Midland Soccer Club Information Packet

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1 Midland Soccer Club Information Packet The information contained within this document is intended to provide current and future Select players and parents, with information on the select programs expectations, additional opportunities and general information on tryouts. Club History The Midland Soccer Club started in 1977 as a charitable (501 C.3) and educational organization formed to organize, advance and foster the sport of soccer for players in the Midland, Michigan area. Unlike other sports clubs in Midland, we practice and play on 30 fields over 54 acres of land, which we own and take care of without the help of the city. This beautiful setting is home to our recreational program, which offers leagues for U4-18 boys and girls, our Fusion program, which currently has over 30 teams competing in various travel leagues within Michigan, an adult open league, Men s over 30 league, women s league and a Co-ed league which allow us to truly offer residents of Midland and the surrounding area the chance to play the game of soccer all their lives. In 2012, we started a TopSoccer program, which is tailored to players with special needs. Our goal is to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, who has a disability, in a safe and secure environment. Mission The mission of the Midland Soccer Club is to provide all soccer players with an opportunity to learn, develop, and compete at the highest level of desired play. Vision The vision of the Midland Soccer Club is to be the leading soccer program in the state, recognized for excellence in player and coach development, facilities, sportsmanship and competition. Player Development Midland Soccer Club is committed to providing a competitive and fun atmosphere, which will challenge its players in all four of the following elements. Soccer decisions made within the club will be based on the following: Player Development Team Development Club Development Logistics/family

2 The Fusion program is dedicated to developing players along the following four pillars Physical Psychosocial Technical Tactical Currently, the fusion program follows the recommendations of US Soccer and their emphasis on ball mastery at the earliest ages. The MSC Difference Premier outdoor and indoor facilities Winter training Technical training through academy programs Specialized Goalkeeper Training College Advisory Program US Club events Girls Developmental Program Boys Developmental Program Community Outreach Academy Training

3 Training and development U9-10 (7v7) (9v9) U13-14 U15-18 Focus Learn to train Train to compete Compete to win Technical Development and Technical Development with Train and play to win as the Training Objective tactical decisions to set the an emphasis on tactical roles and emphasis on results begins to take foundation for the MSC style of play. executing both the technical and shape and the players are at the tactical side in a more physically U16-U18 level, read the game to be demanding and competitive The most effective on the field. environment. Training per week Physical Physical Physical Basic movement and coordination Advanced movement and Refining movement to make it more to develop overall athletic ability elevated endurance demands efficient. Fitness for peak performance Technical Technical Technical Comfort with the ball at feet, while Passing and receiving both into space Passing and receiving in 1-2 touches receiving. Fundamentals and small and to turn. Striking a ball, 1v1 Refinement of shooting and crossing sided game skills 1v1 attacking, defending, heading correctly striking a ball, running with a ball Tactical Tactical Tactical Focus Basic tactical decisions, small sided 11v11 tactics, thinking bigger and Understanding how to read the game game oriented faster. Team tactics and roles are to become more efficient and developed. applying different formations/styles to get a result Psychosocial Psychosocial Psychosocial Respect Respect Respect Players learn to interact in a positive The process of how to properly Players apply their ability to way with teammates, coaches and communicate even through adversity communicate to push others as a referees. teammate Discipline Discipline Discipline Players learn the importance of Develop connection between Players understand the training discipline and that details matter. continued development and training process and what it takes to reach discipline their peak Competitiveness Competitiveness Competitiveness Players learn the adversity present in Players continue to learn and develop Understanding that adversity is a part sport and that what is valued most is ways to attack adversity. Strategies all sport. Looking forward to the effort to overcome adversity begin to develop to overcome it. challenges it presents. FUN FUN FUN The fun is in the organization The fun is in the organization The fun is in the journey of of practice and games Of practice and the process The season and all the Of relating it to games Challenges met together Playing time Approximately 50% throughout the Approximately 30% throughout the Merit based. No player will be chosen season season. for a team and not play in some Attitude, effort and attendance may or Players must begin to value their own Games but the quality of may not effect playing time Play and begin to evaluate it. Attitude, performance, attitude, effort all have effort, and attendance will effect an effect on playing time (for Green playing time. Teams who compete in MSPSP) Evaluations 2 per year 2 per year. Players will be asked to No formal evaluation form continuous begin to evaluate and correct communication from coaches and themselves. self evaluations. College Recruiting/advancement: MSC is the only club in the area to offer a full time college recruiting director with over 17 years of Division I coaching experience. Seminars, player profile creation, course advisement, team profiles are all covered by the recruiting director.

