Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Introduction to the program – Chris Howard, General Manager • 3 rd grade logistics – Guido Buchbinder, 3 rd Grade Director • Curriculum overview – Chris Howard, General Manager • Q & A • Draft!!
Overview of WUSC Chris Howard – General Manager • Goals of the in town programs • US soccer mandates – changes – Team and Field size changes – Heading rule – Concussion policy • Referees • WUSC 4 th grade – 8 th grade • Programs: – Premier League – Academy programs – Summer clinics • End of year Jamboree
3 rd grade Overview • 3 rd grade season runs for 7 weeks starting Sept. 16 th and ends Nov.5 th with no soccer on Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 7). • Grade 3 Girls play Saturday morning at 10:30am (Sprague). • Grade 3 Boys play Saturday afternoon at 3pm (Sprague). • There is 1 additional practice during the week for grade 3. • Games are played 7 v 7 including a goalie • 3G have 10 teams and 3B have 8 teams, each with 11 – 12 players per team. • End of season evaluations are very important • Coordinators: 3G – Philippe Gabriel • 3B – John Dyer, Paul Reilly •
3 rd grade Practice To reserve a field the practice reservation system must be used. System is now • live and ready for booking. Coaches can reserve up to 11 weeks for practice. • Please avoid Premier league times: Girls: Tu&Th 3:30-4:40 Boys: M&W 3:30-4:30 • Training The trainers will be around the fields on the first week. • Coaches can email Roxy to schedule a trainer to come to their practice session if • they would like. Training material: On the Wellesley United website under “Coaches Corner” • – 7 v 7 formation, rules of the game, curriculums, player development matrix and drills to review at the practice sessions How to handle players who can not attend practice Players participate in multiple activities outside of WUSC. Usually 1 - 2 players • cannot attend the practices. If a player can not attend a practice, they can attend practice with another • team. Coaches can also offer to meet with the player before game time. Feel free to refer the parent to the grade coordinator. •
3 rd grade Field Setup • Grade 3 Girls set up nets and corner flags on fields 1 and 4 – Arrive at least 30 mins before game time. Goals will be all over complex due to Friday night practice. Need 2 adults to set goals up, and need to retrieve corner flags from box. • Grade 3 Boys return corner flags to storage box from fields 1 & 4, leave goals in place. – Last players on the field. Refer to pictures on the following slides
7v7 Goals Please use grass nets for games, you need 2 people to set up. No sand bags needed. Do not use grass nets on turf fields. Please use turf nets on turf only. 1 set of turf nets at whole complex. 2 sand bags needed
Sprague Fields
Sprague Corner Flag Replacement and Pickup Location • WUSC box next to new town box. Located between field 3 and 2.
Curriculum • Curriculum is located on the Wellesley United website under “ Coaches Corner”, access code is: Soccer2015 • Weekly game schedule located on the Wellesley United website under “ Current Season” tab • Role of the Trainers
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