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Brighton Soccer Club
Player Development Program



A combination of initiatives for Season 2004 and beyond to improve the soccer experience of every player Section 1 - Coaches Without our Coaches we do not have teams, nor a Club. We aim to: - support Coaches with an interest in developing their abilities - set standards so that Coaches know what is expected of them, and - find ways that our more experienced Coaches can help our new and less experienced ones 1.1) A paid coach without team responsibilities to work with all coaches to lift skill levels 1.2) Older kids encouraged to assist coaches with training sessions of younger players (see 2.6 below) 1.3) Improve skills of coaches thus: - requirement of all coaches at U15 and above to have current Intermediate Licence, and aim for them to have Senior Licence - same requirement for all coaches taking an Advanced Team (see 2.1 below) - development of more and better materials for all coaches - specifically, development of, and training session in use of, a Player Development Program Assessment Kit - Coaches' newsletter Section 2 - Players Our players play for all kinds of reasons and wish to play at different levels - some at a social level, others at a more advanced and competitive standard. We aim to enable each player to enjoy soccer as much as possible at the level he or she is most comfortable with. 2.1) From Season 2004 we will run an optional program for male junior players (i.e. U11 upwards) and for U12 female players (note: see 2006 comments, in next paragraph) and upwards that will enable us to field teams, where there is sufficient interest, comprising our most enthusiastic, committed and developed players, selected by a coaching panel. The program is entirely optional, with players choosing to try out for the new teams. The purpose of this program is to enable us to offer opportunities for players who have the desire and ability to play soccer at a more competitive level. 2006 comments: In 2005, the FFV's Girls' competititon was expanded to include the intermediate age groups - thus we now have 'A' teams for Girls from U11 upwards. 2.2) We will give every player at the Club an objective assessment at the start and end of each season. This assessment is designed to enable each player to measure his or her progress against an objective set of criteria, and provide a record of development as the child progresses through the Club. (Note that it is a measure of a child's performance compared with others, nor will this assessment be used to determine which team the child plays for - team selection will continue in the same way as currently for everyone other than those who meet the standards of the optional try-out program.) This assessment will enable each child to understand what level he/she is at; what progress he/she has made during the season and from season to season; and to understand what skills and fitness levels should be achievable for the child's age. 2.3) Optional summer skills and fitness program, with players grouped by age and/or stage of development, not by their current team. 2.4) Specialist training program both before and during the season for, e.g., goalkeepers, defenders, strikers and wingers. 2.5) Encouragement for players to attend organised soccer training clinic or holiday program. Details of child's attendance and, where available, performance at these programs to be recorded as part of child's Player Development Program Record. 2.6) "Mentoring/Buddy" system, whereby - as an example - an U14 team might "adopt" an U9 team, which would achieve four goals: - give younger players greater sense of what they are moving towards and appreciation of rules etc - give older players responsibility and opportunity to share their experience - greater interaction between coaches, enabling us to spread the knowledge and wisdom - greater interaction & Club involvement between teams This arrangement might see, for example, swapping coaches for occasional training sessions; older players (e.g. a goalkeeper) giving some additional practice to younger ones; teams attending one or more other team's games; teams sharing name (e.g. U9 United and U14 United) and perhaps guernsey colours etc 2.7) Commitment to field a Women's Open team in 2004 and a Men's Open team by 2005 2006 comments: We did field a Women's Open team in 2004. This was maintained in 2005 and expanded to 4 x Women's Open teams in 2006. We didn't quite manage an Men's Open team in 2005, although we did introduce a Masters team. The Men's Open team was established in 2006, or should we say re-established, as Brighton has a proud history in Men's competititon and fielded Men's teams from 1924 to 1995 (for more info, see the History page). 2.8) "Job descriptions" for specialist player positions at each age in juniors and perhaps below Brighton Soccer Club Player Development Program: selection of Advanced Team coaches and players "From Season 2004 we will run an optional program for junior players (i.e. U11 upwards) that will enable us to field teams, where there is sufficient interest, comprising our most enthusiastic, committed and developed players, selected by a coaching panel. The program is entirely optional, with players choosing to try out for the new teams. The purpose of this program is to enable us to offer opportunities for players who have the desire and ability to play soccer at a more competitive level" - Brighton Soccer Club, Player Development Program (established 2003) Part 1 - Selection of Advanced team coaches 1.1 Introduction This policy sets out how the Club Committee currently selects and appoints a coach or coaches who will be invited to form the Advanced Team squad or squads in each year. This policy is subject to revision from time to time, and anyone consulting it should contact a member of the Committee to ensure that this is the most up-to-date version. Appointment is made by the Club Committee, if necessary by a motion voted upon at a Committee Meeting. Primary responsibility for the selection of development team coach(es) rests with the Director of Coaching, who will make recommendations to the Committee. 