Over the past couple years we have published and revised and republished our curriculum and development process. Last spring US Soccer published its own curriculum and we once again reviewed and revised our plan.
In 2012-13 we have changed all our traditional programming for the Academy teams away from Buckeye Premier and the Midwest Regional League to the Ohio South State League and US Club Soccer National Premier League. These two leagues provide us with new challenges in the planning and preparation stages.
Our development plan will always be a work in progress. We will continually be our best and worst critics in preparing our players for competition, but our staff feels it is critical to have a plan, to look ahead more than just today's practice or react to last weekend's games. Analyzing the games is a critical component to preparing our players for future competition, but understanding our goals for that period in the cycle gives us better context for our successes in training.
We have established training goals for our teams through the end of February. Our staff meets at the beginning of each macrocycle to develop the training sessions for that period leaving some flexibility to address "issues" that appear in games within the cycle. Additionally, we have established a training template for each day of the week to provide a more consistent training environment for the players and increase the time on task.
Our curriculum and sessions are published on the team page for the players to prepare themselves physically and mentally for the session as well as improve the transition between activities. Readers are more than welcome to view our model for themselves.
Btw, its AWESOME to have the boys back from high school. Two days in and the sessions have been fast-paced. The players' attitudes and work rate have been tremendous.
Good Luck to Summit Country Day in the State Championship on Saturday!
