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3 300 US CLUB STATE CUP U15-U19 7 SEMI FINALIST / 4 FINALISTS NPL ELITE TEAMS TOP 3 IN FINAL STANDINGS 01,02,03,05,07 Boys / 02,04,05 Girls VYSA STATE & DISTRICT ODP 22 STATE PLAYERS 40+ DISTRICT PLAYERS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL 2005 GIRLS & 2003 BOYS SPAIN RECORD NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN OUR YEAR ROUND FUTSAL CLUB 49 ENPL REGIONAL/ NATIONAL QUALIFIER NPL ELITE 03B, 02B, 01B RECORD NUMBER (12) OF TEAMS ACCEPTED TO JEFFERSON CUP US CLUB PDP STATE 20+ PLAYERS SELECTED TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS & FINALISTS / ELITE & SELECT (SELECT & JR ACADEMY) TEAMS COMPETING IN NCSL CASL CHAMPIONS & FINALISTS 06B, 06G, 07B TRAVEL PLAYERS U9-U19 FULL TIME TECHNICAL STAFF NATIONAL CUP QUALIFIER NPL ELITE 02G

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5 NEW STRUCTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FINANCIAL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF COACHING ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE MANAGER TRAVEL MANAGER RECREATION DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SPORTS PERORMANCE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF GRASSROOTS GIRLS DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PRE-DA & ECNL DIRECTOR BOYS DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE PREP & EDUCATION NPL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT NPL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF SELECT GOALKEEPING DIRECTOR COACHES COACHES COACHES COACHES COACHES

6 NEW ROLES TO IMPROVE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PRE-DA & ECNL DIRECTOR GIRLS DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BOYS DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE PREP & EDUCATION ASSISTANT NPL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF SELECT OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR U11 & U12 VSA PLAYERS & PARENTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF ECNL & DA TEAMS AT THE U12 & U13 AGE GROUPS THE PRE-DA & ECNL DIRECTOR WILL WORK WITH THE VDA COACHING DIRECTOR TO HELP THROUGH THE ID PERIOD WHILST ALSO PROVIDING TRAINING/PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DESERVING VSA PLAYERS PROVIDE SPECIFIC DAY TO DAY FEMALE OVERSIGHT OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR U8 U10 VSA PLAYERS. THE GOAL OF THIS ROLE IS TO CREATE A FUN ENGAGING EXPERIENCE WHILST DEVELOPING THE FUTURE TALENT OF VSA. THIS ROLE INCLUDES IMPROVING COACHES IN THIS AGE GROUP BY DAILY MEETING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE SPECIFIC DAY TO DAY MALE OVERSIGHT OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR U8 U10 VSA PLAYERS. THE GOAL OF THIS ROLE IS TO CREATE A FUN ENGAGING EXPERIENCE WHILST DEVELOPING THE FUTURE TALENT OF VSA. THIS ROLE INCLUDES IMPROVING COACHES IN THIS AGE GROUP BY DAILY MEETING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE IMPROVED SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO OUR U15- U19 PLAYERS AND PARENTS AS THEY GO THROUGH THE COLLEGE PROCESS. THE GOAL IS TO STREAMLINE AND STANDARDIZE OUR APPROACH WHILE CREATING NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYERS TO BE SEEN AND CREATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEGES. THIS ROLE INCLUDES IMPROVING COACHES ABILITY TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE PROCESS IN THESE AGE GROUPS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO NPL DIRECTOR IN THE U11 & U12 NPL & NCSL ELITE TEAMS TO HELP WITH DAY TO DAY OVERSIGHT OF TEAMS AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION. THIS ROLE INCLUDES IMPROVING COACHES IN THIS AGE GROUP BY DAILY MEETING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE SPECIFIC DAY TO DAY OVERSIGHT OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION U11-U19 VSA SELECT LEVEL PLAYERS. THE GOAL OF THIS ROLE IS TO DEVELOP A FUN ENGAGING EXPERIENCE WHILST PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYERS TO PROGRESS TO NPL TEAMS. THIS ROLE INCLUDES IMPROVING COACHES IN THIS AGE GROUP BY DAILY MEETING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

