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CLASS OF 2019 Players Across the State Sign their NLI to Play at the Next Level.
+ COACHING: COACH WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU + REFEREES: BECOME A REF! IT’S FUN, REALLY + ADULTS: THE JOURNEY STARTS HERE
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FEBRUARY 2019
| From the CEO’s Office
I CHALLENGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED THIS SUMMER NATE SHOTTS I want you to know that as CEO of Colorado Soccer Association, I have accepted a few challenges on your behalf. Not long-ago, the United States won a joint bid with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup. Shortly thereafter, I received a phone call from Dr. Robert Contiguglia. Dr. Bob called to request that Jeff Ruebel - CSA President, Brian Crookham - Colorado Rapids, and I, come together to form a World Cup Committee. Excited and honored to be part of the committee, we are working hard to bring World Cup 2026 to Denver. So, what challenges did I accept on your behalf? I need all our Colorado soccer fans to show the world that Denver is the place to host the World Cup 2026! Your support on the upcoming events below can help accomplish this. Women’s World Cup - As part of a10-match countdown to the Womenʼs World Cup in France this summer, the United States Womenʼs National Team - Defending World Cup Champions, will play Australia here at Dickʼs Sporting Goods Park on April 4th, 2019. US Soccer told me that there are only a few tickets left. I challenge you to go and buy those last few tickets! If we have a sellout day, it will be a large step toward showing the world that Denver is ready to host World Cup 2026. And when the Womenʼs World Cup kicks-off this summer, I encourage all of you to find viewing parties. Attend them! Be there! Be excited! 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup - This yearʼs Gold Cup will be the largest Gold Cup in history, his and on June 19th, 2019, Mexico 2 | InTouch Magazine
| From the CEO’s Office once again returns to Broncos Stadium at Mile High as one of the premier teams for the Group A double-header. The World Cup committee has challenged me to sell 10,000 tickets or more to the upcoming Gold Cup in Denver this summer. I have accepted this challenge on behalf of all Colorado soccer fans; again, letʼs fill the stadium and make this a sellout! Iʼm absolutely ecstatic about the possibility of Denver hosting the World Cup 2026. We need everyoneʼs help to make this a reality. Please accept these challenges, and letʼs give 100% support to the upcoming soccer events in Colorado! The pay-off will be the 2026 World Cup here, in Denver, Colorado! I challenge you, letʼs make it happen! Yours in soccer, Nate Shotts CEO, Colorado Soccer Association
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From the CEO’s Office
Players Across the State Sign Their NLI to Play at the Next Level
Coach What is in Front of You
Become a Ref! It’s Fun, Really
Published By: Colorado Soccer Association Editor: Javier Arellano Design: Javier Arellano
The Journey Starts Here
Coaching Education
Associate Editors: Michael Freitag Esse Baharmast Online: www.coloradosoccer.org
Advertising Contact: Sean Layfield Programs Director Colorado Soccer Association 4643 S. Ulter St. #250 Denver, CO - 80237 slayfield@coloradosoccer.org sl 5
| Coaching
“COACH WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU” Michael Freitag, CSA Director of Coaching I recently listened to a Ways of Championʼs Podcast entitled “Lessons from Kris Van Der Haegen, Mark Upton and Mark Benett That Have Made Me a Better Coach,” presented by John OʼSullivan and his Changing The Game Project. The podcast was No.81. I was particularly attentive to the words of Kris Van Der Haegen from The Royal Belgium Football Association. His message was simple - “Coach who is in front of you.” Coaching soccer at the youth level is not an easy task. The make up of teams can change every season. What you did last year may not work for this new collection of players. So, ev the statement of “Coach who is in front of you” makes so much sense. Players are the center of everything. What are the variables that will need to consider in coaching your team? 1. Age a. Physical Age - Where are they in their physical development? Balance, strength, coordination, etc. b. Cognitive Age - What can they learn and how do they learn? c. Psychological Age - How fragile are they? 2. Technical Ability a. Can they control the ball? Is the ball controlling them? 3. Tactical Awareness a. Can they see the game? Do they make correct decisions with or without the ball? What decisions can they make? 4. In Interest a. How much do they enjoy playing soccer? Are they being forced to do so? 5. Social a. How do they interact with teammates? Shy? Akward? Confident? 6 | InTouch Magazine
| Coaching As a coach you will need to take all the above into account in coaching your team and the individuals on that team. Each player will be at different levels in each of the categories. How do you deal with so many variables in planning practices and establishing team goals? Remember, it is not your job to turn players into professionals in one season. However; it is your job to make it fun and offer them the game in a way that they grow and want to continue to play. It is a developmental path and you need to figure out where your players are on that path and how you can help them take steps forward. US Soccerʼs Grassroots Soccer Coaching philosophy and methodology is a good place to start figuring how to coach your team. Your coaching should be based on three main principles - a holistic approach, game like activities and experiential learning. The Play-Practice-Play methodology offers an approach which allows the players to figure out the game on their own without constant instruction from the pl coach. The online and In Person Grassroots modules have made me a better coach and will offer you new insights on todayʼs coaching.
