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Coerver Updates
Reading my list...checking it twice...a Coerver Holiday Camp sure would be nice. Taking a magical first touch into the New Year, January 4th registration is near. 2011 Winter Camps filling up quickly...better get a MOVE on registration time is running out.
December 27, 2010 Holiday
Camp
All camp ages, with or without prior attendance
at a Coerver Camp. December 27-30, 10-1 at the University of Denver.
A great Holiday activity with most of the trappings of our summer camps.
**U-13 Center of Excellence Sessions will begin Jan 4th at Denver University**Camps will be held on every Tuesday from 7-9 pm and Saturday from 12-2 pm. 14 sessions, 2 hours each.
January 4. U-13 Center of Excellence (4 Make-Up Dates announced soon) Session will include technical work on receiving and striking the ball, improving the ability to possess the ball under ever increasing pressure and, of course, some sort of 1v1 activity designed to develop a player's ability to use his or her 1v1 skills with spontaneity and daring. Boys' program will also focus on when to play at speed, when to play with patience. Girls will focus on what a player does with the ball in her critical first two seconds of possession.
**Teams Registration for second 8 weeks OPENS December
7th ** Sports Dome Jan 14th and Foothills Jan 16th
TEAMS Training—outstanding way to develop superior 1v1 skills and confidence
to take on and beat an opponent with poise. An emphasis on a dynamic
first touch
January 4. Pre-Season
PREPS for Girls. Now for girls in Grades 6-12. 10, 2-hour sessions from January
4 to February 5. Tuesday 7-9pm and Saturday 12-2pm at the University
of Denver. Sharpen your skills, comfort with the ball, speed of play,
“game smarts”, fitness and mental toughness as you get ready
for High School tryouts and the Spring Season. Includes “PEP”
Sports Injury Prevention training as part of every session.
January 4. TOPSS
for Boys ("Taking On, Possession, Shooting and Scoring").
The essential elements of play at higher levels of The Game.
For boys in Grades 6-10. 10, 2-hour Sessions from January 4 to February
5. Tuesday 7-9pm and Saturday 12-2pm at the University of Denver.
January 4. Winter “FOG” (“Footwork and One-in-One Games”). For players U9-U13. 5, 90-minute sessions on Tuesday evenings or Saturday afternoons, or 10 sessions, Tuesday 7-9pm and Saturday 12-2pm at the University of Denver. Sessions also include activities to develop a "dynamic first touch" and an emphasis on great technique when striking the ball.
*****REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN FOR OUR 2011 SUMMER CAMPS.********
See the schedule on our website. Once again we are offering a 15% EARLIEST AND BEST ENROLLMENT DISCOUNT for new and returning campers through December 15. (12/31 for Holiday Campers)
March 11. Spring Team Training Programs begin. 4-8 sessions on your field with your team using our "Ball Magic" and "Super Skills" curricula. For teams U9-U14. Reserve early for your team; we had more requests than we could handle last spring.
Rest is a weapon
All athletes need time off - for rest, for recovery, as a balance to the intensity of the time on, and to allow opportunities for other sports, interests, activities and friendships that bring texture and equilibrium to their lives.
We know that getting away from the game completely during off-season periods is a difficult option. So here are some ideas about what soccer should be during those intervals:
- DIFFERENT from the normal routines of team and club. Different coaching, different mixes of players, different versions of the game. Non-soccer team activities (holiday events, trips to a corn maze) can be used to allow teammates to get together.
- LOW KEY, particularly where games are involved (futsal, indoor leagues, etc.). Let these activities belong totally to the athletes and make them opportunities to develop spontaneity and daring in their play. If they need "coaching", your club should be able to find some older players who'd love to provide some light guidance.
- LIMITED, with the maximum number of soccer activities per month between 1/2 and 2/3 of the player's age (e.g. 5-7 for a 10 year old.) And never more than one a day.
- VOLUNTARY, truly voluntary as opposed to "voluntary (wink, wink)"
with the implication that without participation one's place on the
team could become at risk. Players need to clearly understand which
definition of "voluntary" is in play.
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