2013 u11 academy

U11 Curriculum
Learning to Play Goal Oriented Together

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The U11 age group is in Stage 1 of Development, which is described as
Mastery of the Ball Skills and Dominating 1 v 1. The staff will also begin to teach a variety of skills from the beginning of stage 2 of development including: “we have the ball” from the offensive perspective and “they have the ball” from the defensive perspective. Staff will focus primarily on 1 v 1 and 2 v 1 throughout this age group.

The main objective within the curriculum is to develop soccer personalities while having players emulate their favorite players. We will challenge each player to develop skill by playing with the ball as much as they can.

Technique:	Continue to teach and improve development of juggling, dribbling, running with the ball , 1vs1 attacking, short and long passing, and scoring with both sides of the body.
Insight:	Teach 1vs1 offense and a individual role (position). Strategy and tactics will be based on the individual and very basic in both “we” have the ball (offense) and “they” have the ball (defense). Begin to teach the choices of working in pairs and recognizing 2vs1 opportunities.
Personality:	Emphasize having fun, but playing 100% while developing players who have respect toward the sport, teammates, coaches and opponents. Players will be encourage to have “confidence” with the ball and to make things happen with skill.
Speed:	Teach psycho motor skills and general coordination both with and without the ball and teach all necessary movements needed for technical skill development.

SACQA Curriculum

Coordination; with/without ball, ladders, hurdles, balance, agility, running form, anaerobic speed training, cardiovascular conditioning, warm up/cool down

Program Concept

The BUSC U11 Program will be open to 48-60 players. The entire group will train three times per week at the same time and location (academy style). Players will benefit by being coached by all U11 Academy Staff.

Philosophy

The BUSC U11 program provides the highest quality development in the Tri-Valley area for players who desire to build a strong foundation for playing competitive soccer. The U11 Program is designed to create an exciting environment that will motivate players to develop technical ability and foster a passion for soccer.

Team Formation

The club will be using the Spring session to determine how players will be placed on teams. Teams will be formed around mid May. We highly encourage players to attend as many sessions during this time as possible in order to be properly placed.

COACHING STAFF

Greg Rubendall
Director of Coaching, U8-U11 Academies
Coach Rubendall is in his 4th Year at BUSC and 2nd year as an Age Group Coordinator. He will be in charge of the U8 through U11 Academy Programs for the 2013-14 season. Coach Rubendall holds a NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA Youth National Diploma, NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma and a USSF D License, as well as an MA in Kinesiology from CSU-Chico. He also works in NorCal Premier's Coaches Education Program and as the Region 3/4 Coordinator for the NorCal Premier Player Development Program.

Jason Ewing - Premier Level

Coach Ewing is in his 3rd year at Ballistic United and most recently coached the U10 Premier team in the 2012-13 season. Jason was previously the men’s assistant coach at Bishop O’Dowd HS from 2010-12 where the team won the NCS Division II Championship in 2012. Before Coach Ewing moved to the Pleasanton area, he was a Varsity Boy’s Head Coach at Arcata HS from 2004-2010 and a club coach at Mad River United Soccer Club. Jason holds a NSCAA National Diploma and NFHS Coaching certification and is also an elementary school teacher in the Dublin Unified School District.

Academy Staff
Sean Lemoine
Coach Lemoine, a self-described “lifer” at Ballistic United, first started playing with the club in 1977. In addition to deep ties in the Pleasanton soccer community, Sean has been coaching at BUSC and in Pleasanton since 2000 with many levels of success- Northern California State Cup Champion (2004) and State Cup Runner-Up (2007), Foothill HS NCS Champions (2004) & Finalist (2005). Sean played collegiately at Chabot College and Santa Barbara City College, and currently holds a CYSA ‘F’ License.

Chris Wren

Coach Wren is in his 9th year of coaching soccer and his 5th year of coaching at BUSC. 2013 will be his 3rd year coaching within the U9-U11 Academy Programs. Last year, he coached the U9 Elite 4 team and the U10 Elite 3 teams. Chris grew up playing soccer in the Danville area through high school and regained a renewed passion for the game playing in the local Adult leagues. Chris currently holds a CYSA ‘E’ License.

Hans Schlicker

Coach Schlicker is entering his 2nd year at BUSC and has been coaching for the past 20+ years in a variety of capacities. Most recently, he was the head coach of the U14 Select and U16 Select teams at BUSC in the 2012-13 season. Before BUSC, Hans was a coach at Las Positas College Women’s Soccer team and the Tioga Community College. He grew up playing soccer in the Tri-Valley area and played semi-professionally in San Francisco with Concordia. Besides coaching soccer, Hans runs outdoor fitness classes and is a personal soccer and fitness trainer. He holds a USSF ‘B’ License and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.

Greg Rubendall ~ SACQER Coordinator

TBD ~ Goalkeeper Trainer

Last Updated: February 11, 2013