Just as players are coached to maximize their performance potential, so too must soccer clubs grow and develop to meet theirs. NASC provides you with an unbeatable wealth of educational tools and coaching resources to help you reach your goals. Using a licensed staff trained in Strengths-Based Coaching, a developmentally-appropriate curriculum, a highly comprehensive player assessment and evaluation, as well as customizable forms and documents to assist you in running your club, NASC caters to all of your training, educational, and operational needs.
- Assessment
- Trainer
- DOC
- Specialty Clinics
- Dev League
One of the most daunting challenges your organization faces is the implementation of an assessment program-typically called "tryouts." Tryouts are often viewed as a means of elimination rather than a chance to identify which players best fit your team's needs. NASC looks at tryouts as an opportunity to identify strengths of players and coaches and address any challenges with action plans and coaching programs. We call this Strengths-Based Coaching. We also need to assist in your coaches' development within a non-threatening and supportive environment. By taking your coaches through the NASC Coach Assessment Program, they receive feedback on their coaching as well as action plans and strategies for the upcoming season. This ultimately benefits both the coach and the players.
Features
PLAY S.A.F.E. & A.T.T.A.C.K.
Areas of Assessment
Pro Performance Training
Areas of Assessment
R.E.A.C.H.
Areas of Assessment
Organization of Program
Evaluation Package A - $2,250
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Features
PLAY S.A.F.E. & A.T.T.A.C.K.
Areas of Assessment
- Ball Awareness
- Passing and Control
- Dribbling
- Defending
- Attacking
- Uses both feet when playing the ball
- Uses inside of foot not toe to pass to others
- Displays change of direction
- Gets between ball and goal
- Ability to shoot while running
- Keeps control of the ball when under pressure
- Understands when to play forward or back
- Ability to beat an opponent
- Pressures the player with the ball
- Follows in for rebounds and second chances
Pro Performance Training
Areas of Assessment
- Creating Space as an Individual
- Exploiting Space as a team
- Passing and Control
- Scoring and Finishing
- Defending to Win
- Controls the ball into space with first touch
- Reacts to changes in possession quickly
- Supports behind or in front of ball when needed
- Recognizes scoring opportunities
- Marks and tracks attackers goal side in danger areas
R.E.A.C.H.
Areas of Assessment
- Positioning and Handling
- Shot Stopping and Footwork
- Diving and Deflections
- Crosses and High Balls
- Distribution and Team play
- Correct Starting Position
- Reacts rather than anticipates
- Pressures the attacker and narrows angles
- Correct choice if under pressure i.e. catch or punch
- Deals with back passes effectively
Organization of Program
Evaluation Package A - $2,250
- Five NASC SBC certified trainers
- Players evaluated over two 90 minute sessions
- Total evaluation time of 3 hours per evening
- 60 to 75 players per 90 minutes or 120 to 150 total
- Five station system, 2 technical/3 tactical
- Player criteria and formal evaluation included
- Results provided in excel format within 72 hours
- Club has option of one 3 hour session for only $1,250
- One lead NASC SBC certified trainer
- Other assessors provided by host organization
- Includes 1 hour assessor educational clinic
- All other logistics same as Evaluation Package A
- Club has option of one 4 hour contact time for only $550
- An ONLINE, turnkey operation to help with selection, creation of a development plan and assessment of playing ability.
- Immediate results and scores from an impartial scoring system
- Age-appropriate skill stations and scoring system
- Consistent scoring matrix and analysis provided
- A complete breakdown of how to perform and administer evaluations
- These packages may be administered by anyone in your organization or, to ensure complete impartiality, you can hire members of NASC's qualified staff to perform and administer your evaluations
- A consistent, proven developmental curriculum
- NASC can provide more than one age group assessment
- Discounted rates for multiple evenings and age groups
Contact Nick to learn moreTrainers
The Club Training Program provides an organization with one or more professional trainers that work exclusively for your organization on a seasonal basis. The trainers roles and responsibilities are extensive and varied, and can be tailored to meet your organization's exact requirements. Typical areas of focus are listed below; however, NASC conducts an initial meeting with your organization in order to better outline the program and make it the most effective for your organization. The idea behind the trainer program is to develop your coaches so that we essentially become redundant in the future! After this initial meeting we will design a program for your organization and send you a formal proposal.
Once you have selected the plan you feel best suits your club, we then select a qualified NASC Trainer to work with your organization. Depending on the structure of your club and the needs of the program, we will select a Play S.A.F.E., A.T.T.A.C.K. or Pro Performance Training trainer. To ensure that all training meets the needs of specific teams or age divisions the NASC Trainer works with a coordinator within the host organization. The program can last for four or more weeks, and in all cases we try to accommodate requests for a specific trainer. Whenever possible, we assign the same trainer over a number of seasons.
