U18

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Age Group/Club Training Curriculum Each Training Theme 8 Sessions (30 minutes each) Choose #1-8 session (Theme of the Week) 4vs4 Every Session

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Age Group/Club Training Have Session Set Up Prior SLSG Gear Positive Make the Players Work Focus on refining Technique Perfect Practice Make Perfect

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches Clinic Monday 6:00-7:30pm - U8-U11 – K. Thompson 6:00-9:00pm – U12-U18 – K. Kalish Tuesday 6:00-7:30pm - U8-U11 – M. Mueller 6:00-9:00pm – U12-U18 – K. Kalish

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches Clinic Wednesday 6:00-7:30pm - U8-U11 – M. Dorsey 6:00-9:00pm – U12-U18 – K. Kalish Thursday 6:00-7:30pm - U8-U11 – K. Godat 6:00-9:00pm – U12-U18 – K. Kalish

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches Clinic / The System Communication High Tempo Transition/On the Break Third Man Running Defending to Set up Counter Competition in Sessions

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches Clinic / Defending Individual Defending Defending in a Line (4) Defending in a Block (8) Defending as a Team (11) Setting up the Counter

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Coaches Clinic / Third Man Running The Overlap Targets Restraining Line

Less talk, more activity Kids will remember: Kids will remember: what they hear..….. the least what they see..….. more what they do …… the most Spend as little time as possible telling them Spend more time showing them Spend the most time letting them do it Core Values Unity Humility Passion Respect Tradition