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8 MANTRA WE ARE VSA ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD WE NEVER LOSE, WE ONLY WIN OR LEARN MARGINAL GAINS THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

9 PHILOSOPHY THE PERSON THE CLUB THE FUTURE DEVELOP THE PLAYER: WE WILL ALWAYS PUT THE PLAYER FIRST AND DEVELOP THEM IN THE 4 KEY COMPONENTS OF THE GAME (TECHNICAL, TACTICAL, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL). WE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PLAYERS TO GROW ON THE FIELD. DEVELOP THE PERSON: WE WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE AND CREATE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHARACTERISTICS AND TRAITS TO SUCCEED AWAY FROM THE SOCCER FIELD. WE WILL VALUE HARD WORK, HUMILITY, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND A GROWTH MINDSET ABOVE ALL ELSE. DEVELOP THE CLUB: WE WILL WORK TOGETHER AS COACHES, PLAYERS, AND PARENTS TO CREATE OUR CLUB THAT WE CAN BE PROUD TO BE PART OF. ON AND OFF THE FIELD WE WILL REPRESENT THE CLUB IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY, STRIVING TO BE PEOPLE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CAN BE PROUD OF. VSA WILL BE UNIQUE TO US! THE PLAYER DEVELOP THE FUTURE: WE WILL CREATE A PATHWAY AND FUTURE FOR OUR PLAYERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE. ULTIMATELY WE ARE CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

10 VSA DNA CULTURE OF LEARNING CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE CULTURE OF TOGETHERNESS CULTURE OF A BELIEF IN YOUNG PEOPLE

11 OUR AIMS OUTSET - CREATE A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYER - CREATE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS - CREATE COLLEGE PLAYERS - CREATE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS INTRINSIC FACTORS - CREATE PLAYERS WITH A DEEP PASSION FOR THE GAME - CREATE PLAYERS WHO HAVE A LOVE FOR LEARNING - CREATE PLAYERS WHO HAVE AN ABILITY TO WORK HARD IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

12 CLUB COMPONENTS COACHING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PARENT EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION CLUB COACHING EDUCATION AGE SPECIFIC CURRICULUMS ESTABLISH EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS COMMUNICATION LICENSES / QUALIFICATIONS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY / PROGRESSION UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESS ORGANIZATION MENTORING / DIRECTOR SUPPORT CLUB PHILOSOPHY / STYLE OF PLAY / SYSTEMS OF PLAY RESULTS VS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION / PLANNING / PREPARATION / PERFORMANCE PLAYER STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TRUST

13 CLUB MINDSET HARD WORK VSA GROWTH MINDSET FIXED MINDSET BELIEF IN HARD WORK CREATES TALENT DESIRE TO LEARN AVOIDS FAILURE DESIRE TO LOOK SMART DOES NOT FEAR FAILURE EMBRACE CHALLENGES AVOIDS CHALLENGES HAPPY IN COMFORT ZONE POTENTIAL IS UNKOWN AND A JOURNEY DOES NOT FEAR FAILURE AVOIDS FEEDBACK BELIEF THAT TALENT IS INNATE SEEKS FEEDBACK SEEKS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AVOIDS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED EFFORT TO LEARN

14 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY LEVEL % AT CLUB LEAGUE PLAY NATIONAL 1% VDA STATE/REGION STATE/REGION 17% ACADEMY PRE-ACADEMY LOCAL/STATE LOCAL 8% JR ACADEMY ADP GRASSROOTS 74% REC/SFL

15 VSA STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT LEARNING TO PLAY LEARNING TO COMPETE LEARNING TO WIN ADP U7/U8 JR ACADEMY U9/U10 PRE-ACADEMY U11-U14 ACADEMY U15-U19 FOUNDATION PHASE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE COLLEGE/PRO DEVELOPMENT STAGE

