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August 2, 2020

Kickoff MeetingColumbus Express Soccer Club

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AgendaGoal: Improvement & Learning as a Club

• About the Club

• COVID-19 & Indiana Soccer Imperatives

• The Parent

• The Coaches

• The Players

• Our Focus

• Schedule & Events

• Questions & Answers

About the Club

Founded in 1977 Competitive Soccer Club Ages 6-19 Years Old Players From 12 Counties

INDIANA’S PREMIER SOCCER EXPERIENCE

Sponsorship with Columbus Auto Group

Partnership with FC Cincinnati

Columbus Express & FC Cincinnati are entering into a partnership that will provide some resources and development opportunities for our CESC.

More details to come.

Division LeadershipDirectors & Coordinators

Nathan Parkhurst

Pre-Academy20072008

2009

2010

2002-2003

20042005

2006

20112012

2013

2014

SPF & GK

Ty Smith

Academy Juniors Seniors

Jenny Carlson

Dylan Andrew

Key Resources

Google Drive

columbusexpress.comsoccerindiana.org

gotsoccer.com

TeamSnap App

Techne

Social Media Platforms

instagram.com/ExpressSC1977facebook.com/ColumbusExpress

YouTube.com/ColumbusExpress twitter.com/ExpressSC1977

TeamSnap#1 Communication Tool for CESC

• Update your personal TeamSnap with all contact information.

• Make sure that emails through TeamSnap do not go to SPAM/Junk

• This will be our primary communication source.

It’s raining…

What does that mean?

We are going to get wet at practice.

Dress appropriately.

Weather ProtocolsAll Protocols at www.columbusexpress.com

• Training is not cancelled until you hear from a team coach, Group Coordinator, or Director of Coaching

• We understand that families have lots moving parts, our staff will work to make any Cancellation Decisions or Training Changes with sufficient times for families to arrange. We understand a training change may alter your transportation or attendance.

You’re sick & won’t be at school

What does that mean?

You need to contact your Coach as soon as possible.

Allows coaches to alter training and prepare the group.

Attendance PolicyWe Want All Coaches to Take Attendance This Year

• CESC should be your extracurricular priority during the Fall & Spring.

• Work with coaches early if there are conflicts

• Attendance is expected and playing time may be reduced if a player is not at training.

• Failure to relay absence of training can cause removal from CESC.

• Absence without notice to games or tournaments is justifiable for removal from CESC without refund.

The players that have had the biggest growth or improvement over the last three years are not the most skilled or most athletic,

they are the kids that have the highest attendance.

Show Up Early. Work Hard. Stay Late. Get Better.

Lines of CommunicationWho Should I Contact?

GotSoccer Director Club Admin

Group Coordinator

Team Coach

Parent Admin

Fees or Payments

Player Absences

Weather Questions

Schedules Game Info

Soccer Related Questions

Richard Wigh Soccer Complex1647 Whitney Court Columbus, IN 47203

• CESC will be using the fields in Blue.

• Parents must stay in parking lots during training sessions.

Player SafetyPlayer Safety & Well-Being is Our #1 Priority

• COVID-19 Imperatives

• Concussion: “When in doubt, sit them out.”

• “Two-Deep” Policy: No Coach Left Alone with One Player

• Anti-Bullying: Procedures & Protocols

• Weather & Lightning: You’ll hear from Directors, Coordinators, or Coaches

www.columbusexpress.com/policies

Covid-19 & Imperatives

Players Will Each Have:

JDJD JD

Masks Have Not Arrived Yet Please Bring Your Own

Thank You

For Helping to Keep CESC Athletes Safe

Club Guidelines• CESC will communicate policies and guidelines to coaching staff, players

and parents, and provide regular updates and reminders

• CESC will provide coaches with masks and sanitizing products

• CESC will communicate immediately with the local health department in the event of a confirmed COVID-19 case within a team and cancel all training sessions for that team and any team associated with that coach.

• CESC will schedule training sessions so that one team/group can conclude and depart prior to the next team/group arriving avoiding high traffic times

• CESC will establish designated entrance/exit zones for fields

Coach Guidelines• Coaches should have a designated side-line space for their personal & team equipment that

complies with social distancing best practices.

• Coaches should always have a pair of gloves on their person just in case the coach needs to attend to an injured player. When attending an injured athlete, the coach must wear their mask and gloves.

• Coaches should be the only individuals handling team equipment (cones, training sticks, portable goals, etc.).

• There should be no physical contact between players, coaches or referees pre- or post-game.