National “C” License Dates: June 10-14, 2019 & July 29-August 2, 2019 Location: Apex Fieldhouse & Stenger Soccer Complex Cost: $1,600 For more information contact Michael Freitag (303) 718-1011 or mfreitag@coloradosoccer.org.
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| Referee Program
Become a ref! It’s fun, really Beau Dure, Youth Soccer Insider Friday, October 26, 2018
“I shouldnʼt be doing this.” The thought kept running through my head as I wrapped and taped my ankle just after noon Sunday. My Achilles was aching again, and the pain had spread to my plantar fascia. I donʼt know what Iʼm doing when it comes to wrapping my own ankle. Iʼm just taping various soft tissues in place so they donʼt snap away like all the branches that fell in my yard when hurricane remnants blew through. On Saturday, I coached two games and reffed two more. I was going to take Sunday off. But the emails kept piling up from our ref assignor. “Games open.” “MORE games open.” “PLEASE look - more games open.” “NOW IʼM BEGGING.” Itʼs certainly not about the money. The money Iʼll make for running the line at this game might pay for a co-pay for the physical therapy I should probably get. My family doesnʼt need extra cash. I should be resting. I should be wrapping up various projects and spending time with my kids. I already had a frustratiing game reffing the day before - a U-9 rec game in which the coaches hadnʼt taught their goalkeepers the rules and were relying on me to teach them rather than enforce them. (They might have a point.) And Iʼm spending so much time on soccer fields that I might start writing Yelp reviews on portable toilets. (I donʼt care about the smell - just please, please refill the hand sanitizer.) But the last emails reminded us that kids were about to show up for games and find no referee to take charge. And some parents will wonder why theyʼre paying so much money for games that will end up with some dude recruited from the sideline to pretend to know what heʼs doing as a center ref. Those same parents may be frustrated with me anyway. Iʼve been in their shoes. Iʼve cried foul when the referee didnʼt blow the whistle. Iʼve shaken my head after seeing referees who donʼt even leave the center circle. They just watch from afar, keep time and make sure a fight doesnʼt break out. Theyʼre like faculty advisers who donʼt really do any a work but are nominally in charge. Today, I know that ref might be doing four games that day, and his body canʼt handle
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| Referee Program running along with the play. He shouldnʼt be out there. But someone has to be. The purpose of this story isnʼt to tell you to give these referees a break. We all should do that, of course. The purpose here is to get you to take up the whistle and flags yourself. Itʼs not just a case of saying, “Oh, you think you can do the job?” You probably can. You can surely outrun me down the line. I got g certified as a ref this summer at age 48. Whatʼs your excuse, millenials? Donʼt take your cues from the Barstool Sports guy who chortled about weak-minded refs quitting after dealing with week after week abuse. If youʼre such a tough guy, “BarstoolJordie,” come out here and do it yourself. You might learn something. Obnoxious parents and coahes aside, this is a fun gig, as strange as that sounds. Iʼm often less stressed reffing than I am coaching. I can do my best as a coach and still have disappointed kids who lost. When Iʼm reffing, the kids all fist-bump me after a the game. Iʼm part of a community of referees. I even love the gear, though Iʼm spending too much money on snazzy long undershirts, a new whistle, the proper socks (seriously - why does USSF keep changing things?) and so forth. Itʼs a new world thatʼs more welcoming than you might think. So do it. Ask your club where to sign up. Go to training. Do your clubʼs rec games at first. You may find yourself, as I have, doing travel games and even elite-level games sooner than you wouldʼve thought. Or maybe m weʼll get enough refs that you donʼt have to proceed that quickly. Maybe weʼll keep experienced refs in the game so they can do the higher-level games and leave us newbies walking alonside U-9ʼs, gently reminding them to stay behind the buildout line and keep their feet on the ground for throw-ins. And that will eventually trickle upward to the pro game. If you think we