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Final proposal for UC Premier Master Coach project

2020-06-302020-06-30 205 Sports 33 Views

As part of the United Soccer Coaches Master Coach diploma course, 205 Sports is creating a long-term athletic development program for the U9-U12 age groups in UC Premier. Here is the submitted project proposal:

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205 Sports first online course posted

2020-06-172020-06-17 205 Sports 50 Views

After several months of development, review, and feedback, the UC Premier Level 3 curriculum course is now available to UCYSL and UC Premier coaches. The curriculum course includes over 60 modules with videos, text, and images to support the learning

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The classroom environment

2020-06-042020-06-04 205 Sports 48 Views

This is an essay from the UC Premier Level 3 Curriculum course …

Our model is that we, as coaches, are the “teacher.” Our players are “students.” Our classroom is the field. And the games are our “exams.”

As teachers,

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205 Sports practice plan templates

2020-03-112020-03-18 205 Sports 1 Views

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Barça Innovation Hub – Injury Prevention

2019-12-262019-12-25 205 Sports 160 Views

In order to recertify with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), I am required to complete a total of 6 CEUs over a 3-year period. The current cycle is 2018-2020, … Read more

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Application of TOVO “manage oneself” to younger players

2019-11-052020-03-18 205 Sports 236 Views

With our younger players, a lot of our time is spent on “Manage oneself”. The TOVO principles are:

Perceive and conceive
Decide and deceive
Execute and assess

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Match day hydration protocols

2019-10-072019-12-18 205 Sports 313 Views

Hydration status during activities in warm and humid weather can have a significant effect on the health of athletes and the quality of performance. Significant fluid and electrolyte losses due to sweat have been reported. For players participating in showcase … Read more

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Application of the TOVO methodology to club and high school programs

2019-09-182020-03-18 205 Sports 400 Views

As part of my continuing coaching education, I am constantly investigating ideas and methods that are used in successful programs. When attending the national coaching convention in January, I attended a talk by Todd Beane of the TOVO institute. I … Read more

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Developing team cohesion

2019-08-272019-12-18 205 Sports 361 Views

Developing cohesion within a team has been indicated to require conscious planning and intervention to create positive results (Kleinert et al., 2012). A variety of factors can influence the group cohesiveness and strategies to enhance these factors may be described … Read more

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Structuring a training session to address lack of confidence

2019-08-272019-12-18 205 Sports 311 Views

Studies indicate a strong relationship between confidence and performance success (Williams, Zinsser, & Bunker, 2015; Weinberg & Gould, 2014). Harwood (2015) lists confidence as one of the “5Cs” which also include “commitment, communication, concentration, control” (p. 319). Bandura (1994) defines … Read more

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