Pike Soccer Club & Indy Burn Coaching

 

Pike Soccer Club believes coaching education is a cornerstone to its commitment of providing the best possible environment for area youth and key to achieving its goal of fun, fair play, and player improvement.

Minimum Coaching Standards
Minimum coaching education standards adopted by IYSA & PSC/IB 3/19/05, revised 4/21/06.  Indy Burn and Indy Burn Plus coaches should exceed these standards. PSC Rec coaches are required to obtain Youth Modules 1 or 2.

Watch 2 minute video of what coaches should not do.

Pike Soccer Club Presentation Overview - 2009

 

Indy Burn & Indy Burn Plus Coaching Information

Coach Dan Kapsalis Training Schedule 

Indy Burn Spring 2010 Teams Proposed League Play & PSC Recommended Tournaments
Please visit this page for each team's approved tournaments

Indy Burn & Indy Burn Plus Training Field Assignments

Referee Evaluation Form

INDOOR TRAINING LINKS
Reserve 2010 Gym Time Indoor Training

Winter 2010 SportZone Training schedule

 

Coaching Resources

Fundamental Ball Skills School Manual
By US Youth Soccer Coaching Director Sam Snow, Coaching Director.  Key coaching points of each major technique in soccer are presented and there is an example training activity for each technique.  Major training concepts for learning specific physical movements are discussed.  11/11/09

Youth Soccer in America How Do We Measure Success?
Winning and losing are not the correct measures of success in youth soccer.  Instead we should measure the development of the players.  The next obvious follow-up question then is, “How do we measure the development of a single player?”  How do we measure success?  How do parents know if the team coach is doing a good job of teaching soccer to the players?  How does the novice coach know if the kids are growing within the game?  By US Youth Soccer Technical Department

Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States by USSF

Pike Soccer Club Coaching Certification Course

Indy Burn Coaches Lesson Plan Form

 

 

Recreation Coaching Information

Fall 2009 Rec U5-U12 Game Schedules  Have your team number from upper right of your official roster.  Use no other source.  Read all instructions.

Spring 2010 U5-U12 Recreation Game Day Team Volunteer Assignments - Each Rec team has been assigned a game day team volunteer duties. TBA

Spring 2010 Recreation Game Day GAME MARSHALS - TBA

Spring 2010 Recreation Game Day OFFICER of the DAY- TBA

PSC KidSafe 101 Risk Management
Saturday, March 20, 9:45 a.m. location TBD
Wednesday, March 31, 6:00 p.m. at Northwestway Park

PSC Community Coach Training Session 201 (3v3 & 4v4)
Saturday, March 20 8:30 a.m. location TBD

PSC Community Coach Training Session 301 (6v6 & 8v8)
Saturday, March 20, 11:00 a.m. location TBD

PSC Recreation League Rules of Play

Rec Coaching Guide
Great material from Vince Ganzberg, IYSA Director of Coaching and Player Development, for every youth Coach, includes child development, why children play sports, why children quit sports, training sessions.

Tots U4 Training Sessions
8 unique training sessions for the Tots coach.

U5/U6 Training Sessions
8 unique training sessions for the U5/U6 coach.

Indiana Youth Soccer Rec Coach Lesson Plans
Click here for lessons by age group

PSC KidSafe Risk Management Coaching Certificate Database