List of Workshop Sessions

Workshop Sessions

Workshop Session Topics May Change
Updated 1/12/08

  • Closed Registrars’ Session - conducted by Regional Registrars
  • On Line Travel Registration - conducted by Peggy Borgard
  • US Youth Soccer: Present and Future - conducted by Larry Monaco, President of US Youth Soccer
  • Contractor or Employee? Determining the Classification for IRS Purposes - conducted by Jim Bonfils, VYSA Treasurer
  • Insurance, What the VYSA Policy Covers - conducted by Brenda Lodado from Bollinger Insurance
  • Goal Safety - conducted by VYSA Board Member Paul O’Connell and Mike Sidlak of MSYSA
  • Risk Management - conducted by Mike Sidlak of Maryland Youth Soccer
  • Background Check Procedures - conducted by Lisa Wilson, VYSA Program Administrator, and Julie Caramanica, VYSA State Administrator
  • Team Managers’ Workshop -conducted by Lorelle Myer and Debi Honaker, VYSA Board members
  • How and When to Hold a Disciplinary Hearing and the VYSA Adjudication Process - conducted by Ray Greenberg, VYSA Vice President and Adjudication Chair
  • US Futsal - conducted by a representative from the US Futsal Association will speak to VYSA members on Futsal.
  • Slump Busting- conducted by Dr. Alan Goldberg, Sports Psychologist
  • Parents from Hell - Getting Parents to Work With, Not Against You - conducted by Dr. Alan Goldberg
  • Components of a Successful Rec Program - conducted by VYSA Board Members Roger Underhill (also President of Colonial Heights Soccer Club) and Bob Maynes (Coaching Director of McLean Youth Soccer)
  • Recreational Club Officials:  An Analysis of the US Youth Soccer Grassroots Survey - conducted by VYSA Recreational Commissioners 
  • Building and Maintaining a Soccer Complex - conducted by Karen Knott of Hampton Roads Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach and John Burrill, Executive Director of Massachusetts Youth Soccer
  • Recreational Academies:  What They Are and How to Set Them Up - conducted by Bob Maynes, VYSA Recreational Committee Chair, and Paul Shaw, VYSA Director of Coaching Education
  • Coach Can you Teach Me? - conducted by Dr. Dan Freigang 
  • Bouncing Back - Teaching Resiliency - conducted by Dr. Dan  Freigang

Coaching Lectures

  • The Inner Workings of the Liverpool FC System - conducted by John Owens
  • Technical Soccer Leaders and Their Political Pitfalls - conducted by Dave Dengerink
  • Learn to be a More Powerful Player - conducted by Pat McClosky
  • Give Me the Blueprint for Player Development - conducted by Gary Allen 
  • Can the Hispanic Player Make the Difference? - conducted by Rene Miramontes

Coaching Demonstrations

  • A Liverpool Session for the Senior Player - conducted by John Owens of Liverpool FC
  • Maintaining Ball Possession Utilizing Liverpool Methods - conducted by John Owens of Liverpool FC
  • Teaching Flair and Creativity for the Individual Player - conducted by Rene Miramontes, full time US Soccer Federation National Coach, fluent in English and Spanish
  • Attacking Options Going to Goal - conducted by Gordon Miller, VYSA Technical Director
  • Fun Games for U8-U10 Players - conducted by Paul Shaw, VYSA Coaching Education Director
  • Details of Training the Youth Goalkeeper - conducted by Andre Christian, VYSA ODP Goalkeeper Coach
  • Technique: To Be Successful, You Must Have It - conducted by Steve Swanson, UVA Women’s Head Soccer Coach
  • Small Group Defending - Matt Badiee, VYSA Assistant Technical Director 

Referee Sessions

  • World Cup Germany 2006 - Greg Barkey, FIFA Assistant Referee
  • Angles/Spaces, The Real Game - Bill Dittmar, MLS Assistant Referee
  • The New/Old Referee Academies/Pre-Game/Professionalism - Andrew Chapin, MLS Referee and
                                                                                                                       Jim Conlee, National Referee
  • Handling, Hands On - Greg Barkey, FIFA Assistant Referee




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