OYSAN State League

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• OYSAN State League
• The Academy Approach
• Goals and Structures

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• What is an Academy Program?
• Academy Programs Have Emerged As A 21st Century
  Alternative To The Frustrating Shortfalls In
  Soccer Development Displayed By Most Pre-teens.
  This Void Is Heavily Influenced By Coaching
  Quality And The Pressures To Win At Critical
  Periods In The Development Process.
• Academy Programs Seek To Improve Individual
  Player Development, Satisfaction And Retention,
  And To Build A Less Pressured Youth Soccer
  Environment For Coaches, Adult Spectators,
• And Match Officials.

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• Named After The English Football Association
  Academy Model
• Includes Ages 4 Through 12 For Community-based
  And Expanded Club Organizations
• Includes Ages 9 Through 12 For Traditional
  Club-based Organizations

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• Organizations Must Meet The Following Criteria To
  Qualify For Academy Status And Participate In The
  U-9/12 State League Divisions

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• Academy Criteria
• Where A Recreation Base Exists, U-8 And Below
  Must Play Locally In
• Play Day Formats Featuring
• 3v3 And 4v4 Games

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• Academy Criteria
• The Organization Must Offer Automatic Advancement
  From U-8 To U-9 And Exclude Formal Competition
  Before U-9

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• Academy Criteria
• The Organization Must Provide Parent Education
  Programs, Including
• A Signed Code of Conduct (annual)
• On-Going Parent Education (semi-annual)
• The Player Development Process
• Soccer Strategy and Tactics Explained
• The Impact of Practicing Sideline Psychology

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• Academy Criteria
• Expectations for Academy Coaches
• Attain Age-Appropriate Coaching Education
• Seek Advanced Coaching Certification
• USSF Licenses
• National Youth License
• Participate in Continuing Education
• Apply Developmentally Sound Practices
• Model High Ethical Standards
• Practice Common-Sense Game Management

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• Academy Criteria
• Ethical Standards for Academy Coaches
• Definition
• Ethics Are The Standards Of Conduct And Moral
  Behavior Specific To An Organization. The
  Following Statements Refer To The Ethical
  Standards Expected From Academy Coaches And Those
  Involved In Educating Young Children As Members
  Of OYSAN And US Youth Soccer.

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• Academy Criteria
• Ethical Standards for Academy Coaches
• Ethics With Regard To Coaching For Process
  Versus Product Coaches Who Place The Outcome
  Of Games Ahead Of The Ongoing Needs Of The
  Participants Are Being Unethical.
• Ethics With Regard To Soccer Rules Coaches Who
  Bait, Antagonize, Or Otherwise Challenge The
  Decisions Of The Officials Are Being Unethical.

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• Academy Criteria
• Ethical Standards for Academy Coaches
• Ethics With Regard To Playing Time Coaches Who
  Play Only Their Better Players In An Attempt To
  Win Games, And Those Who Do Not Provide Young
  Players With Equal Playing Time, Or Adequate
  Rest, Are Being Unethical.
• Ethics With Regard To Positioning Coaches Who
  Restrict The Movement Of Players In Small-sided
  Games In Order To Affect The Outcome Are Being
  Unethical. Coaches Who Rigidly Organize Players
  Into Formal Positions To Artificially Separate
  Them Are Guilty Of Over-coaching.

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• Academy Criteria
• Ethical Standards for Academy Coaches
• Ethics With Regard To Blowouts Coaches Who
  Deliberately Run Up Scores Are Being Unethical.
• Ethics With Regard To Player Advancement The
  Coach Who Seeks To Retain A Player(s) Who Has
  Outgrown The Knowledge And Abilities Of The Coach
  For The Implicit Or Explicit Purpose Of Winning
  Games Is Being Unethical.

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• Academy Criteria
• Ethical Standards for Academy Coaches
• Ethics With Regard To Game Tactics Coaches Who
  Use Negative Tactics And Minimize The Enjoyment
  Of The Players In Order To Win Games Are Being
  Unethical.
• Ethics With Regard To Achieving Success By
  Recruiting Coaches Who Routinely Recruit Players
  From Other Organizations As A Shortcut To
  Developing From Within Are Being Unethical.

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• Academy Criteria
• Ethical Standards for Academy Coaches
• Ethics With Regard To Respecting The Game
• Soccer has been played worldwide in one form or
  another for over 4500 years, and in the united
  states since 1869. Over six million American
  children now play youth soccer. The first
  official soccer rules were codified in London,
  England in 1863 and the FIFA World Cup is the
  worlds largest single sport event.
• It is the responsibility of each coach to
  demonstrate respect for the game by honoring
  players, spectators and officials, and by
  promoting positive character development to all
  young players in words and deeds. Coaches who
  fail to meet these standards by displaying poor
  sportsmanship and overreacting to the natural ups
  and downs of the game are being unethical.

