| * General |
| - Attend at least 75% of team activities |
| - Contact the coach if cannot attend a game or practice, as early as possible |
| - Come prepared to play |
| - Do our best |
| - Be on time |
| - Listen to and respect the coaches |
| - Practice good sportsmanship to players, opponents, coaches, referees & parents |
| - Bring a pumped up ball and water bottle with name on them |
| - Where shin pads |
| - Take off jewelry before playing to avoid injuries |
| - Tie my hair back, if necessary |
| - Attendance, participation and effort will all affect who starts in the games |
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| * Skills: |
| - Improve fitness, endurance, speed & body control |
| - Challenge aggressively and mark up quickly |
| - Back-up & protect my keeper |
| - Passing: |
| - consistently use good technique and improve strength with both feet |
| - quicker decision making |
| - getting everyone involved |
| - using space |
| - passing in a way that is easier for teammates to control |
| - Receiving: |
| - consistently use good technique |
| - quicker decision making |
| - beneficial 1st touch |
| - control bouncing balls (incl. heading the ball) - preferably no more than 1 bounce |
| - Shoot and finish with both feet, aiming at corners and following shots |
| - Kicking: |
| - consistently use good technique with both feet |
| - improve strength & variety of kicks |
| - no unnecessary toe balls |
| - Dribble by keeping the ball close & attempt moves when opportunities arise |
| - Team Shape: |
| - stay in position & move without the ball |
| - spread the field and use space |
| - positively remind teammates |
| - Throw ins: strive for making all throws good, develop varied strategies & increase strength |
| - Goalie Play (if applicable): |
| - good distribution technique and improve strength on punts, throws & rolls |
| - get the ball to teammates quicker and easier for them to handle |
| - develop my positioning and ball control |
| - attend as many goalie clinics as possible |
| - Set Plays (corners, goalie kicks, center kicks, free kicks): |
| - improve our positioning |
| - mark up |
| - set walls |
| - improve our executing practices strategies |
| - Improve upper-body play (shielding the ball & body positioning) |
| - Communicate constructively on the field |
| - Ask questions |
| - Play with positive passion/enthusiasm, pride & confidence |
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| * And above all else, HAVE FUN !! |
