08/21/2008

Dear Coaches

I hope everybody had a great summer and that you are all looking forward to another successful fall season. I would just like to introduce myself as the new Director of coaching and show you what is available in the next few months.

Coaches Clinic
I have put together a coach’s clinic, which will be running weekly, with different age groups and topics to benefit each coach. It will run for an hour and a half, 30 minute theory and 1 hour of practical. I will post a session plan on the website each week for the coaches to download.

Goalie and Striker Clinics
I will be offering these two clinics Monday afternoons, and they will also run for an hour and a half. This season we will be charging the kids $60 for the 6 week program. All information will be posted on the website in the next few weeks.

Team Practices
We have a new PDO this fall and will be offering both of our services to all coaches and their teams. This means you can have a MLS coach come to your practice. We can take the whole practice and show you new drills you haven’t seen before or come and watch and give you hints and tips on what to do. All you need to do is email me at coachtimhallett@gmail.com and arrange a time and date.

Also just wanted to remind all coaches how important it is to do a warm up and warm down in your practices. At U10 and below you will just need to get them moving without a ball and then with a ball (simple games of tag). Then at U11 you should introduce a more serious warm up with stretches and basic movements. At U12 and above you start doing soccer specific movements (dynamic stretching). The link below is a good video going through a dynamic warm-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOlbtx7DZY

I look forward to a really good fall season and wish everybody the best of luck.

Yours Sincerely



Tim Hallett
ABYS Director of Coaching