need better top-level referees in this country, then letʼs expand the pool. In one recent high-level game, I heard a parent behind me griping about the center ref, surely unaware that the center ref has a playing resume that would make that parentʼs jaw drop. “Oh, but this game is so important!” she said. Canʼt be that important if Iʼm working it, I thought. (I still would give myself a solid mark for that game. My positioning was solid. The parents griped with me once, and they were wrong.) So on Sunday, I went out to some trepidation. I worry about injuries myself even more. I worry about failing to keep up with play. Actually, both assistant refs are ailing - the other one had back spasms in his first of five games that day. The game proceeds. Itʼs pretty good. Many of these players will make their high school teams in a couple of years - a difficult feat in Northern Virginia. Some might even have a shot at college. 9
| Referee Program Itʼs 2-1 with about two minutes left. The trailing team is throwing everything forward. Iʼve spent the last five minutes running sprints down that line. But I keep up. And Iʼm staring down the line at the second-to-last defender when I see a player out of the corner of my eye getting ready to play a through ball. One attacking player has drifted into an offside position, but sheʼs farther away from the play. Another is carefully eyeing both the space in front of her and the defenders. I hear the thump as the ball is played forward and the player breaks past the defense. And she scores. The center ref looks at me for confirmation. I give a subtle thumb-up as I walk back toward midfield as I was taught. My flag is down. Itʼs a goal. Yeah, a parent is mad at me. The opposing coach gently inquires at the end of the game, and the center ref explains what I told him - the player in an offside position didnʼt interfere with play. (See page 97 on FIFA rules.) The ball didnʼt get to her, she wasnʼt near the goalkeeperʼs vision, and no defender was marking her instead of the player who scored. And the player who scored was on. The coach graciously accepts the explanation, and I feel quite confident VAR would back me up if it existed in mid-level travel soccer. Because I was right where I should be. On that play. On that day. Come out and join me. Or give me a day off. (Beau Dure is the author of “Single-Digit Soccer: Keeping Sanity in the Earliest Ages of the Beautiful Game” and the host of the podcast “Ranting Soccer Dad.” He coaches and refs youth soccer in Northern Virginia.)
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| College
Players Across the State Sign Their NLI to Play at the Next Level Javier Arellano Wednesday, February 6, 2019 was not an ordinary day. That day was the day several high school student-athletes signed their National Letter of Intent to further pursue higher education and continue playing soccer at the collegiate level. Local universities such as Division II school Metropolitan State University of Denver recruited in-state, heavy. The menʼs program will account with four young men that have gone through our Tyler Hause, Colorado Rapids YS 00ʼB Select Courtesy: MSU Denver Atheltics leagues and programs. Those players were Logan Scheller (Broomfield SC), Max Hand (FC Boulder), Ian Oltman (Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club) and Tyler Hause (Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club), who is pictured above. On the girlʼs program, Coach Tracy Chao recruited two players for the fall in Mira Houck and Kailey Maness, both from Broomfield SC. Regis University, another Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference member and MSU Denver cross-town rival, recruited Madison Hand and Isabelle Munsell, from Broomfield SC, as well as Molly Kratzer from Colorado Rush. Below is the list of players commited as of today from some of our member clubs. Broomfield Soccer Club Frida Aguilar - Northeast Community College Jenna Biship - Bob Jones University Savannah Brown - Johnson & Wales University Kristen Capan - Colorado Mesa University Analisa Carmosino Ca - Fort Lewis College Jackie Coffman - Saint Martinʼs University Madison DeHerrera - Southern Utah University Katie Dunbabin - Fort Lewis College Makenna Fowler - University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 12 | InTouch Magazine