16 VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY THE VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 3 NORTHERN VIRGINIA CLUBS (PRINCE WILLIAM SOCCER INC, VIENNA, & VIRGINIA SOCCER ASSOCIATION) TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST COMPETITION FOR THEIR PLAYERS. THE VDA PLAYS IN THE US DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY LEAGUE & ECNL GIRLS LEAGUE. THE US DEVELOPEMNT ACADEMY PROGRAM FOCUSES ON POSITIVELY IMPACTING EVERYDAY CLUB ENVIRONMENTS TO ASSIST IN MAXIMIZING YOUTH PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ACADEMY VALUES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OF ELITE PLAYERS OVER WINNING TROPHIES AND TITLES. THE ACADEMY SETS THE STANDARD FOR ELITE ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUTH SOCCER CLUBS NATIONWIDE AND IS A PART OF U.S. SOCCER'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP POSITION IN YOUTH SOCCER THAT WILL IMPACT THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS. THE ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE, INC. ( ECNL ) WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCE OF THE FEMALE YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH. THE GOAL OF THE ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE IS TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE FOR ELITE FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH INNOVATIVE, PLAYER-CENTERED PROGRAMMING AND TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE BY CREATING A BETTER, MORE ENJOYABLE, AND MORE SUCCESSFUL PLAYER, COACH, AND CLUB DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VDA PLEASE GO TO

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18 CREATING A HOME MEETING SPACE AT LONG PARK THE MEETING SPACE WILL ALLOW US TO DO THE FOLLOWING: TEAM MEETINGS PLAYER & PARENTS PRE-GAME TALKS HOST COACHING EDUCATION COURSES HOST REFEREE COURSE COACHES MEETINGS

19 SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM SPARQE FOOTBALL CONDITIONING BASELINE TESTING FUNCTIONAL FOOTBALL WARM UP ACTIVATION & IMPLEMENTATION OF SKILL RELATED COMPONENTS OF FITNESS SPARQE IS USED TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL ACTIONS, ALLOWING FOOTBALL ACTIONS TO BE EXECUTED PLAYERS HAVE GAINED THEIR FITNESS THROUGH PLAYING 11V11/7V7/4V4 GAMES OF FOOTBALL WE HAVE SEEN BASELINE TESTING SCORES OF ELITE ENDURANCE ATHLETES, BY IMPLEMENTING THIS VS ISOLATED RUNNING BASELINE TESTING HAS ALLOWED US TO CONTROL THE WORK AND LOAD OF THE INDIVIDUAL VSA INJURY PROTOCOL HAS BEEN SET IN PLACE TO PROVIDE PLAYERS WITH A SAFE WAY TO BE INTRODUCED BACK INTO TRAINING. IN THE FALL, ONLY 9 PLAYERS WERE INJURED IN ALL VSA TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

20 SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM FULL TIME DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE OVERSEE AND IMPLEMENT VSA SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM ALL VSA TEAMS AND COACHES PARTAKE IN SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM WITH ASSISTANCE FROM DIRECTOR OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH HAYMARKET PT WEEKLY PLAYER SCREENING AT LONG PARK EXPERTISE IN PHYSICAL PREPARATION INTRODUCTION OF MEETING SPACE WILL MEAN ONSITE MATCH ANALYSIS NPL & SELECT GAMES WILL BE FILMED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAMES TO BE FILMED AND BROKEN DOWN BY COACHES

21 COLLEGE PREPARATION & EDUCATION NEW DIRECTION NEW PROGRAM NEW OBJECTIVES NEW ASPIRATIONS

22 COLLEGE PREPERATION & EDUCATION STREAMLINE AND STANDARDIZE OUR APPROACH TEMPLATE PERSONAL PLAYER RESUME TEAM RESUME (DIGITAL AND HARDCOPY FOR SHOWCASES) PERSONAL FOLLOW UP WITH DIRECTOR DATABASE ESTABLISHED FOR PLAYER COMMUNICATIONS COLLEGE EDUCATION TO REPLACE PLAYER EDUCATION 1/MONTH SCHOLARSHIP LINKS ON WEBSITE DIVISIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FAQS PRESENTATION AVAILABLE ONLINE MATCH ANALYSIS AND FILM INTRODUCTION OF MEETING SPACE WILL MEAN ONSITE MATCH ANALYSIS NPL & SELECT GAMES WILL BE FILMED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAMES TO BE FILMED AND BROKEN DOWN BY COACHES PLAYERS WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD GAMES FOR COLLEGE VIDEO