• Coaches will not allow players to share training vests, other equipment, or water bottles

• Coaches will require parents to confirm their child is symptom free before attending training

• Coaches will report confirmed cases of COVID-19 to club leadership immediately and cease training

• Coaches will comply with all local and state guidelines

Player Guidelines• Players with fever, cough, or other symptoms of respiratory illness are not permitted to practice

• Players that have family members with fever, cough, or other symptoms of respiratory illness are not permitted to practice

• Players are recommended to use hand sanitizer before and after practice

• Players must bring their own soccer ball to practice

• Players should sanitize their soccer ball before and after training with household disinfectant or soap and water

• Players are recommended not to carpool to and from practice

• Players are recommended to wash all clothing items promptly after practice

• Players should not be congregating in parking lots, at drop off zones, entrances/exits, before or after practice

Player Guidelines, Continued• Players should have a clearly marked side-line space, designated for them to

place their personal equipment in compliance with the 6’ minimum social distancing protocol.

• Players are not to share drink containers, even from their own family.

• Players are to keep socially distanced apart when gathering to listen to a coach.

• There should be no physical contact between players, coaches or referees pre- or post-game.

• Players for training: arrive at the field 5 minutes before training is to begin.

• Players for games: arrive at the field 25 minutes before game is to begin.

Parent / Spectator Guidelines• Parents should model proper behavior (masks, social distancing, following Indiana Soccer guidelines)

• Parents should keep their child at home if player or another family member has fever, cough, or other symptoms of respiratory illness

• Parents should communicate with the club officials if player or another family member has fever, cough, or other symptoms of respiratory illness

• Parents should encourage that child uses hand sanitizer before and after practice

• Parents should encourage that child wears mask when not actively training before and after practice.

• Parents should not be congregating in parking lots, at drop off zones, at entrances/exits, before or after practice

• Parents should assist in making sure your child sanitizes their ball and training equipment immediately after returning home from training with a household disinfectant or soap and water

Parent / Spectator Guidelines, Continued• Ask all individuals who are 65 and above or who have an underlying at-risk health condition to stay home.

• Spectators are required to wear masks (bandanas are acceptable) when making their way to the designated side-line space for spectator seating. The club will have clearly marked areas that comply with social distancing protocols for spectator seating.

• Only family members living in the same home should be sitting closer than required by the social distancing protocol when attending games.

• Any type of bleacher/bench should be closed off for use unless they can be cleaned after each use.

• Spectators are not required to wear their masks when sitting in their designated viewing area as long as they are sitting a minimum of 6’ from another household.

• When a spectator moves from their designated seating area, they are required to wear their mask.

• If spectators are interacting with other spectators (other families) at the field/complex, they are required to wear their mask and maintain the minimum social distance, 6’ apart.

• Spectators for training and games: arrive at the field 5 minutes before the training or game is to begin.

All COVID Imperatives at www.columbusexpress.com/return

The Parents

Parent Standards• Demonstrate Respect Player, Coach, Team,& Referee

• Be Positive Influences That Support Players

• Playing Time & Positions Are Earned, Not Discussed

• Parents Are Not Permitted at Field During Training

• Parents Are Not Permitted at Bench During Game

• Stay Current with All Financial Agreements & Fees

• Instruction & Ref Interaction Will Come From Coach

• Support with Honesty

• Ensure Players Get Proper Sleep & Nutrition

• Transportation

• Help Set Priorities & Balance Activities

• Allow Your Children to Try & Fail

• Encourage without Enabling

• Focus on Development & Improvement, Not Results

• Praise/Criticize Effort

How Can Parents Help?

Parents Provide Majority of Meals

• Are we aiding our athletes?

• Athletes: Are we eating like athletes?

• Can we make healthier choices?

• Smart Substitutes

• More programming from CESC coming on Nutrition.

Nutrition

The Coaches

• Player Safety & Health Promotion: #1 Priority

• Organize Session / Season

• Create Opportunities to Succeed & Fail

• Follow Appropriate Training Objectives

• Provide Unconditional Attention to All Players

Coach Objectives

Coaching Fundamentals

• Energy: Bring Enthusiasm to the Session & Games

• Competence: Know What You’re Teaching

• Action: Less Talk, More Play

• Train the Top Tier: Challenge the Best, Challenge Everyone

• Realism: Transition, Decisions, Changing Spaces = IMPACT

• Plan, Organize, & Deliver: Take Time to Think About It

2020-2021 CurriculumDetails on HOW We Want to Do Things at CESC

• Coaching Fundamentals & Style

• Principles & Guided Questions

• Methods & Activities

• Systems of Play

• Age Phase Objectives

• Positional Profiles

• Season Plan & Curriculum

What feedback can you provide to CESC coaches?

