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 Comox Valley United
Soccer Club
United News
Vol 2. Issue 7.July
2009
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Selects
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 Crush Bring Home BC
Gold Congratulations to all of the U-13
Girls Select Team; The Crimson Crush, on having all of their
hard work paying off in being the first Comox Valley girls
team to bring home the gold and the BCSA Provincial Cup.
(Please read article is on our website; www.cvusc.org)
 Red Tide Surges to BC
Bronze
Congratulations to the U-17 Girls Red Tide who won
Bronze and thanks from the proud coaching staff of
Christine Koppa, Greg Grieve and Darrin McLeod to the entire
team for their commitment and effort throughout the season.
Thanks also to our great group of parents for your continued
support, to our dedicated field crew and to our manager, Kathy
Campbell, for keeping us organized. Special thanks, also, to
Shoreline Orthodontics and Dr. Paul Helpard for your
continued support of CVUSC soccer. (Please read the
article is on our website) Congrats to our U-13 Boys Red
Devils. After a slow start over in Vernon, the
boys rallied to win their last two games and finish the event
in fifth place. Way to Go! Congrats as well to our U-16 Girls
Hot Tamales who travelled to North Vancouver, and won 2
and lost one in round robin play. Their record tied them for
first place in their division, however due to the tie break
procedure the girls were relegated to third place in their
pool based on goal differential. The Tamales lost their
playoff game and finished the event in sixth place. Excellent
effort gang! The "Select Player of the Month"
feature is on a hiatus now and will start up again in
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House Soccer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Honour the Coach", 10th Anniversary
Coaches Shirt Logo Design Contest
To
soccer parents and players. In honour of our 10th anniversary,
our club is having a design contest to design the logo that
will appear on the gift shirts to be handed out to our
volunteer coaches at the coaches meetings on Aug 31st and Sept
1st.
The contest is open to all members 18 and
younger. The winning design should include the themes "Honour
the Coach" and "CVUSC 10th Anniversary". You may use colours.
The winning designer will receive an article of CVUSC clothing
to be determined, (likely either a hoody or a coaches shirt).
Entries may be submitted to Cheri in person at the clubhouse
or via e-mail to cvsoccer@shawbiz.ca attention "Coaches'
Shirt Design Contest". The deadline for submitting your
entries is 5:00pm on Aug 4th (in two weeks). Please
include your name, phone number or e-mail address with your
entry. The winning logo will be selected that evening at the
division managers' meeting. Only the winning designer will be
contacted.
Registration For Fall
Soccer
Fall Soccer Season: Sept 12th To
Nov 21st
Present To August 7th, 8:30am-4:30pm At
The Courtenay Lewis Centre
Saturday August 8th 10am-2pm At
Soccer Clubhouse
Sunday August 9th 10am-2pm At
Soccer Clubhouse
Last Day To Register To
Guarantee Your Child A Spot On A Team
Tuesday August 11th
6pm-8pm At Soccer Clubhouse
For More Information Please
Visit Our Website At www.cvusc.org
Or Phone
250-334-0422
Do
you know what children want from soccer, and from
you?
Parents play a crucial part in
supporting the involvement of their children in soccer. Great
Britain's Football Association, FA, aims to help parents play
a positive role, recognizing that involvement in soccer can
greatly influence the development of children, both in the
soccer environment and in their overall
lifestyles.
FA's Respect program is working to
help parents positively influence their children's involvement
in soccer and to eradicate touchline abuse. Through a series
of short videos the Respect program shows parents why children
play soccer and how to encourage their children so that they
have a life long involvement with the sport. The program can
be found here http://www.thefa.com/respectguide/ for
more info,
you may also click on http://www.thefa.com/GetIntoFootball/Parents.aspx
The "Coach of the Month" feature is also on a
hiatus and will start up again in
September.
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Development
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Coach's Corner
As the new CVUSC VP Development, this is the first in a series
of monthly articles I will write for the newsletter. The
following is my soccer coaching background and philosophy and
role as VP Development/Head Coach. I look forward to continue
to support the Club in the development of you: the parents,
coaches, and players.
