VSA 2017 2018 #WeAreVSA
WHO ARE VSA?
2017-2018 MANTRA 2014-2015 WE ARE VSA 2015-2016 ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD 2016-2017 WE NEVER LOSE, WE ONLY WIN OR LEARN 2017-2018 MARGINAL GAINS
PHILOSOPHY 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. THE PLAYER THE PERSON 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! 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!
VSA DNA CULTURE OF LEARNING CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE CULTURE OF TOGETHERNESS CULTURE OF A BELIEF IN YOUNG PEOPLE
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
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
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
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY LEVEL % AT CLUB LEAGUE PLAY NATIONAL 1% STATE/REGION 17% STATE/REGION LOCAL/STATE 8% LOCAL GRASSROOTS 74% VDA ACADEMY PRE-ACADEMY JR ACADEMY ADP REC/SFL
VSA STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT LEARNING TO PLAY LEARNING TO COMPETE LEARNING TO WIN ADP 7U/U8 JR ACADEMY 9U-10U PRE-ACADEMY 11U-14U ACADEMY 15U-19U FOUNDATION PHASE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE COLLEGE/PRO DEVELOPMENT STAGE
VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY THE VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 3 NORTHERN VIRGINIA CLUBS (CHANTILLY YOUTH ASSOCIATION, PRINCE WILLIAM SOCCER INC, & VIRGINIA SOCCER ASSOCIATION) TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST COMPETITION FOR THEIR PLAYERS. THE VDA PLAYS IN THE US DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY 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. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VDA PLEASE GO TO WWW.VDASOCCER.ORG
NEW TO VSA 2017-2018
UNIFORMS 2017-2019 HOME AWAY PRACTICE WARM UPS BAG GOALKEEPER
PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE + + = MATCH ANALYSIS EXERCISE SPORTS SCIENCE DEGREE US SOCCER LICENSE PLAYING EXPERIENCE SPORTS SCIENCE PLAYER PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE MATCH ANALYSIS OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH KROSSOVER VSA OWN 2 HI-PODS U16/U17/U19 NPL TEAMS GAMES WILL BE ANALYZED BY EXPERTS ALL TEAMS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAMES TO BE FILMED AND BROKEN DOWN BY COACHES
PERFORMANCE SPORTS SCIENCE OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH HAYMARKET PT BI-WEEKLY PLAYER SCREENING AT LONG PARK 6 WEEK CYCLE PLAYER/PARENT EDUCATION EXPERTISE IN PHYSICAL PREPARATION (VSA WARM UPS) WORLD FOOTBALL ACADEMY COURSE DIRECTORS OF COACHING COURSE IN JULY 2017 PHYSICAL PERIODIZATION COURSE IMPLEMENT U15-U19 AGE GROUPS FALL 2017 SPARQ TRAINING DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW IMPLEMENT U9-U14 SPEED, POWER, AGILITY, REACTION, AND QUICKNESS
EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION + + = PLAYER EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE US SOCCER LICENSE PLAYING EXPERIENCE PARENT EDUCATION
EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS PLAYER/PARENT MEETINGS PODCASTS PARENT FIELD SESSIONS COACHES MEETINGS 1 PER MONTH (TRAVEL) / 1 PER SEASON (REC) 2 PER SEASON (REC/TRAVEL) SUMMER CAMP (REC/TRAVEL) PRESENT AT EACH CED SESSION (REC/TRAVEL) ALL SCHEDULED AT BEGINNING OF THE SEASON PRE-SEASON / MID SEASON FALL/SPRING PARENTS LEARN VSA WAY MONTHLY TOPICS
GOALKEEPING DIRECTOR OF GOALKEEPING DIRECTOR OF GOALKEEPING COACHES 1 NPL TEAM FOCUS ON DEVELOPING REAL GK SESSIONS GOALKEEPER SESSIONS BUILT INTO TEAM SCHEDULES 4 NIGHTS PER WEEK NPL / SELECT - BUILT INTO SCHEDULE 1 SESSION PER WEEK OFFERED TO REC
THE VSA WAY
VSA ON FIELD STANDARDS 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 PLAYERS 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 COACHES
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