23 COLLEGE PREPERATION & EDUCATION COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT / SHOWCASE TOURS PRESEASON TOUR / SOCA BLUE RIDGE TOURNAMENT U15-U19 NPL BOYS & GIRLS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE DAY MULTIPLE COLLEGE TOURS NCFC SHOWCASE CASL TOURNAMENT (RALEIGH, NC) U15-U19 NPL GIRLS DIVISION LL COLLEGE TOUR / EXPERIENCE COLLEGE EDUCATION MEETING COLLEGE FESTIVAL / INFO NIGHT U17-U19 NPL BOYS & GIRLS VSA/PWSI/VIENNA/VDA FRIENDLIES & Q&A WITH COLLEGE COACHES IMG INVITATIONAL (BRADENTON, FL) U16-U19 NPL BOYS COLLEGE TOURS (D LL, NAIA, & PRO TEAM) COLLEGE EDUCATION MEETING SPRING COLLEGE SHOWCASES PRIMARY COLLEGE SHOWCASES LOUDOUN COLLEGE / JEFFERSON CUP SECONDARY COLLEGE SHOWCASES PA CLASSICS/ VDA / MERCEDEZ-BENZ VSA NATIONAL SIGNING CELEBRATION CELEBRATING SENIORS GOING ON TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL

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25 VSA ON FIELD STANDARDS PLAYERS 1) GREET COACH AND EACH OTHER WITH HAND SHAKE 2) PLAYERS MUST WEAR CORRECT VSA ATTIRE, BRING A PUMPED UP BALL AND A DRINK TO PRACTICE / VSA CLUB PRACTICE UNIFORM 3) ALL SHIRTS MUST BE TUCKED IN 4) BAGS MUST BE HANGED UP ON FENCE ORGANIZED AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL 5) GIVE MAXIMUM EFFORT AT EVERY PRACTICE AND EVERY GAME COACHES 1) COACHES MUST HAVE A SESSION PLAN - NO EXCUSES 2) WHAT ARE YOUR OBJECTIVES FOR YOUR SESSION 3) ALL PRACTICES MUST REFLECT AND REINFORCE CLUB PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLAN 4) COACHING ATTIRE - ALL COACHES MUST WEAR CLEATS, HAVE VSA ATTIRE ON, LOOK PROFESSIONAL, NO 3/4 LENGTHS, SHIRTS TUCKED IN 5) MUST BE ON TIME TO ALL SESSIONS AND GAMES

26 VSA STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT LEARNING TO PLAY LEARNING TO COMPETE LEARNING TO WIN ADP U7/U8 JR ACADEMY U9/U10 PRE-ACADEMY U11-U14 ACADEMY U15-U19 FOUNDATION PHASE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE COLLEGE/PRO DEVELOPMENT STAGE

27 THE FOUNDATION PHASE WHO ARE WE? WE ARE INCLUSIVE TO THE CHILD; ANYONE IS WELCOME! THE PLAYER IS TAUGHT DECISION MAKING WITHIN PLAYING THE GAME! THE CLUB PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ALL; DREAM BIG! WHAT ARE OUR VALUES? BEING A GOOD PERSON. BEING A PROACTIVE FOOTBALLER - WE CONTROL THE GAME DECISION MAKING IS THE CORE QUALITY OF BEING A GOOD FOOTBALLER WHAT DO WE TEACH IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE? ATTACK / DEFEND / TRANSITION TO ATTACK / TRANSITION TO DEFEND WE TEACH THE GAME AND THESE PRINCIPLES IN CONTEXT TO THE AGE WE ARE WORKING WITH

28 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE WHO ARE WE? WE ARE INCLUSIVE TO ALL, HOWEVER NATURAL LEVELS START TO OCCUR THE PLAYER IS TAUGHT DECISION MAKING WITHIN PLAYING THE GAME! THE CLUB PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR ALL; DREAM BIG! WHAT ARE OUR VALUES? BEING A GOOD PERSON & COMMITTED FOOTBALLER BEING A PROACTIVE FOOTBALLER - WE CONTROL THE GAME DECISION MAKING IS THE CORE QUALITY OF BEING A GOOD FOOTBALLER WHAT DO WE TEACH IN THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAGE? WE TEACH THE GAME AND VSA PRINCIPLES BUT INTRODUCE GAME TACTICS TO COMPETE AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY. MAIN FOCUS IS ON OUR PERFORMANCE VS RESULT