Our unique online curriculum allows the host organization to follow along with the session plans implemented by the resident trainer. All sessions for the season are age appropriate and follow the Play S.A.FE., A.T.T.A.C.K. or Pro Performance Training curriculum. This structure ensures consistent outcomes and results for every player and coach within your program.
Typical Structure
Phase One: The Foundation Level
Phase One typically takes place during the first weeks of the program. It consists of nightly coaching sessions with assigned teams. It is imperative that your coaches be in attendance, as this provides the foundation for the whole program. As part of this phase there may be coaches clinics and workshops held. Coaches are encouraged to take notes and debrief all of the sessions with our trainer.
Phase Two: The Co-Coaching Stage
During Phase Two, your coaches and the NASC trainer work together to plan and implement the sessions. We suggest your coaches go online and review the curriculum and print off the sessions to follow along and implement during the practice. This assists in the development of your coaches and adds to the total experience of your players
Phase Three: The Evaluation Phase
Phase Three is where your coaches partake in the practice sessions and are observed and evaluated by the NASC trainer. At the end of each session, you are given an evaluation sheet with details of positives and challenges to work on. At the end of this phase, a formal debrief is held with your coaches, where your thoughts are shared and questions answered. At the end of the program, you and your organization are given a development plan that stresses areas of strengths and needed improvement.
Features
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The Club Training Program provides an organization with one or more professional trainers that work exclusively for your organization on a seasonal basis. The trainers roles and responsibilities are extensive and varied, and can be tailored to meet your organization's exact requirements. Typical areas of focus are listed below; however, NASC conducts an initial meeting with your organization in order to better outline the program and make it the most effective for your organization. The idea behind the trainer program is to develop your coaches so that we essentially become redundant in the future! After this initial meeting we will design a program for your organization and send you a formal proposal.
Once you have selected the plan you feel best suits your club, we then select a qualified NASC Trainer to work with your organization. Depending on the structure of your club and the needs of the program, we will select a Play S.A.F.E., A.T.T.A.C.K. or Pro Performance Training trainer. To ensure that all training meets the needs of specific teams or age divisions the NASC Trainer works with a coordinator within the host organization. The program can last for four or more weeks, and in all cases we try to accommodate requests for a specific trainer. Whenever possible, we assign the same trainer over a number of seasons.
Our unique online curriculum allows the host organization to follow along with the session plans implemented by the resident trainer. All sessions for the season are age appropriate and follow the Play S.A.FE., A.T.T.A.C.K. or Pro Performance Training curriculum. This structure ensures consistent outcomes and results for every player and coach within your program.
Typical Structure
Phase One: The Foundation Level
Phase One typically takes place during the first weeks of the program. It consists of nightly coaching sessions with assigned teams. It is imperative that your coaches be in attendance, as this provides the foundation for the whole program. As part of this phase there may be coaches clinics and workshops held. Coaches are encouraged to take notes and debrief all of the sessions with our trainer.
Phase Two: The Co-Coaching Stage
During Phase Two, your coaches and the NASC trainer work together to plan and implement the sessions. We suggest your coaches go online and review the curriculum and print off the sessions to follow along and implement during the practice. This assists in the development of your coaches and adds to the total experience of your players
Phase Three: The Evaluation Phase
Phase Three is where your coaches partake in the practice sessions and are observed and evaluated by the NASC trainer. At the end of each session, you are given an evaluation sheet with details of positives and challenges to work on. At the end of this phase, a formal debrief is held with your coaches, where your thoughts are shared and questions answered. At the end of the program, you and your organization are given a development plan that stresses areas of strengths and needed improvement.
Features
- Technical and tactical development of recreational players
- Tactical and Functional development of competitive and elite players
- Development of seasonal training plans for age divisions from our online curriculum
- Game day analysis by Play S.A.F.E., A.T.T.A.C.K. and Pro Performance Training format
- Coach education workshops
- Specialty skills clinics
- One-on-one and small group training clinics
- Player assessment and evaluations
- SCOT (Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of host organization
- Attendance and reporting at board meetings
- Management of other trainers
- Administrative work
- Get the best possible coach training from the most qualified, professional coaches in the business
- Learn coaching skills and techniques that can be shared throughout your club
- Receive coaching tools that can used for an entire season and throughout the year
- Access online coaching resources developed exclusively by the professionals of NASC
- Create a high standard of coaching excellence throughout your club that will go on to positively affect your players
- Seasonal Development Plan
- Mid-Season Team Reviews
- End-of-Season Player and Team Analysis and End-of-Season Club Reports
Contact Nick to learn moreDirector of Coaching (DOC)
Running a soccer club to its potential is a full-time job for volunteers who simply don't have the time. This results in a lack of development in your organization's players, coaches, parents and referees. NASC has identified the key traits and packaged them into the Director of Coaching (DOC) program. Our DOCs are elite staff members that go through intensive training and possess the right attributes on the field and understand how to implement and organize development off the field. Oftentimes, organizations request the trainer that worked at their club to remain throughout the year. However, if they have not been identified by us as having the necessary attributes, what they then get is a full-time trainer. Consider the features a qualified DOC could offer a host organization:
Features
To ensure that the host organization gets the maximum benefit from the DOC position, we begin with an enhanced club evaluation that serves as the foundation for the program. This establishes areas of improvement and opportunities. Hiring a full-time DOC gives you consistency and creates a progression plan for the future. NASC monitors the progression of your club to ensure you are getting full use of your DOC.