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• Academy Criteria
• Common Sense Game Management
• When The Score In An Academy Game Becomes
  Lopsided, Good Youth Coaches Solve The Problem
  By. .
• Adding A Player(s) To The Losing Team
• Moving The Impact Player(s) To Another Game
• Changing An Impact Player With The Goalkeeper
• Playing For The Losing Team As The Goalkeeper
• Removing A Player From The Winning Team
• Reconfiguring The Teams
• All Of The Above!
• Youth-centered Coaches Find Ways To Make Each
  Game Competitive And Therefore Fun For The
  Players. No-one Enjoys A One-Sided Soccer Game.

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• Competitive Structure

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• Phase-In Schedule By Age Group
• Option A

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• Phase-In Schedule By Age Group
• Option B

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• State League (U-9/12) Reserved For Recognized
  OYSAN Academy Programs
• Local 6v6 Competition For U-9/10s
• State League East and West
• Local And Intra-State 8v8 Competition For
  U-11/12s
• State League East and West
• Cross-Over Weekends

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• Girls Playing With Boys
• Competitive Girls Teams Playing With Boys

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• Game Day Match-Ups Scheduled by
• Availability of Playing Venues
• Number Of 6v6 / 8v8 Fields Available At Playing
  Venues
• Number Of Players In Each Organization

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• Making Game Day Work
• Flexibility In Duration And Number Of Games
  Played (Goal 3-5 mini-games)
• Flexibility In Number Of Organizations At A Host
  Site
• Game Match-Ups By Overall Player Quality

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• Making Game Day Work
• Accommodate Odd Numbers Of Players
• Increase Periods Of Uninterrupted Play By
  Eliminating Mass and Frequent Substitution
• Game Managers (Parents)

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• Where Numbers Allow, Intra-organization
  Competition (4v4 6v6) Scheduled 2-3 Times Per
  Season As A Complement To Inter-organization
  Events
• Intra-organization Competition Scheduled 4-6
  Times Per Season In A Variety Of Formats

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• Competitive Structure
• Possibilities For Seasonal Schedule

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• Competitive Structure
• Divisional Structure
• Making Game Day Work
• Common Neutral Shirt Color (White or Bibs)
• Each Organization Required To Qualify Two
  Officials As Emergency Standbys And Serve As
  Parent-Educators

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• Competitive Structure
• Pre-Academy Divisional Structure (Pre-Academy
  U-11/12)
• Multiple Teams From An Organization In A
  Division, As Numbers Require
• Multiple Divisions, as Required
• More Teams In A Division Than Games Played

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• Competitive Structure
• Pre-Academy Divisional Structure
  (Pre-AcademyU-11/12)
• Small Game Rosters (10) To Reduce or Eliminate
  Substitution

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• Competitive Structure
• Two-Year Age-Grouping?
• U9/10 (U-10) By 2008?
• U11/12 (U-12) By 2010?
• More Flexibility In Playing And Training
  Opportunities.
• Can Accommodate More Effective Player Tiering
• Creates An Environment Where Younger Players
  Learn From Older Club-Mates Before Assuming
  Leadership Roles.

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• Competitive Structure
• Tournament Play
• Encouraged, But Number Of Seasonal Events Should
  Be Balanced
• Flexibility in Registration Process Required
• State League Organizations Assuming The
  Leadership Role in Evolving A Festival Mentality

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• Competitive Structure
• The Club Pass System
• Sign Players To An Organization, Not A Team
• Age-Group Registration (U-9s Fall 2007)
• One Pass Card Per Player (Fall 2008?)
• Players Compete For Any Age-Appropriate Team
  Within their Organization
• Playing Down Issues

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• Competitive Structure
• Building in Bases of 40
• A Minimum Base of 40 Players at U-9.
• Seeks To Ensure Two Teams At U-13
• Provides For Training Versatility
• Provides For Internal Competitive Balance, Where
  Necessary

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• Competitive Structure
• Building in Bases of 40
• A Minimum Base of 40 Players at U-9.
• Allows The Organization to Ability-Place Groups
  In Appropriate Competitions
• Organizations With Large Recreation Bases Can
  Practice Opting-Out Of The Academy Program

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• Competitive Structure
• Balanced versus Tiered?
• Relates To Practice Groupings And Tournament
  Rosters
• Players Develop At Different Rates
• Group Training versus Ability Groupings
• Degree of Homogeneity

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• Competitive Structure
• Balanced vs Tiered?
• Maturation Issues U-9s versus U-12s
• Week To Week Schedule (Intra vs Inter)
• Use Of Club Pass System

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• Competitive Structure
• Training Frequency
• 10,000 Hour Rule
• Seasonal (outdoor vs indoor) Training to Games
  Ratio
• State League Program Of Homework Assignments
  (laddered) For Improved Technical Development

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• Competitive Structure
• U-9/10 Model Training Schedule

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• Competitive Structure
• U-11/12 Model Training Schedule

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• Competitive Structure
• Player Assessment / Evaluation
• League-Wide Evaluation Process
• Semi-Annual Parent/Player Meetings
• Common Assessment Form
• Technical Speed The ability to settle the ball
  to dribble, pass, or shoot.
• Tactical Speed The ability to read the game and
  make decisions.
• Soccer Speed The ability to run and change
  direction in response to the game.
• Personality The individual qualities a player
  brings to the game.

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