29 COLLEGE/PRO DEVELOPMENT PHASE WHO ARE WE? WE ARE INCLUSIVE TO ALL, HOWEVER NATURAL LEVELS START TO OCCUR THE PLAYER IS TAUGHT DECISION MAKING WITHIN PLAYING THE GAME! THE CLUB PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ALL; DREAM BIG!! WHAT ARE OUR VALUES? ACCOUNTABILITY - IT IS NOT WHAT WE SAY, IT IS WHAT WE DO BEING A PROACTIVE FOOTBALLER - WE CONTROL THE GAME DECISION MAKING IS THE CORE QUALITY OF BEING A GOOD FOOTBALLER WHAT DO WE TEACH IN THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAGE? WE TEACH THE GAME AND VSA PRINCIPLES BUT INTRODUCE GAME TACTICS TO WIN AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY. FOCUS REMAINS ON WINNING THE VSA WAY.

30 VSA PLAYING PHILOSOPHY BUILD OUT OF THE BACK (PLAY THROUGH THE THIRDS) DEFENSIVE THIRD (DENY/DELAY/COMPACT/AWAY FROM GOAL) CREATE, COMBINE, CONNECT (BREAK LINES/MIDFIELD OVERLOADS) MIDFIELD THIRD (PRESS OUTSIDE/RECOVER CENTRAL/COMPACT) FINAL THIRD (WIDE ROTATIONS/MOBILITY/FLANK PLAY) ATTACKING FINAL THIRD (PRESS/CREATE TRAP) DEFENSIVE

31 VSA GAME CONCEPTS ATTACKING POSSESSION FORWARD THINKING EXPANSIVE CREATIVE EVERYONE ATTACKS (FIND OPEN PLAYER) (PENETRATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) (WIDTH/DEPTH & ANGLES OF SUPPORT) (CONFIDENCE & UNAFRAID) (OUTSIDE BACKS GET FORWARD) DEFENDING EVERYONE DEFENDS PRESSING MAKE FIELD SMALL RELENTLESS DESIRE (COLLECTIVE AND ORGANIZED) (IMMEDIATE CHASE - WIN IT BACK) (PRESS & SQUEEZE - COMPACT) (INTENSITY IN DEFENDING- WE WANT BALL BACK) TRANSITION WIN IT KEEP IT IMMEDIATE PRESSURE DOMINATE RESTARTS (ESTABLISH POSSESSION IF YOU CANNOT SCORE) (NO DELAY IN RESPONSE TO LOSS OF POSSESSION) (BE PROACTIVE TO CREATE & DENY THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE) MOMENT CONCEPT TACTICAL DESCRIPTION

32 GAME STRUCTURE (30-40 Games Per Season) SCRIMMAGES (ADDITIONAL GAMES VS PARTNER CLUBS AND BEYOND) TOURNAMENTS SCRIMMAGES LEAGUE PLAY (ENPL, NCSL, ODSL) FESTIVALS LEAGUE PLAY FESTIVALS (U8-U10S ONLY DA CLUB FESTIVALS) TOURNAMENTS (4x SELECT / 5-6x NPL) / STATE CUP (NPL TEAMS ONLY)

33 PRACTICE STRUCTURE (Annual Schedule) 3 SESSIONS PER WEEK (ALL AGE GROUPS AND LEVELS) MINDSET PHYSICAL TECHNICAL TACTICAL 1 TF5IVES SESSION PER WEEK (8U-14U ALL LEVELS) 1 MINDSET SESSION PER MONTH (ALL AGE GROUPS AND LEVELS) 2 PRE-SEASON CAMPS - AUGUST 2017 / FEB 2018 GK TRAINING (1-2 TIMES A WEEK) ADDITIONAL FUTSAL CLUB WINTER-SUMMER (Recommended)

34 7V7 - SYSTEM OF PLAY WITH VARIATIONS WITH VARIATIONS WITH VARIATIONS

35 9V9 - SYSTEM OF PLAY WITH VARIATIONS WITH VARIATIONS WITH VARIATIONS

36 11V11 - SYSTEM OF PLAY WITH VARIATIONS WITH VARIATIONS WITH VARIATIONS

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38 SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM SPARQE FOOTBALL CONDITIONING BASELINE TESTING FUNCTIONAL FOOTBALL WARM UP ACTIVATION & IMPLEMENTATION OF SKILL RELATED COMPONENTS OF FITNESS SPARQE IS USED TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL ACTIONS, ALLOWING FOOTBALL ACTIONS TO BE EXECUTED PLAYERS HAVE GAINED THEIR FITNESS THROUGH PLAYING 11V11/7V7/4V4 GAMES OF FOOTBALL WE HAVE SEEN BASELINE TESTING SCORES OF ELITE ENDURANCE ATHLETES, BY IMPLEMENTING THIS VS ISOLATED RUNNING BASELINE TESTING HAS ALLOWED US TO CONTROL THE WORK AND LOAD OF THE INDIVIDUAL VSA INJURY PROTOCOL HAS BEEN SET IN PLACE TO PROVIDE PLAYERS WITH A SAFE WAY TO BE INTRODUCED BACK INTO TRAINING. IN THE FALL, ONLY 9 PLAYERS WERE INJURED IN ALL VSA TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

39 SPORTS PERFORMANCE DAILY IMPLEMENTATION WARM UP FOOTBALL FUNCTIONAL MULTIDIRECTIONAL PREPARES BODY FOR FOOTBALL ACTIONS INJURY PREVENTION MODALITY SPARQE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SKILL RELATED COMPONENTS OF FITNESS: S.P.A.R.Q.E - SPEED/POWER/AGILITY/REACTION TIME/QUICKNESS/ENDURANCE SPARQE IS FOOTBALL FUNCTIONAL, INCORPORATING A BALL THROUGHOUT SPARQE IS USED WITHIN A PERIODIZATION MODEL, GRADUALLY INCREASING TIME AND DISTANCE OVER 6 WEEK BLOCKS FOOTBALL CONDITIONING FITNESS IN FOOTBALL = FOOTBALL FITNESS GAME CONDITIONING = PLAYING FOOTBALL IMPROVES FOOTBALL FITNESS 11V11/7V7/4V4 = GAME CONDITIONING WORKS WITHIN A PERIODIZATION MODEL THE GAME CONDITIONING FORMATS INCREASE TIME AND DISTANCE OVER 6 WEEK BLOCKS FITNESS IMPROVES PROGRESSIVELY AND DECREASES RISK OF INJURY FITNESS OF ELITE LEVEL ENDURANCE ATHLETES HAVE BEEN ATTAINED

40 PERIODIZATION MICRO MESO MACRO FALL TEAM INDIVIDUAL WINTER UNIT SPRING WEEK 1 CYCLE (3 Sessions Per Week) 6 WEEK CYCLE 10 MONTH CYCLE

41 PERIODIZATION MICRO CYCLE TEAM INDIVIDUAL UNIT

42 PERIODIZATION MESO CYCLE 6 WEEK CYCLES 2 WEEK CYCLES 1 WEEK CYCLES 4 WEEK CYCLES STRENGTH SPEED ENDURANCE ATTACKING DEFENDING TRANSITION FROM ATTACK TO DEFENSE TRANSITION FROM DEFENSE TO ATTACK MENTAL

43 PERIODIZATION MACRO CYCLE PRE-SEASON AUG/SEPT FALL CYLE I SEPT/OCT FALL CYLE II OCT/NOV FALL CYLE III NOV/DEC WINTER CYCLE JAN/FEB SPRING CYCLE I FEB/MAR SPRING CYCLE II APRIL/MAY SPRING CYCLE JUNE PURPOSE /FACTORS INDIVIDUAL GROWTH TEAM GROWTH SOCCER IQ GRADUAL BUILD UP / LONG TERM FITNESS FITNESS INCREASES DURING SEASON DECREASES MUSCULAR INJURIES

