The primary focus of all of our sessions is to build each player's personal skills at the earliest age possible. Our program is designed for each player to have a ball at their feet at all times, making them more comfortable and confident with the ball.
Soccer Prospect's coaching philosophy is centered on a non-dictative method of coaching, where players learn, develop and understand the game by using their own creativity. Elite Prospect Soccer embraces this method as it gives individual ownership to the player. From our experience, when you give a player ownership of a thought, idea or practical execution of a skill, they are more motivated to carry it through to the end. Thus by guiding their creativity, players can be encouraged into making logical decisions. Allowing them to remain calmer and at an optimal state to work their way out of trouble.
As opposed to merely issuing a series of instructions or corrective measures, this non-dictative method is achieved by asking a series of leading questions. This way, players will arrive at the correct solution via their own reasoning. In addition, drills where players have to use their own observation and knowledge to understand outcomes are preferred to rigid line drills. The aim is to have the player recognize faults within their own game and the surrounding aspects of the game. Wherever possible, relating the drill to real game situations to present real challenges. When credit is given to successful execution of these simulated drills, it can bring about increased confidence during real games.
Understand why children participate in soccer
A majority of the reasons children participate in sport are intrinsic reasons. The top priorities are:
