VACAVILLE LADY KNIGHTS SOCCER TEAM
U-10 Class 3 Girls Soccer Team
Vacaville, California


By Katie Purtill

LADY KNIGHTS

TEAM


CALENDAR

TRAINING PROGRAM

The training program will foster the sequential development of our players in 6 basic units: ball mastery, receiving and passing, 1 v 1 moves, speed, finishing and group plays. It will also include attendance to professional women soccer games, homework assignments, soccer video sessions on targeted topics, attendance to "specific theme" soccer clinics and the use of the internet to learn from approved soccer websites.

Technique Training:
It is conducted during the skill training session. Players will work at a high intensity, doing progressive advanced drills: Ball control, dribbling (moves), passing and receiving, tackling, defending, crossing, shooting.

Tactical Training:
It is important to bring training to the next level. Players will be exposed into game and specific situational training: Team attacking, defending, positioning on the field, off the ball movement, set plays and group plays.

Conditioning:
This is an essential part of soccer: cardiovascular, strength, speed and agility. The emphasis will be to condition with the ball getting the most possible touches to the ball.

White Board Training:
This is needed to reinforce and clarify given topics. This format allows players to visualize a desired outcome prior to achieving it by themselves as a group and individually on the field.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

DECEMBER 2008: Submit an application to VUSC to Coach a U-10 Girls Class 3 Soccer Team.

FEBRUARY 2009: Approval of the application to Coach the Vacaville Lady Knights U-10 Girls, Class 3 Soccer Team.

FEBRUARY 2009: Submittal of the Tryouts Pre-Plan Activities, Team Summary and Team Budget for approval.

FEBRUARY 28, MARCH 1 (cancelled), 7, 8 & 15 (11 AM) = TRYOUTS at Horse Creek Soccer Complex, from 9 AM - 11 AM.

MARCH 2009: Player selection, notification and final roster of players to VUSC.

APRIL 21, 2009: First Parent/Player meeting, at Gary Larowe's house, located at 218 Cheyenne Dr, program expectations, parental support, goals for the season, budget/funding efforts, equipment, training location, tournaments, communication venues (phone tree, e-mails, newsletters, website), team manual.

MAY: 8 practices. Mondays and Thursdays: 6 - 7:30 PM @ Bethany Lutheran School. Progressive Conditioning.
Themes: Ball control, juggling, dribbling, fast footwork. Goalkeeping.
Practices start on Monday, May 04, 2009.
Please bring water, soccer cleats, soccer ball size 4 and a white jersey.

JUNE: 8 practices. Themes: Passing/Trapping, (O, I, instep, back heel, triangulations). Goalkeeping. May scrimmage on the last weekend against other local U-10 teams: Fairfield, Benicia, Vacaville, Dixon.

JULY: 8 practices. Themes: Kicking/Shooting, direct, indirect, penalty, corner kicks, throw-in, heading. Introduce Attacking tactics. Rules of the Game. Goalkeeping. May scrimmage on the last week against other local U-10 teams. No practices in the first week of July: INDEPENDENCE DAY break. Seeding Tournament on Sunday, July 26th, in Elk Grove - MAP.

AUGUST: 9 practices. Themes: Attacking/Defending Tactics, Goalkeeping, Rules of the Game. Goalkeeping.
Aug 14 & 15: U-10 Rocklin Quarry Blast Jamboree.
Games will be played Friday and Saturday. Evening games played under the lights to avoid afternoon heat. Will be hosted at Lone Tree Park in Rocklin. MAP

SEPTEMBER: 9 practices. Metro League starts. Theme: Attacking/Defending Tactics and Strategies. Set Plays. Goalkeeping.
Sep 26 & 27: U-10 Goal Rush Jamboree Tournament - Citrus Heights. May scrimmage at Labor Day

HUGE YARD SALE - BAKING SALE - CAR WASH AND RAFFLE

Saturday, September 05, 2009
8 AM - 2 PM

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - PICTURE DAY, HORSE CREEK @ 6 PM

OCTOBER: 9 practices. Metro League continues. Theme: Attacking/Defending Tactics and Strategies. Set Plays. Goalkeeping. Oct 24 & 25: U-10 Ghosts and Ghouls Jamboree Tournament - Roseville. May scrimmage at Columbus Day

NOVEMBER: 7 practices. Metro League continues. Theme Attacking/Defending Tactics and Strategies. Set Plays. Goalkeeping. Move to indoor practices if needed. No practices during Thanksgiving Week.

DECEMBER: 5 practices. Indoor gym? Themes: Fast footwork, passing and ball control.

District VI Cup Tournament – Orangevale, Dec 5, 6 and Finals on the 12th
 
 

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