44 VSA SESSION PLANNING - EXAMPLE TOPIC: CREATING AND DEVELOPING MIDFIELD OVERLOADS (PRIMARY FOCUS 6,8,10 SECONDARY FOCUS 7,11) IN A OBJECTIVES: IMPROVE TECHNICAL APPLICATION OF PASS&REC / CUES TO OVERLOAD FOR MID 3&7,11 / DOMINATE 4v3s in MIDDLE THIRDS TECHNICAL PHASE PROGRESSION 1 WORK/REST RATIO/DURATION: 3 Min / 2 Min / 15 Mins COACHING POINTS: TECH APPLICATION (PASS/REC) FRONT FOOT/BODY POSITION PACE OF PASS TIMING AND MOVEMENT RELATE(MID 3 COMBO) WORK/REST RATIO/DURATION: 2 Min / 2 Min / 16 Mins COACHING POINTS: HOLDING SHAPE VS ROTATION POSSESSION VS FWD PASSES SPEED OF PLAY TO BREAK LINES DIAGONAL PASS TO BREAK LINES RELATE TO 6,8,10, (7,11) PROGRESSION 2 GAME WORK/REST RATIO/DURATION: 4 Min / 2 Min / 24 Min COACHING POINTS: 7,11 MOVEMENT INSIDE TO CREATE #S UP CUES OF WHEN TO OVERLOAD SHAPE OF OVERLOAD (BOX VS DIAMOND) 2,3 READ CUES TO GET FWD USE #s UP TO ADVANCE FORWARD WORK/REST RATIO/DURATION: 6 Min / 3 Min / 27 Min COACHING POINTS: ATTACKING SHAPE IN A CONNECT 3 LINES 4.5 FIND FWD PASSES EARLY INTRODUCE FINAL THIRD PHASE (9) SESSION STRUCTURE TECHNICAL PHASE SAQ INCLUDED PROGRESSION 1 PRESSURE/DIRECTIONAL PROGRESSION 2 DIRECTIONAL/TO GOAL GAME 6v6/8v8/11v11 FINISHING 5 MINUTE REPETITION

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46 GOALKEEPING PHILOSOPHY GOALKEEPING PHILOSOPHY SHOT-STOPPING POSSESSION CROSSES COMMUNICATION - GAME IQ - GAME IQ - GAME IQ - GAME IQ - DECISION MAKING - DECISION MAKING - DECISION MAKING - DECISION MAKING - EXECUTION - EXECUTION - EXECUTION - EXECUTION

47 GOALKEEPING PLANNING & CYCLES JR. ACADEMY GOALKEEPING U9-U10 FOUNDATION STAGE FUN STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE SEASONS (FALL AND SPRING) WEEK PERIODIZED CYCLE TRAINING 2X PER WEEK PRE-ACADEMY GOALKEEPING U11-U14 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAGE LEARN TO TRAIN WINTER PROGRAMMING WINTER GK ACADEMY 6 WEEK PROGRAM TRAINING 2X PER WEEK ACADEMY GOALKEEPING U15-U19 COLLEGE/PRO DEVELOPMENT STAGE LEARN TO WIN ANNUAL PLANNING SUMMER PROGRAMMING SUMMER GK ACADEMY 6 WEEK PROGRAM SUMMER GK CAMP

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49 COACHING EDUCATION 2 DAY TRAINING COURSE FOR ALL NEW STAFF 6 COACHES EDUCATION SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VYSA CLINICS LA LIGA COACHING COURSE USSF CLINICS IN-HOUSE EVALUATIONS ON AND OFF FIELDS VIDEO FEEDBACK VSA SESSION PLANNER WEEKLY FEEDBACK 3x COACHING INSTRUCTORS FOR VYSA/US SOCCER ON STAFF ALL PRACTICE SESSIONS LOGGED BY ALL STAFF AT ALL LEVELS

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52 CONTACT INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING: BENJY SLATOR - U9-U10 BOYS & GIRLS - BSLATOR@VSAONLINE.ORG DALE PARKER - U11-U15 BOYS & GIRLS - DPARKER@VSAONLINE.ORG BRONSON GAMBALE - U16-U19 BOYS & GIRLS - BGAMBALE@VSAONLINE.ORG WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON!

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