VP
Development
Philosophy of Player and Coaching Development
Ash Mohtadi
COACHING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
2003 Canada National "B" License
2001 USA National "B"
License
1998 NCCP Level 3
Certification
COACHING
EXPERIENCE
2007-08
VP Development CVUSC
2005/2006
Assist Coach VV Scharn Netherlands 2nd Division Competitive
Boys U15
2003/2004 Assist Coach SV
Geilenkirchen, Germany U15 Boys Recreational
Team
2003-2007 Head Coach
International Youth Association
Teams
2002
CF CISM Women's Team Assistant Coach
2000-2002
Ontario Soccer Association Course
Conductor
1999-2001 CFB Petawawa Men's
Soccer Team Player/Coach
1999-2001 Head
Coach Petawawa Minor Soccer Club
1995-1999
EODSA Youth High Performance
Coach
I'm thrilled to be back as VP Development
and see my role as leading Player and Coaching Development.
After taking all the above courses, coaching throughout Canada
and in Europe, and playing at the highest youth level, my
philosophy is simple: design each coaching session with an
objective in mind, be highly enthusiastic, set a high
standard, keep the players motivated/moving/learning, and
above all make it fun!
To support you in your
efforts, the club already has some fantastic fundamental
policies like providing: BC Soccer Coaching Clinics free of
charge, quality coaching manuals and equipment, and then
providing additional coaching support as outlined in the news
letters and website.
As a final word, I would
like to take this opportunity to emphasize the following
principles of coaching that all of us must aspire to in order
to gain respect from, and show respect for, our players,
parents, referees, and other
coaches:
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Be a good role model, be positive and constructive
· Be
consistent, on time and prepared
· Have
Respect for officials, opponents, coaches, players and the
game
·
Promote Fair Play: integrity, fairness and respect
· Promote:
Cooperation, and Sportsmanship
· Know the
laws of the game
·
Communicate with players and
parents
·
Ensure Maximum participation for House
Soccer
·
Encourage Competitiveness but not a win at all costs
attitude.
·
Emphasize Learning and Player
Development
·
Let Players Try and Fail- that's how they get
better.
·
Rid the Fear of Failure and Nurture
Confidence!
·
Coach Possession
Soccer
· Be
Enthusiastic!
·
Above all make it Fun!!!!!
Summarized Development
Objectives/Plan:
Continuing with successful programs from past years and adding
a few new ones, I've put together a plan of attack for the
upcoming year, summarized below, which will hopefully support
my goal of increasing the technical and tactical skills
development of the coaches and youth members of the Club at
both the Recreational and Competitive
level.
Coaching
Development Programs
CVUSC Local Sessions:
Bambinos/Micros/Newcomer Coaches Clinic.
Skills
Session 0900-1200 and
Understanding the game 1300-1500
Aug 29th, 09 at Valley View
Fields.
These sessions are a must for any first
time coach. Its all about fun games to play/coach with the
kids, soccer skills basics, child development, and basically
how to run a practise. The second 2 hours in the afternoon is
dedicated on how to position kids on the field, how corner
kicks work, what's the goal area- a fundamentals approach on
how to play the game for the U6 to U10 players.
BC
Soccer Community Coach Clinics:
Child (12 Sep
09), Youth (19/20 Sep 09), and Senior
Clinics
(TBD)
Upper Island Soccer Association is hosting two coaching
clinics in September in Campbell River- See the Website for
details or link to them is better. Coaches are asked to
register electronically for the clinics through BCSA click
here. Upon completion of the clinic bring the receipt to the
soccer Office to be reimbursed. I'd like to keep track of all
coaches attending these clinics, so please email me once you
have registered: almohtadi@shaw.ca . If you have any
questions give me a shout, I'm also hoping to have a Senior
course provided here in the Comox Valley, more to come on
dates/times. Please email me if you are interested in taking a
Senior course. Although not mandatory by BC Soccer you should
really take the Child, then Youth, then Senior clinics in that
order. The courses are free of charge to CVUSC coaches and an
excellent way to give you confidence and skills as a coach. I
can't say enough about how valuable and fun the clinics are.
In addition to theory and practical coaching aspects, you will
learn a great deal from the other coaches. If you have young
kids and you plan to coach them as they grow older what better
way to educate yourself in a fun clinic! Mums especially, let
Dad take the kids for a day and come out for these
clinics!
For more, click http://www.cvusc.org/coaches.htm
Coaching Clinic Type: Community
Coach Children's
Dates: 9/12/2009, Times: 9:00
am-5:00 pm
Hosting Organization: Upper Island Soccer
Association
Instructor(s): Ken Garraway
Course
Information:
Saturday September 12, 9am-5pm
Location:
TBA, Campbell River
This clinic is being hosted by the
Upper Island Soccer Association
Prerequisites: None, Cost:
$80.00
This clinic is open to anyone who wishes to
attend.