| College continued... Players across the state sign their Haley Fukunaga - Lasell College NLI to play at the next level Kaylie Gabel -Belhaven University Shaylee Gailus - University of South Dakota Madison Hand - Regis University Mira Houck - MSU Denver Sarah Johnson - Western State Colorado University Sa Haley Klasner - Colorado Mesa University Linda Leahy - Hawkeye Community College Daisy Light - University of Iowa Kailey Maness - MSU Denver Lily Morgan - Colorado Mesa University Isabelle Munsell - Regis University Regan Ostler - North Dakota State University Tori Rydzeski - Bowling Green State University Miranda Sanchez - Fort Lewis College Tanner Sanders - University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Elia Sandoval - Otero Junior College Logan Scheller - MSU Denver Izzy Sorge - University of South Dakota Noah Stover - Jefferson University Jonatha Tighe - Northeast Community College McKenna Thompson - Fort Lewis College Kaylah Wanna - California State University, San Bernardino Ashley Ward - Hastings College Colorado Rush Anwyn Urquhart - Swarthmore College Kenna Caldwell - Texas A&M Jamie Debardinis - St. Louis University Allie Larson - University of Montana Macy Clem - University of Alabama Lamar Cambell - Furman University Isabella Scaturro - University of Alabama Cameryn McKinnell - United States Air Force Academy Brooke Berdan - Auburn University Emma Gibbs - Texas A&M, Corpus Christi 13
| College continued... Players across the state sign their Sarina Russ of Texas, Antonio NLI to- University play at San the next level Logan Duford - University of Texas, San Antonio Loren Durbin - University of Florida Isabella McBride - Rice University Megan Wood - University of Wyoming Shelby Ransom - CSU Pueblo Shel Molly Kratzer - Regis University Alexandra Helbling - University of Richmond Malaini Jamison - Wayne State College
FC Boulder Jack Tater - Colorado Mesa University Max Hand - MSU Denver Anthony Preist - Regis University Eli Stuckrath - Bowling Green University Morgan Stone - Boise State University Alicia Cardenas-Mitrovic - Nebraska Ali McNeal - Dominican University, California Dakota Anderson - Illinois State University Emily Cameron - South Dakota State University Emily Reitz - Fort Hays State University Emi Kaiti Hogan - Colorado Christian University Reilly Madden - Fort Hays State University Kody Clements - Carroll College Macey LeVasseur - Concord University Emma Keaser - University of Wisconsin, Parkside Emily Paul - Pomona College FC Brighton Mackenzie Byrnes - Northeast Community College Madison Foutz - Northeast Community College Anna Ranzinger - Bethel College Congratulations to all High-School Seniors who have committed to play soccer at the next level. We look forward to seeing your continued success. 14 | InTouch Magazine
2019 Colorado Adult State Cup The Journey Starts Here The Colorado Adult State Cup Champion will automatically qualify for the 2019 USASA Region IV Menʼs Amateur Cup Tournament. The Region IV Champion then advances to the 2019 USASA National Amateur Cup Championships to be held Sept. 13-14, 2019, location TBD. USASA National Amateur Cup Champion will receive $15,000 cash prize, 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup proper p entry, 2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup entry and will face the 2019 EUFA Regions Cup Champion in Spring 2020. CSA Adult State Cup is only open to USASA affiliated members. Cost: CSA Affiliated Fee: $1,250 CSA Non-Affiliated Fee: $1,500 Colorado Champion receives $2,000 Cash Prize!
Registration closes March 18, 2019! For more information visit: www.wearecoloradosoccer.com/sc
CSA Cinco De Mayo Tournament May 4-5, 2019 The Colorado Cinco De Mayo Soccer Tournament will be held at Riverside Soccer Complex at Fort Logan on May 4-5, 2019. The tournament will include male and female teams of all ages. The U6 & U7 Boys and Girls will play 4v4, the U8 will play 5v5 with GK and the U9 and U10 will play 7v7. U11 and U12 will play 9v9. Other divisions include: •Competitive 11v11 (U13-U19) •Co •Recreational 9v9 (U13-U19) •Menʼs Gold Division (11v11) •Menʼs Silver Division (7v7) •Womenʼs Open (11v11) •Coed Open Division (11v11)
Registration is now open! For more information visit: www.coloradosoccer.org/cinco_de_mayo/
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The Journey Starts Here Javier Arellano
Pictured above: Azteca FC 5280 celebrating after winning the 2018 CSA Adult State Cup.
