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PVYA AJAX: Survey

Friday, October 26
2007 Fall Survey

2007 Fall Coaching Survey 1) Choose your Team    Ajax    Lady Railroaders U14 D2    Railroaders U14 Boys    Lady Railroaders U14 D3    Galaxy    Revolution - U12 Girls    Rockets    United    Revolution - U10    Crew    Blast    Ambush    Fire    Rapids    Cheetahs 2) How would rate the organization of the practices?    Excellent    Good    Fair    Needs improvement    Not much planning involved 3) Do you feel the coaching staff worked with the players based on their own skill set?    Yes    Sometimes    No 4) Was the Head Coach respectful to the players, parents, referees and other teams?    Yes, for the most part.    Sometimes    Opportunity for this Coach 5) What aspect of the practices do you feel were most beneficial to the players?    Physical Conditioning    Footwork & First Touch    Scrimaging - Small sided    Scrimaging - Full Field    Specialty Clinics 6) Were you satisfied with the development your child received this season?    Very Satisfied    Satisfied    Satisfied sometimes    Not satisfied at all. 7) Would you recommend the coaching staff to other parents?    Yes    It depends on the age bracket    Not as this time 8) Do you feel the players need more exposure with tournaments?    Yes    No 9) Overall Head Coach Rating (For your team)    Very High 90-100%    High 80-89%    Adequate 70-79%    Needs Improvement 60-69%    Low <59% 10) What would you like to see next year for your child?             write-in your own answer above 11) Overall Assistant Coach Rating for your team.    Very High 90-100%    High 80-89%    Adequate 70-79%    Needs Improvement 60-69%    Low <59% 12) In what areas do you feel the PVYA Soccer Program has improved in since last Spring?    Better Educated Coaching Staff    Player Training and Development    Field Presentation    Uniforms    Tournament Exposure    More Organized Practices 13) Would you like to see changes to the PVYA Soccer website so each team has their own team page?    Yes    No    Doesn't matter 14) How would you rate the PVYA Soccer website?    Great    Average    Very basic    We need a new website now!    What website? 15) Ideas for improvement?             write-in your own answer above

Sunday, October 14
Coaching Education News
Kentucky Youth Soccer Association Mandates Coaching Education

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10/12/2007

On September 1^st, 2007 Kentucky Youth Soccer Association Board of Directors implemented a minimum coaching policy for those working with Select Soccer Players. Currently there are no minimum coaching standards for recreational coach’s but Kentucky Youth Soccer Association Board of Directors recognizes and fully supports coaching education for all levels and would like to emphasize that there is no substitute for an educated coach.

Coaches will have until September 1^st 2009 to meet these requirements

The rationale for coaches of all age groups to hold a minimum coaching requirement is as follows.

• To increase your effectiveness as a volunteer or paid coach by enhancing your knowledge of fundamental coaching concepts such as:

Ø       Philosophy of Coaching
Ø       Age appropriate training of children
Ø       Prevention of injuries
Ø       Care of injuries
Ø       Team management
Ø       Risk Management Issues

• To protect you from civil lawsuits. If you are ever sued for an injury to one of your youth soccer players (although rare), you can present a much better legal defense as a result of being educated and trained
• To increase your knowledge on how to properly teach technique and tactics
• To ease the worry of volunteer coach’s who have never played or have limited knowledge in the game
• To provide the coach with soccer related activities that will provide for a safe and fun learning environment. Instead of placing them into drills, standing in lines and running laps.

The table below is what will be a minimum coaching requirement for Club Directors of Coaching/General Manager, Select Soccer Head & Assistant Coach’s. It is recommended that each coach attempts to exceed these minimum requirements.

All of these requirements are expected to be met by September 1^st 2009.

Minimum Coaching Standards as of September 1^st 2007 

* Club Directors of Coaching
Full Time Select & Recreational:      USSF “C” License and USSF National Youth License
Part Time Select & Recreational:     USSF “D” License and USSF National Youth License
Volunteer Select & Recreational:     USSF “D” License and/or USSF National Youth License

*        A Club Director of Coaching is defined as an individual coach who is directly involved with the hiring and/or releasing of coaches for the club. Additionally, they are in charge of overall education of coaches, players and parents. These positions will play a vital role in implementing these policies on behalf of Kentucky Youth Soccer. A volunteer is defined as a person who receives no payment or expense reimbursement for their services.

* Select Soccer Coaches 

U9-U12 Select Teams
Head Coach:            USSF “E” Certificate
Assistant Coach:      US Youth Soccer Youth Module

U13-U19 Select Teams
Head Coach:            USSF State “D” License
Assistant Coach:      USSF “E” Certificate