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Tony Waiters - Symposium Jan 31, 2010

Intro

  • we are not recognizing Canadian players, developing them and allowing them to play
  • we have to change things in youth development Ontario, following the HPL model perhaps
  • we should not push players to young to develop competetive play, older is ok, (examples give)
  • we need to give players a chance to develop other areas of game BEFORE they learn to be competitive
  • What can and cannot be done - we need to talk about that!!

 

Six Things Wished I had done 20 years ago (as a coach)

  • attempt to persuade club to have a media analyst (video analsys)
  • more individual goal setting with players
  • more one on ones with players/coach
  • focus on warm up to reduce injury (FIFA 11+)
  • incorporate Speed &  Agility and Weight training
  • FIFA 11+ will go further
  • higher emphasis on individual skills
  • Diet and Nutrition : Professor Yudkin (Book: Pure White and Deadly)

Six Things I would do today.

  • Video Analysis
  • Prozone (software now used by Whitecaps) and Dartfish
  • Have your own Studio
  • Coaching in the game methodology
  • Nutrition/Hydration
  • Outside Experts ?
  • Psychological Testing or Profiling
  • Relatively unpressured individual practice (eg hotbox, target shooting, etc)
  • reference The Sporting Brain

Six Things Wished I would continue to do today.

  • work on collective and individual defending
  • integrating the goalkeeper in the team practice (Back pass Rule/Zonal Defending)
  • Shadow Play 11 v 1
  • Lots of opposed possession play (eg 4v2 5v2)
  • "the giving and taking of passes is the essence of football"
  • controlled possession if its not on
  • Crossing and Finishing
  • Set Plays (training)
  • Every Coach Need Help  (video)
    • professionals if you can afford
    • more assistants (parents involved)

Closing Remarks

  • HPL is a step in the right direction for player development
  • Q: Why is USA more advanced than Canada (in soccer)?
  • A:  Did good job with Olympics in 84 and convinced FIFA that USA could host 94 World Cup. Money followed.  Youth soccer was fragmented but have developed levels of player development - giving more players the chance to develop.  Canada must change from grass roots to be succesful.
  • There is the beginnings of a Canadian Soccer League but East - West geography a challenge
  • Q: How do we more as a club (eg video analysis) rather each coach as an individual coach?
  • A: Invest as a club in starter software (Prozone $1500 package). Social media allows low cost distribution of data/media.  Invest is online training resources/dvds
  • Q: Are you opposed to segmenting players (evaluations)?
  • A: No. We need a simpler system to evaluate AND re-evalute players.  But we address the gap between those who are selected and those who are not - gap grows.  Coaches should not evaluate their own players.  There should be a freer movement of players.
  • Q: Have you thought about a player movement system?  up and down?
  • A: Yes but players like moving up but not down. Some players lose interest if not selected. We cannot develop ALL players (in one club or system) - they can go elsewhere to develop.