Colorado Soccer will be organizing the 2019 Adult State Cup set to kick-off in April. Now, in itĘźs third year with a proper qualifying pathway, adult teams in the state are highly interested and invested in the cup because of what it represents. For those that are unfamiliar with the most prestigious tournament in amateur soccer, here is significant history on Colorado teams and their participation in Amateur Cup. Denver Kickers Sport Club When talking about State Cup and Amateur Cup in the state of Colorado, it is important to mention the pioneers and the 5-time National Amateur Cup Champions, the Denver Kickers. The Denver Kickers are one of ColoradoĘźs most historic and recognized clubs in the country since they were first established in1956, winning the Amateur Cup in five different occasions and doing it twice back-to-back. Their first two cups came in 1977 & 1978, another in 1983, with their fourth and fifth in 1994 & 1995. There has yet to be another team to from Region IV to win the Amateur Cup more than once. The Denver Kickers are part of an exclusive list of teams that have won 5 Amateur Cups or more. Since 1924, USASA has kept record of the teams that have won National Amateur Cup.
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| Adults Along with Denver Kickers; Fall River Ponta Delgada, St. Louis Kutis S.C. and Milwaukee Bavarian SC are the four unmatched clubs in USASA Amateur Cup history. Their achievements speak for themselves. Club Denver Kickers (Golden, CO) Milwaukee Bavarian SC (Milwaukee, WI) Mil Fall River Ponta Delgada (Fall River, MA) St. Louis Kutis S.C. (St.Louis, MO)
USASA National Amateur Cups 5 - 1977,1978.1983,1994,1995 5 - 1976,2001,2002,2003,2018 6 - 1938,1946,1947,1948,1950,1953 7 - 1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1971
Guadalajara Soccer Club of Denver Along with Denver Kickers, Guadalajara Soccer Club have represented Colorado well in Amateur Cup. While there was no qualifying tournament in 2014, Guadalajara SC was granted the opportunity to play the Region IV tournament for being the Champion in Liga Soccer Latina, an affiliated league to CSA. At the time, they were the top adult team that was affiliated with CSA and USASA, therefore; they represented Colorado. In modern history, this team has advanced the furthest in Amateur Cup than any other Colorado team, reaching the National final versus New York Greek Americans. 2014 USASA Region IV Tournament (June 3-9,2014 - Orem, Utah) Group Stage Guadalajara SC: 21-1 vs. Pan World FC (Utah) Guadal Guadalajara SC: 3-2 vs. Olympic FC (Cal-North) Guadalajara SC: 2-1 vs. Park City FC (Utah) Final 3 Guadalajara SC (Colorado) 2 SS Lazio (Utah) 2014 USASA National Amateur Cup Tournament (July 25-27,2014 - Salt Lake City, Utah) National Semifinal 2 Guadalajara SC (Colorado, Region IV) 0 Croatian Eagles SC (Wisconsin, Region II) National Final 4 New York Greek Americans (New York, Region I) 2 Guadalajara SC (Colorado, Region IV) 18 | InTouch Magazine
Omar Valverde from Guadalajara SC, left, dribbles the ball in 2014 USASA National Amateur Cup Final vs. New York Greek Americans.
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Pictured above: Guadalajara SC, 2014 USASA National Amateur Cup Runner-Up.
Club Union Jerez In 2017, Club Union Jerez, a member of Liga Soccer Latina, played Colorado Rush in a one game final to decide who would go on and represent Colorado. Colorado Rush were not affiliated directly with CSA, but were competing in the United Premier Soccer League - Colorado Conference at the time. The UPSL is affilited with USASA, granting them the right to participate. This was the first year that there was a proper “qualifying” game, though they were the only two teams that applied for the Colorado Adult State Cup. Club Union Jerez, after beating Colorado Rush, came short of a USASA National Amateur Cup appearance as they fell to Cal-Southʼs LA Wolves in the USASA Region IV Tournament final. 2017 Colorado Adult State Cup (March 25,2017 - Abraham Lincoln High School) Final 5 Club Union Jerez (Liga Soccer Latina) 2 Colorado Rush (UPSL) 2017 USASA Region IV Tournament (June 2-4,2017 - Norco, California) Group Stage Club Union Jerez: 2-2 FC Long Beach (Cal-South) Club Union Jerez: 9-1 PSU FC (Oregon) Club Union Jerez: 0-1 LA Wolves (Cal-South) Final Club Union Jerez: 0-3 LA Wolves (Cal-South) 19
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Pictured above: Club Union Jerez made it to the 2017 USASA Region IV Tournament Final, but lost to LA Wolves from California.
