View source for Geneva Lake United Coaching Resources

==New Coaches==
Geneva Lake United Soccer Club welcomes inexperienced coaches. The Director of Coaching and the club board have assembled some resources to help you get started. Please start by reviewing these resources on the [[New Soccer Coach]] page. Once you have these basics clearly in mind, please proceed to use the rest of this site as a resource.

==Find Activities for Your Training Sessions==
The primary objective of this website is serve as a database containing soccer training activities used by experienced coaches in their own training sessions. You can search for activities below.

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You can [[:Category:All Activities|browse all the activities]] in the system.

You can view the activities categorized by the phase of the training session:

* [[:Category:Warm-up|Warm-up Activities]]
* [[:Category:Small-sided|Small-sided Activities]]
* [[:Category:Expanded Small-sided|Expanded Small-sided Activities]]

You can view the activities categorized by the appropriate age:

* [[:Category:U8|U8]]
* [[:Category:U9-U10|U9-U10]]
* [[:Category:U11-U12|U11-U12]]
* [[:Category:U13-U15|U13-U15]]
* [[:Category:High School|High School]]

You can print the activities using the "printable version" link visible in the left menu.

Please see our [[Running Effective Training Sessions]] page for information and guidance on planning and executing effective training sessions as well as tools you can use in your planning.

==Instructional Videos==
Former Director of Coaching Leo Bourneuf created the series of videos below to help coaches and players understand and teach fundamental skills of soccer.

You can watch the entire series by pressing play below or select one of the eight chapters from the menu in the upper left corner.

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==GLU Coaching Philosophy==
The GLUSC Board and Director of Coaching collaborated to create a written [[Media:GLUSC_Coaching_Philosophy.pdf|Club Coaching Philosophy]]. This document outlines the club's approach to coaching and provides guidance to all GLUSC coaches. This philosophy borrows from many sources and attempts to follow guidance provided by US Soccer and US Youth Soccer.

==Soccer Rules==

===FIFA Laws of the Game===
As the governing body for international soccer, FIFA publishes the [http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/laws-of-the-game.html official Laws of the Game]. This set of rules focuses on international professional soccer. The rules are adapted by local organizations sponsoring youth soccer (see below).

===Adaptations for Youth Games===
The US Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) maintains the official [https://www.usyouthsoccer.org/referees/rules-of-the-game/ youth rules incorporating adaptations] to the Laws of the Game.

The [http://www.wiyouthsoccer.com/ Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA)] also supplies information on rules pertaining to Wisconsin youth leagues.

===Stateline League Rules===
Most of GLUSC's teams participate in the local recreational [http://statelinesoccer.org/ Stateline League] encompassing Walworth County and some surrounding areas. They publish the [http://statelinesoccer.org/rules-adaptations/ rules for the Stateline League].