1.2 Selection process Selection is based upon criteria such as, but not limited to, suitability and availability, as well as the ability to communicate well and harmoniously with players, other coaches in the year group, parents and the Committee. Advanced Team coaches will be expected to pass the VSF Intermediate Coaching course at the earliest reasonable opportunity during the season in which they are appointed. Advanced Team coaches will, like all coaches at our Club, be required to adhere to our policies of sporting behaviour. In addition they will be required to set a good example to all players, parents and coaches within their year group and beyond, and the Club reserves the right to suspend or reverse the appointment of Advanced Team coaches who do not. Advanced Team coaches, under the direction of the Director of Coaching, will work with other coaches in their year to organise pre-season training for all players and to explain the selection process for Advanced Team(s) (see below). Coaches will be asked to indicate their willingness and availability to take an Advanced Team, and their reply will inform but not bind the Committee. The Director of Coaching will monitor progress of Advanced Team coaches, and if necessary reserves the right to reverse the appointment, after consultation with the Committee. 1.3 Appeal process If a coach believes that his or her abilities have been overlooked and that a coach less well suited to the position has been appointed, or whose appointment is reversed and feels that he or she has been unfairly dealt with, he or she should write in the first instance to the Secretary of the Club, who will respond within two weeks. If the coach wishes, he or she may put his or her case to the next Committee Meeting, and the full Committee will decide on an appropriate next step. The Committee's decision is final. Part 2 - Selection of Advanced team playing squads 2.1 Introduction This policy sets out how the Club selects players who will be invited to join the Advanced Team or Teams squads in each year. This policy is subject to revision from time to time, and anyone consulting it should contact a member of the Committee to ensure that this is the most up-to-date version. The final selection is made jointly by the Director of Coaching and the Advanced Team coach or coaches responsible for that year, with input from previous coaches where necessary ("the coaching panel"), with the coach making the final decision on whether a player is invited to join the Advanced Team squad; and, in the case where there is more than one Advanced Team, the Director of Coaching deciding which Advanced Team the player is invited to join. The Director of Coaching may invite others to join him or her on the coaching panel and help in the selection process. 2.2 Selection process The Advanced Team coach or coaches will organise pre-season training for the players registered in their year, and, in agreement with the Director of Coaching, will decide and document the optional selection process. A copy of the process shall be given to the Director of Coaching before the selection process starts, the selection process not to be started until the Director of Coaching has indicated agreement in writing of the process. The Director of Coaching, with assistance from the respective Advanced Team coaches, will decide on the most appropriate format for team selection. This process will be documented by the Advanced team coach and presented to all registered players of the respected age groups. This selection process may, for example, take the form of a practice match or series of matches, or may take place through observation at training, or through a test or series of tests. If a player who is to be invited to join an Advanced Team squad was playing at the Club in the previous season, the Advanced Team coach will, as a matter of courtesy, discuss that player's selection with their coach. The Advanced Team program is entirely optional, and therefore when a player is invited to join an Advanced Team squad, the coach will make it clear that this is an invitation, and a player's decision not to join an Advanced Team must be respected. The coach will also make it clear that Advanced Teams are selected on ability, that there is therefore no obligation to give players equal game time. An Advanced Team squad shall not, without the agreement of the Director of Coaching, comprise more than 16 players. 2.3 Appeal process If a player or his or her parent or guardian believes that he or she has been unfairly overlooked for a position in an Advanced Team squad, he or she or his or her parent or guardian should in the first instance write to the Secretary of the Club, who will respond within two weeks. If the player or his or her guardian wishes, he or she may put his or her case to the next Committee Meeting, and the full Committee will decide on an appropriate next step. The Committee's decision is final.

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