Current Available Spots for this Course:
22
Registrations Still Needed to Hold Course: 15
Coaching
Clinic Type: Community Coach Youth
Dates:
9/19/2009-9/20/2009, Times: 9:00 am
Hosting Organization:
Upper Island Soccer Association
Instructor(s): Ken
Garraway
Course Information:
Saturday September 19,
9am-5pm
Sunday September 20, 9am-5pm
Location: TBA,
Campbell River
This clinic is being hosted by the Upper
Island Soccer Association
Prerequisites: None, Cost:
$145.00
This clinic is open to anyone who wishes to
attend.
Current Available Spots for this Course:
22
Registrations Still Needed to Hold Course:
15
Coach The
Coach Sessions (Dates: 1, 8, 15 Sep 09 Tuesday Nights 1800 -
1900- Upper Isfeld)
1 Sep 09- Technical
Key Factors
8 Sep 09- Tactical Key Factors
15 Sep 09-
Aerobic and Anaerobic Training Sessions
Coaching Mentorship
Program
If there is a desire for coaches
to better themselves in the field of coaching and perhaps
eventually take the Provincial B Certification and even the
National B License, I'm willing to work with you to attain a
higher level of coaching. My approach would be to work with
you individually or in groups on throughout the season to:
Ensure you know the route to achieve the various levels of
certification;
Support your development through Training
Session Development, Planning , Organization, Implementation,
Technique, and Success; and
Provide Support and Feedback on
training sessions and game preparation/plans/directions.
Unofficial Program on Wednesday Nights, performing game
analysis on Champions League matches with a cool
one.
If you wish to be part of this mentorship please email me.
CVUSC Select Coach Support: Season: Tuesday Nights.
Support to Select Team Coaches.
Player Development Programs
Summer Soccer Clinic For The Elite
Player
Ages 10-15 yrs olds
August 4th - 7th at
Valleyview Fields
10am-3pm, Afternoon Swim at
2pm
For more information on the SOCCERTRON
Program
visit our website at www.cvusc.org
To
Register please contact the soccer office
at
cvsoccer@shawbiz.ca or
250-334-0422
Coerver Soccer Camp
August 24th -
28th
Mark Isfeld Secondary School
Players up to U10
(Kinder Coerver)
9am-11am, Cost $90.00
Players U11
and up
12:30pm-3:30pm, Cost $125.00
Register online at
www.coerverbc.com
and click registration
Look for the
Comox clinic
Fall
2009 DDC Programs
The Comox Valley
DDC will offer two programs his fall. An Academy for U11 Boys
and Girls and an "Individual Attacking Skills clinic" for the
U12 to U14 Select player.
U-11 Boys and Girls
program will start on August 31st and offer 10 sessions 5:30
to 7:00 on Monday nights. Ash Mohtadi, Canadian Soccer
National B license, will run the girls program while Darrin
McLeod, BCSA Provincial B License, will co-ordinate the boys
program. For more information see the Comox Valley DDC website
or e-mail Ash almohtadi@shaw.ca or Darrin mcleodclan@telus.net.
Ash will
also coordinate a Friday Individual Attacking Skills" clinic.
This clinic is directed towards the U12-U14 Select player
interested in perfecting individual and combination attacking
play and "finishing". The clinic Fridays 5:30 to 7:00
starts 4 Sept and runs through to 30 Oct (inclusive). More
information on the clinic will be posted on the DDC website
shortly. Interested Players can contact Ash almohtadi@shaw.ca
directly.
Both programs were very popular
last fall. We expect the registration to reach its player
maximum very quickly. Registration forms will be emailed
upon request.
http://www.ddccomoxvalley.net/index.html
Hope
to see you on the pitch! Cheers,
Ash
Mohtadi
CVUSC VP Development
almohtadi@shaw.ca
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News & Upcoming Events
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Nautical
Days Parade
 Last, but not
least, thanks to all who participated in the Canada Day Parade
this year. It was another great success! We will enter the
Nautical Days Parade on Monday August 3rd as well. Please
e-mail Matthew at mjblecha@gmail.com if you want to join
in.
Columbus Crew visit Obama at White
House
MLS Cup champions honoured by President, take
45-minute tour
 WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama praised the Columbus Crew for their
championship season of 2008 and their community service during
a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday.
He congratulated current coach Robert Warzycha and last
year's coach Sigi Schmid, of whom he said, "Under your
leadership the team made an incredible turnaround from a
losing season in 2007 to the best record in MLS in 2008."
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