Spring 2012 Professional Training
Season-long professional training continues to come to Stoughton Youth Soccer for the Spring 2012. Stoughton Youth Soccer has partnered with Mass Youth Soccer to improve the quality of play and coaching throughout the entire league. During the course of the 8 week season, the Mass Youth Soccer coaches will be working with all of our teams. The Mass Youth Soccer coaches will be providing practice plans to our coaches and will be assisting our coaches in running the practices. The coach will also rotate amongst teams in order to watch practice scrimmages and offer in-match assistance to coaches.
In addition to group practices, coaches are encouraged to hold a second practice to re-enforce the ideas learned in the group practice, and to further work on player development. Available field space is at a maximum on Monday evenings, with field preference going to group practices on all other nights.
Pre-Season Coach Clinic
We will be holding a specialty clinic for coaches, it is highly recommended that new and returning coaches attend. Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:00pm for all agegroups at the Police Station as follows.
Group Practices
In order to best utilize the Mass Youth partnership, group practices will be held for all age groups except for the U5 division.
The U5 division will continue to have their skills session and game during their scheduled division time. The division coordinator will be in attendance to assist with the skill sessions and the game play. U5 coaches are also encouraged to attend group practices for other divisions in order to shadow the coaches and further educate themselves in the process of running a successful practice session.
All group practices scheduled with the Mass Youth Soccer coach will take place at the Kolz Soccer Fields on West St. Coaches are required to be present 15 minutes before their scheduled time in order to setup their practice session and train with the professional trainers. U10 and up coaches that wish to have an additional practice may do so at the Kolz fields. U5-U8 coaches that wish to hold an additional practice must use one of the town fields that we have received a permit for.
The group practice schedule is as follows:
| Times | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 5:00-5:15 | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer |
| 5:15-6:15 | U8 Girls | U10 Girls | U8 Boys | U6 (all) | Clinic TBD |
| 6:15-6:30 | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer | Coach/ Trainer |
| 6:30-7:30 | U12 Boys | U12 Girls | U14 B & G | U10 Boys | Clinic TBD |
Coach/Trainer Required 15 minutes prior to scheduled clinic times.
The training sessions will take place for the six weeks that start with the following dates: 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14.
Goalkeeper Training
Neill Caine, formerly the goalkeeper coach for Mass Premier Soccer, is coming to Stoughton for a series of 5 goalkeeper training sessions. The sessions are open to all players U8 and up, will run for 60 minutes each, and will take place at the Kolz Soccer Fields on West Street. All coaches are welcome to attend the sessions to shadow coach Caine to in order to better their own knowledge in training and working with goalkeeprs.
Due to the high attendance week one the goalkeeper sessions will take place as follows:
- 5:00-6:00pm for u8 and U10;
- 6:00-7:00pm for U12 and up
on the following six dates: 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17.
Coach License Course
There will also be the opportunity for coaches that have acquired their G license to take the course for their F license with our trainers at the Kolz fields. Dates and times TBD.
Training Sessions
Coaches are expected to be familiar with the training session and to bring it with them to the fields. Click on the appropriate link below for the weekly training session. Feel free to look at other sessions as well, as they are a great educational tool.
Coaches please remember to show 15 minutes prior to your teams scheduled time to prepare/train with the MassYouth trainer.
U6 Training Sessions:
U8 Training Sessions:
U10 Training Sessions:
- Week 1 – Dribbling and Turning
- Week 2 – Passing Rec
- Week 3 – Goalkeeping 1
- Week 4 – Defending Pressing the ball
- Week 5 – Shooting
- Week 6 – Dribbling to beat an oponent
U12 Training Sessions:
- Week 1 – Dribbling and Turning
- Week 2 – Passing Rec
- Week 3 – Goalkeeping- Shot Stopping
- Week 4 – Defending Pressing the ball
- Week 5 – Shooting and Finishing
- Week 6 – Dribbling to Beat an Opponent
U14 Training Sessions:
- Week 1 – Possession for Penetration
- Week 2 – Speed of Play
- Week 3 – Switching the Point of Attack
- Week 4 – Defending – Press Cov
- Week 5 – Goalkeeping – Shot Stopping
- Week 6 – Crossing and Finishing