VSA GAME CONCEPTS ATTACKING POSSESSION FORWARD THINKING EXPANSIVE CREATIVE EVERYONE ATTACKS (FIND OPEN PLAYER) (PENETRATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) (WIDTH/DEPTH AND ANGLES OF SUPPORT) (CONFIDENCE AND UNAFRAID) (OUTSIDE BACKS GET FWD) DEFENDING EVERYONE DEFENDS PRESSING MAKE FIELD SMALL RELENTLESS DESIRE (COLLECTIVE AND ORGANIZED) (IMMEDIATE CHASE - WIN IT BACK) (PRESS AND 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
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)
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) FALL FUTSAL (NPL 11U-14U ONLY) / WINTER-SUMMER (Recommended)
7V7 - SYSTEM OF PLAY 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 5 2 4 3 8 8 7 8 11 8 9 9 9 9 1-3-2-1 WITH VARIATIONS 1-2-3-1 WITH VARIATIONS 1-3-1-2 WITH VARIATIONS
9V9 - SYSTEM OF PLAY 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 8 10 7 6 10 11 7 8 11 9 9 9 9 1-4-3-1 WITH VARIATIONS 1-3-4-1 WITH VARIATIONS 1-3-3-2 WITH VARIATIONS
11V11 - SYSTEM OF PLAY 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 4 5 3 2 4 3 7 8 6 9 10 11 9 8 6 10 8 9 7 10 6 9 6 10 11 1-4-3-3 WITH VARIATIONS 1-4-4-2 WITH VARIATIONS 1-3-4-3 WITH VARIATIONS
PERIODIZATION 2017-2018 MICRO MESO MACRO FALL TEAM INDIVIDUAL WINTER UNIT SPRING WEEK 1 CYCLE (3 Sessions Per Week) 6 WEEK CYCLE 10 MONTH CYCLE
PERIODIZATION MICRO CYCLE 1 4 5 TEAM INDIVIDUAL 2 3 6 UNIT 7 8 9 10 11
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
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
VSA SESSION PLANNING - EXAMPLE TOPIC: CREATING AND DEVELOPING MIDFIELD OVERLOADS (PRIMARY FOCUS 6,8,10 SECONDARY FOCUS 7,11) IN A 1-4-3-3 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 1-4-3-3 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
COACHING EDUCATION 6 COACHES EDUCATION SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VYSA CLINICS LA LIGA COACHING COURSE USSF CLINICS ALL PRACTICE SESSIONS LOGGED BY ALL STAFF AT ALL LEVELS IN-HOUSE EVALUATIONS ON AND OFF FIELDS VIDEO FEEDBACK VSA SESSION PLANNER WEEKLY FEEDBACK 3x COACHING INSTRUCTORS FOR VYSA/US SOCCER ON STAFF
MEET THE STAFF
TECHNICAL STAFF MATT LACEY mlacey@vsaonline.org USSF A / USSF NYL Executive Director / Director of Soccer DALE PARKER dparker@vsaonline.org USSF A Assistant Technical Director / Pre-Academy Director DUSTIN BUTCHER dbutcher@vsaonline.org USSF C / USSF NYL Director of Operations / GK Director FRO ADU fadu@vsaonline.org USSF C / USSF NYL Jr Academy Director / Camp Director GRAHAM MACLEAN gmaclean@vsaonline.org USSF A / USSF NYL Academy Director BRONSON GAMBALE bgambale@vsaonline.org USSF C Director of Player Education / PR Media ALEX HERRERA aherrera@vsaonline.org USSF D / USSF NYL Futsal Director STEVE HOOVER shoover@vsaonline.org USSF C / USSF NYL Recreation / Adult League Director
COACHING STAFF Steve Smith smith@vsaonline.org USSF A Pre-Academy Staff Tim Krout tkrout@vsaonline.org USSF A Pre-Academy Staff Shay Bell sbell@vsaonline.org USSF A Pre Academy / Academy Staff Garrett Budd gbudd@vsaonline.org USSF A Pre Academy / Academy Staff Dave Edwards dedwards@vsaonline.org NSCAA Premier Academy Staff Kevin Hilton khilton@vsaonline.org USSF D Academy Staff Shaka Bangura sbangura@vsaonline.org USSF D / Former Pro Pre-Academy Staff David Quinn dquinn@vsaonline.org UEFA C Pre Academy / Academy Staff
COACHING STAFF Todd Magin tmagin@vsaonline.org USSF D Pre-Academy Staff Greg Brock gbrock@vsaonline.org USSF E Pre-Academy Staff Matt Aubel maubel@vsaonline.org USSF E Pre Academy / Academy Staff Jake Arnold jarnold@vsaonline.org USSF D Pre Academy / Academy Staff Christian Sefah csefah@vsaonline.org USSF D Pre-Academy Staff James Schupp jschupp@vsaonline.org USSF D Pre-Academy Staff Benji Slator To Come USSF D Jr Academy Staff Brandon Hartman bhartman@vsaonline.org USSF E Jr Academy