Coaching Demonstrations:
Exhibit Hall C (back section)
9:00-10:00 am Technique: To be Successful, You Must Have It - Steve Swanson
Steve Swanson, UVA Women’s Head Soccer Coach, will join VYSA to share his experience coaching technique.
10:30-11:30 am Fun games for U8-U10 Players - Paul Shaw
Paul Shaw, VYSA Coaching Education Director will teach fun games to use in training for our young players.
2:00-3:00 pm Details of Training the Youth Goalkeeper - Andre Christian
This session will clarify in detail specific training for the travel goalkeeper. How is the goalkeeper trained efficiently in diving for the ball? Learn goalkeeping drills and activities that can be utilized whilst training your team. Andre will teach the small detail that is critical to optimum performance of one of the key positions on the field.
3:30-4:30 pm Small Group Training - Matt Badiee
Matt Badiee, VYSA Assistant Technical Director, will teach a field session on small group defending
Exhibit Hall D
9:00-10:00 am Attacking Options: Going to Goal - Gordon Miller
Gordon Miller, VYSA Technical Director, will focus on the different movements and runs of the attackers and ways the midfielders can combine with the strikers and different movements that attackers can use to lose defenders and strike effectively on goal.
10:30-11:30 am A Liverpool Session for the Senior Player - John Owens
John Owens of Liverpool FC will guide the older players through a typical session that you might see on the training fields at Liverpool’s Youth Academy. He will take the team through a warm-up, developmental phase and end in a match, all the while maintaining high demands that are necessary to play at the highest level.
2:00-3:00 pm Maintaining Ball Possession Utilizing Liverpool Methods - John Owens
Liverpool has always been known as a team that looks after the ball. They have a long and storied reputation of playing in a respected and successful manner. John will run a training session on how to keep the ball both individually and collectively in a group.
3:30-4:30 pm Teaching Flair and Creativity for the Individual Player - Rene Miramontes
Rene Miramontes, full time US Soccer Federation National Coach, fluent in English and Spanish, will focus on the development of the individual player and how they acquire creativity. The activities will be designed to teach flair and allow the individual to maximize his/her impact on the field in a group setting. This session is to be conducted in Spanish.
