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RECREATION SOCCER LEAGUE (Non-competitive)
Recreational Soccer
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MCFC Fall 2010 Recreational Soccer League Information Page
QUESTIONS: Call league director, Valentina Valdez at (831) 402-1680
QUESTIONS: Call league director, Valentina Valdez at (831) 402-1680
MCFC Fall 2010 Recreational Soccer League
The recreational league is intended to raise the level of soccer from the traditional fall recreational soccer programs
(such as the YMCA, City of Monterey, etc.) by:
- Providing advanced soccer skill development training for coaches and players
- Promoting referee certification programs to advance referee skills, particularly for interested youth
- Hosting a pre-season skills training session for players and coaches as well as ongoing clinics at game locations
- Assessing opportunities for players interested in playing future competitive soccer
League game dates: Saturdays, September 11 through November 12
Ages: U6 through U14 age groups (age pure, and gender pure as much as possible)
Times: Saturdays 9am-12pm (weekly skills clinic from 8-8:45am each week at Carmel Valley High School)
Location: Carmel Valley High School
Cost: $95 per player which includes registration, insurance and uniform (late fee $105 after September 1)
Practices, Clinics and Player Expectations
Team practices are an important part of the learning process in soccer. In order to learn and master any skill, repetition, focus and demonstration is necessary to help players
learn new skills. Although practices during the week are not mandatory, it is important to set the expectation for players that their soccer team in the priority activity for the
spring and that they will make every effort to attend practices during the week, usually one or two practices.
MCFC will also offer ongoing soccer clinics on game days for interested players at the game locations. The clinics will be offered in the mornings at Carmel Valley High School
from 8-8:45am - any and all are welcome to attend. The preliminary soccer clinic schedule will be taught by a variety of our club's competitive team coaches and will focus on
core disciplines in the game of soccer. All players in the league are invited to attend.
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Registration: Registration will open July 1 for the MCFC Fall Recreational Soccer League. All games will be played at
Carmel Valley High School beginning Saturday, September 11 and ending Saturday, November 12, 2010.
Skills Clinic: Each Saturday prior to the start of the first morning games, MCFC will be hosting various skills clinics for
players interested in continuing to develop their soccer skills expertise. These clinics generally last about 45 minutes.
Roles of Parents and Coaches:
One of the most difficult areas to administer with a league is keeping the roles of parents and coaches clear such that both
contribute positively to the experience of their youth in soccer. To the extent that parents and coaches share the same goals
for their kids, the outcome will be great.
Role of coach: The coach is the lead person for the team in helping to teach kids the appropriate skills they
need to succeed in soccer. Success does not mean winning every game. Success means that the youth
are able to perform and master the basic skills of
passing, dribbling, trapping, shooting and defending
so they can use these skills in competition and have
confidence to continue playing the game. The coach
should be the only individual instructing the kids during
a match on technique, formation and how to perform on
the field. Games are the time where the youth have the
chance to show what they have learned in practice, and
therefore also become the basis for the coach in
determining what will be taught at subsequent practices.
Role of parents: Parents play a vital role in the development
of their child in sports as well as off the field in team
etiquette and expectations as well as character development.
The best role for parents relative to their child's soccer
experience is to encourage them during practices in games to
try their best, to compliment them on their play, and
to work with them at home to help master the skills at home. Under no circumstance is a parent to be critical of
their child or others during games, nor is there any role in challenging referee calls (whether or not the calls are
100 percent accurate in the eyes of the parent). Parents should not be telling kids how to move, or where to
go on the field, as this is the role of the coach. Kids have a very tough time hearing one voice on the field let alone
many voices yelling out loud, and especially when there is conflicting information.
Another way to support your son or daughter in this great sport is to actually learn the game and the rules. I see many
parents criticizing the referees on calls, but it is obvious that the parents either do not know the rules, have had no formal
training as a coach or a referee, or all the above. It is highly unlikely that any of our youth are going to be on the US National
Olympic team, so take the game in stride and don't worry about a win or a loss. The memory of our kids is probably more
attuned to what snack was served after the game! Enjoy the fun they are having on the field.
Registration: Registration will open July 1 for the MCFC Fall Recreational Soccer League. All games will be played at
Carmel Valley High School beginning Saturday, September 11 and ending Saturday, November 12, 2010.
Skills Clinic: Each Saturday prior to the start of the first morning games, MCFC will be hosting various skills clinics for
players interested in continuing to develop their soccer skills expertise. These clinics generally last about 45 minutes.
Roles of Parents and Coaches:
One of the most difficult areas to administer with a league is keeping the roles of parents and coaches clear such that both
contribute positively to the experience of their youth in soccer. To the extent that parents and coaches share the same goals
for their kids, the outcome will be great.
Role of coach: The coach is the lead person for the team in helping to teach kids the appropriate skills they
need to succeed in soccer. Success does not mean winning every game. Success means that the youth
are able to perform and master the basic skills of
passing, dribbling, trapping, shooting and defending
so they can use these skills in competition and have
confidence to continue playing the game. The coach
should be the only individual instructing the kids during
a match on technique, formation and how to perform on
the field. Games are the time where the youth have the
chance to show what they have learned in practice, and
therefore also become the basis for the coach in
determining what will be taught at subsequent practices.
Role of parents: Parents play a vital role in the development
of their child in sports as well as off the field in team
etiquette and expectations as well as character development.
The best role for parents relative to their child's soccer
experience is to encourage them during practices in games to
try their best, to compliment them on their play, and
to work with them at home to help master the skills at home. Under no circumstance is a parent to be critical of
their child or others during games, nor is there any role in challenging referee calls (whether or not the calls are
100 percent accurate in the eyes of the parent). Parents should not be telling kids how to move, or where to
go on the field, as this is the role of the coach. Kids have a very tough time hearing one voice on the field let alone
many voices yelling out loud, and especially when there is conflicting information.
Another way to support your son or daughter in this great sport is to actually learn the game and the rules. I see many
parents criticizing the referees on calls, but it is obvious that the parents either do not know the rules, have had no formal
training as a coach or a referee, or all the above. It is highly unlikely that any of our youth are going to be on the US National
Olympic team, so take the game in stride and don't worry about a win or a loss. The memory of our kids is probably more
attuned to what snack was served after the game! Enjoy the fun they are having on the field.
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