NEW 1V1 Academy Development Program for Players Aged 6-8 Boys and Girls - September 2013 Launching week of September 9th in Burlington and week of September 16th in Ancaster
1V1 Soccer now offers a development academy for Boys and Girls aged 6-8. The program aims to provide a structured and player-centric development pathway to teach the fundamental skills of the game within a positive learning environment.
We will be offering this program at two development centres (Burlington and Ancaster) and will be preparing these young players for inter-academy competition at the U8 and U9 age-groups for summer 2014 within SAAC
(Soccer Academy Alliance of Canada) http://www.saac.ca
It is our philosophy that greater attention needs to be paid to the technical, tactical and physical development of young players in Canada so that each young player can fulfill their potential and gain a greater enjoyment from the game.
Flexible Training and U8 and U9 Competitive Team Options:
- Options to commit for 3 month, 6 month or 12 months training program
- Outdoor inter-academy competitive games for players selected for U8 and U9 teams
- Options for one or two sessions/week from September to March
- Options for one, two or three sessions/week from April to September
Technical and Coaching Staff
- Program designed and overseen by UEFA A licensed Director of Coaching Ian McClurg
- Staff coaches 1v1 Soccer FC certified and receive 3 hours of ongoing coaching development/month
Training Format
1v1 Soccer FC's training classes places an emphasis on developing confidence with the ball and the majority of our work is based on individual technique and players working in small-groups. Each training session has a specific theme and a low player to coaching ratio (maximum of 12 players/coach). Our training methodology "Play the 1v1 Way" is individual player centric to accelerate technical skills improvements.
The training sessions are delivered using the following training and game format:
- Learning core technical moves: 1 ball/player - 40 %
- Introduction of new skills (Different theme/week) : 30%
- Small-sided Games - 30%
During the winter months we place an emphasis on Futsal training, and use a small, low-bounce ball to help develop quick feet, dribbling, passing skills and quick thinking in game situations.
1V1 Soccer's New Development Pathway
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Success is the prize for those who stand true to their ideas
Ian McClurg is the founder and Director of Coaching at 1v1 Soccer FC. He is also a respected columnist ("From the Touchline") with Red Nation Online, a soccer-specific online magazine in Canada.
McClurg is currently writing a book on soccer development in Ontario and Canada,
The 1v1 Way: Soccer Tips from an Emerging Talent Centre
We all have our own take on what defines success. The title quote by motivational expert Josh S. Hinds is a favourite one of mine as reminds me of the importance of being true to yourself. When you coach any sport, you will be challenged. You will be challenged by your players, by their parents, by your fellow coaches and if you work for an organization, your employers.
What many don't realize though, is that the best coaches around challenge themselves the most. They will relive situations in their minds, replay them over and over in their heads and question themselves on a daily basis. Coaching is about leading and facilitating performance improvements. So, it is only natural that the best coaches constantly expect improvements from themselves. The trick is to do your analysis, decide if there was a better decision to be made, learn from that.... and then move on.
When I entered coaching, I made myself a promise: I was going to make my own decisions, stand or fall based on what I felt was right and stay true to my principles and what I believed in. I had a vision on how I felt football should be played and have stayed true to several core values. I'm proud to say that I've kept that promise. Of course, I have made many mistakes in my coaching career but I have never made a decision that I didn't want to make at the time.
It is important for me to keep that level of integrity in my work. My wife often teases me that our mortgage would be paid of quicker if that wasn't the case but she says that knowing full well that my approach will never change. It can be a lonely existence because even your closest coaching colleagues do not always agree. However, I have always wanted strong coaches around me as my type of personality requires me to talk things through before I reach important decisions. I listen to those I trust, gather opinion then make my own decisions. If the going gets tough and criticism arrives I stay the course. I make the best decision to the best of my ability at the time.
Standing true to your ideas can be a liability, however, if as a coach you do not continue to learn, evolve your thinking and refine your ideas. If you do not continue to test your ideas with the changing demands of the profession, then the game will pass you by and you will be making misinformed and incorrect decisions. An example would be my own ideas on teaching defending. As a coach I love the idea and the organization required to teach players how to work as a defensive unit. I'm one of those coaches who loves watching attacking football but can marvel at Jose Mourinho and his Inter Milan team going to the Nou Camp a few years ago and preventing Barcelona from scoring. I have run many defending sessions at coaching courses and enjoyed the challenge.
I remember being quite surprised that the legendary developmental coach Dario Gradi did not spend any time at Crewe Alexandra in England in teaching defending. At the time I did not quite understand it. Later I began to appreciate this more when I began teaching younger players as I felt that with limited time it was more important to spend time on basic ball skills, as a priority.
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1v1 Soccer Lunching NEW U15+ Senior Academy Programs for Boys and Girls
October 1st Start Date
1v1 Soccer FC will be offering NEW senior academy programs for Elite Male and Female Players U15+ beginning October 1st.
The Senior Academy programs will be committed to providing players with the technical and tactical training necessary to take their game to the next level, while reinforcing a love of soccer that will last a lifetime!
Whether players are looking to play at a US or Canadian University or College after high school, dreaming of one day playing professional soccer (in Europe or North America) , or simply keen to keep developing your skills in a competitive environment, our combination of top-level training, education on tactics and strategy, and an underlying philosophy of hard work and improvement is for you.
We will also be offering the chance to build and pass on your love of soccer through coaching younger players in our academy program.
The greatest challenge for Boys and Girls aged 14 and above (U15 - 2014 season) is to make a successful transition from the youth game to the adult game. The game is faster, more physical and there are more tactical challenges. Some players are ready to manage the transition early, while others may require more preparation and time to successfully complete this transition. For players looking to pursue professional playing opportunities and/or US Scholarships at top programs it is important that they begin to participate in an intensive training program that facilitates this transition.
Our Director of Coaching, Ian McClurg, is a UEFA A-licensed coach with a proven record of developing elite level players. Ian is a former Toronto FC academy can Ontario provincial coach (females) and has worked with six players from the current Men's U20 Canadian national team and seven players from the women's national team program. . He has also trained over 100 student athletes who have gone on to successfully play at the higher levels at US and Canadian colleges and universities.
As a Staff Coach for English club Wolves FC, he also brings a unique perspective on the professional side of the sport. Ian started 1 v 1 FC in 2000 as an academy program aimed at offering Canadians a level of soccer training comparable to top nations around the world.
Program Features:
- High quality, intensive training that focusses on improving individual skills and technique to successfully prepare for whatever your "next level" will be.
- Small-sided drills and games that put your individual skills into action in game-realistic situations.
- Indoor training and games focussing on futsal as a core element developing ball and movement skills.
- Tactical/strategic sessions focussing on video analysis of top professional teams and discussion of formation and on-field position-specific training sessions
- Formation of outdoor teams in SAAC (Soccer Academy Alliance of Canada) and/or U21 leagues and travel to play in exhibition games and showcase events in Canada and the USA.
- Links to professional opportunities through our affiliation with English club Wolves FC, and through other European pro teams through our partners Global Image Sports
- Assistance with college/university recruiting and access to scholarship planning and consulting services through NCSA Recruiting
- Direct link to MLS team Portland Timbers
- Opportunities to become paid coaches working with younger players within the 1 v 1 community programs
NEXT STEPS - REGISTER FOR A U15+ SENIOR ACADEMY TRIAL - BOYS AND GIRLS PROGRAM
Spaces will be limited
Try-Out Dates
- Monday September 16th 5:30-7:00pm
- Tuesday September 17th 5:30-7:00pm
- Monday September 23rd 5:30-7:00pm
- Tuesday September 24th 5:30-7:00pm
- Monday September 30th 5:30-7:00pm
Location
- City View Park Burlington (Hwy 5/Kerns Road )
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Time and Patience are essential ingredients in youth development
Ian McClurg is the founder and Director of Coaching at 1v1 Soccer FC. He is also a respected columnist ("From the Touchline") with Red Nation Online, a soccer-specific online magazine in Canada.
McClurg is currently writing a book on soccer development in Ontario and Canada,
The 1v1 Way: Soccer Tips from an Emerging Talent Centre
Let's face it: soccer at all levels is obsessed with short-term results. The history of the game has provided us with several different ways to play. Fans have seen Herbert Chapman's Arsenal side of the 1930's with it's classic w/m formation, the total football played by Ajax in the 1970s, the Milan pressing game in the late-1980s and now the Barcelona tiki-taka style of play that we have been fortunate to enjoy during the last few years. But Barca's success especially has been the result of rejecting short-term gains in favour of long-term development. The reality is that the seeds for the current Barcelona philosophy and style of play were planted 25 years ago by Johan Cruyff. A recent article by Paul Grech called Exporting the Barca method argued that the real secret of Barcelona's recent success has been time. I would have to agree with Paul Grech that for lasting player development success, the hard part is not changing or putting in place a new way of doing things but giving those changes and the system time to mature. An entire club must breath and move in the same way. Enrigue Duran Diaz has spent a decade absorbing the Barcelona philosophy and is currently trying to plant the seed of that distinctive playing style at the South African club Mamelodi Sundown. He argues that for a system like Barcelona's to be copied then everyone involved must believe in it both in terms of the on-field game, and the core values that surround a club. He also argues that setting up the structure takes time and requires many seasons, which may be contested without success as measured by standings and goals. It is his belief that the Barca model cannot be successful if others are looking to copy it simply to achieve short-term results. At 1v1 Soccer FC, we are establishing a new philosophy and one that challenges the current norm in Canada for elite soccer development. Our players are encouraged to play across multiple age-groups, play different
positions and challenge themselves to get outside their comfort zone to master technical, tactical, physical and psychological strategies that are new to North American players. We know this will take time but we are willing to sacrifice the short-term results in our weekend games to develop better players and people who can go on to achieve their soccer goals and be successful in life. We demand respect for our staff, the game officials, the opposition and in the way our players interact with each other. The rules and spirit of the game must be upheld and the parents must be appreciated for giving up so much to support their children.
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