Minisink Valley Soccer Club

Training

We have a club wide training program that involves a universal schedule and lesson plan. All coaches will follow the club’s policy, guidelines, and curriculum for training, to ensure appropriate player development. We all work together as a club, with the same plan, so we can help every player of the club with the week’s lessons. The lessons provided will have skill games and exercises to keep players engaged and time on the ball, NO STANDING AROUND OR IN LINES. Good training will take a few seasons of repetition for players to fully understand the lessons. You must trust the curriculum as we develop it for the current players’ skill level.  

Training Schedule

Training will be scheduled according to the availability of Division Commissioners and coaches who volunteered. Each division will train as one unit with team coaches helping the Division Commissioner run the Training. This will ensure all coaches are following the same lessons and can rely on each other if they don’t understand a lesson or have a scheduling conflict. To help set a training schedule, volunteer to coach. 

Training Day Policies

All divisions will be working together on the same lesson each week. This will help us work as a club to improve the whole.

  • If a coach cannot attend training other coaches will be there for training. 
  • Elite players can go to a team above or below their age group or on different days. 
  • No player will miss training due to coaches busy schedules.
  • Coaches who are new to soccer can help each other with the lessons.
  • Coaches can learn from each other.
  • It is important for players to be in full kits so we can identify them.

Training Duration

  • Kick Start (U2-U4)
    • Training twice a week (includes Saturday) for 30 minutes and gradually increases up to an hour by the end of the season. No matches Saturdays.
  • Roots (U5-U6)
    • Training twice a week for 45 minutes gradually increases to 1 hour  by the end of the season. 
  • Peewee (U7-U8)
    • Training twice a week for 1 hour and (U7-U8) gradually increases to 1.5 hours by end of the season. 
  • U9- U18
    • Training twice a week for 1.5 hours.