Azteca FC 5280 Last year CSA Adult State Cup grew both in interest and in number of teams registered. The following eight teams were split into two groups, allowing the top two finishers from each group to play in semi-finals and earn their way to the final. Group A: Indios Denver (UPSL), FC Greeley (UPSL), Guadalajara SC (Liga Soccer Latina) and GAM United FC (UPSL). Group B: Colorado Rush (UPSL), Denver Metro FC (UPSL), Colorado Springs FC (UPSL) and Azteca FC 5280 (Liga Soccer Latina). Azteca FC 5280 would go on to win the 2018 CSA Adult State Cup defeating GAM United FC in an interesting PK shoot-out. They would then host Cal-South Champion Chula Vista FC in the Region IV semi-final and Cal-South Runner-Up San Nicolas FC in the Region IV Final. They too, came close to booking their ticket to the National Amateur Cup Tournament. 2018 CSA Adult State Cup Final (April 15,2018 - University of Denver Ciber Field) 1 (5) Azteca FC 5280 (Liga Soccer Latina) 1 (4) GAM United FC (UPSL) 2018 USASA Region IV Semi-final (June 9,2018 - Rangeview High School) 2 Azteca FC 5280 (Colorado) 0 Chula Vista FC (Cal-South) 20 | InTouch Magazine
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Pictured above: Azteca FC 5280 celebrate their 2018 USASA Region IV semi-final win vs. Chula Vista FC from California at Rangeview High School.
2018 USASA Region IV Final (June 23,2018 - Long Lake Soccer Complex) 1 Azteca FC 5280 (Colorado) 5 San Nicolas FC (Cal-South) Up Next Recently, at the US Soccer Annual General Meeting, John Paul Motta, USASA President, announced that the 2019 USASA Fritz Marth National Amateur Cup Champion will face the EUFA 2019 Regions Cup Champion in Spring of 2020. While that has been the latest stimulant added to the cup, the Amateur Cup Champion already takes home $15,000 in cash prize, wins their way to the Hank Steinbrecher Cup (Cup between Amateur Cup Champion, NPSL Champion, USL League Two Champion and the reigning Steinbrecher Champion), along with a direct entry into the proper Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and plenty of media attention. While the amateur game continues to grow, incentives like these are what motivate teams to compete and get involved. ItĘźs not an easy road, in fact; it has to be one of the most challenging and demanding tournaments in the country, but one that at the same time can be very, very rewarding. The journey starts by being the best in your state, proving your worth at regionals and culminates by claiming the USASA Fritz Marth National Amateur Cup at the national stage. The journey starts here. 22 | InTouch Magazine
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| Coaching Education Dear Coach, I hope preparations are going well for the upcoming Spring season. Let me ask you a couple of questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Would you like your players to be more creative? Would you like your players to be better leaders? Do you want your players to have more fun? Do you want your job to be easier? Do you want a Road Map that will lead you to developing better players? Do you want your players to be independent thinkers? Do you want your players to arrive to practice on time or even early? Do you want your players to take initiative?
If you answered YES to all the above questions, then I have a way for you to gain success in all the above. The new US Soccer Grassroots Philosophy and Methodology offers you solutions in player development that are being met with positive responses. Â CSA continues to strive to elevate soccer in Colorado and Coaching Education is the best means to improve the game at all levels in our great state. I believe US Soccer has made major strides in supporting the growth of coaches. I know being a part of the new courses this past year has made me a better coach. The following links will give you an overview of the US Soccer Coaching Pathway and a schedule of upcoming courses. Your players will benefit from you attending these courses. I hope to see you in one of the courses in the near future. Coaching Education Overview www.coloradosoccer.org/resources/coaching_education_overview/ Grassroots Coaching Modules Schedule www.coloradosoccer.org/resources/youth_modules/ D License Schedule www.coloradosoccer.org/resources/d_license/ ww All best in soccer, Mike Freitag 24 | InTouch Magazine
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