Parent Feedback• More communication about my son’s performance and improved areas. As much

as team performance is more critical, individual performance and contributions are needed so that we can help our kids.

• The coach’s inter-personal skills with the kids could be a little better at times. Sometime it feels like the coach is just there to do a job, not too interested in getting to know the kids in detail. My kid has been with CESC now for almost 2 years, can't say the coach knows my kid all that well except for soccer-specific details.

• Continue to provide constructive feedback on when they don't do things correctly and how to improve, but also to ensure to let them know when they are playing well and when their game has improved. Coach towards the second half of the season said our son has improved a lot from where he started last year. That was a huge confidence booster for our son.

More Coaching More Communication

More FeedbackTop Areas of Improvement

Individual Development PlanTaking the Feedback & Applying It

• Consistent Evaluation & Goal Setting Template

• Each Junior & Senior player should receive:

• Co-Constructed Individual Development Plan (Mid-Season: Fall & Spring)

• Post-season Evaluation (Meeting Preferred in October-December)

• End of Year Evaluation (Emailed PDF in June)

• Pre-Academy & Academy player:

• Mid-Season Emailed Evaluation (Fall & Spring)

• End of Season Emailed Evaluation (Winter & June)

The Players

Player Attire

Training Uniform Training Vests Away Uniform Home Uniform

No Pre-Academy

Pro TimeBefore or After Training

• Free Play or Detailed Training

• Focus to Improve Specific Skills

• Before or After Training

• Make Most of Your Time

• Individually or Small Groups

Club Wide Warm UpPlayer Led for Academy to Seniors• Jog & Arm Circles: Arms Forward/Backwards • Skip & Arm Cross: Arms Out/Across • Frankensteins: Walk, Arms Out, Foot to Hand • High Knees: Running with Knees to Chest • Backward High Knees: Run Back with Knees to Chest • Backward Strides: Run Back with Long Steps • Knee Drive Carioca: Knee Up Across Body • Deion Sanders: Straight Leg High-Steps • Leg Swings: Up & Back, Side to Side, Crazy Legs • A-Skips: Form Running: Arm Pump, Knee Drive • B-Skips: Form Running: Knee Up, Kick Door with Heel • C-Skips: Form Running: Knee Up, Knee Out, Alternate • Build Ups: Start Slow & Build: 70%, 80%, 90%

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• Mentality to Improve, Compete, & Learn

• Be on Time & Be Prepared

• Be Respectful & a Good Teammate

• Line Up Bags & Start Pro Time/Rondos

• Greet Teammates & Coaches

• Have Appropriate Attire

• Make Best Use of Time

Player Standards

Faster & Smarter

• Pick Up Culture

• Improving Under Pressure

• Individual Development

• Nutrition

• Athletic Development

Player Focus

Coming Soon…

Nutritional Guide Mental Skills Program

Our Focus

Be Organized Be Brave With & Without the Ball

Work Hard & Work SmartOn & Off Field / Non-Negotiable

Our Standards

People Students Players

Empathy

Coaches will need an empathetic approach towards learning, mentoring, and teaching. By having the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, coaches will be able to connect with players effectively and establish a trusting environment.

Students: LearningDifferent Strokes for Different Folks

• VARK Learning Styles:

• Visual Learners = SEEING

• Auditory Learners = HEARING • Read/Write Learners = READING

• Kinesthetic Learners = DOING

50-70% engage best with multiple learning styles

Is your session addressing the many

different learners in your environment?

People & Students

If We Take Care of their Needs as

It Becomes Easier to Build Competitive

Players

Style & StrategyConsistent Throughout the Club

• Building Out of the Back

• Pressing & Counter Pressing

• Penetrative Possession

• Positional Play

• Combination Play

• Third Man & Free Man

• Switching Play

• Defensive Unity

• Dismarking

Schedule & Events

Important Dates• August 3: Junior Team Training Begins

• August 10: Academy & Pre-Academy Training Begins

• August 15: Tri-State Friendlies (10 BO, 09 BO, 08 BO, 07 BO)

• August 16: Indiana South Friendlies (All Junior Teams)

• August 22: 2nd-3rd Division ISL Scheduling Meetings

• October 31-November 1: Junior Teams at Indy Premier Halloween Classic

Questions & Needs

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