Features
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Running a soccer club to its potential is a full-time job for volunteers who simply don't have the time. This results in a lack of development in your organization's players, coaches, parents and referees. NASC has identified the key traits and packaged them into the Director of Coaching (DOC) program. Our DOCs are elite staff members that go through intensive training and possess the right attributes on the field and understand how to implement and organize development off the field. Oftentimes, organizations request the trainer that worked at their club to remain throughout the year. However, if they have not been identified by us as having the necessary attributes, what they then get is a full-time trainer. Consider the features a qualified DOC could offer a host organization:
Features
- Develop a year-round Training and Coaching development plan
- Identify, recruit, train and monitor your coaching staff with the aim of implementing the relevant state, national and SBC coaching qualifications
- Establish a curriculum for the club with emphasis on player/coach development, which forms a season-long development program for all players U6 through U18
- Organize developmental coaching clinics
- Coordinate team clinics, game analysis and team evaluations for all travel/select/premier players/coaches
- Provide assessment of coaches to assist development
- Provide specialized clinics such as fast footwork, conditioning, keeper, striker and referee workshops
- Provide match analysis of teams
- Fulfill coaching and player clinics
- Develop an online resource for players and coaches including web-based programs and initiatives
- Develop and implement an evaluation/tryout program structure
To ensure that the host organization gets the maximum benefit from the DOC position, we begin with an enhanced club evaluation that serves as the foundation for the program. This establishes areas of improvement and opportunities. Hiring a full-time DOC gives you consistency and creates a progression plan for the future. NASC monitors the progression of your club to ensure you are getting full use of your DOC.
Features
- Provide a SCOT analysis (Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities and Threats) of the development program
- Produce a monthly/weekly report for the Education Director or point-of-contact
- Complete a trainer's log of hours worked with teams
- Report all aspects of development including any concerns or suggestions as needed
- Build revenue for the organization through leagues, academies, camps, events and tournaments
- Develop and maintain trainer /coach /manager /player /parent /volunteer contracts with the assistance of the Club Administrator and two club coordinators
- Assist field coordinators and administrators in the scheduling of games, practices and clinics
- Develop a coaching committee and establish a monthly meeting schedule and agenda for the full year
- Assist in getting grants/funds for host organization
- Developed a college prep program for senior players
- Club management - The NASC DOC can help with administrative jobs as well as on field coaching
- Work alongside your Administrative Director organizing professional coaching sessions, scheduling academies and emailing coaches with new coaching data and constantly monitoring the clubs progression
- Developing your club - Implementing national programs such as our skills academy, regional development schools, goalkeeping clinics, trainer program and our camps. The DOC implements literature and coaching materials such as our Kidriculum
- The development of players/teams/coaches/parents
- Progressing your club - It is important that as a club you prepare for the level of professionalism that will be set upon the DOC's arrival. The communication between the President and the DOC must be switched on to ensure the club is moving in the direction that you want it to
- Building Revenue - The DOC can build revenue for the club; valuable for over the winter and summer months
Contact Nick to learn moreSpecialty Clinics
Every soccer organization is looking to provide its coaches with opportunities to increase their skill level, receive relevant educational training and update coaching certifications. NASC has a clinic for every one of your coaching requirements. By reviewing the following menu of programs, you can identify your critical development needs, and then select any or all of the following workshops.
Parent Clinic
This program educates parents and beginning coaches who are interested in learning more about the game of soccer
U6 Players and Team Coaches - Fun & Games
Addresses the needs of the coach of 5-6 year-olds by using non-directive coaching methods and following our Play S.A.F.E. curriculum, which emphasizes the importance of having fun, free from the pressures of competition
U8 Players and Team Coaches (Young Player Development)
Coaches are exposed to the basics of technique training, incorporating: ball awareness, dribbling, passing and control, shooting, defending and heading
U10 and 12 Players and Team Coaches (Intermediate Player Development)
The clinic focuses on skills training, attacking and defending strategies, decision-making and small-sided games incorporating our Play S.A.F.E. curriculum. Additionally, coaching methodology, organizing effective practices and understanding the developmental levels of your players is addressed
U12 through U14 Players and Team Coaches
(Advanced Player Development)
This clinic addresses the areas of our A.T.T.A.C.K. curriculum by focusing on the technical, tactical and functional development of players and practices
Pro Performance Training (U14-U18)
For coaches of this age group, we address more deeply the tactics and strategies involved in soccer and the development of functional or positional play within the team framework. In addition to these topics, we also review game analysis, soccer conditioning and preparation
Theory Workshops
NASC offers theory workshops in areas of team tactics and formations, systems of play, organizing effective practices, technical and skill development, preparing your team for competition and season play, match analysis and team evaluation
Benefits
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Every soccer organization is looking to provide its coaches with opportunities to increase their skill level, receive relevant educational training and update coaching certifications. NASC has a clinic for every one of your coaching requirements. By reviewing the following menu of programs, you can identify your critical development needs, and then select any or all of the following workshops.