4 Extra Training Opportunities Midland Soccer Club provides additional training opportunities for players to increase their skill level. As a member of the club, players may attend other teams training as appropriate and subject to the approval of the both coaches and/or Technical Director Midland Soccer Club also offers a wide array of academy sessions on an extra fee basis. Check for availability, times and offerings. Goalkeeping Training Midland soccer club recognizes the position of goalkeeper as a specialized position and offers in season training for all our goalkeepers. Coaching Staff The Midland Soccer Club (MSC) requires that all coaches work to obtain at least a US Soccer E license or NSCAA Level 6 Diploma to remain a coach in the club. The technical director, under consultation with the Director of Select will recommend coaches for its Select teams based on the applicants qualifications, team needs and club needs. Preference is given to those with a US Soccer D License and/or NSCAA National Diploma. Tryouts The Midland soccer club and the coaching staff are committed to conducting tryouts in a manner that allows for multiple evaluators to view each player. Format All Select teams shall be formed using a public tryout format. This tryout format follows US Soccer and US Club Soccer s guidelines to tryout organization and selection. Supplemental tryouts can be held as long as they fall under the rules for such tryouts outlined by MSYSA. Evaluators The tryouts for each age group will be conducted by the Midland Soccer Club staff, in conjunction with the team(s) Head Coach. Evaluators will look for the following characteristics in determining if players are able to play for Midland Fusion. It is common for different characteristics be emphasized at different ages based on common sense developmental factors. This list covers characteristics all age groups will be judged on. Pace Technical skill and speed Tactical awareness of shape and space Work ethic/rate and individual motivation Competitiveness Playing up Players may tryout or be assigned to play for a team in an older age group. Tryouts- Players currently playing up on a team need not attend the lower age group tryouts but may still be considered for the lower age groups team. Assignment- Players may be asked to play up on a team based on the Technical Director and coaching staff s belief, that this player will be an impact player on the older team and will allow for appropriate, continued development of the player. The player and parents will be consulted about this possibility and have the ability to choose which team they would like to play for.

5 Players who would like to tryout at an older age group and are currently playing at age must attend their age group tryout and receive a high enough evaluation that the evaluators would recommend that player attending tryouts up and age group. ***With the new mandate for birth year teams, US Soccer is seeking to encourage the use of club pass systems to allow for playing opportunities at older age groups as opposed to rostering players on an older team. The reason for this is that players born in 12/03 seeking to play up, for example, would actually have the potential of playing against players born 01/02 making the jump of almost 2 years. TEAM FORMATION Players can be notified on the first day of tryouts, by web posting or by phone on their selection to a team. Why play for a green or white team at MSC? o The emphasis on player development over recruiting players, allows for opportunities for continued growth within the club by using: Club Pass- Club pass at MSC is a player development tool. We do not use it to help form teams by rostering players and then bouncing players back and forth. US Club Soccer elite tournament teams Academy training Attending other teams practice Tournaments/Leagues- EXAMPLE Tournaments are an excellent way to bring a team together. It is recommended that each team play in one to three tournaments beside our own club tournaments. Coaches should work with the Technical Director on deciding which tournaments best fit the needs of the teams. Tournaments Leagues Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Fall/Spring Winter U9 '07 Girls FIT MIT MMYSL U9 '07 Girls FIT MIT MMYSL U9 '07 Boys FIT MIT MMYSL U9 '07 Boys FIT MIT MMYSL U10 '06 Girls FIT MIT MMYSL U10 '06 Boys Green FIT MIT Jr State Cup MMYSL Indoor U10 '06 Boys White FIT MIT MMYSL U10 '06 Girls Green FIT MIT Jr State Cup MMYSL Indoor U10 '06 Girls White FIT MIT MMYSL U11 '05 Boys Green FIT MIT Jr State Cup WSSL Indoor U11 '05 Boys White FIT MIT WSSL/MMYSL U11 '05 Girls Green FIT MIT Jr State Cup WSSL Indoor U11 '05 Girls White FIT MIT WSSL/MMYSL U12 '04 Boys Green FIT MIT Jr State Cup WSSL Indoor U12 '04 Boys White FIT MIT WSSL/MMYSL U12 '04 Girls Green FIT MIT Jr State Cup WSSL Indoor U12 '04 Girls White FIT MIT WSSL/MMYSL U13 '03 Boys Green FIT MIT State Cup US Club WSSL Indoor U13 '03 Boys White FIT MIT US Club WSSL/MMYSL

6 U13 '03 Girls Green FIT MIT State Cup US Club WSSL Indoor U13 '03 Girls White FIT MIT US Club WSSL/MMYSL U14 '02 Boys Green FIT MIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Indoor U14 '02 Boys White FIT MIT US Club MSPSP U14 '02 Girls Green FIT MIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Indoor U14 '02 Girls White FIT MIT US Club MSPSP U15 '01 Boys Green MIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Indoor U15 '01 Girls Green FIT State Cup US Club MSPSP U16 '00 Boys Green MIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Indoor U16 '00 Girls Green FIT State Cup US Club MSPSP U17 '99 Boys Green MIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Indoor U17 '99 Girls Green FIT State Cup US Club MSPSP U18 '98 Boys Green MIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Indoor U18 '98 Girls Green FIT State Cup US Club MSPSP Leagues Green and White teams may offer players and parent s distinct levels of travel soccer. Green teams are the clubs top team and tend to play in higher divisions of the state leagues and are expected to play in more regionally competitive tournaments. White teams tend to play in lower divisions of state leagues but are still expected to enter competitive tournaments within the state and region.