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Friday Night Soccer
Friday Night Soccer begins March 27th...
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U9,U10, U11 at Longdale
6-7 pm
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“Using the game to
teach” format, with 4 v 4 games as the focus
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The kids will be
asked to solve soccer problems by playing the
game
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Coaching points and
instruction will be done during breaks
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Children will play
with players who have been performing at a
similar level during the prior week of practice
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Coaches will be
working closely with Carlos and Matt and
deciding together who gets selected each week
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Players/Parents will
be notified if they have been selected to
participate
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The remaining U9,
U10 and U11 players will be encouraged to
participate in free play at Striker Park
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REMEMBER: Please do
not read anything into the weekly selections. It
is just a snapshot of how well kids have done
that particular week and has nothing to do with
future team selections.
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U9 to
U11 and U12 to U18 FREE PLAY at Striker Park
5-6:30 pm
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Staff will supervise
for safety but within “free play” format
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Staff will welcome
the players and explain the ground rules but
will refrain from structuring the experience
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Player organized
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In the “free-play”
format, some of the teammates may be older or
younger, male and female
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Players are
encouraged to take responsibility for the social
dynamics of this unstructured situation. For
example, who will emerge as the leader(s); what
will each players role be; how will the players
establish and then enforce the rules of the
game?
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Our hope is that a
non-adult environment without adult evaluation
or direction will foster self reliance,
spontaneity, free expression, independence,
problem solving skills, conflict resolution and
a willingness for trial and error.
Free play Expectations
Player Expectations
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Players are expected to
choose what they do at free play. It’s up to them
how they spend their time and what ‘game’ they get
involved in (join in a 6 v 6 game, organize a game,
world cup, shooting)
Parents Expectations
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It is expected that the
child decides whether or not to attend free play,
not the parents
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Feel free to
‘strategize’ with your child prior to the free play
on how he or she can get into a game, how to spend
their time……once they are out there it is down to
them
Staff Expectations
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Staff will be there to
provide pennies, cones and to assist in moving goals
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They will also make sure
everyone is safe and step in if someone gets hurt
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There will be no
instruction of what to do…..this is the kids time to
‘sort it out’ and ‘get it going’ by themselves
U9-U11 Free play – Field 1 Striker Park
U12-U18 Free play – Turf Field Striker
Park
*For more information on the Richmond
Strikers player development philosophy, please refer to
the RSK Parent Handbook.
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