The annual NJYS Coaches Workshop and Vendor Expo will convene on Jan. 9, 2010, at the spacious NJ Convention and Exposition Center in Edison, NJ. This has been the site of several highly successful expositions attracting over 2000 people every year and hundreds of vendors!

Our theme this year is "Your Players Are Who You Are" Our presentations continue to reflect our ongoing theme of player centered where the player must be the center of all our actions and decisions regardless of their ability. The quality of the leadership, supervision and programming in youth soccer is much more important than the quantity. The most important of all our responsibilities as coaches, administrators, referees and parents is to provide every child who participates in youth soccer a safe and enjoyable experience and the opportunity to reach their full soccer potential; how best to do that is where education comes into play. This year we will once again feature the top youth, college and professional soccer minds from around the local area and country sharing the latest ideas, methods and concepts in the game and administration.

Starting at 10:00am, a series of 3 field clinics will be featured from which to choose.  Check the listing carefully as some of the subject matter will be presented more than once throughout the day as requested from those in attendance at last year’s show.

Mastering the Ball - Ton de Hoop, Winning Mood, USA
A unique concept to stay on top of your opponent.  This seminar will show in practice what benefits coaches can find in using the Master the ball method, while teaching 1 VS 1.  A group of players will demonstrate examples out of the 4 groups of moves we developed to go from simple moves, such as to stay on top of your opponent, to the most difficult moves to outplay your opponent.  The second unique part of this method is "The winning nine steps".  Teaching kids a move is one thing but how can we be sure that they will use this move in the "real" game at the time the game is asking for it. "The winning nine steps" is a start in the way to real success. All steps will be demonstrated during the practical session and hopefully it leads to a successful training of 1 VS 1 skills.

Training the Female Soccer Player - Pauliina Miettinen, Head Coach, Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer
What does the world have that America needs? The focus of Coach Miettinen will be on the often under-developed skills in the U.S. that are the mainstay of soccer in other countries. To that end, the emphasis of this session will be on instructing players on technical training, primarily in small spaces, and designed to foster maximum touches on the ball.  "The game nowadays is one in which players must have control in small spaces," says Miettinen. "How can I practice on my own? What can I do to develop these skills? Those are the questions we will answer, and provide the system to progress in this area." Drills designed by a fellow coach from Finland, where Miettinen spent her National Team and club career.

Movement Skills and Foot Skills Development for Players - Mark Williams and Paul Blodgett
What makes a player really great? For sure, talent and athleticism are key components. But a player’s movement starts with the feet, foot skills are the element that is critical in providing a foundation to further enhance that talent. More efficient foot skills means more time for the players to control the ball and the game; a player who possesses this quality will often be much more advanced than his counterpart, additionally, with better Foot Skills; players are more confident and have a higher self esteem. This session will demonstrate methods and ideas that can be easily implemented by both coaches and players. This form of training has helped players like Tim Howard star Goal Keeper for US Men’s National Team and Everton FC of the English Premier League; Major League Soccer athletes, Jon Conway and Juan Pablo Angel of NY Red Bull, John Wolyniec and Tim Regan, as well as, Karina LeBlanc, goalkeeper for the Canadian Women’s National Team.

Coaching Using Psychology - Gary Prittchard and Rick Meana
How do we get players and teams to let go of mistakes and stay in the moment? This session will delve into the “uncontrollable” from fields to parents to weather and how to deal with these factors positively so that they don’t get in the way of performance and enjoyment. Practical playing examples and easy to understand explanations will be provided through the use of acronyms and sayings. The coaches will have material they can bring back to their team and immediately implement. Parents will get connections to the “life lessons” made during the presentation. We will close by giving examples of how to implement mental conditioning into practice on the field without sacrificing valuable training time.

TOPSoccer - Auke Weirsma, NJYS Program Director for TOPSoccer
For the last 4 years NJYS has presented this field session that will demonstrate a program for young athletes with disabilities, which has been developed and organized by US Youth Soccer called TOPSoccer. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, ages 4-19, which have a mental or physical disability. The program provides an opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, ages 4-19. Also discussed, will be the resources that are available through US Youth Soccer and NJYS to put together a program in your area. Everyone who is interested in organizing programs for these special athletes does not want to miss this one!

Goalkeeping - Tony Meola
For the purpose of this topic we will define 10 years of age as the first year of “specialized” Goalkeeper Training”. We strongly recommend that to foster the development of the complete player, prior to this age all players should be given the opportunity to play as goalkeeper. The always popular and one the most notable faces in the history of goalkeeping of the US Men’s National Team will demonstrate to both the novice coach and goalkeeper several methods on how to improve goalkeeping. This session will cover the development of ball handling skills and the athleticism needed for this very important position.

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