Parent Clinic
This program educates parents and beginning coaches who are interested in learning more about the game of soccer
U6 Players and Team Coaches - Fun & Games
Addresses the needs of the coach of 5-6 year-olds by using non-directive coaching methods and following our Play S.A.F.E. curriculum, which emphasizes the importance of having fun, free from the pressures of competition
U8 Players and Team Coaches (Young Player Development)
Coaches are exposed to the basics of technique training, incorporating: ball awareness, dribbling, passing and control, shooting, defending and heading
U10 and 12 Players and Team Coaches (Intermediate Player Development)
The clinic focuses on skills training, attacking and defending strategies, decision-making and small-sided games incorporating our Play S.A.F.E. curriculum. Additionally, coaching methodology, organizing effective practices and understanding the developmental levels of your players is addressed
U12 through U14 Players and Team Coaches
(Advanced Player Development)
This clinic addresses the areas of our A.T.T.A.C.K. curriculum by focusing on the technical, tactical and functional development of players and practices
Pro Performance Training (U14-U18)
For coaches of this age group, we address more deeply the tactics and strategies involved in soccer and the development of functional or positional play within the team framework. In addition to these topics, we also review game analysis, soccer conditioning and preparation
Theory Workshops
NASC offers theory workshops in areas of team tactics and formations, systems of play, organizing effective practices, technical and skill development, preparing your team for competition and season play, match analysis and team evaluation
Benefits
- Coach improvement and development
- Practices are developed to meet age-specific needs and development
- Planners to fully prepare coaches for entire seasons
- Numerous workshops to choose from that match the needs of your organization
- A structured coach improvement program that provides coaching consistency and organization
- Access to online curriculum tools for your coaches
Contact Nick to learn moreDevelopment League
NASC has developed a unique Skill League that has broken new ground in helping kids play the sport they love during the regular or the usual off-season. This program is designed with the kids in mind, and all coaching follows our renowned Strengths-Based Coaching approach. It also features our age-appropriate Kidriculum and is conducted by qualified, professional NASC coaches. The program has been specifically designed to address the challenges that organizations running leagues regularly face:
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NASC has developed a unique Skill League that has broken new ground in helping kids play the sport they love during the regular or the usual off-season. This program is designed with the kids in mind, and all coaching follows our renowned Strengths-Based Coaching approach. It also features our age-appropriate Kidriculum and is conducted by qualified, professional NASC coaches. The program has been specifically designed to address the challenges that organizations running leagues regularly face:
- Lack of soccer opportunities for youngsters who want to still play the game during the off season
- Lack of volunteers to run regular leagues
- Lack of coaches to coach in the league
- Keeping players in soccer
- Players currently only playing one season per year but want to play more
- Technical ability of pre-U10 players
- Problem parents on sidelines
- Recruiting and retaining young referees
- Coach education
- 8-week program with 1 training session per week and 1 game per weekend
- Tournament during last weekend
- Option U6-U10 and potentially above; e.g., high school intramural players
- Online sign ups with choice of training times
- NASC handles teams, training and game schedules
- Parent communication and training curriculum updates
- Free uniform with team (World Cup / Champions League / Premier League / MLS) team on front
- Revenue generator for the host organization; e.g., NASC charges a per-player fee that the league can add to for fund raising purposes
- Small-sided games, age-appropriate with USSF guidelines
- Program can be made available for players of all ages!
- All logistics and administration handled by NASC staff; i.e., registration of players, team selection, schedules, rosters and uniforms
- All your organization needs to do is schedule fields and referees for the older age groups of U8 and U10
- Every game is coached by NASC coaches
- 1-hour practice extra per week and a 1-hour game
- Individual technical development using core competency coaching for each age group
- Small-sided games with a focus on skill development rather than team play
- No risk of player bias as all NASC coaches are neutral
- Smaller focus on winning and a larger focus on trying the skill learned mid-week in the game
- Positive psychological climate for players to learn
- SBC philosophy using our Green Card rewards
- No referees needed for younger age groups
- Develop your coaches for the next season by allowing them to view daily sessions
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